马太福音［第十四章]
Book of Matthew 14
【开路先锋队】
GK611 晨祷生命读经
主讲:陈炎明牧师
18/12/2024
开路者！
施洗约翰是主耶稣的开路先锋，他来到世上是为主预备道路的。然而，不仅如此，因着约翰的服事，他成为在耶稣上十字架之前，就离开世界回到天上的“先锋者”。因此，约翰不仅为耶稣的出现作了地上的开路者，最后也成为耶稣完成地上使命、回到天父那里时的“先锋者”啊！
施洗约翰是耶稣的开路先锋，而主耶稣也是我们的开路先锋。祂为我们开了一条又新又活的路。（希伯来书 10:20：“是藉着他给我们开了一条又新、又活的路，从幔子经过，这幔子就是他的身体。”）祂为我们开通了永生之路，通往永恒福乐之路。
传福音带人认识主也需要“开路先锋”，先是为人的心田可以领受福音种子而松土。心田一旦预备好了，福音一出，人心就领受了，之后便有丰盛的果子啊！你愿意成为福音的开路先锋吗？
开路先锋被砍头，在人看来这是一件非常难过而恐怖的事。当然，在天上的神眼里却截然不同，因为那表示施洗约翰的任务已经完成，是时候回家享福了。但是，作为使命未了的耶稣而言，当下在如此艰难的时局里，祂独自退到旷野去，那是祂与神独处、祷告并重新得力的时刻啊！
什么是成功的事奉？有力事奉的先决条件是什么呢？原来，个人先要与神独处，如同手机要预先充电，才能完成“手机存在的使命”啊！
（1）面对问题先扛起来！
（2）门徒先起来行动啊！
（3）先交给耶稣就对了！
（4）粮食还剩下十二篮！
五饼二鱼竟然喂饱五千人？当然，这是极大的神迹。然而，这神迹是怎么发生的呢？关键是有人愿意把自己仅有的五饼二鱼献上了。有人带头愿意献上，神迹就跟着发生了。结果，十二个门徒每人提着一篮剩余的食物，这是何等奇妙、丰富啊！
行完五饼二鱼喂饱五千人的神迹之后，不是已经大得荣耀，应该大事庆祝的时刻吗？为什么却独自上到山上去祷告呢？主为我们开创了**事奉得力的模式榜样**：服事前付代价去祷告，服事后也付代价去祷告。连生命完全、毫无瑕疵的主耶稣都专程去祷告，我们又该如何效法主呢？
神许可人生有突发的风暴。当主的门徒面对不顺的摇撼时，主正在走向门徒的途中。 经历者成为开路者（太 14:35-36）
患血漏病的妇人因为摸了耶稣的衣裳繸子而得医治，就成为“繸子医治事工”的先锋者。后来，有许多病人请求耶稣准他们摸祂的衣裳繸子。 GK611 Morning Devotion Trailblazer
John the Baptist was the trailblazer for Jesus Christ, preparing the way for the Lord on earth. But more than that, because of his ministry, John became the "forerunner" who left the world and returned to heaven before Jesus went to the cross. Thus, John was not only the trailblazer for Jesus’ appearance on earth but also the forerunner as Jesus completed His earthly mission and returned to the Father!
When the trailblazer was beheaded, it seemed like a tragic and terrifying event. Yet, in God’s eyes, it was entirely different. For John the Baptist, it signified the completion of his mission and the time to return home to heavenly joy. However, for Jesus, whose mission was yet unfinished, it was a time of great difficulty. Jesus withdrew to the wilderness, seeking solitude with God. It was a moment of prayer and renewal of strength.
原来，神常常选择在风暴中显现。尤其，神要让祂的儿女们经历信心的功课：人在一次次的失败中学功课，一次次的经历中明白，有主在船中，风浪就会平息。
神的儿子既是神！祂是万有之主、是全地的主，祂掌管万有、驾驭万有。人总是在经历风暴之后，才认识祂是主！
经历信心医治的人，也就成为见证福音大能的先锋者。开路先锋的意义就在于勇敢去经历祂，他们往往是第一个迈出脚步的人。无论面对多大的困难或质疑，他们都带着信心和勇气，为他人开辟新的方向。
Matthew 14:
Trailblazers
18/12/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan
Just as John the Baptist was Jesus’ trailblazer, Jesus is also our trailblazer. He opened a new and living way for us (Hebrews 10:20: "by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh"). Jesus paved the way to eternal life, leading to everlasting blessings.
Preaching the gospel and bringing people to know the Lord also requires trailblazers—those who prepare the soil of people’s hearts to receive the seeds of the gospel. Once the soil is ready, the gospel will be received, and abundant fruit follows. Are you willing to be a gospel trailblazer?
What constitutes successful ministry? What is the prerequisite for powerful service? It begins with personal solitude with God, much like a phone must recharge before fulfilling its purpose.
(2) The disciples must take action first!
(3) Entrust everything to Jesus!
(4) There will be leftovers—12 baskets of them
Five loaves and two fish feeding 5,000? It’s an incredible miracle. But how did this miracle happen? The key was that someone was willing to offer their five loaves and two fish. Once this offering was made, the miracle followed. As a result, each of the twelve disciples carried a basket of leftover food. What a marvelous and abundant outcome!
After the miracle of feeding 5,000, wasn’t it a time to celebrate such glory? Why did Jesus instead go up the mountain alone to pray? Jesus set an example for effective ministry: praying sacrificially both before and after serving. If the perfect and sinless Lord Jesus devoted Himself to prayer, how much more should we follow His example?
God allows sudden storms in life. When the disciples faced struggles in the boat, Jesus was already walking toward them.
God often reveals Himself in storms. Through these challenges, He teaches His children lessons of faith. In repeated failures and experiences, we learn that with Jesus in the boat, storms will be calmed.
The Son of God is God! He is Lord of all, sovereign over everything. It is often after enduring storms that we truly recognize Him as Lord.
The Experienced Become Trailblazers (14:35-36)
The woman with the issue of bleeding, healed by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment, became the pioneer of the "healing through the hem" ministry. Later, many sick people sought to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment. Those who experience healing through faith also become witnesses of the gospel’s power. Being a trailblazer means courageously stepping forward in faith, often as the first to do so. Despite challenges and doubts, they forge new paths with faith and courage for others to follow
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