Daily Devotion - Dec 12 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

十二月十二日

經文: 「祂的作為與古時一樣。」（哈巴谷書三：6）

上帝行事有祂的法則，祂過去怎樣行，將來也必怎樣行。人的行事卻出爾反爾、三心二意，沒有原則。而且常常是一窩蜂的盲從，有時是出於無知，有時是出於害怕，結果帶來無盡的悔恨與帳惘。

但信靠上帝的人無事可畏驚，因為知道全能的上帝是他們的後盾與高台，沒有什麼事可以攔阻上帝的旨意進行。因為祂「說有就有」、「命立就立」，除非祂發令改變，否則祂的法則律令永遠安定在天。

上帝是永遠慈愛公義、信實智慧、溫柔堅定。但人卻是隨興做事，受情緒影響很大，心情一變，做事的原則也隨之改變，沒有譜可尋。但上帝卻不是這樣，祂是有始有終，吾道一以貫之。當約書亞為百姓請命，求上帝讓太陽靜止不動，好助他一臂之力，攻克敵軍，事情果然這樣成了，誰敢對上帝說：「您在做什麼？」

上帝是無所不能，且有至高無上的主權。上帝的道是絕對智慧，且以既定的原則邁向永恆，人的計謀一點都不能改變上帝的道，惡根必產生惡果，善因必收取善果，今早讓我們以無比的信心投靠這位昔在、今在、永在的父上帝，因為知道祂的作為與古時一樣。


Morning, December 12

Scripture: "His ways are everlasting."(Habakkuk 3:6)

What he hath done at one time, he will do yet again. Man's ways are variable, but God's ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following—the Lord's ways are the result of wise deliberation; he ordereth all things according to the counsel of his own will. Human action is frequently the hasty result of passion, or fear, and is followed by regret and alteration; but nothing can take the Almighty by surprise, or happen otherwise than he has foreseen. His ways are the outgrowth of an immutable character, and in them the fixed and settled attributes of God are clearly to be seen. Unless the Eternal One himself can undergo change, his ways, which are himself in action, must remain for ever the same. Is he eternally just, gracious, faithful, wise, tender?—then his ways must ever be distinguished for the same excellences. Beings act according to their nature: when those natures change, their conduct varies also; but since God cannot know the shadow of a turning, his ways will abide everlastingly the same. Moreover there is no reason from without which could reverse the divine ways, since they are the embodiment of irresistible might. The earth is said, by the prophet, to be cleft with rivers, mountains tremble, the deep lifts up its hands, and sun and moon stand still, when Jehovah marches forth for the salvation of his people. Who can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? But it is not might alone which gives stability; God's ways are the manifestation of the eternal principles of right, and therefore can never pass away. Wrong breeds decay and involves ruin, but the true and the good have about them a vitality which ages cannot diminish.

This morning let us go to our heavenly Father with confidence, remembering that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever, and in him the Lord is ever gracious to his people.


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