Daily Devotion - Jan 20 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

一月二十日

經文: 「亞伯是牧羊的。」(創世記四：2)

亞伯是牧羊的，他將上好的牲畜獻給上帝，將血灑在祭壇上。上帝看重亞伯的心意及他的祭物，這最起初的獻祭，預表將來要成的事的影兒；就像旭日東升前的幾線曙光，預表朝陽就要出來。我們看到亞伯這個牧羊人，也是祭司，他獻上馨香的祭給上帝，像我們的主耶穌，把自己當一隻羔羊似地獻給天父，那是耶和華所悅納看重的。
<BR> 亞伯無緣無故地被他的兄弟該隱恨惡，同樣，耶穌也無緣無地經歷世人的恨惡唾棄。帶血氣的自然人看不得別人成功，會眼紅嫉妒，見到有人蒙恩為上帝所悅納，心裡就不是滋味。最後，亞伯跌倒，流出鮮血，濺在祭壇。耶穌也是這樣，當祂侍立在上來前，行使祭司職份時，被仇敵殺害，如同好牧人一樣，為群羊捨命。
<BR> 當亞伯的血從地底向上帝伸冤，上帝對該隱說：「你兄弟的血有聲音從地裡向我哀告」。（創四：10）耶穌的血有聲音也同樣地鏗鏘有力，擲地有聲，但祂所發出的不是復仇之音，乃是悲憫寬宏的饒恕。按著時間的次序，亞伯是第一位牧羊人，但按著功效而言，我們沒有第二句話，一定推耶穌是首席牧羊人。喔，最偉大的牧者，當我們眼見您默默地被牽到宰殺之地，不禁眼淚漣漣，心被恩感，從心底獻上無限的感激，直到永遠。


Morning, January 20

Scripture: "Abel was a keeper of sheep."(Genesis 4:2)

As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like the first streak of light which tinges the east at sunrise, it does not reveal everything, but it clearly manifests the great fact that the sun is coming. As we see Abel, a shepherd and yet a priest, offering a sacrifice of sweet smell unto God, we discern our Lord, who brings before his Father a sacrifice to which Jehovah ever hath respect. Abel was hated by his brother—hated without a cause; and even so was the Saviour: the natural and carnal man hated the accepted man in whom the Spirit of grace was found, and rested not until his blood had been shed. Abel fell, and sprinkled his altar and sacrifice with his own blood, and therein sets forth the Lord Jesus slain by the enmity of man while serving as a priest before the Lord. "The good Shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep." Let us weep over him as we view him slain by the hatred of mankind, staining the horns of his altar with his own blood. Abel's blood speaketh. "The Lord said unto Cain, 'The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.'" The blood of Jesus hath a mighty tongue, and the import of its prevailing cry is not vengeance but mercy. It is precious beyond all preciousness to stand at the altar of our good Shepherd! to see him bleeding there as the slaughtered priest, and then to hear his blood speaking peace to all his flock, peace in our conscience, peace between Jew and Gentile, peace between man and his offended Maker, peace all down the ages of eternity for blood-washed men. Abel is the first shepherd in order of time, but our hearts shall ever place Jesus first in order of excellence. Thou great Keeper of the sheep, we the people of thy pasture bless thee with our whole hearts when we see thee slain for us.

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