Daily Devotion - Nov 12 - «H¤ßªº¤ä²¼Ã¯ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book

成聖與滿足

經文: �　「我的百姓也要因我恩惠知足。」（耶利米書卅一︰14）�'^�Z�

請看這節經文出現兩次「我的」。�

那以上帝為樂的人，必看得出來是屬上帝的人。上帝悅納他們，他們也以上帝為心中的滿足；他們稱呼主為他們的上帝，上帝也呼喚他們為上帝的民；上帝樂意看這些百姓為祂的產業，他們也衷心把上帝當做他們杯中的份。以色列的上帝與祂所揀選的民之間，有一種相互的溝通與情感的交流。�

這些百姓心滿意足，不再外求他物，這是非比尋常的事。世人常是滿腹私慾，貪得無厭；他們像不知足的牛羊，在吃過夜草後，仍哀鳴求食。但一個成聖的人，卻有一顆滿足的心靈。上帝自己不但改變、潔淨了我們，同時，祂自己也滿足我們的心。�

上帝的百姓單以上帝的美善為滿足，這實在不足為奇。因為上帝的美善是純全不摻假的，是豐厚沒有局限的，是慈悲憐憫沒有指摘的，是沒有保留的愛，是永不改變的關懷。這樣的一位上帝，若還不能滿足我們，還有什麼事可以滿足我們﹖我們還在喃喃抱怨不已嗎？當然，我們心中若還有非分妄想，上帝是無法滿足我們的。�

主啊，我的好處不在您以外，您就是我一切的滿足。�


Sanctified Souls Are Satisfied

Scripture: "My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD" (Jeremiah 31:14).

Note the "My" which comes twice: "My people shall be satisfied with My goodness."

The kind of people who are satisfied with God are marked out as God's own. He is pleased with them, for they are pleased with Him. They call Him their God, and He calls them His people; He is satisfied to take them for a portion, and they are satisfied with Him for their portion. There is a mutual communion of delight between God's Israel and Israel's God.

These people are satisfied. This is a grand thing. Very few of the sons of men are ever satisfied, let their lot be what it may; they have swallowed the horse-leech, and it continually cries, "Give! give!" Only sanctified souls are satisfied souls. God Himself must both convert us and content us.

It is no wonder that the LORD's people should be satisfied with the goodness of their LORD. Here is goodness without mixture, bounty without stint, mercy without chiding, love without change, favor without reserve. If God's goodness does not satisfy us, what will? What! are we still groaning? Surely there is a wrong desire within if it be one which God's goodness does not satisfy. LORD, I am satisfied. Blessed be Thy name.


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