Daily Devotion - Mar 1 - «H¤ßªº¤ä²¼Ã¯ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book

受逼迫者有福

經文: 「你們因耶和華言語戰兢的人當聽他的話：你們的弟兄──就是恨惡你們，因我名趕出你們的，曾說：願耶和華得榮耀，使我們得見你們的喜樂，但蒙羞的究竟是他們。」（以賽亞書六六：5）

或許千萬人當中還不到一個人，會應驗到這經文的應許，但若真有這等人，上帝要站在他旁邊喝彩加油。讓我們為那些被冤屈而遠離故土家園的人禱告，願上帝親自向他們顯現，成為他的喜樂！

這經文也適用那些因耶和華話語而戰兢的人，他們被外人所恨惡，甚至還因為他們的忠心聖潔被趕出去。尤其他們因著上帝的名被放逐流離，莫須有的宗教迫害，對他們而言，是極大的打擊。假借宗教之名，行殘害之實，來增加毒蛇的虺氣，一向是撒但陰險詭詐的毒計。

上帝的顯現對這些受迫害的信徒，是多麼大的安慰與盼望；上帝是受害者心中的支柱，要為他們的忠信辯護；上帝這樣的作為，顯然帶給敬畏上帝的人極大的釋放，也同時帶給壓迫者極大的恥辱。喔，主啊，讓這些話充滿在忠信受壓的信徒心中。


Joy for the Cast-Out

Scripture: "Hear the Word of the LORD, ye that tremble at His guard; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for My Name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but He shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed"(Isaiah 66:5).

Possibly this text may not apply to one in a thousand of the readers of this little book of promises; but the LORD cheers that one in such words as these. Let us pray for all such as are cast out wrongfully from the society which they love. May the LORD appear to their joy!
The text applies to truly gracious men who tremble at the word of the LORD. These were hated of their brethren and at length cast out because of their fidelity and their holiness. This must have been very bitter to them; and all the more so because their casting out was done in the name of religion, and professedly with the view of glorifying God. How much is done for the devil in the name of God! The use of the name of Jehovah to add venom to the bite of the old serpent is an instance of his subtlety.
The appearing of the LORD for them is the hope of His persecuted people. He appears as the advocate and defender of His elect; and when He does so it means a clear deliverance for the God-fearing and shame for their oppressors. O LORD, fulfill this word to those whom men are deriding!


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