Daily Devotion - Mar 18 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

三月十八日

經文: 「你們因信基督耶穌，都是上帝的兒子。」（加拉太書三：26）

天父對祂的兒女是一視同仁的，祂不會因你渺小，軟弱，就對你置之不理。你常說：「我是小信的人哪，多麼希望我能像那大有信心的人，拿著寶劍做個英勇的武士。但我是多麼的膽小懦弱，看到陰影會怕，踩到草繩也以為是蛇。」聽著，小信的人哪！你是天父的兒女，就如同大有信心的人也是上帝的兒女一樣。彼得、保羅是上帝所看重的使徒，你我雖微不足道，但和彼得、保羅一，同屬上帝家中的人，在上帝眼中看來，是同等寶貴。
我們的名字都在天上的生命冊裡，上帝或許給某些人較多的恩賜，但對每個兒女，天父都以同樣的慈心待之。某些人或許能為上帝做大事，特別能榮耀上帝，但卑微的肢體，上帝仍一樣垂顧，並不輕看。讓這樣的思想進入你心中，吸引你就近上帝呼喊：「阿爸父！」然而，切莫因有這樣的信念就知足，而不肯更　熱切地追求認識主。我們的信心雖然渺小不足，但只要是在耶穌裡的真信心，並且肯繼續往前進深，總有達到天國的一天。若你願為榮耀主而活，並以服事祂為樂，就懇切地追求被祂的聖靈完全充滿，直到全然的愛充滿我心，不再有懼怕。


Morning, March 18

Scripture: "Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."(Galatians 3:26)

The fatherhood of God is common to all his children. Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, "Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid." List thee, Little-faith. Great-heart is God's child, and you are God's child too; and Great-heart is not one whit more God's child than you are. Peter and Paul, the highly- favoured apostles, were of the family of the Most High; and so are you also; the weak Christian is as much a child of God as the strong one.

"This cov'nant stands secure,
Though earth's old pillars bow;
The strong, the feeble, and the weak,
Are one in Jesus now."
All the names are in the same family register. One may have more grace than another, but God our heavenly Father has the same tender heart towards all. One may do more mighty works, and may bring more glory to his Father, but he whose name is the least in the kingdom of heaven is as much the child of God as he who stands among the King's mighty men. Let this cheer and comfort us, when we draw near to God and say, "Our Father."
Yet, while we are comforted by knowing this, let us not rest contented with weak faith, but ask, like the Apostles, to have it increased. However feeble our faith may be, if it be real faith in Christ, we shall reach heaven at last, but we shall not honour our Master much on our pilgrimage, neither shall we abound in joy and peace. If then you would live to Christ's glory, and be happy in his service, seek to be filled with the spirit of adoption more and more completely, till perfect love shall cast out fear.


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