跟随基督的脚踪
马可福音一章21至34节
21到了迦百农，耶稣就在安息日进了会堂教训人。
22众人很希奇他的教训，因为他教训他们，正像有权柄的人，不像文士。
23在会堂里，有一个人被污鬼附着。他喊叫说：
24“拿撒勒人耶稣，我们与你有甚么相干，你来灭我们吗？我知道你是谁，乃是神的圣者！”
25耶稣责备他说：“不要做声，从这人身上出来吧！”
26污鬼叫那人抽了一阵疯，大声喊叫，就出来了。
27众人都惊讶，以致彼此对问说：“这是甚么事？是个新道理啊！他用权柄吩咐污鬼，连污鬼也听从了他。”
28耶稣的名声就传遍了加利利的四方。
29他们一出会堂，就同着雅各、约翰，进了西门和安得烈的家。
30西门的岳母正害热病躺着，就有人告诉耶稣。
31耶稣进前拉着她的手，扶她起来，热就退了，她就服事他们。
32天晚日落的时候，有人带着一切害病的和被鬼附的，来到耶稣跟前；
33合城的人都聚集在门前。
34耶稣治好了许多害各样病的人，又赶出许多鬼，不许鬼说话，因为鬼认识他。
信息分享
在第一章的经文中，我们看见基督与污鬼碰面。马可福音共有35次提及污鬼和撒但；他们不单用尽各种方法来对抗基督，还在当时牢笼着许多人。
留意第25节和34节，基督不准污鬼说出祂的身份，尽管他们可能承认祂就是神的儿子。基督为何禁止他们呢？其中一个可能的解释是，基督不准他们说出祂的身份，以免别人误会他们是属于一伙的，所以他们才听从基督的命令。其后的确有些法利赛人这样说──基督之所以能够赶逐污鬼，是因为祂与撒但同伙。基督厉声斥责他们这种讲法（见可三22-30）。
经文没有告诉我们，污鬼附着在故事中那人身上多久。基督至少在另一个场合，将附着在一个男童身上的污鬼赶走。今天有些人会否定污鬼的存在，他们对这些「奇迹」的解释是，基督早已知道没有鬼附这回事，祂只是附从当时人的普遍看法，把精神病视作鬼附。然而，我们却相信，圣经的记载是绝对可靠和真实的。
我们不知道这人被赶出污鬼之后生命有甚么改变。神迹发生时他身在会堂，显示他可能想要来敬拜真神。他后来是否相信了基督呢？极有这个可能。一个亲身经历了基督作为的人，下一步当然就是跟从祂了。
FOLLOWING CHRIST’S FOOTSTEPS
Mark 1:21-34
21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.
22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.
27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.
29 Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.
31 So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them.
32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
Message
Here in this first chapter, Christ comes face to face with demons. Thirty-five times in this Gospel, demons or Satan are mentioned. They sought to oppose Christ in every possible way and had a cruel hold on so many people at that time.
Notice in verse 25 and verse 34 Christ would not allow the demons to speak even though they might be acknowledging Him as the Son of God. Why was this so? One possible explanation could be that Christ would not allow them to speak in case it gave the impression that He was on their side and that they simply did what He told them to do. Later some of the Pharisees said this - that Christ cast out demons because He was in league with Satan. Christ rebuked that thought in very strong words (See Mark 3:22-30).
We are not told how long the demon had possessed the man in this story. On at least one occasion Christ cast out a demon which had control of a boy. There are those today who deny the existence of demons. Their explanation of this “miracle” is that Christ knew there was no such thing as demons but He went along with the prevailing view of that age and called mental illness, demon possession. Those of us who believe the Word of God take this story as being absolutely accurate and trustworthy.
We do not know what happened to this man in his later life. The fact that he was in the synagogue when this miracle took place may mean that he had some leaning toward the worship of the true God. Did he believe in Christ in the days which followed? It could well be. When Christ has done His work in a person’s life, the next step is to follow Him.