Wednesday, April 26, 2023

368 中翻英 (98) God is faitheful。 上帝是信實的。 4/26/2023

368  中翻英 (98)            God is faitheful。            上帝是信實的。                4/26/2023

我們在天上公義的上帝,祢是信實的,祢的話永遠是真理,祢的應許從不落空。祢的兒子主耶穌基督為我們捨生取義,釘死在十字架上兩千年來,永遠是信徒追隨的榜樣。祂的復活大能及大愛永遠活在孩子的內心,我決心至死要為主作見證。奉主的聖名禱告。阿們。

今日四月二十六日的曠野筵席顯示出上帝的大愛,祂知道人的老我充滿了罪性。前不幾天我所敬愛的   In-Touch   傳道人Charles   Stanley  博士為主辛苦作見證一生,  現已回到他所愛的主那裡。他天天只講罪 :   他強調愛是捨我其誰,情慾(lust)則是慾火燒心,急急只求一己之樂。世上這麼多為主工作的傳道人,上帝是信實的,祂知道人心。

「但義人的路,好像黎明的光,越照越明,直到日午。」(箴     4:18 新國際版

盡管有所羅門以及其他君王墜落歷史的記錄,我們仍然無須假定每一個人的末后年月,就是屬靈衰落的時日。讓我們想想雅各從巴旦亞蘭回到迦南地后的情況:這個本是動蕩不休的人,現在安靜的定居了。在他自己家庭的圈子里,他遭受了許多的悲傷和挫折,但在這些境遇中,他卻顯出一种忍耐和對別人的關怀。這些美德与他早年的自私性格,是迥然不同的。或者再看看后來在埃及的他,那時他正是那位在埃及執掌大權之約瑟的父親,如果是從前的雅各,他必會急切地抓緊這個新机會來抬升自己的前途与地位;但這位靈命成熟的老人,如今似乎很滿足地退到后面去了。由于這樣,出自他口那些滿有屬靈分量的預言性的祝福,就給創世紀這卷書,提供了一個适切的高潮。

April 26

"The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of the dawn, shining ever brighter till the full  light of day." (Proverbs 4:18 NIV)

Despite the historical records of the fall of Solomon and other kings, we need not assume that the last days of each christian will be spiritual decline at end. Let's think about Jacob's return to Canaan from Paddan-aram: before he is selfish active man has now settled down quietly. In his own family he suffered a lot of sorrows and setbacks, but now she showed a kind of patience and concern for others. These virtues are very different from his early selfish character. Or take a look at him in Egypt later.  At that time, he was the father of Joseph who was in power in Egypt. As if he were in the past, he would have eagerly seized this new opportunity to show off his Status; but now he is a spiritually mature old man who seems contented in back place. Because of this, his prophetic blessings provide a fitting climax to the book of Genesis.


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