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陳酒?新酒!   --  熊天牧牧師

6/21/2020

 
        幾十年前,隨著國民政府遷台,一間教會在台北很繁華的地區重新創立,我的一位爺爺輩的長輩就是在那裏受洗、聚會的。這間類似移民型的教會吸引了許多信徒,逐漸地興旺起來,也栽培過一些有名的牧師,但也隨著時代的變遷,逐漸的式微。在緬懷過去的光榮之中,他們嚐試著轉型。曾有一位傳道人在此致力於社區的事工,教會人數也因此開始成長,但因為教會弟兄姊妹與當地社區人民的生活方式有點格格不入,所以這位傳道人離開了,事工也結束了。這間教會的會友,也重回緬懷過去光榮的情懷當中。

        路加福音5:39裡,主耶穌說:「沒有人喝了陳酒又想喝新的;他總說陳的好。」連我這個不能喝酒的人都懂得這個道理,但卻沒想到這是比喻那個時代猶太人緬懷過去光榮的情形說的。當時,猶太人被異國統治了五、六百年,他們渴望彌賽亞降臨,恢復當初大衛王朝的榮耀。可是,當彌賽亞已經把天國的榮耀帶到地下,並且站在他們的面前,他們卻不認識,也聽不懂他所說的話。

        真的,陳年好酒又醇又香,喝過了怎麼還會想喝新釀的酒呢?當我們卡在傳統與原有的世界觀裡面,我們不願意放棄固有的思維,也捨不得走出自己的「舒適區」。正在享受陳酒的當下,我們願意接受新酒來取代嗎?大概非常不容易,但我們可以求神來帶領我們突破了。至少我們可以改變一些禱告的方向,平常除了求神祝福我們之外〈事工、健康、經濟狀況…〉,也許可以更渴慕神使自​自己的生命翻轉,使弟兄姊妹能夠突破原有世界觀和價值觀的限制,使教會被更新,也因此我們能有創新的事工與思維!

        這個主日是父親節,我沒有特地預備關於「如何做父親」的信息。但我想用新酒作為禮物,把「讓人不舒服的議題」系列的完結篇送給父親們,也送給所有的弟兄姊妹 ─「我們要喝新酒!」

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