梦游圣经66本书

日期： 2025年3月28日

经文

【路4:1】耶稣被圣灵充满，从约旦河回来，圣灵将他引到旷野，
【路4:2】四十天受魔鬼的试探。那些日子没有吃什么，日子满了，他就饿了。
【路4:3】魔鬼对他说：“你若是神的儿子，可以吩咐这块石头变成食物。”
【路4:4】耶稣回答说：“经上记着说：‘人活着不是单靠食物，乃是靠神口里所出的一切话。’”
【路4:5-8】魔鬼又领他上了高山，向他展示天下万国的荣华，试图引诱耶稣屈服于世俗的权力，但耶稣回答：“当拜主你的神，单要侍奉他。”
【路4:9-12】魔鬼甚至利用圣经的话，试图让耶稣试探神的保护，但耶稣坚定回应：“不可试探主你的神。”
【路4:13-14】魔鬼最终离开，而耶稣满有圣灵的能力回到加利利，他的名声便传遍四方。

解释

耶稣在受洗后，圣灵充满，被引向旷野，在那里经历了四十天的试炼。这不仅是一场身体上的挑战，更是一场属灵上的争战。魔鬼企图用物质的需求、世俗的权力和错误解读的神话来引诱耶稣，但耶稣始终以神的话语作为回应，彰显了真正的力量不在于外在环境，而在于对神的信靠。
这段经历表明，试炼不是失败的标志，而是塑造信心的过程。耶稣并非被试探击倒，而是在其中被锤炼，最终以圣灵的能力回到加利利，展开了他的事工。

反思

人生旅程中，我们也会遇到像旷野般的时刻，面对各种试探和挑战。就像耶稣在旷野的四十天，我们可能会感到孤单、疲惫，甚至质疑神的带领。但经文提醒我们：
• 依靠神的话语：当生活的压力让人想要抓住眼前的满足时，真正能支撑我们走下去的，不是物质，而是神所赐的真理。
• 专一敬拜神：世俗的诱惑层出不穷，但真正的价值不在于短暂的成功，而在于是否忠心侍奉独一的主。
• 信靠圣灵的引领：耶稣在试炼后满有圣灵的能力，说明当我们顺服神，即使经过艰难，也会被装备得更强大，成为神所使用的器皿。

河流象征着圣灵的洗礼和装备，40天的禁食，旷野迷宫象征人生的复杂挑战，我们要穿越河流，接受神的塑造，才能有能力面对前方的道路。试炼不是终点，而是进入更深属灵经历的开始。愿我们在每一次挑战中，都能抓住神的话语，依靠圣灵的大能，最终带着更新的生命走向神为我们预备的方向。

40 Days of Fasting and Prayer: A Wilderness Trial

Date: March 28, 2025

Scripture

Luke 4:1 – Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luke 4:2 – where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them, he was hungry.
Luke 4:3 – The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Luke 4:4 – Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Luke 4:5-8 – The devil then led him up to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant, attempting to lure Jesus into submitting to worldly power. But Jesus replied, “Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”
Luke 4:9-12 – The devil even used Scripture to try to tempt Jesus to test God’s protection, but Jesus firmly responded, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”
Luke 4:13-14 – When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. Jesus then returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the region.

Explanation

After His baptism, Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, was led into the wilderness to undergo forty days of testing. This was not just a physical trial but a spiritual battle. The devil sought to tempt Him using physical needs, worldly power, and even misinterpreted Scripture, but Jesus responded solely with God’s Word. This demonstrated that true strength is not found in external circumstances but in unwavering trust in God.

This passage teaches that trials are not signs of failure but part of the process of shaping faith. Jesus was not defeated by temptation but was refined through it. Ultimately, He emerged from the wilderness empowered by the Holy Spirit, ready to begin His ministry.

Reflection

In our life journey, we also face wilderness moments—times of temptation and challenges. Like Jesus in the wilderness, we may feel alone, weary, or even question God’s guidance. However, this passage reminds us to:
• Rely on God’s Word – When life’s pressures make us seek immediate gratification, true sustenance comes not from material things but from the truth God provides.
• Worship God alone – The world offers countless distractions, but true worth is not found in temporary success; it is in our faithfulness to the one true God.
• Trust the leading of the Holy Spirit – Jesus emerged from His trial full of the Spirit’s power, showing that when we submit to God, even through difficulties, we are strengthened and equipped for His purpose.

The river represents the baptism and equipping of the Holy Spirit, while the wilderness and its labyrinth-like path symbolize life’s complex challenges. We must cross the river, allowing God to shape us, so we are empowered to face the journey ahead. Trials are not the end but the beginning of a deeper spiritual experience. May we, in every challenge, cling to God’s Word, rely on the power of the Holy Spirit, and walk forward with renewed strength toward God’s divine purpose for us.