Daily Devotion - Nov 24 - «H¤ßªº¤ä²¼Ã¯ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book

瞬間的怒氣

經文: ��「祂不長久責備，也不永遠懷怒。」（詩篇一○三：9）'Y�Z�

上帝有時會管教我們，否則祂就不是一位智慧的天父。對那些犯錯但願意自我檢討的人而言，上帝的責罵懲罰是令他們痛苦的，因為他們一方面覺得自己罪有應得，一方面覺得讓上帝憂心是很不對的。我們俯身在祂面前，知道祂的管教是為我們好，同時也因惹祂生氣而自覺愧疚。�

但是祂的話語，是何等的安慰，祂「不長久責備」。若我們悔改，懷著一顆為罪憂傷痛悔的心，轉向上帝，祂就會立即向我們展現笑顏，對於祂所深愛的兒女，上帝實在不願整天向他們寒著臉，祂喜歡看到祂的兒女有滿足的喜樂。�

來吧，讓我們尋求祂的面，我們無需絕望消沈，讓我們愛這位會管教的上帝，因為不久我們就會唱︰「祂的怒氣已經轉離，不再生氣！」暴風雨已經過去，靈魂的陰霾已經遠離！我們柔軟的心，充滿感恩的記憶，原是像判官責罰我們的上帝，現已成為慈愛的天父，完全饒恕我們的過犯，讓我們在祂甜美、永不改變的愛中，歡喜踴躍吧！�


Pardon and Forgiveness

Scripture: "He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever" (Psalm 103:9).

He will chide sometimes, or He would not be a wise Father for such poor, erring children as we are. His chiding is very painful to those who are true, because they feel how sadly they deserve it and how wrong it is on their part to grieve Him. We know what this chiding means, and we bow before the LORD, mourning that we should cause Him to be angry with us.

But what a comfort we find in these lines! "Not always" will He chide. If we repent and turn to Him with hearts broken for sin and broken from sin, He will smile upon us at once. It is no pleasure to Him to turn a frowning face toward those whom He loves with all His heart: it is His joy that our joy should be full.

Come, let us seek His face. There is no reason for despair, nor even for despondency. Let us love a chiding God, and before long we shall sing, "Thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me." Be gone, ye dark forebodings, ye ravens of the soul! Come in, ye humble hopes and grateful memories, ye doves of the heart! He who pardoned us long ago as a judge will again forgive us as a father, and we shall rejoice in His sweet, unchanging love.


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