💜《神的心意》20210716『門徒：神聖的使命-The Disciples: Their Divine Mission』— 慕安德烈

經文: 「那日(就是七日的第一日)晚上，門徒所在的地方，因怕猶太人，門都關了；耶穌來站在當中，對他們說：願你們平安。」— (聖經·約翰福音 20章19節)

門徒們從馬利亞口中，得知主復活的消息，彼得也向他們證明，他親眼看到復活的主耶穌；到了夜間，以馬忤斯來的兩個門徒，也向他們說起耶穌是如何向他們顯現。現在他們也預備好心迎見復活的主，當耶穌出現在門徒們聚會的地方，對他們說：「願你們平安。」，祂被釘的雙手，不僅是清楚的記號，更是亙古以來的奧祕——寶座上被殺的羔羊顯現在人間。

接著門徒們轉懼為喜，耶穌再次對他們說：「願你們平安，父怎樣差遣了我，我也照樣差遣你們。」(約翰福音 廿21)。馬利亞沒有尋見耶穌，心就不得平靜，因此耶穌向她顯現。以馬忤斯的兩個門徒，強留耶穌與他們同住，因此耶穌向他們顯現。這次耶穌向祂所愛、所訓練的門徒顯現，因為祂已將傳福音的大使命託付給這些門徒，要他們往普天下去宣揚天國的好消息，因此耶穌向門徒們顯現，為要剛強他們的信心，使他們化憂懼為勇氣，大膽無畏地傳講主耶穌已勝過死亡復活了。

要服事主傳揚福音，需要靠上帝的大能，而耶穌藉著祂的復活，敗壞那掌死權的，因此祂應許我們：「因為我活著，所以你們也要活著。」(約翰福音 十四19)；那讓耶穌從死裡復活的浩大能力，因著聖靈的內住，也要運行在我們心裡面，讓我們經歷到藉著禱告，可以應驗經上所記：「凡你們在地上所捆綁的，在天上也要捆綁；凡你們在地上所釋放的，在天上也要釋放。」(馬太福音 十八18)。

這位手腳有釘痕的耶穌，這位救主將祂復活的氣息，吹進我們的鼻孔，藉著這位聖靈的內住，我們可以確確實實經歷祂的同在，祂說：「父怎樣差遣了我，我也照樣差遣你們。」(約翰福音 廿21)，祂不會叫祂的僕人空手出去傳福音，祂必要供應屬天的能力，叫我們剛強壯膽，只要我們將心思定睛在耶穌身上，必能領會耶穌離世前，對門徒們所承諾的應許：「凡我所吩咐你們的，都教訓他們遵守，我就常與你們同在，直到世界的末了。」(馬太福音 廿八20)。

—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 7月16日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興

『The Disciples: Their Divine Mission』

Scripture: “The same day at evening . . . when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.” — (John 20:19)

The disciples had received the message of Mary. Peter had told them that he had seen the Lord. Late in the evening the men from Emmaus told how he Had been made known to them. Their hearts were prepared for what now came, when Jesus stood in the midst of them and said, “Peace be unto you,” and showed them His hands and His feet. This was not only to be a sign of recognition, but the deep eternal mystery of what would be seen in heaven when He was in the midst of the throne, “a Lamb as it had been slain.”

“Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.” And He spoke again: “Peace be unto you! As the Father sent Me, so send I you.” With Mary He revealed Himself to the fervent love that could not rest without Him. With the men at Emmaus it was their constraining prayer that received the revelation. Here He meets the willing servants whom He had trained for His service, and hands over to them the work He had done on earth. He changes their fear into the boldness of peace and gladness. He ascends to the Father; the work the Father had given Him to do He now entrusts to them. The Divine Mission is now theirs to make known and carry out to victory.

For this divine work they need nothing less than divine power. He breathes upon them the resurrection life He had won by His death. He fulfills the promise He gave: “I live, and ye shall live also.” The exceeding greatness of the mighty power of God by which He raised Christ from the dead, none other than that spirit of holiness by which He, as the Son of God, was raised from the dead, will henceforth work in them. And all that was bound or loosed in that power would be bound in heaven.

The story comes to every messenger of the Gospel with wonderful power. To us too the word is spoken: “As the Father sent Me, so send I you.” For us too is the word: “Receive ye the Holy Ghost.” For us too the personal manifestation of Jesus as the Living One, with the pierced hands and feet. If our hearts are set on nothing less than the presence of the living Lord, we may count confidently it will be given us. Jesus never sends His servants out without the promise of His abiding presence and His almighty power.

— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 16 July 」