Daily Devotion - Dec 29 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

十二月二十九日

經文: 「到如今耶和華都幫助我們。」（撒母耳記上七：12）

「到如今」這話讓我回想過去，這廿年甚至七十年，無論在貧窮病痛中，或在試煉患難中，無論身居海外或國內，上帝都看顧我、幫助我！

走在林蔭大道，遠眺著盡頭，無限心曠神怡；當我們回首前塵，卻顧所來徑，不禁滿心感謝與讚美，因為上帝的恩典如同脂油，沿途滴滿路徑。

「到如今」這話，另一方面，也遙指著未來，因為這隱含著尚有一段路要走，不是只到此為止。不可知的未來充滿著無限的變數，有潛藏的衝突、陷阱、誘惑、爭戰，需要我們更多的禱告、更多的付出與擺上，更多的為主得勝。

人生如戰場，讓我們願受徵召做基督精兵，在耶穌這位大元帥的領導下，高舉旌旗，奮勇向前；我們更願意做耶穌僕人，學像耶穌般的柔和謙卑，仁慈善良，滿有上帝的喜樂榮光。當然走這條天路，仍有烏雲密佈的時候，仍有崎嶇不平的險惡路段，但感謝主，「到如今」耶和華都幫助我，耶穌會牽著我們的手，一路陪伴我們，直到安抵天家。


Morning, December 29

Scripture: "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us."(1 Samuel 7:12)

The word "hitherto" seems like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. Twenty years or seventy, and yet, "hitherto the Lord hath helped!" Through poverty, through wealth, through sickness, through health, at home, abroad, on the land, on the sea, in honour, in dishonour, in perplexity, in joy, in trial, in triumph, in prayer, in temptation, "hitherto hath the Lord helped us!" We delight to look down a long avenue of trees. It is delightful to gaze from end to end of the long vista, a sort of verdant temple, with its branching pillars and its arches of leaves; even so look down the long aisles of your years, at the green boughs of mercy overhead, and the strong pillars of lovingkindness and faithfulness which bear up your joys. Are there no birds in yonder branches singing? Surely there must be many, and they all sing of mercy received "hitherto."

But the word also points forward. For when a man gets up to a certain mark and writes "hitherto," he is not yet at the end, there is still a distance to be traversed. More trials, more joys; more temptations, more triumphs; more prayers, more answers; more toils, more strength; more fights, more victories; and then come sickness, old age, disease, death. Is it over now? No! there is more yet-awakening in Jesus' likeness, thrones, harps, songs, psalms, white raiment, the face of Jesus, the society of saints, the glory of God, the fulness of eternity, the infinity of bliss. O be of good courage, believer, and with grateful confidence raise thy "Ebenezer," for—

He who hath helped thee hitherto

Will help thee all thy journey through.

When read in heaven's light how glorious and marvellous a prospect will thy "hitherto" unfold to thy grateful eye!


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