Daily Devotion - Apr 4 - ¥q¥?‾u‥C?eAF-×(?e) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning 四月四日 經文: 「上帝使那無罪的，替我們成為罪，好叫我們在祂裡面，成為上帝的義。」（哥林多後書五：21） 愁苦哀傷的基督徒，你為何憂戚哭泣？是不是因為勝不過自己的敗壞，而痛心難過？轉眼仰望耶穌吧！你在祂裡面是完全的，在上帝眼中，你純潔無瑕，猶如未曾犯過罪一樣。而且，上帝還為你披上公義的外袍，那是人的修養追求也達不到的良善完全。 你瞧，你正為著內在的罪性，如此頑強活潑，而傷透腦筋。不錯，因著重生，你開始對罪敏感，也懂得恨惡罪，但卻發現常被罪網纏繞，不得脫身。但是信徒們，別忘了，我們是屬基督的，在耶穌裡「罪」不再有權勢，我們不再受「罪」的轄制，我們是自由人。勇敢地向撒旦宣告，耶穌已徹底還清我們的罪債，我們今日的地位是清白如雪，就像我們來日坦站在寶座前樣那樣。我們不接受撒旦任何的指控，因為一切有礙我們得救的字據，已經藉著耶穌寶血一筆勾銷。願這樣的信念深植我心深處。 是的，因著耶穌寶血的潔淨，我們得以稱義。耶穌死而復活，現在坐在上帝的右邊為我們祈禱，將來我們也要升天，坐在耶穌身邊，和祂一起做王。這一切都因著「上帝使那無罪的，替我們成為罪，好叫我們在祂裡面成為上帝的義。」（林後五：21 ） Morning, April 4 Scripture: "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."(2 Corinthians 5:21) Mourning Christian! why weepest thou? Art thou mourning over thine own corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and remember, thou art complete in him; thou art in God's sight as perfect as if thou hadst never sinned; nay, more than that, the Lord our Righteousness hath put a divine garment upon thee, so that thou hast more than the righteousness of man—thou hast the righteousness of God. O thou who art mourning by reason of inbred sin and depravity, remember, none of thy sins can condemn thee. Thou hast learned to hate sin; but thou hast learned also to know that sin is not thine—it was laid upon Christ's head. Thy standing is not in thyself—it is in Christ; thine acceptance is not in thyself, but in thy Lord; thou art as much accepted of God to-day, with all thy sinfulness, as thou wilt be when thou standest before his throne, free from all corruption. O, I beseech thee, lay hold on this precious thought, perfection in Christ! For thou art "complete in him." With thy Saviour's garment on, thou art holy as the Holy one. "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." Christian, let thy heart rejoice, for thou art "accepted in the beloved"—what hast thou to fear? Let thy face ever wear a smile; live near thy Master; live in the suburbs of the Celestial City; for soon, when thy time has come, thou shalt rise up where thy Jesus sits, and reign at his right hand; and all this because the divine Lord "was made to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." www.glorypress.com