Daily Devotion - Mar 23 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(©]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

三月二十三日

經文: 我告訴你們，若是他們閉口不說，這些石頭必要呼叫起來。（路加福音十九：40）

但是石頭會呼叫嗎？會，倘若叫啞巴開口的那一位命令石頭揚聲，石頭就會呼叫。倘若石頭能言，必大聲頌讚，見證上帝以祂大能的話創造了它們。我們也能以言語來稱頌使我們成為新造的人，從石頭中興起亞伯拉罕的子孫的那一位嗎？古老的磐石能述說混亂與次序，能敘述在創造的每一連續階段中上帝親手的作為。我們能述說上帝的命令、祂在古代的偉大工作，和祂為教會所作的一切。倘若石頭真能言語，必會述說碎石者如何將它們從石礦中取出，如何鑿磨它們適於建造聖殿。我們榮耀的碎路者以祂聖言之錘破碎我們的心，因此祂才能將我們建造成祂的聖殿。倘若石頭會呼叫，必誇耀那位磨光它們、將它們成形在宮殿中的建造者。我們的設計師和建造者將我們置於永活真神聖殿中恰當之地方。倘若石頭會呼叫，可能會藉回憶來敍述一長篇故事。過去，人為了紀念主常會立起一巨石。我們也能見證上帝為我們所成就的大事。律法的碎石呼聲指控我們，但是基督自己將墓門的大石輥開，為我們代言。我們不要讓石頭呼叫，卻要自己迸出聖歌永遠榮耀祂，祂是以色列的牧者和磐石。

Evening, March 23

Scripture: "I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."(Luke 19:40)

But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if he who opens the mouth of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice. Certainly if they were to speak, they would have much to testify in praise of him who created them by the word of his power; they could extol the wisdom and power of their Maker who called them into being. Shall not we speak well of him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in successive stages of creation's drama; and cannot we talk of God's decrees, of God's great work in ancient times, in all that he did for his church in the days of old? If the stones were to speak, they could tell of their breaker, how he took them from the quarry, and made them fit for the temple, and cannot we tell of our glorious Breaker, who broke our hearts with the hammer of his word, that he might build us into his temple? If the stones should cry out they would magnify their builder, who polished them and fashioned them after the similitude of a palace; and shall not we talk of our Architect and Builder, who has put us in our place in the temple of the living God? If the stones could cry out, they might have a long, long story to tell by way of memorial, for many a time hath a great stone been rolled as a memorial before the Lord; and we too can testify of Ebenezers, stones of help, pillars of remembrance. The broken stones of the law cry out against us, but Christ himself, who has rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, speaks for us. Stones might well cry out, but we will not let them: we will hush their noise with ours; we will break forth into sacred song, and bless the majesty of the Most High, all our days glorifying him who is called by Jacob the Shepherd and Stone of Israel.

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