Daily Devotion - Nov 17 - «H¤ßªº¤ä²¼Ã¯ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book

永不丟棄

經文: ��「因為耶和華必不丟棄祂的百姓，也不離棄祂的產業。」（詩篇九十四︰14）

屬上帝的人，祂一個也不丟棄。人或許會始亂終棄，但上帝是始末一貫，從一而終。因為祂的愛是永遠的，祂的抉擇是永不改變的；曾被上帝啟示救恩那些人，上帝因著愛絕對不會讓任何一個人流失。�

詩篇中曾提到這偉大的真理，為安慰那些受苦難的心靈。主會用各樣考驗，煉淨信徒的品格，但絕對不會拋棄我們。在律法的要求、牧人的杖，這兩種管教交錯運作之下，我們必要得益處，因為管教所結出的果子，就是平安，一種內心的平靜，魂�的安息。那些不認識上帝的人，上帝卻要任憑他們妄行，他們就要陷入自己所設的網羅，掉進自己所挖的坑。相反地，屬上帝的人，上帝要把他們送到苦難的學校，學習信心的功課，為將來要得的榮耀做預備。審判之日，懲罰會臨到這些叛逆之子，但那些敬虔受苦者，卻要得賞。因此我們在患難中，要格外喜樂，靜默順服地背起自己的十字架跟從主，因為這是主的愛，祂看我們配受這樣的苦楚，為要成就上帝的榮耀。��

上帝不斷督責，潔淨我們，�

但絕不會離棄、忽略我們。�

祂的信實一再彰顯、保證，�

祂的愛永不改變、褪色。�


God Never Forsakes

Scripture: "For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance" (Psalm 94:14).

No, nor will He cast even so much as one of them. Man has his castoffs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find out a single person whom God has forsaken after having revealed Himself savingly to him.

This grand truth is mentioned in the psalm to cheer the heart of the afflicted. The LORD chastens His own; but He never forsakes them. The result of the double work of the law and the rod is our instruction, and the fruit of that instruction is a quieting of spirit, a sobriety of mind, out of which comes rest. The ungodly are let alone till the pit is digged into which they will fall and be taken; but the godly are sent to school to be prepared for their glorious destiny hereafter. Judgment will return and finish its work upon the rebels, but it will equally return to vindicate the sincere and godly. Hence we may bear the rod of chastisement with calm submission; it means not anger, but love.

God may chasten and correct,

But He never can neglect;

May in faithfulness reprove,

But He ne'er can cease to love.


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