Daily Devotion - Apr 2 - ¥q¥?‾u‥C?eAF-×(c]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening 四月二日 經文: 祂必看見後裔，並且延長年日，耶和華所喜悅的事，必在祂手中亨通。（以賽亞書五十三：10） 所有愛主的人啊，求上帝快快應驗此一應許。當我所期望的是奠基於上帝自己的應許時，我們的禱告就變得容易。祂怎能言而失信呢？永不改變的真理不能藉謊言貶抑自己，永恆的信實不能藉疏忽降低自己。每當你祈求基督的國度來臨時，讓你的眼目注視在逐漸接近、賜福之日的黎明。被釘十架的那一位就在被人遺棄之地接受了祂的冠冕。你以祈禱為基督作工，雖然似乎少有成就，但切勿喪膽。借助於信心的望遠鏡，從鏡片上擦去疑惑的霧氣，透過它去觀望，必見那將要來臨的榮耀。你是否以此不斷地祈禱？請記住基督告訴我們說：「我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們」。祂也同樣地告訴我們，要先如此懇求：「願人都尊您的名為聖。願您的國降臨。願您的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。」（太六：11，9－10）。你的禱告不要只是為你自己的罪、自己的需要、自己的不完全和自己的試驗。攀登摘取繁星的階梯，親至基督跟前。當你接近寶血灑佈的施恩座時，不斷地獻上這樣的禱告：「主啊，擴展您親愛兒子的國度。」如此熱誠呈獻的禱詞將提昇你摯愛之靈。以高舉主的榮耀來證明你禱告的誠懇。 Evening, April 2 Scripture: "He shall see his seed; he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand."(Isaiah 53:10) Plead for the speedy fulfilment of this promise, all ye who love the Lord. It is easy work to pray when we are grounded and bottomed, as to our desires, upon God's own promise. How can he that gave the word refuse to keep it? Immutable veracity cannot demean itself by a lie, and eternal faithfulness cannot degrade itself by neglect. God must bless his Son, his covenant binds him to it. That which the Spirit prompts us to ask for Jesus, is that which God decrees to give him. Whenever you are praying for the kingdom of Christ, let your eyes behold the dawning of the blessed day which draweth near, when the Crucified shall receive his coronation in the place where men rejected him. Courage, you that prayerfully work and toil for Christ with success of the very smallest kind, it shall not be so always; better times are before you. Your eyes cannot see the blissful future: borrow the telescope of faith; wipe the misty breath of your doubts from the glass; look through it and behold the coming glory. Reader, let us ask, do you make this your constant prayer? Remember that the same Christ who tells us to say, "Give us this day our daily bread," had first given us this petition, "Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven." Let not your prayers be all concerning your own sins, your own wants, your own imperfections, your own trials, but let them climb the starry ladder, and get up to Christ himself, and then, as you draw nigh to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat, offer this prayer continually, "Lord, extend the kingdom of thy dear Son." Such a petition, fervently presented, will elevate the spirit of all your devotions. Mind that you prove the sincerity of your prayer by labouring to promote the Lord's glory. www.glorypress.com