马可福音第8章: 重新对焦看见耶稣
 
GK611晨祷生命读经
19.12.2025
主讲：丘均发传道


一、被看见的怜悯（可8:1-10）

1．耶稣主动的怜悯（V1-3）
耶稣看见的不只是一群饥饿的人，而是每一个具体的需要与付出；祂也知道他们所付的代价。

祂既传讲真理，也喂饱肚子，提醒我们：服事不只是属灵，更要兼顾人的身、心、灵。

2．门徒的有限回应（V4-10）
门徒仍问：“在这野地，从哪里得饼？”耶稣却问回他们：“你们有多少饼？”只有七个。祂再次拿起饼、祝谢、掰开、递给门徒，用行动带他们“复习”。

神不嫌弃我们的健忘，反而在一次次重复的恩典中，重建我们的信心记忆。

二、被挑战的信仰（可8:11-21）

3.	宗教领袖的试探（V11-13）
法利赛人求神迹，是为“试探”耶稣。我们祷告时也当省察动机：是要神照我的意思行，还是愿意被祂改变？

2. 要警惕‘酵’的影响（V14-21）
门徒因忘带饼而忧虑，耶稣却提醒他们防备“法利赛人和希律的酵”——不是食物，而是错误的教导与思想。

属灵的危机往往不在外在困难，而在妥协与错误观念在心里慢慢发酵。

三、被开启的眼睛（可8:22-26）

在伯赛大，耶稣分两次医治瞎子。先部分看见，再完全清楚，显出信仰的成长往往是有阶段、有过程的。

我们要接纳信心的渐进成长，不必因初期的肤浅而自责。知道要饶恕，却还学不会爱仇敌，这很正常；关键是在不明白的圣经或生命处境中，祷告：“主，我看见了部分，求你继续触摸我，让我看得更清楚。”

四、被重新定义的使命（可8:27-38）

3．	信仰不能靠别人（V27-30）
众人说耶稣是先知。彼得说“你是基督。” 真正的信仰，不是‘大家都这样说’，而是我是否亲自认识主。

2．拒绝十架的门徒（V31-33）
彼得还沉浸在“答对了”的喜悦中，耶稣却开始谈论受苦。彼得出于爱拉住祂说：“别去。” 但耶稣严厉回应：“撒但，退我后边去吧！你不体贴神的意思，只体贴人的意思。”

我们要接受神的道路高过我们的道路，祂的计划常不符合我们的舒适期待。

3.失去反而是得着（V34-38）
耶稣召聚众人，清楚说明“跟从”的代价：舍己、背十字架。随后祂给出颠覆世界的公式：想保全生命的，反而失去；为祂舍命的，反而得着。

人若赚得全世界，却赔上生命，有什么益处呢？

总结：

这章是耶稣为我们配戴属灵眼镜的过程。
让我们看见在缺乏中，祂是供应；在试探中，祂是真理；在模糊中，祂是光。呼召我们背起十字架，走一条舍己却通向真丰盛的路！



  

Mark Chapter 8:  Refocusing Our Vision to See Jesus
GK611 Morning Devotion
19.12.2025
Speaker: Pastor Daniel Kew


 I. Mercy That Is Seen (Mark 8:1–10)

1. Jesus’ Initiative of Compassion (v1–3)
What Jesus saw was not merely a hungry crowd, but each individual need and sacrifice; He also knew the cost they had paid.

He both proclaimed the truth and fed their stomachs, reminding us that ministry is not only spiritual, but must also care for the whole being—body, soul, and spirit.

2. The Disciples' Limited Response (v4-10)
The disciples still asked, ‘How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?’ But Jesus asked them in return ‘How many loaves do you have?’ Only seven. He again took the loaves, gave thanks, broke them, and handed them to the disciples—using action to lead them in ‘revision.’

God does not despise our forgetfulness; rather, through repeated acts of grace, He rebuilds our memory of faith.

II. Faith That Is Challenged (Mark 8:11–21)

1. The Testing by Religious Leaders (v11–13)
The Pharisees demanded for a sign in order to ‘test’ Jesus. When we pray, we too must examine our motives: do we seek God to act according to our will, or are we willing to be transformed by Him?

2. Beware the Influence of “Leaven” (v14–21)
The disciples worried because they had forgotten to bring bread, but Jesus warned them to guard against “the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod”—not physical food, but false teaching and distorted thinking.

Spiritual crises seldom stem from external hardships, but from compromise and erroneous beliefs slowly fermenting in the heart.

III. Eyes That Are Opened (Mark 8:22–26)

At Bethsaida, Jesus healed a blind man in two stages: first partial sight, then complete clarity. This illustrates that growth in faith often unfolds in phases and through a process 

We need to accept the gradual nature of spiritual growth and not condemn ourselves for early shallowness. Knowing that we should forgive yet still struggling to love our enemies is normal. The crucial thing is to pray in areas of Scripture or life where we lack understanding: Lord, I see in part; touch me again that I may see clearly."

IV. A Mission That Is Redefined (Mark 8:27–38)

1. Faith Cannot Rely on Others (v27–30)
The crowd declared Jesus a prophet. Peter confessed, ‘You are the Christ.’ True faith is not “what everyone says”, but whether I personally know the Lord.

2. Disciples Who Reject the Cross (v31–33)
While Peter was still savouring the joy of “getting the answer right,” Jesus began to speak about suffering. Out of love, Peter took Him aside and said, “Don’t go.” But Jesus rebuked him sharply: “Get behind Me, satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men”

We must accept that God’s ways are higher than our ways, and that His plans often do not align with our expectations of comfort.

3. Losing Is Gaining (v34–38)
Jesus gathered the crowd and clearly stated the cost of ‘following’: self-denial and bearing the cross. Then He offered a world-upending formula: whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for His sake will find it.

For what profit is it to a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Conclusion：

This chapter shows the process by which Jesus fits us with spiritual glasses. They enable us to see that in scarcity, He is our provision; in, He is truth; in darkness, He is light. He calls us to take up our cross, walking a path of self-denial that leads to true abundance!