Daily Devotion - Apr 22 - ¥q¥?‾u‥C?eAF-×(?e) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning 四月二十二日 經文: 「上帝用右手將祂高舉。」（使徒行傳五：31） 那位被釘十架，受死埋葬的耶穌，如今在榮耀寶座上。天上至高的寶座非祂莫屬，祂被高舉坐在父上帝的右邊。身為神子，祂有著凡人所沒有的桌越榮光；身為中保，祂有著無與倫比，超越所有聖者的特質。屬祂的人，因為能與祂聯合，而反射出祂的形象，這是何等光榮的事！ 耶穌是頭，我們是身體，我們是屬祂的，祂被高舉，就等於我們被高舉。耶穌有冠冕，將來祂也要賜我們冠冕，祂坐寶座，但祂不滿意只有祂獨自坐寶座，祂企盼旁邊有新婦相陪。 現在就仰望耶穌吧！讓你信心的眼定睛在耶穌頭上的冠冕吧！將來有一天，我們要與祂面對面，且要像祂，我們雖無法像祂那樣聖潔偉大，但我們可以分享祂的尊貴與光榮。我們在世雖然默默無名，微不足道，但將來我們要與耶穌一同作王，直到永永遠遠，現在我們有耶穌在天堂作榮耀的代表，不久祂就要接我們到祂那裡去，住在祂的榮耀裡，並分享祂的喜悅與同在。 Morning, April 22 Scripture: "Him hath God exalted."(Acts 5:31) Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is his by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father's right hand, and though as Jehovah he had eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honours which Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful to reflect how close is Christ's union with his people. We are actually one with him; we are members of his body; and his exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us to sit upon his throne, even as he has overcome, and is set down with his Father on his throne; he has a crown, and he gives us crowns too; he has a throne, but he is not content with having a throne to himself, on his right hand there must be his queen, arrayed in "gold of Ophir." He cannot be glorified without his bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of your faith behold him with many crowns upon his head; and remember that you will one day be like him, when you shall see him as he is; you shall not be so great as he is, you shall not be so divine, but still you shall, in a measure, share the same honours, and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which he possesses. Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your weary way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction; for by-and-by you shall reign with Christ, for he has "made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign for ever and ever." Oh!, wonderful thought for the children of God! We have Christ for our glorious representative in heaven's courtsnow, and soon he will come and receive us to himself, to be with him there, to behold his glory, and to share his joy. www.glorypress.com