This Spiritual Waimai is a part of a series entitled Mission Accomplished: the mission of Jesus Christ as told by Matthew and now lived out by you and me.
这篇属灵外卖是“完成的使命”系列文章之一，这个由马太福音所述耶稣基督的使命，现在要由你我活出来。
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Light is shining for those in darkness.
光是为黑暗之中的人所照耀
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Time to come down the mountain
是走下山的时候了
Peter, James and John just had probably the most supernatural moment of their lives. Not only did they see Jesus transform to reveal His glory, but they also saw Moses and Elijah and heard the voice of God. In this glorious presence of God, they fell on their faces in fear and trembling. They could only stand up when Jesus touched them and said, “Do not be afraid.” It was such a special revelation that Jesus told Peter, James and John to not share it with the others until Jesus had died and rose again.
彼得、雅各和约翰刚刚经历了可能是他们生命中最超自然的时刻，他们不仅见证了Ye Su转换形象显示出自己的荣耀，也看到摩西和以利亚，还听到了Shen的声音。在这样一个与Shen同在的荣耀时刻，他们战兢颤抖着俯伏在地。在Ye Su触碰他们并说：“不要害怕。”之后，他们才能站起来。这是一个如此特别的启示时刻，以至于Ye Su特地嘱咐彼得、雅各和约翰不要在他受难和复活成就之前跟别人说这事。
Walking down the mountain, the three disciples must have had many thoughts about what they had seen and heard. I have to think that this experience changed them and prepared them for the days ahead. We know that Peter wanted to stay on that mountain top with Moses and Elijah for he offered to build shelters for everyone. But this spectacular moment was just a moment. The disciples couldn’t stay there forever; they had to walk back down the mountain with Jesus.
在下山的时候，这三位门徒肯定对于刚刚所见所听的事情思绪万千。我不由地想，这次经历肯定改变了他们，也为前面的日子预备了他们。我们知道彼得想要同摩西及以利亚住在那山顶上，因为他提出要为大家建造住处。但这个神奇时刻只是一个时刻，门徒们不可能永远停留在山顶，他们得同Ye Su一起走下山。
When they got to the bottom of the mountain, they met a scene that was very different from their spiritual experience at the top. As soon as they re-entered the “real world” they were met with a spiritual struggle of suffering.
当他们走到山脚下的时候，他们见到了跟山顶的属灵体验非常不同的景象。正当他们重新进入这个“真实的世界”的时候，他们就遭遇到属灵上的争战。
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:14-20 NIV
耶稣和门徒到了众人那里，有一个人来见耶稣，跪下， 说：“主啊，可怜我的儿子。他害癫痫病很苦，屡次跌进火里，屡次跌进水里。 我带他到你门徒那里，他们却不能医治他。” 耶稣回答：“唉！这又不信又悖谬的世代啊，我和你们在一起要到几时呢？我忍耐你们要到几时呢？把他带到我这里来！” 耶稣斥责那鬼，鬼就出来；从那时起，孩子就痊愈了。 门徒私下进前来问耶稣：“我们为什么不能赶出那鬼呢？” 耶稣对他们说：“是因你们的信心小。我实在告诉你们，你们若有信心像一粒芥菜种，就是对这座山说：‘你从这边移到那边’，它也会移过去，并且你们没有一件不能做的事了。 ”
马太福音 17:14-20
The Renaissance master artist Raphael’s most famous painting is entitled The Transfiguration based on the account from Matthew 17. Curiously, Raphael painted not only the transfiguration on the mountain top, but he included the frustrating scene at the bottom of the mountain as the disciples struggled to set the boy free from demon possession. This very large painting hangs at the Vatican Museum and the first thing you notice is the contrasting light and darkness. The light illuminating Christ on the top of the mountain and the darkness surrounding the crowd and the boy at the bottom. There is light and peace at the peak of the mountain in the presence of God whereas there is darkness and confusion in the depths where Satan has bound a boy.
文艺复兴时期的艺术大师拉斐尔最著名的一幅画-高山显圣，就是基于马太福音17章所创作的。令人好奇的是，拉斐尔不仅画出了山顶的显圣景象，也画出了山脚下门徒们苦于想要从男孩身上赶出魔鬼的沮丧景象。这幅巨作悬挂在梵蒂冈博物馆，见到它你会首先注意到光亮和黑暗的对照。光亮照耀着山顶的Ye Su，黑暗围绕着山脚的众人和男孩。在与Shen同在的高山上有光亮和平安，然而在撒旦捆绑住男孩的幽谷里也有黑暗和迷惑。
The Kingdom of Light and Darkness
光明和黑暗的国度
Jesus is the light of the world. Yet there is still darkness in this world due to Satan’s power and sin.
