耶穌拿着這五個餅，兩條魚，望着天祝福，擘開，遞給門徒，擺在眾人面前。他們就吃，並且都吃飽了；把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二籃子。路加福音9:16-17
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In the year 155 AD lived a man called Polycarp, a devout follower of Christ. He was 86 years old when he was dragged before a crowd to be killed as a martyr. He was given opportunities to renounce Jesus. He said, “Eighty-six years I have been his servant, and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my king who saved me?” He was eventually killed by the sword after they tried to burn him alive.
主後155年一位敬虔的基督徒名叫波旅甲。在86歲的時候，他被拖到群眾前被殺殉道。他拒絕否認耶穌，他說：「我事奉祂86年，祂從來沒有愧對我，我怎能褻瀆我的王，我的救主？」他被處以火刑，最後以刀被刺死。
Today’s devotion is from Luke 9, and specifically 18-23, The disciples are with Jesus when he asks them 2 challenging questions. First, he says, “Who do the people say that I am?” He wasn’t asking because he didn’t know the answer, being God, he knew the answer, God doesn’t use google. He was teaching the disciples in this moment. They answer with, in verse 19, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
今天的靈修進度是路加福音第九章，特別在18-23節，門徒們同耶穌一起，耶穌問了他們兩個挑戰性的問題。首先，他問：「眾人說我是誰？」他這樣問，不是因為他不知道答案，他是神，他當然知道答案，神不需要用Google。在當下他是在教導門徒們。他們回答，在第19節：「有人說是施洗的約翰，有人說是以利亞，還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了。」
And then Jesus asks a question that is direct and personal. He asks, “Who do you say I am?”
接著耶穌問了一個更直接、個人的問題。他問：「你們說我是誰？」
Peter replies, “You are the messiah.”
彼得回答說：「是神所立的基督。」
Jesus moves the disciples from what does the world think of me, to a very personal and intimate question. He wants to know if they believe he is the messiah. Who is Jesus to you? To some he is merely a great man who was remarkable because of how he loved people. To some he was a mastermind terrorist who wanted to overthrow the Roman government. To some he was an angelic being who visited earth.
耶穌將門徒從「這個世界怎麼看我」的角度引導到一個非常私人的問題。他想知道門徒們是否相信他是基督。對你而言，耶穌是誰？對於某些人，他只是一位非凡的偉人，因為他愛世人。對於某些人，他是恐怖主義的策劃者，意圖推翻羅馬政府。對於某些人，他是造訪人間的天使。
Jesus asked this question because of how important it is, your view of Jesus is important. If he was just a man then he couldn’t have taken away your sins. If he was only an angel he couldn’t have risen from the dead to be seated at the father’s right hand, a place reserved for the first born son. I’m going to call your view of him the vertical, it affects your relationship with God.
耶穌問了這個問題，因為這問題很重要。你對耶穌的看法很重要。如果他只是平凡人，那他根本就不能除去你的罪。如果他只是一個天使，他根本不能從死裡復活，又坐在父神的右手邊，因為那是專屬於上帝頭生子的位置。你對耶穌的認識，我將它稱為垂直面，影響著你與神的關係。
Just a few verses later Jesus says the famous verse, verse 23, “Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.’” A verse we know so well. I’ll call this verse the horizontal, it affects our everyday daily lives. How we treat others, our attitude.
幾句經文之後，耶穌說了這一句很有名的經文，第23節：耶穌又對眾人說：「若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。」這句經文我們都很熟。我將它稱為平行面，影響著我們每天的生活、我們對待別人的方式、我們的態度。
I believe this verse is connected to what he was asking the disciples. Do you believe that I am the messiah? Then take up your cross daily and follow me.
The vertical and the horizontal are connected.
我相信第23節跟耶穌給門徒的問題有關連。你相信我是基督嗎？如果你相信，就背起你的十字架來跟從我。垂直面與平行面是連結的。
Let’s go back to the martyr Polycarp, he understood who Jesus was and this affected the way he handled daily life. He wasn’t afraid of the fire, he said that the fire of judgement for unbelievers will be far worse and since he was child of God he had nothing to fear. He lived right in the middle of the intersection between the vertical and the horizontal. If you think you know who Jesus is but don’t live it out then do you really know Jesus as you should? Conversely If you really know him, then he will live through you, through the Holy Spirit. It will be evident.
讓我們再回到殉道者波旅甲的故事。波旅甲明白耶穌的身分，這樣的認知影響著他如何過每天的日子。他並不懼怕火刑，他說，給不信者的永恆刑罰之火會更恐怖。因為他是神的孩子，所以他不需要懼怕。他活在垂直面與平行面的交叉點。如果你覺得你知道耶穌是誰，但卻沒有活出來，那你是真的認識耶穌嗎？相反地，如果你真的認識耶穌，他會透過你活著．透過聖靈活著。這是很明顯的。
If you’ve failed to live as you should and haven’t got it right lately, pray for forgiveness and know that God is gracious and will forgive you and give you another chance to know who he is and to live for him. Let’s pray.
假如你沒有活出你應該要有的樣式，禱告求神饒恕，神是恩典的神，祂會饒恕你，祂會再給你一次機會認識祂並為祂而活。我們來禱告。
Lord Jesus, thank You so much that You give us another day, another opportunity to live for You. Help us as we think of You to have right view of who You are. You are the Messiah. You are worth living for. You are worth dying for daily. Because of who You are. In doing that every day, we have nothing to fear. So help us to be bold followers of Yours. Amen.
主耶穌，何等感謝祢賜給我們新的一天、新的機會來為祢而活。當我們思想祢，幫助我們對祢有正確的認識。祢是基督。祢配得我們為祢而活。祢值得我們日日為祢捨命。因為是祢。每一天為祢而活、為祢而死，我們不需要懼怕什麼。幫助我們成為祢勇敢的跟隨者。阿們。
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耶穌拿着這五個餅，兩條魚，望着天祝福，擘開，遞給門徒，擺在眾人面前。他們就吃，並且都吃飽了；把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二籃子。路加福音9:16-17
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