Daily Devotion - Mar 23 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

三月二十三日

經文: 「耶穌禱告更加懇切，汗珠如大血點，滴在地上。」（路加福音廿二：44）

我們的救主內在心裡的壓力，迫使祂外在的形體，處於極亢奮的狀態，以致祂汗珠如大血點，滴在地上，這顯示祂心中大愛的流露。若一個人心中憂苦悲痛，顯然血液會往心臟衝，臉頰會蒼白，甚至會暈倒，因為血液都流到內部，沒有養份供應其他部位。
但我們的救主卻不一樣，祂雖歷經極大的痛苦考驗，祂卻一心惦記著世人，將自己的生死置之度外，祂的血液並沒有往內流，反倒往外流，使得汗珠如血滴，落在地上，可見祂心中蘊藏的大愛，是如何強有力地迸發出來，祂為世上所獻上的祭，是何等的完全，毫無保留。
難道我們想像不出祂所經歷的衝突掙扎是何等強烈？難道我們聽不出祂的遺言是何等語重心長，沈痛萬分：「你們與罪惡相爭，還沒有抵擋到流血的地步。」（來十二：4）讓我們轉眼定睛仰望這位為我們掏肝挖肺、嘔心瀝血的救主吧，我們就不致這麼輕易地放縱私慾、體貼肉體，以致與罪惡妥協讓步。


Morning, March 23

Scripture: "His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground."(Luke 22:44)

The mental pressure arising from our Lord's struggle with temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to the ground. This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Saviour so that he distilled great drops of blood! This demonstrates the mighty power of his love. It is a very pretty observation of old Isaac Ambrose that the gum which exudes from the tree without cutting is always the best. This precious camphire-tree yielded most sweet spices when it was wounded under the knotty whips, and when it was pierced by the nails on the cross; but see, it giveth forth its best spice when there is no whip, no nail, no wound. This sets forth the voluntariness of Christ's sufferings, since without a lance the blood flowed freely. No need to put on the leech, or apply the knife; it flows spontaneously. No need for the rulers to cry, "Spring up, O well;" of itself it flows in crimson torrents. If men suffer great pain of mind apparently the blood rushes to the heart. The cheeks are pale; a fainting fit comes on; the blood has gone inward as if to nourish the inner man while passing through its trial. But see our Saviour in his agony; he is so utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth. The agony of Christ, inasmuch as it pours him out upon the ground, pictures the fulness of the offering which he made for men.
Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us? "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin." Behold the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the great tempter of your souls.


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