Ye Su是世界的光。然而因着撒旦的权势和罪恶，世界上仍然有黑暗。
…and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:12-14 NIV
又感谢父，使你们配与众圣徒在光明中分享基业。 他救了我们脱离黑暗的权势，迁移到他爱子的国度里。 藉着他的爱子，我们得蒙救赎，罪得赦免。
歌罗西书 1:12-14
There is a kingdom of darkness and a kingdom of light. There is nothing in between. The Bible says that before we knew Christ, we were living in the kingdom of darkness, which is ruled by Satan. But we were rescued by Jesus and brought out of that kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of light.
有一个黑暗的国度，也有一个光明的国度，没有中间地带。Sheng Jing上说在我们认识Ji Du之前，我们都生活在撒旦掌权的黑暗国度。但是我们被Ye Su拯救并脱离那个黑暗的国度，进入到光明的国度。
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are a part of His rescue team. As we share the gospel and pray for people, we join the wonderful work of leading people to a knowledge of Christ.
作为Ye Su的跟随者，我们是他救援队的一部分。当我们分享Fu Yin并为人们祷告的时候，我们就加入到引导人们认识Ji Du的这项伟大工作当中了。
As Jesus and His disciples were coming down the mountain, the disciples at the bottom of the mountain were attempting to do just that – pray for the boy and cast out the demon. But it just wasn’t working. As soon as Jesus showed up, everything changed. And Jesus taught them an important lesson.
当Ye Su和他的门徒们正下山的时候，山脚下的那部分门徒们正试图如此做-为那个男孩Dao Gao，想要赶出那鬼。但是似乎没用。Ye Su一出现，事情就发生了改变。Ye Su教了他们一堂重要的课。
An unbelieving and perverse generation
一个不信又悖谬的世代
Perverse is to distort something or corrupt it. To perverse God’s truth is to twist it and make it something it is not, so it fits your own agenda or idea. Therefore, Jesus described this crowd as not only disbelieving God, but distorting God’s Word, truth and plan to be something it was not.
悖谬的意思是曲解某事或者破坏它，悖谬Shen的真理就是曲解它，让它跟原意不符，而是符合你自己的目标或想法。因此，Ye Su不仅说那群人不信Shen，更曲解了Shen的话语，真理和计划。
Similarly there was a crowd waiting for Moses when he was on top of the mountain receiving God’s law. When he came down the mountain, the people had perverted who God was. They created a golden calf and said it was the God who had brought them out of Egypt. They no longer believed in the One True God Yahweh, but they perverted the truth into a gold idol.
同样的，有另外一群人，当摩西在山上接收Shen的诫命时，他们在山下等摩西。当摩西下山来的时候，这群人也曲解了Shen的形象。他们造了一个金牛犊并说这就是那位带他们出埃及的Shen。他们不再相信那位独一真Shen-Ye He Hua，而是把真理变成一个金属偶像。
Unbelief can lead to twisting God’s truth to match our reality. The Israelites grew impatient waiting for Moses to come down the mountain, they wanted a god they could see. So they twisted the truth to match their own ideas.
不信会导致我们曲解Shen的道来迎合我们的现实。以色列人在等待摩西下山的时候变得没有耐心，他们想要一位眼能见的Shen。所以他们曲解了真理来迎合他们自己的想法。
Have we done this? Has our culture or our own thinking perverted God’s truth? Are we believing God’s pure truth or something that has been distorted? How can you know? Each one of us can take seriously the Word of God and ask the Holy Spirit to instruct us. Let’s ask God to increase our faith in Him and adjust us when we start to walk down the wrong path in our beliefs.
我们曾经这样做过吗？我们的文化或者思维曲解了Shen的真理吗？我们是信Shen纯正的真理，还是信被曲解了的事情呢？你怎么判别？我们每个人都可以认真对待Shen的话语并祈求Sheng Ling来引导我们。让我们祈求Shen能加添我们对他的信心，并在我们走向错误的信仰道路时调整我们的方向。
Freedom and faith
自由和信心
After Jesus called the crowd an unbelieving and perverse generation, He used His power and authority to rebuke the demon and it came out of the boy. The boy was instantly healed. The disciples privately came to Jesus in humility asking what went wrong. He said, “You have so little faith.” And then implied that the faith that he had was smaller than a tiny mustard seed. How much faith do you have? When faced with a situation like this father and his demon possessed son, do you have faith that God can set the boy free?
在Ye Su称这群人为不信又悖谬的世代后，他用他的能力和权柄斥责那鬼，鬼就从男孩身上出来，男孩马上就痊愈了。门徒们私下来并谦卑地问Ye Su，他们之前做的哪里出错了。Ye Su说：“你们的信心太小。”然后暗示说他们的信心比一粒芥菜种还小。你有多大的信心呢？当面临像这位父亲和他那被魔鬼附身的儿子这样的情况时，你相信Shen能释放这个男孩吗？
A demon possessed boy might seem like a dramatic situation for you to face, but how about less dramatic scenarios such as an illness. Or how about your own emotional, mental or spiritual issues? It is easier to call them “issues” instead of bondage. But if you are honest you may admit that you do not feel free.
