Good Trouble for God 不怕麻烦

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Aug 19, 2023, 2:35:05 AM8/19/23

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How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!

One day, a sixth-grade student noticed a classmate cutting his arm with a small razor. Trying to do the right thing, she took it from him and threw it away. Surprisingly, instead of being commended, she received a ten-day school suspension. Why? She briefly had the razor in her possession—something not allowed at school. Asked if she would do it again, she replied: “Even if I got in trouble, . . . I would do it again.” Just as this girl’s act of trying to do good got her into trouble (her suspension was later reversed), Jesus’ act of kingdom intervention got Him into good trouble with religious leaders.

The Pharisees interpreted Jesus’ healing a man with a deformed hand as a violation of their rules. Christ told them if God’s people were allowed to care for animals in dire situations on the Sabbath, “How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!” (Matthew 12:12). Because He’s Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus could regulate what is and isn’t permitted on it (vv. 6–8). Knowing that it would offend the religious leaders, He restored the man’s hand to wholeness anyway (vv. 13–14).

Sometimes believers in Christ can get into “good trouble”—doing what honors Him but what might not make certain people happy—as they help others in need. When we do, as God guides us, we imitate Jesus and reveal that people are more important than rules and rituals.

By: Marvin Williams

How can you show kindness to others? Why should you be willing to get into good trouble for God?

Dear Jesus, please keep me from rituals that prevent me from loving others.

人比羊何等贵重呢！—马太福音12章12节

一天，一位六年级的女学生发现一位男同学用一把小剃刀割伤自己的手臂。为了不让男同学继续伤害自己，她拿走对方的剃刀然后扔掉。但没想到，她没有受到表扬，反而被令停学十天。为什么呢？因她曾经持有那把剃刀，虽然只是很短的时间，但这在学校是不被允许的。有人问她，如果早知如此，是否还会这样做，她回答：“即使我因此遇到麻烦……我还是会这么做。”这个女孩试图帮助别人，却给自己带来麻烦（还好她的停学处分后来被撤销）。我不禁联想到，耶稣为要救人，也让自己惹上麻烦，冒犯当时的宗教领袖。

马太福音12章记载，耶稣医治了一个手臂萎缩的人，但法利赛人认为，在安息日医病违反了他们的规条。耶稣却告诉他们，如果在安息日，上帝的子民可以救那些面临危险的牲畜，那么“人比羊何等贵重呢！”（12节）因耶稣是安息日的主，所以祂可以规定在安息日可以做什么、不可以做什么（6-8节）。即使耶稣知道医治这人会冒犯宗教领袖，祂还是使那人的手完全复原（13-14节）。

有时候，基督徒为了帮助有需要的人，可能也会遇上麻烦，但我们无需害怕，因为虽然会让有些人不开心，却是做荣耀上帝的事。当上帝引导我们去做该做的事时，我们就当效法耶稣，表明人比规条、仪式更重要。

作者： 魏马文

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