第十九章

最好能將全章略讀一遍，再專注於以下經文段落：

 

16 有一個人來見耶穌，說：「夫子（有古卷：良善的夫子），我該做甚麼善事才能得永生？」17 耶穌對他說：「你為甚麼以善事問我呢？只有一位是善的（有古卷：你為甚麼稱我是良善的？除了　神以外，沒有一個良善的）。你若要進入永生，就當遵守誡命。」18 他說：「甚麼誡命？」耶穌說：「就是不可殺人；不可姦淫；不可偷盜；不可作假見證；19 當孝敬父母；又當愛人如己。」20 那少年人說：「這一切我都遵守了，還缺少甚麼呢？」21 耶穌說：「你若願意作完全人，可去變賣你所有的，分給窮人，就必有財寶在天上；你還要來跟從我。」22 那少年人聽見這話，就憂憂愁愁地走了，因為他的產業很多。

 

默想：

1. 耶穌單刀直入的指出少年人對永生的誤解，有哪些誤解是我也有的？
2. 這段故事中，耶穌再次將我們一向持有的價值觀顛倒過來：財富不一定代表祝福，相反還可能阻礙人成為主真正的門徒。
3. 我愛主超過其他一切嗎？還有什麼我看為寶貴的事物，攔阻我成為主的真門徒？

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在“靈程筆記”本上面。

 

Chapter 19

If possible, read the whole chapter to see the full picture of what is happening here. Then focus on the following section:

¹⁶Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” ¹⁷“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.” ¹⁸“Which ones?” the man inquired. Jesus replied, ” ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, ¹⁹honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’” ²⁰“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?” ²¹Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” ²²When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

 

Meditation:

1. Jesus very bluntly pointed to the young man his misunderstanding of the eternal life. What is it? Do I share similar misunderstanding?
2. In this passage, Jesus once again turned upside down the traditional view of wealth being a sign of blessing. Wealth, in fact, can be a hindrance to proper discipleship as in this case.
3. Do I love God above all else? Is there anything hindering me to become a true disciple of Jesus Christ?

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little while longer. Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2011 “Spiritual Journal” book.