司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning
十一月十五日
經文: 「耶和華的分，本是祂的百姓。」（申命卅二：9）
怎麼說祂的百姓是屬耶和華的呢？因為我們的得救是上帝的揀選，在我們還是罪人的時候，上帝的愛就臨到我們。雖然我們裡面是敗壞污穢，毫無良善可言，但上帝仍按我們的本相接納我們。因為祂有至高權能，祂要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，祂要揀選一班人來跟隨祂，進入永生。所以，按著上帝的先見與預定，祂揀選一些百姓，歸屬祂的國。
不僅由於祂的揀選，也由於祂的犧牲，祂將我們買贖歸回；上帝傾其所有，以祂的生命，換取我們的所有權。請深思，上帝不是用會朽壞的金或銀贖買，乃是用祂的寶血，贖回我們這個人，而且這代價手續，是在羅馬的法庭進行，在大庭廣眾之下受十字架酷刑，這讓撒旦魔鬼無話可說，承認教會確屬基督，直到永遠。
我們的額上，都有寶血的塗抹，聖靈的卬記，雖然肉眼看不見，但耶穌看得見，祂認得屬上帝的每一個人，而且一個也不失落，祂為之捨命的羊群，祂為之獻身的救會，祂怎麼會忘懷？這些寶貴的靈魂，都是祂付上極重無比的代價換來的。
想想我們過去是何等愚頑的罪人，我們無緣無故地恨惡基督教，強烈地抵擋耶穌，但耶穌用無比忍耐的大愛，感化我們的心，藉著各樣的方法，等待我們回心轉意，有如婦人忍受生產之苦，總算把我們生下來，贏得我們的心歸向祂。所以，我們當將身體獻上，當作活祭，我們如此事奉乃是理所當然。因為我們不再屬自己，我們活著，是為榮耀主而活！這樣的生活，是何等輕省快樂！
Morning, November 15
Scripture: "The Lord's portion is his people."(Deuteronomy 32:9)
How are they his? By his own sovereign choice. He chose them, and set his love upon them. This he did altogether apart from any goodness in them at the time, or any goodness which he foresaw in them. He had mercy on whom he would have mercy, and ordained a chosen company unto eternal life; thus, therefore, are they his by his unconstrained election.
They are not only his by choice, but by purchase. He has bought and paid for them to the utmost farthing, hence about his title there can be no dispute. Not with corruptible things, as with silver and gold, but with the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord's portion has been fully redeemed. There is no mortgage on his estate; no suits can be raised by opposing claimants, the price was paid in open court, and the Church is the Lord's freehold for ever. See the blood-mark upon all the chosen, invisible to human eye, but known to Christ, for "the Lord knoweth them that are his"; he forgetteth none of those whom he has redeemed from among men; he counts the sheep for whom he laid down his life, and remembers well the Church for which he gave himself.
They are also his by conquest. What a battle he had in us before we would be won! How long he laid siege to our hearts! How often he sent us terms of capitulation! but we barred our gates, and fenced our walls against him. Do we not remember that glorious hour when he carried our hearts by storm? When he placed his cross against the wall, and scaled our ramparts, planting on our strongholds the blood-red flag of his omnipotent mercy? Yes, we are, indeed, the conquered captives of his omnipotent love. Thus chosen, purchased, and subdued, the rights of our divine possessor are inalienable: we rejoice that we never can be our own; and we desire, day by day, to do his will, and to show forth his glory.
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