Daily Devotion - Feb 18 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

二月十八日

經文: 父親，我得罪了天，又得罪了你。（路加福音十五：18）

蒙基督寶血洗淨的人，不需要再像罪犯一樣，到審判的上帝面前去認罪。從法律的觀點來看，基督已永遠除去他們的罪，因此他們不再站在被定罪的地位，反之，已是永遠被愛主接納了。但是，因為他們如同孩童一樣，所以也會如孩童般犯罪，必須每天到天父面前認罪。犯了罪的孩子有義務向他們地上的父親認罪。上帝的恩典在我們心中教導我們，作為基督徒，我們向天上的父也有相同的義務。我們每天都會犯錯，若不能每天蒙饒恕，就不能安歇。若我們沒有尋求赦免，冒犯天父的罪沒有被洗淨，我會感到自己與祂遠離了。我會懷疑祂對我的愛，會在祂面前恐懼戰兢，不敢向祂祈求。我像浪子一般，雖然仍是兒子，卻遠離了父親。倘若我懷著憂傷，因為得罪了如此厚愛仁慈的父親，向祂不停傾訴一切，直到我相信自己蒙赦免了，我就會感到父上帝對我聖潔的愛。基督徒的一生不僅要走過蒙救的路，尚要經歷著耶穌基督我主享受與上帝同在的平安。像罪犯般認罪與像兒子般認罪兩者之間有天淵之別。父親的胸懷，是為後悔認罪的兒子預備的。我們一次洗罪就永遠潔淨了，但是我們每日行走在這地上被污穢的雙腳，仍需常常被洗淨。

Evening, February 18

Scripture: "Father, I have sinned."(Luke 15:18)

It is quite certain that those whom Christ has washed in his precious blood need not make a confession of sin, as culprits or criminals, before God the Judge, for Christ has for ever taken away all their sins in a legal sense, so that they no longer stand where they can be condemned, but are once for all accepted in the Beloved; but having become children, and offending as children, ought they not every day to go before their heavenly Father and confess their sin, and acknowledge their iniquity in that character? Nature teaches that it is the duty of erring children to make a confession to their earthly father, and the grace of God in the heart teaches us that we, as Christians, owe the same duty to our heavenly Father. We daily offend, and ought not to rest without daily pardon. For, supposing that my trespasses against my Father are not at once taken to him to be washed away by the cleansing power of the Lord Jesus, what will be the consequence? If I have not sought forgiveness and been washed from these offences against my Father, I shall feel at a distance from him; I shall doubt his love to me; I shall tremble at him; I shall be afraid to pray to him: I shall grow like the prodigal, who, although still a child, was yet far off from his father. But if, with a child's sorrow at offending so gracious and loving a Parent, I go to him and tell him all, and rest not till I realize that I am forgiven, then I shall feel a holy love to my Father, and shall go through my Christian career, not only as saved, but as one enjoying present peace in God through Jesus Christ my Lord. There is a wide distinction between confessing sin as a culprit, and confessing sin as a child. The Father's bosom is the place for penitent confessions. We have been cleansed once for all, but our feet still need to be washed from the defilement of our daily walk as children of God.

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