Daily Devotion - Dec 26 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

十二月二十六日

經文: 我就常與你們同在。（馬太福音二十八：20）

主耶穌在祂的教會之中。祂今日與我們同在，如同當日與門徒一同在湖邊吃魚和餅一樣。耶穌所在之處，愛就被激起。世上所有能燃燒人心之事物，沒有一件能及得上耶穌的同在！祂的一瞥將我們折服，教我們不得不「求您掉轉眼目不看我，因您的眼目使我驚亂。」（歌六：5）甚至從祂芳香衣服發出的沈香、沒藥和肉桂的香氣，也能使病者和軟弱者強壯。將頭靠在祂恩典的胸懷片刻，祂的聖愛就緩流進我們貧困冷酷的心靈，教我們因祂的愛火燃燒起來。我們若知道耶穌與我們同在，就必全心、全性並全力投身於事奉祂的工作中。因此，我們對基督同在的渴慕應當是超越對一切事物的渴求。那些最喜愛祂的人最能得到祂的同在。你若渴望得見基督，就必須愈來愈像祂。藉聖靈的能力使你自己與基督的願望、祂的行動和工作的計劃聯合，那麼，你必因祂的同在而蒙福。祂的應許是永久真實的。祂喜愛與我們同在。祂若不與我們同在，是因為我們的冷漠阻礙祂的前來。我們若懇切禱告，祂必垂聽，向我們啓示祂自己，並因我們的懇求及眼淚，恩慈地留下與我們同在。這些懇求與淚珠就是將耶穌連於祂百姓的金鏈子。

Evening, December 26

Scripture: "Lo, I am with you alway."(Matthew 28:20)

The Lord Jesus is in the midst of his church; he walketh among the golden candlesticks; his promise is, "Lo, I am with you alway." He is as surely with us now as he was with the disciples at the lake, when they saw coals of fire, and fish laid thereon and bread. Not carnally, but still in real truth, Jesus is with us. And a blessed truth it is, for where Jesus is, love becomes inflamed. Of all the things in the world that can set the heart burning, there is nothing like the presence of Jesus! A glimpse of him so overcomes us, that we are ready to say, "Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me." Even the smell of the aloes, and the myrrh, and the cassia, which drop from his perfumed garments, causes the sick and the faint to grow strong. Let there be but a moment's leaning of the head upon that gracious bosom, and a reception of his divine love into our poor cold hearts, and we are cold no longer, but glow like seraphs, equal to every labour, and capable of every suffering. If we know that Jesus is with us, every power will be developed, and every grace will be strengthened, and we shall cast ourselves into the Lord's service with heart, and soul, and strength; therefore is the presence of Christ to be desired above all things. His presence will be most realized by those who are most like him. If you desire to see Christ, you must grow in conformity to him. Bring yourself, by the power of the Spirit, into union with Christ's desires, and motives, and plans of action, and you are likely to be favoured with his company. Remember his presence may be had. His promise is as true as ever. He delights to be with us. If he doth not come, it is because we hinder him by our indifference. He will reveal himself to our earnest prayers, and graciously suffer himself to be detained by our entreaties, and by our tears, for these are the golden chains which bind Jesus to his people.

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