被魔鬼附身的男孩，这样的情景对你来说可能过于戏剧化。但还有一些不那么戏剧化的情景，比如疾病。又比如你自身的情绪、精神或灵命上的问题。我们更容易把这些称作问题，而不是束缚。但是如果你够诚实，你可能会承认你并不感觉自由。
To experience freedom, you first must begin with Jesus Christ. You must believe in Jesus and believe that you need to be rescued! Confess your sins and receive the gift of forgiveness and salvation. Repent of your sins and turn away from the kingdom of darkness and come into the kingdom of light.
要体验自由，你首先得从Ye Su Ji Du开始。你得相信Ye Su并相信自己是需要被拯救的！承认你的罪并接受饶恕和救恩的礼物。为罪悔改并远离黑暗的国度，来到光明的国度。
But what about the Christian who has struggles in life? Struggles such as depression, anxiety, addiction, destroyed relationships, deep heart wounds, reoccurring sin or …. ?
但是，一个在生活中有诸多挣扎的基督徒该怎么办呢？这些挣扎可能是抑郁、焦虑、成瘾、被破坏的关系、内心深处的伤痛、反复发生的罪，等等。
In this story, the father was probably a Jewish man. He believed in the power of God and Jesus’ ability to heal his son. This boy grew up in a believing family, yet the enemy had held this boy in bondage. We do not know why this was the case. Maybe you have experienced a kind of bondage in your life where you feel trapped and just cannot get free. Or maybe you have been wounded by a past pain and you cannot move forward. This does not necessarily mean you are possessed by a demon, but maybe there are things in your life that you need Jesus to still set you free from.
在这个故事中，这位父亲可能是一位犹太人。他相信Shen的权能和Ye Su的能力可以治愈他的儿子。这个男孩成长在一个有信心的家庭里，然而敌人还是奴役了他。我们不知道为什么会这样。可能你的生命中也曾有这样的奴役，你会觉得被困住了，就是无法逃脱。或者可能你被过去的痛苦所伤害，就是无法前行。这些都不一定意味着你也被魔鬼附身，但是可能你的生命还是有些事情，是需要Ye Su来帮助你从中释放。
Be set free
被释放
Struggles, wounds, bondages or issues in life might come from one of the following areas:
生活中的挣扎、伤害、束缚或者问题可能来自于以下方面：
Unforgiveness
不饶恕
Is there someone in your life who has wronged you or your family and you just cannot forgive them?
Have you confessed all of your sin to the Lord and received forgiveness from Him?
Have you forgiven yourself? Bring each of these types of forgiveness to God in prayer.
生活中是否有人曾经伤害了你或者你家人，你就是无法饶恕他们？
你向Shen承认了所有的罪并接受了他的饶恕吗？
你饶恕了自己吗？在Dao Gao中向Shen献上所有这些饶恕吧。
Family history of sins and curses
家庭历史的罪恶和诅咒
Does your family have a history of certain sins? Or idol worship? Lift your family to the Lord and ask for forgiveness. Ask Him to remove this sin from your family and from affecting your life.
你的家庭有某些罪的历史吗？或者拜偶像？把你的家庭带到Shen的面前并祈求饶恕。请求他从你的家庭中除掉这些罪并防止这些罪影响到你的生活。
Ungodly beliefs
不虔诚的信仰
Are you believing lies about yourself? Maybe something someone said to you or you said to yourself about your value, worth, ability or position in life. Ask God to show you any ungodly beliefs that you are believing and then reject them and replace them with God’s truth.
你相信关于你自己的那些谎言吗？那些别人对你说的或者你自己对自己说的，关于你的价值、能力或者生命中所处位置的话语。祈求Shen向你指明那些不虔诚的信仰，拒绝它们并替换上Shen的真理。
Spirit or soul hurts
精神上或灵魂上的伤害
Have you been hurt by someone or a traumatic experience? Has your body, mind or spirit been damaged? Bring the situation to the Lord, ask Him to help you forgive who has hurt you and then ask Jesus to touch that part of your life and bring healing and freedom.
你曾经被别人或者创伤经历所伤害吗？你的身体、思想或者精神受到伤害了吗？把这些情况都带到Shen这里来，祈求他帮助你饶恕那些伤害你的人，并请求Ye Su来触碰你生命中的那一部分，并带来治愈和自由。
Demonic influence
魔鬼的影响
Ask God to protect you from any demonic influences. You are a child of God and you belong to Him, not the enemy. Jesus can touch your life just like He touched the boy and you can be set free.
祈求Shen保守你免受任何魔鬼的影响。你是Shen的孩子，你属于他，不属于敌人。就像Ye Su触碰那个男孩一样，Ye Su也能触碰你的生命并释放你使你得自由。
Do we have faith that God can set others free? And set us free?
我们相信Shen会让人得自由吗？也信他会让我们得自由吗？
Jesus said that it came down to faith. He has all power and authority to transform our lives. Let us believe that He can do it in us and that He can use us to bring healing to the world.
Ye Su说归根到底是信心的问题。他有全备的能力和权威转变我们的生命。让我们相信他能在我们里面做到，并且通过我们给这个世界带来治愈的力量。