佳美腳蹤 – 請來幫助我 (江冠明牧師)
今天的經文告訴我們三件事,第一,聖靈透過我們的禱告來禁止我們,第二,聖靈透過我們的禱告來引導我們,第三,聖靈透過我們的禱告來差派我們。所有的宣教都是聖靈所引導的,我們所要做的就是跟主說,「我在這裡,請差遣我。」宣教的主導,聖靈引導禱告的人、懇求的人、渴慕的人。我們傳講的是十字架的福音,主死裡復活的福音,除祂以外別無拯救。
我們都是主耶穌基督的好管家,來管理上帝託付給我們的人才、錢財及所有的一切,為著神的國來效力。少數民族宣教中心的異象是要為基督贏得未得知民,將福音傳於萬族萬邦。
使徒行傳 16:6-10 (和合本)
- 聖靈既然禁止他們在亞細亞講道,他們就經過弗呂家、加拉太一帶地方。
- 到了每西亞的邊界,他們想要往庇推尼去,耶穌的靈卻不許。
- 他們就越過每西亞,下到特羅亞去。
- 在夜間有異象現於保羅:有一個馬其頓人站著求他說:「請你過到馬其頓來幫助我們!」
- 保羅既看見這異象,我們隨即想要往馬其頓去,以為神召我們傳福音給那裡的人聽。
Acts 16:6-10 (NIV)
- Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
- When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
- So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
- During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
- After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.