Daily Devotion - Dec 14 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

十二月十四日

經文: 我已經與基督同釘十字架。（加拉太書二：20）

主耶穌基督是一位偉大的代表，祂死於十字架上就代表著全體屬祂子民也死了。祂的一代聖徒藉著祂得以稱義，也完全平息了上帝對罪的憤怒。保羅很高興知道因為自己是基督的選民，所以等於已經與基督同死於十字架上了。他不僅相信這一教義，更採取行動，以信心接受這一事實，且將他的盼望建於這事實上。他相信藉著基督的死，他滿足了上帝的公義，並能與上帝和好。當靈魂在基督的十字架上，張開雙手雙腳時，他就能感覺到，「我已經死了。律法已將我處死了，我已不在它的權勢之下了。我已經與基督同釘十字架，祂為我代死，在祂身上，所有律法能定的刑罰都已經執行了。」保羅不僅相信基督的死，更信靠祂的死。他真正感受到上帝的能力，以致能把自己老舊腐朽的本性釘死。每一位真正的基督徒向這個世界都是死的。一旦他能感受到自己向世界死了，便能像使徒保羅那樣宣稱：「但是我是活的。」他向上帝是完全活的。基督徒的生命是個猜不透的謎。沒有一位非基督徒能領悟，甚至基督徒本人也不能明白。死了，卻活了！與基督同釘十字架，同時，又與基督一同復活，得著新生的樣式！與受苦、流血的基督連合，向世界和罪惡而死，真是有福的。

Evening, December 14

Scripture: "I am crucified with Christ."(Galatians 2:20)

The Lord Jesus Christ acted in what he did as a great public representative person, and his dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all his people. Then all his saints rendered unto justice what was due, and made an expiation to divine vengeance for all their sins. The apostle of the Gentiles delighted to think that as one of Christ's chosen people, he died upon the cross in Christ. He did more than believe this doctrinally, he accepted it confidently, resting his hope upon it. He believed that by virtue of Christ's death, he had satisfied divine justice, and found reconciliation with God. Beloved, what a blessed thing it is when the soul can, as it were, stretch itself upon the cross of Christ, and feel, "I am dead; the law has slain me, and I am therefore free from its power, because in my Surety I have borne the curse, and in the person of my Substitute the whole that the law could do, by way of condemnation, has been executed upon me, for I am crucified with Christ."

But Paul meant even more than this. He not only believed in Christ's death, and trusted in it, but he actually felt its power in himself in causing the crucifixion of his old corrupt nature. When he saw the pleasures of sin, he said, "I cannot enjoy these: I am dead to them." Such is the experience of every true Christian. Having received Christ, he is to this world as one who is utterly dead. Yet, while conscious of death to the world, he can, at the same time, exclaim with the apostle, "Nevertheless I live." He is fully alive unto God. The Christian's life is a matchless riddle. No worldling can comprehend it; even the believer himself cannot understand it. Dead, yet alive! crucified with Christ, and yet at the same time risen with Christ in newness of life! Union with the suffering, bleeding Saviour, and death to the world and sin, are soul-cheering things. O for more enjoyment of them!


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