Daily Devotion - Jan 1 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

一月一日

經文: 「他們就吃了那地的出產。」(約書亞記五：１１)

那應許之地已然在望，以色列人四十年曠野漂流的日子，就要接近尾聲了。他們用不著再害怕毒蛇惡蠍，或是兇蠻的亞瑪力人，也不用再遷移帳篷，到處漂泊，如今到了流奶與蜜之地，可以吃那地出產的美物。
<BR> 親愛的弟兄姐妹們，也許這就是你我今年的景況，雖然我們曾經飽嚐憂患，經歷滄桑，但那都已成了過去。現在我們能確信，我們必可與主同在，享受祂的安息，並以餘生，榮神益人。<BR> 「正如希伯來書所說：『己經相信的人，得以進入那安息。』」（四：3）藉聖靈的內住，我們得以預嚐天恩的滋味。如今已在天國的人，是好得無比；而我們這些在地蒙上帝保守的人，也是一樣。他們已經凱旋歸隊，我們也一樣能靠主得勝仇敵。他們在天國與耶穌一同坐席，我們也能夠在心靈中天天與主見面。聖徒在天堂享受上帝的愛，我們也一樣在心裡有主的平安喜樂。他們在天國不斷歌頌主，我們也一樣在地上不停讚美主。因著有信、有望、有愛，我們可使荒漠變良田，我們也能在地過著如同在天的生活，靠著耶穌，今年可吃到迦南地出產的果實。當初以色列人能吃到嗎哪，我們為什麼不能？耶穌自己就是我們的嗎哪，祂的肉是可吃的，祂的血是可喝的，有了祂，我們有如吃了人間的美味珍饈，靈裡大得飽足，心裡快樂歡暢。


Morning, January 1

Scripture: "They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year." (Joshua 5:12)

Israel's weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land. Perhaps this year, beloved Christian reader, this may be thy case or mine. Joyful is the prospect, and if faith be in active exercise, it will yield unalloyed delight. To be with Jesus in the rest which remaineth for the people of God, is a cheering hope indeed, and to expect this glory so soon is a double bliss. Unbelief shudders at the Jordan which still rolls between us and the goodly land, but let us rest assured that we have already experienced more ills than death at its worst can cause us. Let us banish every fearful thought, and rejoice with exceeding great joy, in the prospect that this year we shall begin to be "for ever with the Lord."
A part of the host will this year tarry on earth, to do service for their Lord. If this should fall to our lot, there is no reason why the New Year's text should not still be true. "We who have believed do enter into rest." The Holy Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance; he gives us "glory begun below." In heaven they are secure, and so are we preserve in Christ Jesus; there they triumph over their enemies, and we have victories too. Celestial spirits enjoy communion with their Lord, and this is not denied to us; they rest in his love, and we have perfect peace in him: they hymn his praise, and it is our privilege to bless him too. We will this year gather celestial fruits on earthly ground, where faith and hope have made the desert like the garden of the Lord. Man did eat angels' food of old, and why not now? O for grace to feed on Jesus, and so to eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan this year!


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