Daily Devotion - Mar 27 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

三月二十七日

經文: 「當下門徒都離開祂逃走了。」（馬太福音廿六：56）

耶穌從來不曾遺棄過門徒，但門徒卻在耶穌剛要受苦時，就一個個害怕逃跑，這實在是門徒軟弱的例子。當然啦，信徒充其量不過是羊，狼來了，羊自然要逃跑。耶穌老早就警告過他們，必要來到的危險，他們也發誓寧願死，也絕不離開耶穌半步。但是當考驗的時刻來到，他們卻驚慌地逃跑了。
我想像自己是當年的門徒之一，處在當時的情況，會是怎樣的反應？是不是也像門徒一樣，懦弱地溜跑了。我知道我絕對有愛主的心志，但決心是一回事，臨場的反應卻又是另外一回事。若門徒當時能忠心地隨侍在主測，那是何等榮耀的事！但他們卻對此事，避之不及。但願我不要重蹈他們的覆轍，想想哪，還有什麼地方比在主身旁更安全的處所？誰能像耶穌那樣，可以叫得動十二營的天使來救援？他們竟然棄置這樣一座靠山！多麼可惜，但願我不要像他們這樣傻。
上帝的恩典可以使軟弱者顯為剛強，這些門徒原來膽小的像兔子一樣，但是當聖靈降臨他們身上之後，他們就勇敢的像獅子一樣。因此，聖靈可以幫助我們勇敢地為主做見證。當年門徒對耶穌不忠，是多麼地傷祂的心啊！這也是祂苦杯的一部份汁液，但耶穌已經把它喝盡！我們切莫再為之添加一滴點，若我們遺棄我們的主，我就是將祂重釘十字架，明明地再羞辱祂。喔，聖靈，求您保守我，絕不傷救主的心！


Morning, March 27

Scripture: "Then all the disciples forsook him and fled."(Matthew 26:56)

He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from him in the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger, and had promised to die rather than leave their Master; and yet they were seized with sudden panic, and took to their heels. It may be, that I, at the opening of this day, have braced up my mind to bear a trial for the Lord's sake, and I imagine myself to be certain to exhibit perfect fidelity; but let me be very jealous of myself, lest having the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing to promise, and quite another to perform. It would have been to their eternal honour to have stood at Jesus' side right manfully; they fled from honour; may I be kept from imitating them! Where else could they have been so safe as near their Master, who could presently call for twelve legions of angels? They fled from their true safety. O God, let me not play the fool also. Divine grace can make the coward brave. The smoking flax can flame forth like fire on the altar when the Lord wills it. These very apostles who were timid as hares, grew to be bold as lions after the Spirit had descended upon them, and even so the Holy Spirit can make my recreant spirit brave to confess my Lord and witness for his truth.
What anguish must have filled the Saviour as he saw his friends so faithless! This was one bitter ingredient in his cup; but that cup is drained dry; let me not put another drop in it. If I forsake my Lord, I shall crucify him afresh, and put him to an open shame. Keep me, O blessed Spirit, from an end so shameful.


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