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跟隨羔羊

經文: 「這些人原是童身，羔羊無論往那裡去，他們都跟隨祂。他們是從人間買來的，作初熟的果子歸與上帝和羔羊。」（啟示錄十四：4）

羔羊是群羊之首：「原來那為萬物所屬，為萬物所本的，要領許多的兒子進榮耀裡去，使救他們的元帥，因受苦難得以完全，本是合宜的。」（來二：10）「為我們信心創始成終的耶穌……忍受了十字架的苦難。」（來十二：2）         讓我們思想：         羔羊是我們群羊之首，是我們的榜樣，被救贖的子弟都要跟隨祂，無論祂何往。         羔羊以祂的謙卑如此說：「要效法我，因我心柔和謙卑。」         全然聖潔、毫無瑕疵的羔羊，以祂的耐心與沈靜，顯示「祂像羔羊被帶到宰殺之地。」（賽五十三：7）         羔羊將自己獻給上帝，如同馨香的祭。         上帝已將祂賜給我們做救恩的元帥，祂要帶領許多兒子進入祂的榮耀，我們也要跟隨祂的腳蹤行。         寶座上的羔羊在上帝面前是我的代言人，祂永遠活著為我代求，祂要引導我、塑造我成為祂的形像，祂也要坐在我心中的寶座上，樂意加添我們對上帝、對弟兄姐妹的愛，也願把祂的柔和、自我犧牲之性情賞賜在我們心中。這些都靠著羔羊的血洗淨潔白，寶座上的羔羊要引領我們到生命水的泉源。（啟七：17）         跟隨羔羊！讓這成為我們每天的禱告與標竿。那為我們被殺的羔羊，現在正坐在恩典的寶座上，不但是我們救恩的元帥，也是信心的創始成終者。

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FOLLOWING THE LAMB

Scripture: "These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the first-fruits unto God and unto the Lamb."—REV. xiv. 4.

The Lamb is the Leader of whom it was written: "For it became Him ... in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings" (Heb. ii. 10). He was "the Author and Perfecter of our faith . . . . who endured the Cross" (Heb. xii. 2).         Let us consider:         The Lamb as our Leader and Example; and His redeemed ones, who follow Him whithersoever He goeth.         The Lamb in His great humility, who says: "Learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly of heart."         The Lamb in His perfect innocence and purity.         The Lamb in His patience and silence: "He was brought as a Lamb to the slaughter."         The Lamb who offered Himself to God as a burnt offering and sweet-smelling incense.         He is the Captain of our salvation whom the Father has given us to bring many sons to glory, and in whose footsteps we seek to walk.         The Lamb on the Throne is my Advocate with the Father, who liveth to intercede for me. The Lamb on the Throne has power to lead me and fashion me according to His own image. The Lamb on the throne of my heart, willing and able to increase His own meekness and self-sacrifice within me, and His love to the Father and His redeemed ones. "These are they which have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." "The Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall be their Shepherd, and shall guide them to fountains of waters of life" (Rev. vii. 17).         Follow the Lamb! Let this be our watchword and prayer each day! The Lamb who was slain for us is now in the fulness of His grace in the midst of the Throne, our chief Captain, and the Perfecter of our faith.