但是，上帝…!

但是，上帝…!
聖經閱讀：馬太福音14:13-21 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年3月29日(日)

有時候我們喜歡找藉口。在我小時候，我和我的三個姐妹都必須在晚餐後洗碗，但我們並不喜歡這份工作。我的妹妹會儘可能拖延洗碗，當媽媽提醒她時，妹妹常常會報怨說：「但是，媽……！」 　今天閱讀的經文中，耶穌正在教導一大群人。那些人餓了，耶穌就吩咐門徒去找東西給那些人吃。門徒去找食物，然後回來跟耶穌說：「我們這裏只有五個餅和兩條魚」（第17b節）。 　門徒眼看著那麼一大群人，卻忘了上帝的大能。耶穌拿起那少少的食物，望著天祝福，然後所有的人都被餵飽了。門徒唯一要做的就是信靠耶穌。 　也許今天上帝會交給你一項任務，請不要找藉口說：「但是，上帝……！」就信靠祂來幫助你完成任務。 —PD 「大家都吃了，而且都吃飽了。門徒把剩下的碎屑收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。」 馬太福音14:20 禱告：親愛的上帝，我信靠祢來幫助我為祢作工。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (江惠蓉譯)

But, God...!
Bible Reading: Matthew 14:13-21
Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sometimes we like to make excuses. When I was growing up, my three sisters and I had to do the dishes after supper. We did not like doing this. My younger sister would put off doing the dishes as long as she could. When Mom reminded her to do the dishes, my sister often complained, “But, Mom...!” 　In our Bible Reading, Jesus was teaching a large group of people. The people became hungry. Jesus told His disciples to find food for the people to eat. The disciples searched for food and answered Jesus, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish” (verse 17b). 　Jesus’ disciples saw the large crowd, and they forgot about God’s great power. Jesus blessed that small amount of food, and all the people were fed. All the disciples needed to do was trust Jesus. 　Maybe God will give you a job to do today. Don’t make excuses and say, “But, God...!” Trust Him to help you get the job done. —PD “Everyone ate until they were full. When they finished eating, the followers filled twelve baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten.” Matthew 14:20 PRAYER: Dear God, I trust You to help me work for You today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.