安德魯在檢查站停下車，警衛走了過來。一如既往，安德魯在心中禱告：「耶穌啊，祢在世上使瞎眼的人能看見。現在求祢使這些看得見的人，什麼都看不見。」警衛搜查了他的車子，但對於他放在行李箱裡的聖經，卻沒說些什麼。於是安德魯越過邊界，將聖經分送給那些無法擁有聖經的人。

安德魯弟兄（Andrew van der Bijl）靠著上帝的大能，完成上帝交給他那看似不可能的任務──將聖經帶進那些嚴禁基督信仰的國家。他強調自己沒什麼學歷，也缺乏資金。他說：「我只是個普通人，我所做的，任何人都做得到。」如今，他成立的機構「敞開的門」在世界各地服事受迫害的基督徒。

當被擄的猶太人歸回後，省長所羅巴伯面對重建聖殿這看似不可能的任務，感到非常氣餒。但上帝提醒他，不是倚靠人的勢力或才能，而是倚靠祂的聖靈（撒迦利亞書4章6節）。上帝讓先知撒迦利亞看見燈盞兩旁有橄欖樹供油的異象（2-3節），並藉此鼓勵所羅巴伯。正如燈盞因源源不絕的油而持續發光一樣，所羅巴伯和以色列人也能倚靠上帝不斷供應的能力，完成上帝的工作。

當我們倚靠上帝時，願我們都能全然相信祂，完成祂交給我們的一切任務。

Andrew’s Volkswagen stopped, and the guards walked over. He prayed as he had many times in the past: “God, when You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, please make seeing eyes blind.” The guards searched the car, saying nothing about the Bibles in the luggage. Andrew crossed the border, taking his cargo to those who couldn’t own a Bible.

Andrew van der Bijl, or Brother Andrew, relied on God’s power for the seemingly impossible task God had called him to—taking the Scriptures to countries where Christianity was illegal. “I’m an ordinary guy,” he said, emphasizing his limited education and lack of funds. “What I did, anyone can do.” Today, his organization, Open Doors International, serves persecuted believers in Jesus worldwide.    

When Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, faced the seemingly impossible task of rebuilding the temple after the Jews returned from exile, he was discouraged. But God reminded him not to rely on human power or might, but on His Spirit (Zechariah 4:6). He encouraged him through a vision given to the prophet Zechariah of lamps supplied with oil from nearby olive trees (vv. 2-3). Just as the lamps could burn because of the continual supply of oil, Zerubbabel and the Israelites could do God’s task by relying on His continuous supply of power.

As we rely on God, may we trust Him and do what He calls us to do.