Fueled by Faith 因信得力

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Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” Matthew 15:28

Today's Scripture Matthew 15:21-28

Today's Insights The encounter with the Canaanite woman has often perplexed Bible students because Jesus’ treatment of her seems out of character. Why would He be so harsh with this hurting woman? Perhaps His interaction with her regarding her demon-possessed daughter was more for the disciples’ benefit to show them the hardness of their own hearts as they repeatedly pushed Christ to send her away (Matthew 15:23). By communicating with her before His disciples, Jesus gave them a wonderful example of what “great faith” (v. 28) looks like when He healed the gentile woman’s daughter because of her faith in Him. It’s saying that this incident closely follows a debate between Christ and the religious leaders whom He described as formalistic in their religion without a true heart for God (vv. 1-14). Today, as we focus our eyes on Jesus, the object of our faith, we can follow the example of this woman to entrust our cares to Him by faith.

Today's Devotion J.D. witnessed amazing sights on his trip to several African nations. His text messages to us from Eastern Zambia included several pictures of faith-filled women who presented their three-year gospel ministry plan. “It is one of the most powerful strategic plan presentations I’ve ever heard in my life. Instead of a whiteboard, they drew in the dirt. Instead of handing out nice copies of what they were going to do, they displayed their plan on poster-sized crumpled paper held up by two of them. It was just incredible!”

They were demonstrating the kind of faith that Jesus values. Matthew 15:21-28 records another example. A daughter’s condition drove a woman to seek Him. “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly” (v. 22). Her “great faith” (v. 28) in Jesus contrasted with the faithlessness of the Jewish leadership whose hearts were far from God (v. 8). While Christ recognized the outward pedigree of those belonging to Abraham, His commendation was for a gentile woman who possessed the faith of Abraham.

What compels you to look to Jesus today? A personal, family or community need? Whatever prompts you to go to Jesus, go—even if you feel that you’re limping. Go to Him because it’s not the size of your faith that matters. What matters is the object of your faith: Jesus and Jesus alone.

Reflect & Pray How would you describe your faith today? How might you refuel your trust in Jesus?

Dear Jesus, please help me to grow in my faith as You provide what I need. By Arthur jackson

于是耶稣对她说：“妇人，你的信心是大的！照你所愿的，给你成全了吧。”马太福音15章28 节

今日经文：马太福音15章21-28 节

今日洞见：耶稣与迦南妇人的相遇，常令研经者感到困惑，因为耶稣对她的态度似乎与祂一贯的性情相悖。耶稣为何要如此严厉地对这位正处在痛苦中的妇人呢？或许，祂在处理那这位妇人的女儿被鬼附这件事上，更多是为了造就门徒；旨在向他们显明自己内心的刚硬，因为门徒曾屡次催促基督把那妇人打发走（马太福音15:23）。耶稣在门徒面前与妇人交谈，并因着这位外邦妇人对祂的信心而医治了她的女儿，借此向他们展示了何为“极大的信心”,为门徒树立了一个绝佳的榜样（28节）。值得注意的是，这一事件紧随在基督与宗教领袖的一场辩论之后；在那场辩论中，基督指责那些领袖徒遵循宗教形式，内心却无对上帝真诚的爱（1-14节）。如今，当我们定睛仰望耶稣，我们信心的对象时，我们可以效法这位迦南妇人，用信心将一切忧虑都交托给祂。

今日灵修：J.D. 在访问几个非洲国时目睹了许多令人惊叹的现象。在他从东赞比亚发给我们的短信中附着几张照片，照片里是一群充满信心的妇女，正向大家展示她们制定的三年期福音事工计划。“那是我生平所听过最震撼人心的战略规划演示之一。她们没有使用白板，而是在泥地上作画；没有分发印制精美的计划书，而是由两人合力举起一张海报大小且已有些褶皱的纸张，上面展示的是她们的计划。这简直太不可思议了！” 她们所展现的正是耶稣所看重的信心。

在马太福音15:21-28中记载的，是另一个这样的事例。女儿病了，母亲不得不来求耶稣。“主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我！我女儿被鬼附得甚苦”（22节）。她对耶稣怀着“极大的信心”（28节），这与犹太宗教领袖们的没有信心形成了鲜明对比，那些领袖虽口称敬神，内心却远离神（8节）。虽然基督承认那些亚伯拉罕后裔在血统上的外在身份，但他所赞赏的却是一位拥有亚伯拉罕那样信心的外邦女子。

反思和祷告：究竟是什么驱使你在今天去寻求耶稣？是出于个人的需要、家庭的困境，还是社区的难题？无论是什么促使你走向耶稣，只管去吧，即便你觉得自己正步履蹒跚、举步维艰。到耶稣面前去吧，因为真正至关紧要的，并非是你信心的“大小”，而是你信心的“对象”，即耶稣，而且唯独耶稣。亲爱的耶稣，求你帮助我在信心里不断成长，并照着我的所需供应我。