Daily Devotion - Apr 5 - ¥q¥?‾u‥C?eAF-×(c]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening 四月五日 經文: 尊榮以前，必有謙卑。（箴言十五：33） 心靈之謙卑常帶來祝福。我們若將心中的自我倒空，上帝要以祂的愛充滿我們。期盼與基督有親密交通的人應當記住主的話：「我所看顧的就是虛心痛悔、因我話而戰兢的人。」（賽六十六：2）唯有謙卑的心靈才能享受與上帝有最甜美的相交。上帝不會不降福於完全謙卑的心靈。「虛心的人有福了，因為天國是他們的。」（太五：3）上帝的全部財富將賜給那些夠謙卑，並且不會因領受而變得驕傲的心靈。上帝在不會威脅到祂的範圍內將福氣賞賜我們。你若沒有得到祝福，乃因這祝福對你不安全。我們天上的父若容許你尚未謙卑之靈在祂的聖戰中贏得勝利，你便會為自己攫取那冠冕。再遇到新的敵人時，你就會被擊敗。因此，讓你卑下是為了你的安全。當一個人誠心謙卑，永不敢沾取一絲稱讚時，上帝在他生命中所作的將是永無止境的。謙卑使我們蒙受從恩典之上帝而來的祝福。也使我們能與人相處。真正的謙卑是裝飾花園的花朵，是可以用作生活中每一道菜的調味品。無論是祈禱或讚美、作工或受苦，真正謙卑的鹽永不會過量的。 Evening, April 5 Scripture: "Before honour is humility."(Proverbs 15:33) Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with his love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, "He descended that he might ascend?" so must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in his holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess. www.glorypress.com