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報佳音--戴元涔牧師

12/24/2017

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        聖誕節是一個普天同慶的日子。無論是在基督教國家,非基督教國家,都有人慶祝。無論是基督徒,非基督徒,甚至無神論者,都會有意無意地參與慶祝耶穌誕生的活動。慶祝聖誕的方式很多,最常見的有寄聖誕卡片、送聖誕禮物、扮聖誕老人、吃聖誕大餐等。在所有聖誕活動中,有一樣最特別的,就是『報佳音』。因為在前面所提到的聖誕活動中只有報佳音有聖經根據。事實上,最先組織佳音隊的就是神自己。
 
        根據新約聖經路加福音2章8-20節的記載,在耶穌降生的晚上,一群牧羊人在伯利恆城外看羊。神就差遣一個由天使天軍組成的佳音隊,將耶穌降生的大喜信息向牧羊人宣告:「我報給你們大喜的信息,是關乎萬民的,因今天在大衛的城裏,為你們生了救主,就是主基督。」這是人類第一次聽見福音的信息、聖誕的佳音。耶穌是萬王之王,萬主之主,為甚麼報告耶穌降生的不是舊約中常見的雷聲、閃電、戰車、軍馬,而是由天使天軍組成的唱詩班?因為福音是一個平安的信息, 耶穌是一位和平的君王。
 
        牧羊人聽見這大喜信息之後,就跑到伯利恆城去尋找耶穌。找到後,他們就將這喜訊報告全城的人。牧人是神所組織的第二個佳音隊,表明神不但要天使報佳音,祂也要人報佳音。神特別揀選牧羊人,讓他們最先聽到佳音。為甚麼是牧羊人?這一個信息既然如此重要,為甚麼不先傳給那些有地位、權持和有影響力的人?因為福音主要是一個平民的信息,大眾的信息,而不是一個少數特殊階級的人的信息。在當時,牧人正是平民大眾的代表。
 
        今天神也揀選你我,這些平凡的人,要將平安的信息帶給人。美國著名的作家涂樂(Henry David Thoreau)為了獲得寫作的靈感,常一個人躲到森林中去生活。天冷的時候,他就找些樹枝來生火取暖。每當他感到溫暖後,他就問自己的良心:「良心呀,我已經溫暖了,我應當為別人作甚麼呢?」是的,我們已經聽見了這大喜的信息,我們已因這福音信息溫暖了,我們應當作甚麼呢?
 
        在聖誕夜的晚上,有好幾個團契,組織了唱詩班,要去報佳音,藉著詩歌傳揚基督降生的大喜信息,也將神的平安和祝福帶給我們周圍的人。盼望你也來加入報佳音的行列。
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