Daily Devotion - Dec 19 - «H¤ßªº¤ä²¼Ã¯ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book

受苦，骨頭卻不折斷

經文: ��「又保全他一身的骨頭，連一根也不折斷。」（詩篇卅四︰20）�'Z�Z�

這應許正是許多受苦義人的寫照，「義人多有苦難，但耶和華救他脫離這一切。」義人會遭皮肉之苦，但也僅止於此，他的骨頭必不折斷，也沒有更大的災禍臨到。
這是正在受考驗的兒女一帖良藥，一顆定心丸，因為到目前為止，我可以見證，苦難雖一波接一波地紛沓而至，我卻沒有受到真正的傷害，我既未失去信心、愛心，與盼望，也沒有因而人窮志短，失去骨氣。反之，我如風雪中的松柏，愈是嚴寒，就愈加堅挺，經過這番寒徹骨的淬煉，我對上帝更加認識，對世事也更加有耐心、更老練。我雖飽經滄桑，歷經世態炎涼，也曾遭病魔摧殘，世人毀謗排擠，在內憂外患交相煎迫下，雖是心力交瘁，傷痕累累，但我的骨頭連一根也沒折斷。理由何在﹖就是因為我信靠上帝，祂保守我免於過度的傷害。�

來吧，我的心，切莫悲傷自憐，考驗雖然凌厲，苦難雖然磨人，但我們的骨頭不至折斷，所以，不要手軟心慌，迎向挑戰，接受熬煉，上帝要一路保守你。�


Afflictions, But No Broken Bones

Scripture: "He keepeth all His bones; not one of them is broken" (Psalm 34:20).

This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted righteous man: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." He may suffer skin wounds and flesh wounds, but no great harm shall be done; "not a bone of him shall be broken."

This is great comfort to a tried child of God, and comfort which I dare accept; for up to this hour I have suffered no real damage from my many afflictions. I have neither lost faith, nor hope, nor love. Nay so far from losing these bones of character, they have gained in strength and energy. I have more knowledge, more experience, more patience, more stability than I had before the trials came. Not even my joy has been destroyed. Many a bruise have I had by sickness, bereavement, depression, slander, and opposition; but the bruise has healed, and there has been no compound fracture of a bone, not even a simple one. The reason is not far to seek. If we trust in the LORD, He keeps all our bones; and if He keeps them, we may be sure that not one of them is broken.

Come, my heart, do not sorrow. Thou art smarting, but there are no bones broken. Endure hardness and bid defiance to fear.



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