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Rev Xi An Poon

親愛的家人們，平安。當我們面對壓力、不公平，甚至被誤解的時候，我們裡面很自然會想找一條「最容易解決問題的路」。可能是退讓、妥協，或是用人的方法去保護自己。但今天使徒行傳第25章讓我們看到，保羅所走的，並不是一條容易的路，而是一條屬神的路。在政治、宗教、人心的壓力之下，甚至有人計劃埋伏要殺他，但保羅沒有動搖，沒有妥協，也沒有被情緒帶走。因為他裡面有一個很深的確定——他的生命，在神的手中。

一、裡面站穩，不被環境動搖

「……若都不實，就沒有人可以把我交給他們。」（徒25:11）

保羅在審判中，裡面是穩的。他沒有被人的控告影響，也沒有被環境嚇倒。

因為他清楚知道：若不是出於神，沒有人可以動他。今天我們很多時候會焦慮、動搖，是因為我們的眼目停留在環境與人身上。讓我們回到神面前，讓生命重新站穩。

二、面對選擇，不走容易的路

「你願意上耶路撒冷，在那裡聽我審斷這事嗎？」（徒25:9）

回耶路撒冷，看似合理，也比較容易。但那不是神為保羅預備的路。他選擇上告該撒，走一條更不容易，但對齊神心意的路，因為神曾對他說，他要在羅馬作見證。今天我們的選擇，也在顯明我們是否真正順服神。

三、在壓力中，活出屬靈的智慧

「我要上告於該撒。」（徒25:11）

保羅沒有情緒反應，也沒有消極忍受。他作出一個清楚、有智慧的決定。順服神，不是什麼都不做，而是在神裡面，作出正確的行動。當生命對齊神，行動就會有從神而來的智慧。

使徒行傳25章提醒我們：

• 當裡面站穩，就不會被環境動搖
• 當對齊神，就不會選擇容易的路
• 當順服神，就會活出屬靈的智慧

在40天禁食禱告來到第36天，神正在調整我們生命的根基——讓我們學習走「主的路」，而不是「容易的路」。

讓我們安靜思想：

• 我是否很容易被環境影響？
• 我在選擇時，是方便優先，還是神的心意優先？
• 面對壓力時，我是情緒反應，還是帶著從神來的智慧？

主啊，我們來到祢面前，承認我們很多時候，容易被環境影響，也習慣選擇容易的路。求祢幫助我們，讓我們的生命重新站穩在祢裡面。在每一個選擇中，不跟隨自己的感覺，而是對齊祢的心意。也求祢把屬天的智慧放在我們裡面，使我們在壓力中，仍然能夠清楚地走在祢的路上。讓我們的生命，成為榮耀祢的見證。奉主耶穌的名禱告，阿們。

使徒行傳 25

1 非斯都到了任，過了三天，就從愷撒利亞上耶路撒冷去。 2 祭司長和猶太人的首領向他控告保羅， 3 又央告他，求他的情將保羅提到耶路撒冷來，他們要在路上埋伏殺害他。 4 非斯都卻回答說：「保羅押在愷撒利亞，我自己快要往那裡去。」 5 又說：「你們中間有權勢的人與我一同下去，那人若有什麼不是，就可以告他。」

6 非斯都在他們那裡住了不過十天八天，就下愷撒利亞去。第二天坐堂，吩咐將保羅提上來。 7 保羅來了，那些從耶路撒冷下來的猶太人周圍站著，將許多重大的事控告他，都是不能證實的。 8 保羅分訴說：「無論猶太人的律法或是聖殿，或是愷撒，我都沒有干犯。」 9 但非斯都要討猶太人的喜歡，就問保羅說：「你願意上耶路撒冷去，在那裡聽我審斷這事嗎？」 10 保羅說：「我站在愷撒的堂前，這就是我應當受審的地方。我向猶太人並沒有行過什麼不義的事，這也是你明明知道的。 11 我若行了不義的事，犯了什麼該死的罪，就是死，我也不辭。他們所告我的事若都不實，就沒有人可以把我交給他們。我要上告於愷撒。」 12 非斯都和議會商量了，就說：「你既上告於愷撒，可以往愷撒那裡去。」

13 過了些日子，亞基帕王和百妮基氏來到愷撒利亞，問非斯都安。 14 在那裡住了多日，非斯都將保羅的事告訴王，說：「這裡有一個人，是腓力斯留在監裡的。 15 我在耶路撒冷的時候，祭司長和猶太的長老將他的事稟報了我，求我定他的罪。 16 我對他們說，無論什麼人，被告還沒有和原告對質，未得機會分訴所告他的事，就先定他的罪，這不是羅馬人的條例。 17 及至他們都來到這裡，我就不耽延，第二天便坐堂，吩咐把那人提上來。 18 告他的人站著告他，所告的，並沒有我所逆料的那等惡事。 19 不過是有幾樣辯論，為他們自己敬鬼神的事，又為一個人名叫耶穌，是已經死了，保羅卻說他是活著的。 20 這些事當怎樣究問，我心裡作難，所以問他說：『你願意上耶路撒冷去，在那裡為這些事聽審嗎？』 21 但保羅求我留下他，要聽皇上審斷，我就吩咐把他留下，等我解他到愷撒那裡去。」 22 亞基帕對非斯都說：「我自己也願聽這人辯論。」非斯都說：「明天你可以聽。」

23 第二天，亞基帕和百妮基大張威勢而來，同著眾千夫長和城裡的尊貴人進了公廳。非斯都吩咐一聲，就有人將保羅帶進來。 24 非斯都說：「亞基帕王和在這裡的諸位啊，你們看這人，就是一切猶太人在耶路撒冷和這裡曾向我懇求、呼叫說：『不可容他再活著！』 25 但我查明他沒有犯什麼該死的罪，並且他自己上告於皇帝，所以我定意把他解去。 26 論到這人，我沒有確實的事可以奏明主上。因此，我帶他到你們面前，也特意帶他到你亞基帕王面前，為要在查問之後有所陳奏。 27 據我看來，解送囚犯不指明他的罪案是不合理的。」

Acts 25

1 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, 3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him. 4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. 5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him.”

6 And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. 7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, 8 while he answered for himself, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”

9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?”

10 So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. 11 For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”

13 And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus. 14 When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, 15 about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. 16 To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’ 17 Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in. 18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed, 19 but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20 And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. 21 But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.”

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”

“Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in. 24 And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer. 25 But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him. 26 I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write. 27 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.”