Daily Devotion - Dec 3 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

十二月三日

經文: 「毫無瑕疵」（雅歌四：7）

在耶穌讚美祂的新婦「全然美麗」之後，祂再加上一句「毫無瑕疵」，免得世人以為耶穌又提新婦「好的一面」、故意隱藏她有「缺陷的一面」。所以耶穌清楚的誇讚：「這新婦全然美麗，毫無瑕疵。」

如果祂說，她身上沒有隱藏的疤，沒有難看的瘡疔，或是任何的殘障缺陷，這還沒什麼大不了的；但耶穌說她毫無瑕疵，這就讓我們極為驚訝，且不可思議。如果祂說祂「遲早」會除掉我們的污點，我們是會很高興；但是祂竟然說，祂「已經」除掉我們的污點，這就讓我們不只高興而已，而是感恩喜樂不已。

喔，我的心哪，這兒有肥甘油脂給你飽足，縱然新婦常遊蕩別處，令聖靈擔憂，但耶穌不會因她這些缺點，而對她的愛減少一些。有時耶穌會責備她，但都是以最溫柔的方式向她講，而且一切都以她的利益為依歸。耶穌是大人不記小人過，不會去計算我們無心有意的小錯，耶穌有如所依靠終身的忠心良人，祂的真情摰愛永遠包容我們，祂以永�的愛愛我們，將我們放在祂的掌心，擺在祂的面前。


Morning, December 3

Scripture: "There is no spot in thee."(Song of Solomon 4:7)

Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms his praise by a precious negative, "There is no spot in thee." As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that he had only mentioned her comely parts, and had purposely omitted those features which were deformed or defiled, he sums up all by declaring her universally and entirely fair, and utterly devoid of stain. A spot may soon be removed, and is the very least thing that can disfigure beauty, but even from this little blemish the believer is delivered in his Lord's sight. If he had said there is no hideous scar, no horrible deformity, no deadly ulcer, we might even then have marvelled; but when he testifies that she is free from the slightest spot, all these other forms of defilement are included, and the depth of wonder is increased. If he had but promised to remove all spots by-and-by, we should have had eternal reason for joy; but when he speaks of it as already done, who can restrain the most intense emotions of satisfaction and delight? O my soul, here is marrow and fatness for thee; eat thy full, and be satisfied with royal dainties.

Christ Jesus has no quarrel with his spouse. She often wanders from him, and grieves his Holy Spirit, but he does not allow her faults to affect his love. He sometimes chides, but it is always in the tenderest manner, with the kindest intentions: it is "my love" even then. There is no remembrance of our follies, he does not cherish ill thoughts of us, but he pardons and loves as well after the offence as before it. It is well for us it is so, for if Jesus were as mindful of injuries as we are, how could he commune with us? Many a time a believer will put himself out of humour with the Lord for some slight turn in providence, but our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well to take any offence at our ill manners.


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