1/5 司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

一月五日

經文: 上帝看光。（創世記一：4）

請注意，主對光特別注意。「上帝看光」──祂仔細地看，以歡愉的心情注視，祂看光是好的，主若賜給你光，祂會以特殊的興趣觀察那光。不僅因為那是祂手所造的，所以祂會珍愛；更因為光像祂自己，因為祂就是光。信徒若加道上帝的眼目正溫柔地觀察祂親手開始的恩典工作，必要歡欣。對於這件放在瓦器中的寶貝，祂永不轉睛，而這瓦器就是我們。有時候，我們看不到光，但上帝永遠見到那光。我能知道自己是上帝子民中的一員，心中很得安慰。其實，我知道與否並不重要，只要上帝知道，我就平安穩妥了。「主認識誰是祂的人」（提後二：19），這就是基礎。你可能為自己的罪悲歎呻吟，為你的黑暗而哀傷，然而主看到你心中的光。祂已將光置於你心中，你靈裏的一切雲霧陰霾都不能遮蔽你的光，使祂恩典的眼睛不能看見。你可能沮喪，甚至絕望下沈。但是只要你的心尚存一絲對基督的渴望，並且尋求安息在祂已作成的工作中，上帝就看到了光。祂不僅見到光，也保守那光存於你心中。對於那些急切要保守自己、維護自己，卻感到無能為力的人，這想法無疑是十分珍貴的。藉上帝恩典所保守的光，有一日要發展成為如日中天之輝煌和完全的榮耀。在人心裏的光就是永恆日子的晨曦。

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Evening, January 5

Scripture: “And God saw the light.”(Genesis 1:4)

This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord's dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. “God saw the light”—he looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it “was good.” If the Lord has given you light, dear reader, he looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to him as his own handiwork, but because it is like himself, for “He is light.” Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God's eye is thus tenderly observant of that work of grace which he has begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which he has placed in our earthen vessels. Sometimes we cannot see the light, but God always sees the light, and that is much better than our seeing it. Better for the judge to see my innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people—but whether I know it or not, if the Lord knows it, I am still safe. This is the foundation, “The Lord knoweth them that are his.” You may be sighing and groaning because of inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees “light” in your heart, for he has put it there, and all the cloudiness and gloom of your soul cannot conceal your light from his gracious eye. You may have sunk low in despondency, and even despair; but if your soul has any longing towards Christ, and if you are seeking to rest in his finished work, God sees the “light.” He not only sees it, but he also preserves it in you. “I, the Lord, do keep it.” This is a precious thought to those who, after anxious watching and guarding of themselves, feel their own powerlessness to do so. The light thus preserved by his grace, he will one day develop into the splendour of noonday, and the fulness of glory. The light within is the dawn of the eternal day.