Daily Devotion - Mar 8 - ¯îºz¥Ì¬u Streams in the Desert

荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert

確信祂的應許

經文: 「求您…照您所說的而行。願您的名永遠…被尊為大。」（代十七23~24）

這是一個眞信的禱告的樣本。許多時候，我們所求的，並不是上帝所應許的。因此我們一時不會明白我們的禱告是否合乎上帝的旨意。大衛在這裡的禱告，告訴我們，他深信所求的是合乎上帝的旨意。有時候我們也有這樣的經歷，我們被靈引導，祈求聖經中一個上帝的應許，在這種時候，我們只須帶著信心，用手指按著那應許要求上帝說：「求您照您所說的而行」，這是最美麗、最有力、最穩妥的禱告，用不着焦急、用不着苦求、用不着掙扎：我們只要拿出支票來兌現就是了──拿出應許來，要求實踐。這樣，會增加我們禱告的興趣求。一件上帝的應許，遠勝求一百件不清楚上帝旨意的事情。──梅爾（F.B.Meyer）

聖經中每一個應許，都是上帝親筆簽字的，我們都可以去要求：「求您照您所說的而行」。創造者絕不會欺騙信靠祂的受造者，天上的父絕不會對祂自己的孩子失信。

「求您記念向您僕人所應許的，那叫我有盼望的話。」（詩一一九49，直譯）是一個最有力的禱告，他給上帝的理由是：這是您的話，您豈不守信麼？如果您不實踐，又何必說呢？您既叫我在您的話上有盼望，難道要使我失去您自己所給我的盼望麼？──司布眞（C. H. Spurgeon）

「且滿心相信，上帝所應許的必能作成。」（羅四21）

上帝的永久信實使聖經中的應許「又寶貴，又極大。」（彼後一4）人的應許常是一無價值的。許多毀約使人碎心。但是上帝從創世以來，從來沒有向祂的孩子失過一次信。

哦，一個基督人在痛苦之夜，站在應許的門口不敢拿門閂，這是何等可憐呢？他應該放膽進去，猶如一個孩子進父親的家一般。──葛納爾（Gurnal）

上帝每一個應許都是建立在四個根基上的：上帝的公義、上帝的聖潔、上帝的恩典、上帝的眞實。上帝的公義，不讓祂失信；上帝的聖潔，不讓祂欺騙；上帝的恩典，不讓祂遺忘；上帝的眞實，不讓祂改變。──選


Be Sure of His Promises

Scripture: "Do as thou hast said, that thy name may be magnified forever" (1 Chron. 17:23-24).

This is a most blessed phase of true prayer. Many a time we ask for things which are not absolutely promised. We are not sure therefore until we have persevered for some time whether our petitions are in the line of God's purpose or no. There are other occasions, and in the life of David this was one, when we are fully persuaded that what we ask is according to God's will. We feel led to take up and plead some promise from the page of Scripture, under the special impression that it contains a message for us. At such times, in confident faith, we say, "Do as Thou hast said." There is hardly any position more utterly beautiful, strong, or safe, than to put the finger upon some promise of the Divine word, and claim it. There need be no anguish, or struggle, or wrestling; we simply present the check and ask for cash, produce the promise, and claim its fulfillment; nor can there be any doubt as to the issue. It would give much interest to prayer, if we were more definite. It is far better to claim a few things specifically than a score vaguely. --F. B. Meyer
Every promise of Scripture is a writing of God, which may be pleaded before Him with this reasonable request: "Do as Thou hast said." The Creator will not cheat His creature who depends upon His truth; and far more, the Heavenly Father will not break His word to His own child.
"Remember the word unto thy servant, on which thou hast caused me to hope," is most prevalent pleading. It is a double argument: it is Thy Word. Wilt Thou not keep it? Why hast thou spoken of it, if Thou wilt not make it good. Thou hast caused me to hope in it, wilt Thou disappoint the hope which Thou has Thyself begotten in me? --C. H. Spurgeon
"Being absolutely certain that whatever promise he is bound by, he is able also to make good" (Rom. 4:21, Weymouth's Translation).
It is the everlasting faithfulness of God that makes a Bible promise "exceeding great and precious." Human promises are often worthless. Many a broken promise has left a broken heart. But since the world was made, God has never broken a single promise made to one of His trusting children.
Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house. --Gurnal
Every promise is built upon four pillars: God's justice and holiness, which will not suffer Him to deceive; His grace or goodness, which will not suffer Him to forget; His truth, which will not suffer Him to change, which makes Him able to accomplish. –Selected


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