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基督勝過黑暗的權勢

粵語 國語

第27天


讀經:   馬可福音一章14至27節
基督的一生中,常有令人驚訝的事情發生;每當祂與那些被撒但控制的人直接碰面的時候,我們都會看見一幕幕令人驚訝的情景。根據福音書的記載,基督與被撒但所附的人踫面的場合可不少。單是在篇幅最短的馬可福音,就已有35次提到撒但或魔鬼。

上述事件發生的場合,大概類似我們今天的主日崇拜裡。一個被污鬼附著的人,終於要面對基督了。今天的人同樣有被撒但控制的可能。例如,不少人非常懼怕邪靈、黑暗和許多其他東西;而歸根究底,他們其實是恐懼撒但。撒但用盡各種害怕的心理來牽制著人,使人迴避基督,以致他們不能被基督所釋放。

留意那人或附在他體內的邪靈說些甚麼。他說:「我們與你有甚麼相干?」(24節)。這豈不是今天的人經常掛在口邊的話?他們喜歡別人聽他們訴苦,可是,當你想幫助他們的時候,他們卻會說:「與你無干,不要攪擾我」。因為他們根本不想改變自己的某些壞習慣,又或他們只想利用本身的問題來叫人關注自己,而他卻無意作出任何改變。

基督怎樣做呢?祂命令那污鬼立刻從那人身上出來。那人必定經歷了非常奇妙的一刻。他脫離了撒但的控制──不再被種種壞習慣、惡毒思想和恐懼所纏繞,不再懼怕黑暗。

周圍的人都目睹這一切。他們看見基督的權柄如何釋放和改變一個人,他們必然滿心驚訝。

別人能否在我和你的生命中看見基督的大能呢?基督渴望在們身上展示祂的權柄,我們願意讓祂釋放和改變我們嗎?我們希望別人看見神蹟在我們身上發生嗎?願我們都能夠肯定地回答說:「我願意。」

反思:

別人能夠在我的身上看見基督嗎?

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CHRIST FACES THE POWERS OF DARKNESS
Day 27


Bible Reading:   Mark 1: 14 – 27
Some of the most amazing scenes in Christ's earthly life took place when he came face to face with people held in the grip of Satan. There were many of these occasions. Satan or his demons are referred to 35 times in the gospel of Mark which is the shortest of all four gospel records.

This story happened in what we would call a Sunday morning church service. Here was a demon-controlled man in the very presence of Christ. It is possible today to be controlled by Satan. For example there are many people who are desperately afraid of evil spirits, of darkness and many other things. Behind that fear is Satan. He tries to keep such people from ever coming to know Christ and so be set free from Satan's power.

Notice what the man said, or what the evil spirit in him said (v.24). 'Let us alone.' Isn't this what so many people say today? They want attention. They want to talk about their problem, but when you try to help them, they say 'Leave me alone'. For many reasons, they don't really want to give up the very things that are binding them and making them helpless.

What did Christ do? He ordered the spirit to come out of the man. What a wonderful moment that must have been. A soul was released from the grip of Satan, from the things he used to do, from all his fear and darkness.

The people around saw what Christ was able to do. They saw his authority exercised in a life and could only wonder at what had been done.

Has the world around seen anything of this in your life and mine? Christ is waiting to use us as examples of what he can do. Are we allowing him to do it?

A QUESTION:

Can others see Jesus in me?

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