Hearing Christ, Not Chaos 专心听从基督
Dexu Xia
My sheep listen to my voice. John 10:27
After watching TV news for hours each day, the elderly man grew agitated and anxious—worried the world was falling apart and taking him with it. “Please turn it off,” his grown daughter begged him. “Just stop listening.” But the man continued to spend an excessive amount of time on social media and other news sources.
What we listen to matters deeply. We see this in Jesus’ encounter with Pontius Pilate. Responding to criminal charges brought against Jesus by religious leaders, Pilate summoned Him and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?” (John 18:33). Jesus replied with a stunning question: “Is that your own idea . . . or did others talk to you about me?” (v. 34).
The same question tests us. In a world of panic, are we listening to chaos or to Christ? Indeed, “my sheep listen to my voice,” He said. “I know them, and they follow me” (10:27). Jesus “used this figure of speech” (v. 6) to explain Himself to doubting religious leaders. As with a good shepherd, He said that “his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice” (vv. 4–5).
As our Good Shepherd, Jesus bids us to hear Him above all. May we listen well and find His peace.
What do you hear on the news or social media that makes you feel anxious? How can you give more time to hearing the voice of God?
Loving God, in a noisy world, when You speak to my heart, mind, and spirit in and through the Scriptures, may I hear You over all.
有一位老先生每天都收看数小时的电视新闻，过后他就会变得焦躁不安，时时担心世界会分崩离析，甚至自己也会遭殃。他成年的女儿请求他说：“爸！拜托你关掉电视，别再听这些坏消息了。”但老先生仍然花许多时间关注社交媒体与其他的新闻来源。
我们选择听什么对我们至关重要，从耶稣与彼拉多的对话便可见端倪。当犹太宗教领袖指控耶稣犯罪时，彼拉多召见耶稣，问道：“祢是犹太人的王吗？”（约翰福音18章33节）耶稣出其不意地反问说：“你这样问是你自己的意思还是听别人说的？”（34节，当代译本修订版）
同样的问题也在考验我们。在这个人心惶惶的世界中，我们是听从混乱的杂音，还是听从耶稣的声音？耶稣清楚表明：“我的羊听我的声音，我也认识他们，他们也跟着我”（10章27节）。那时，耶稣将这个比喻告诉那些满心疑惑的宗教领袖（6节），表明自己是个好牧人，并声称祂的“羊也跟着祂，因为认得祂的声音。羊不跟着生人，因为不认得他的声音，必要逃跑”（4-5节）。
耶稣是我们的好牧人，祂要我们在一片嘈杂声中，专心听从祂。愿我们仔细聆听，并得着祂所赐的平安。
在新闻或社交媒体中，
听到哪些消息会让你感到焦虑？
你要如何花更多时间聆听上帝的声音？
慈爱的天父，在这嘈杂纷乱的世界中，
当祢透过圣经向我说话时，
求祢让我能排除杂音，专心听从祢。