Jesus Is the Answer 耶稣就是答案

[Dexu Xia]

Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.  Daniel 3:25

The tale is told that after yet another stop on Albert Einstein’s lecture tour, his chauffeur mentioned that he’d heard enough of the speech that he could give it. Einstein suggested they switch places at the next college, as no one there had seen his picture. The chauffer agreed and delivered a fine lecture. Then came the question-and-answer period. To one aggressive inquirer, the chauffer replied, “I can see you’re a brilliant professor, but I’m surprised you would ask a question so simple that even my chauffeur could answer it.” Then his “chauffeur”—Albert Einstein himself—did answer it! So ends the fun but fictional story.

Daniel’s courageous three friends were truly on the hot seat. King Nebuchadnezzar threatened to throw them into a blazing furnace if they didn’t worship his idol. He asked, “What god will be able to rescue you from my hand?” (Daniel 3:15). The friends still refused to bow, so the king heated the furnace seven times hotter and had them tossed in.

They didn’t go alone. An “angel” (v. 28), perhaps Jesus Himself, joined them in the fire, keeping them from harm and providing an undeniable answer to the king’s question (vv. 24–25). Nebuchadnezzar praised the “God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego” and conceded that “no other god can save in this way” (vv. 28–29).

At times, we may feel in over our heads. But Jesus stands with those who serve Him. He’ll carry us.

By:  Mike Wittmer

What problem are you unable to solve? How might Jesus relieve the pressure that you feel to fix your challenge?

Jesus, You’re the answer when there’s no answer

看哪，我见有四个人，并没有捆绑，在火中游行，也没有受伤，那第四个的相貌好像神子。—但以理书3章25节

据说，在爱因斯坦的一次巡回演讲中，他的司机宣称因常听他演讲，自己也能上台演说了。爱因斯坦建议他们到下一所大学演讲时互换身份，反正那边的人也没见过他。司机答应了，真的发表了一篇精彩的论述。到了问答环节，麻烦来了，还好在面对咄咄逼人的提问者时，司机巧妙地回答：“我看你是一位杰出的教授，但我很讶异你竟然问了一个简单到连我的司机都能解释的问题。”于是，假装是司机的爱因斯坦就顺理成章地回答了问题！这逗趣但纯属虚构的故事就结束了。

但以理的三个朋友所面对的却是真正的大麻烦。尼布甲尼撒王恐吓威胁他们，如果不肯敬拜王所立的金像，就要把他们扔在烈火的窑中。王问：“哪里有神能救你们脱离我的手呢？”（但以理书3章15节，新译本）。但这三人还是坚持不拜金像，于是王下令把窑烧热了七倍，将他们扔进火窑中。

但在窑中有一位“使者”（28节），也许是耶稣，与他们同在，保护他们毫发无伤，并为王的问题提供了确切的答案（24-25节）。最后尼布甲尼撒称颂“沙得拉、米煞和亚伯尼歌的上帝”，并承认“没有别神能这样施行拯救”（28-29节）。

有时，我们可能会陷入困境，觉得似乎走投无路，但耶稣与服事祂的人同在，祂会引领我们渡过难关。

作者：  韦陌格

什么问题让你束手无策？耶稣如何减轻你面对挑战的压力？

耶稣，当没有答案时，祢就是我的答案