Daily Devotion - Mar 20 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

三月二十日

經文: 你們作丈夫的要愛你的妻子，正如基督愛教會。（以弗所書五：25）

很少教師敢說：「倘若你要實踐我所教導的，就效法我的生活。」但是耶穌的生活是完美德行的寫照，因此，祂能自承為聖潔的典範，是聖潔典範的教師。基督徒不應當以低於基督的形像來作為他的模範。在任何環境下，我們都不應當滿足。除非從我們身上能反映出在祂�面的恩典。身為丈夫的基督徒要仰望基督耶穌的形像，並且要按照這個形像而活。丈夫的愛應該是特殊的。主耶穌對教會有一種特別的愛。祂說：「我為他們祈求，不為世人祈求。」（約十七：9）。教會是天國所寵愛的，是基督的寶貝。教會是祂頭上的冠冕、是祂腕上的手鐲、是祂胸前的護心鏡、是祂愛的中心。丈夫應該以不停的愛去愛他的妻子，因為耶穌就是如此愛祂的教會。祂愛的表現可能在形式上有不同，但是愛的本質永不改變。丈夫應該以持久的愛去愛他的妻子，因為沒有一件事物「能叫我們與上帝的愛隔絕，這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌�的。」（羅八：39）。一個真正的丈夫對妻子的愛是從心中發出、是熱情而強烈的，不只是嘴唇上的奉獻。基督已作了一切來證明祂的愛。耶穌對祂的新婦有喜稅的愛。祂珍視她的愛情並喜悅她。在你的家庭關係中，「正如基督愛教會」是你愛的原則和量度標準嗎？

Evening, March 20

Scripture: "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church."(Ephesians 5:25)

What a golden example Christ gives to his disciples! Few masters could venture to say, "If you would practise my teaching, imitate my life;" but as the life of Jesus is the exact transcript of perfect virtue, he can point to himself as the paragon of holiness, as well as the teacher of it. The Christian should take nothing short of Christ for his model. Under no circumstances ought we to be content unless we reflect the grace which was in him. As a husband, the Christian is to look upon the portrait of Christ Jesus, and he is to paint according to that copy. The true Christian is to be such a husband as Christ was to his church. The love of a husband is special. The Lord Jesus cherishes for the church a peculiar affection, which is set upon her above the rest of mankind: "I pray for them, I pray not for the world." The elect church is the favourite of heaven, the treasure of Christ, the crown of his head, the bracelet of his arm, the breastplate of his heart, the very centre and core of his love. A husband should love his wife with a constant love, for thus Jesus loves his church. He does not vary in his affection. He may change in his display of affection, but the affection itself is still the same. A husband should love his wife with an enduring love, for nothing "shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." A true husband loves his wife with a hearty love, fervent and intense. It is not mere lip-service. Ah! beloved, what more could Christ have done in proof of his love than he has done? Jesus has a delighted love towards his spouse: He prizes her affection, and delights in her with sweet complacence. Believer, you wonder at Jesus' love; you admire it—are you imitating it? In your domestic relationships is the rule and measure of your love—"even as Christ loved the church?"

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