Daily Devotion - Dec 15 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

十二月十五日

經文: 「俄珥巴與婆婆親嘴而別，只是路得捨不得拿俄米。」（路得記一：14）

兩個媳婦對拿俄米婆婆情感深厚、敬愛有加。所以，當拿俄米要回猶大地，兩個媳婦都很捨不得，宣稱要跟著同去。但這位不自私的婆婆，很坦白地告訴她們，回去之後可能面臨的窘境，為了她們自身幸福的緣故，倒不如留在本地，找個適合的人嫁了。

俄珥巴經過再三的考慮，覺得婆婆的話頗有道理，就依依不捨地和婆婆吻別，回到她拜偶像的朋友那裡去。然而，路得卻定意選擇跟隨婆婆，因為她看到她婆婆所信的上帝，是一位值得信靠的上帝，所以不顧一切地跟隨婆婆回猶大地。

當環境順利如意時，信靠上帝倒不是難事；但你運氣背時，倒霉事接二連三時，要叫你跟隨上帝，卻不是件易事。你會不怨天尤人嗎？你會仍然定睛在耶穌身上嗎？你會為了耶穌的緣故，不在乎金錢物質的損失嗎？

地上的財富與名聲，有如過眼雲煙，與天上的榮耀相比，那簡直是天堂與宵壤之別。俄珥巴自從選擇留在摩押地，她的名字就不再出現，最後歸入塵土，但路得卻不一樣，她不但成為耶穌的先祖，她的名字也在天堂的生命冊上。那些為基督的緣故，願拋棄地上所有的婦女有福了，因為上帝要給她的賞賜是大的。「你們這蒙我父賜福的，可來承受那創世以來為你們所預備的國。」（太廿五：34）


Morning, December 15

Scripture: "Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her."(Ruth 1:14)

Both of them had an affection for Naomi, and therefore set out with her upon her return to the land of Judah. But the hour of test came; Naomi most unselfishly set before each of them the trials which awaited them, and bade them if they cared for ease and comfort to return to their Moabitish friends. At first both of them declared that they would cast in their lot with the Lord's people; but upon still further consideration Orpah with much grief and a respectful kiss left her mother in law, and her people, and her God, and went back to her idolatrous friends, while Ruth with all her heart gave herself up to the God of her mother in law. It is one thing to love the ways of the Lord when all is fair, and quite another to cleave to them under all discouragements and difficulties. The kiss of outward profession is very cheap and easy, but the practical cleaving to the Lord, which must show itself in holy decision for truth and holiness, is not so small a matter. How stands the case with us, is our heart fixed upon Jesus, is the sacrifice bound with cords to the horns of the altar? Have we counted the cost, and are we solemnly ready to suffer all worldly loss for the Master's sake? The after gain will be an abundant recompense, for Egypt's treasures are not to be compared with the glory to be revealed. Orpah is heard of no more; in glorious ease and idolatrous pleasure her life melts into the gloom of death; but Ruth lives in history and in heaven, for grace has placed her in the noble line whence sprung the King of kings. Blessed among women shall those be who for Christ's sake can renounce all; but forgotten and worse than forgotten shall those be who in the hour of temptation do violence to conscience and turn back unto the world. O that this morning we may not be content with the form of devotion, which may be no better than Orpah's kiss, but may the Holy Spirit work in us a cleaving of our whole heart to our Lord Jesus.

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