Daily Devotion - Dec 29 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

十二月二十九日

經文: 論到基督，你們的意見如何？（馬太福音二十二：42）

論到基督，你的意見如何？這問題是對你心靈光景的極大測試。祂於你是否「比世人更美」（詩四十五：2），是否「超乎萬人之上」（歌五：10），是否「全然可愛」（歌五：16）？若以刻度表來量度你的信心：「基督在你心中的地位有多高？」倘若你很少思念基督、倘若你滿足於沒有祂同在的生活、倘若你對祂的尊榮並不關心、若你忽視祂的律法，那麼你的心靈是有病的，但願上帝尚不使死亡接近你！但是倘若你心的首要思念是：「我如何能榮耀耶穌？」，倘若你靈魂每日的願望是：「哦，我深願能知道往何處去尋見祂。」縱然你有千萬困難，即使你在基督內尚屬嬰兒，仍是安全的，因為你尊崇耶穌。你一定睛於祂高貴的衣飾，你的襤褸就消失了。只要思想祂的傷痕，你受鞭打而流血的傷口就變小了。在你所寶貴之物中這些傷痕像閃爍的紅寶石嗎？對於王的榮美，你以為如何？在你的心中，祂是否高坐於榮耀的寶座上？倘若你能在宣揚頌讚祂的樂聲中加入另一號角聲，你願意為此而死嗎？若然，你就有一健康的屬靈生命。不論你對自己的意見如何，若基督於你是重要的，不久你就必與祂在一起。

Evening, December 29

Scripture: "What think ye of Christ?"(Matthew 22:42)

The great test of your soul's health is, What think you of Christ? Is he to you "fairer than the children of men"—"the chief among ten thousand"—the "altogether lovely"? Wherever Christ is thus esteemed, all the faculties of the spiritual man exercise themselves with energy. I will judge of your piety by this barometer: does Christ stand high or low with you? If you have thought little of Christ, if you have been content to live without his presence, if you have cared little for his honour, if you have been neglectful of his laws, then I know that your soul is sick—God grant that it may not be sick unto death! But if the first thought of your spirit has been, how can I honour Jesus? If the daily desire of your soul has been, "O that I knew where I might find him!" I tell you that you may have a thousand infirmities, and even scarcely know whether you are a child of God at all, and yet I am persuaded, beyond a doubt, that you are safe, since Jesus is great in your esteem. I care not for thy rags, what thinkest thou of his royal apparel? I care not for thy wounds, though they bleed in torrents, what thinkest thou of his wounds? are they like glittering rubies in thine esteem? I think none the less of thee, though thou liest like Lazarus on the dunghill, and the dogs do lick thee—I judge thee not by thy poverty: what thinkest thou of the King in his beauty? Has he a glorious high throne in thy heart? Wouldest thou set him higher if thou couldest? Wouldest thou be willing to die if thou couldest but add another trumpet to the strain which proclaims his praise? Ah! then it is well with thee. Whatever thou mayest think of thyself, if Christ be great to thee, thou shalt be with him ere long.

"Though all the world my choice deride,

Yet Jesus shall my portion be;

For I am pleased with none beside,

The fairest of the fair is he"


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