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耶穌的愛

經文: 「我愛你們，正如父愛我一樣，你們要常在我的愛裏。」（約翰福音十五：9）

親朋好友間的溝通互動，建立在彼此的關係與感情，若夫妻間沒有感情，親子之間缺乏愛，彼此間那裡談得上有溫情的互動？若我們的信仰，只有頭腦裡的聖經知識，以及教會的聖工，卻沒有對主深厚的情誼，這樣的關係豈能甜蜜長久（林前十三：1～3）？喔，親愛的弟兄姐妹們，在密室裡不可或缺的經驗，就是經驗到上帝有多愛我們，並學習如何長久保守自己在祂的愛中。         想想耶穌是怎麼說的：「我父愛我」——這是何等奇妙永恆的愛。「我也以這樣的愛愛你。」耶穌將祂心中愛天父的愛，放在祂門徒的心中，並作工在祂門徒心中，保守他們每天都活在上帝的愛中，這是何等有福的生活！基督渴望每個門徒都擁有像祂那樣愛上帝的心。弟兄姊妹們，你可知無論你在聚會時，或私禱時，你就已經為屬天的愛所環繞。試著去觸摸到那樣的愛，因為耶穌渴望用那說不出來的大愛，充滿你的心。         常常讀聖經中有關基督大愛的經文，並默想它，直到你整個人浸潤在其中，遲早你將明白人生的至樂乃是被主耶穌所愛，而且能終日與祂相契為伴。         願你不斷地對心說：祂的愛對我有說不出來的甘甜，祂也要常保守我在祂的愛中。

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CHRIST'S LOVE TO US

Scripture: "Even as the Father hath loved Me, I also have loved you: abide ye in My love."—JOHN xv. 9. R. V.

In intercourse between friends and relations everything depends on their love to each other. Of what value is abundance of riches, if love is lacking between husband and wife, or parents and children? And in our religion, of what value is all knowledge and zeal in God's work, without the knowledge and experience of Christ's love? (See 1 Cor. xiii. 1-3.) O Christians, the one thing needful in the inner chamber is to know by ex¬perience how much Christ loves you, and to learn how you may abide and continue in that love.         Think of what Christ says: "As the Father hath loved Me," —what a Divine, everlasting, wonderful love! "Even so have I loved you." It was the same love with which He had loved the Father and that He always bore in His heart, which He now gave into the hearts of His disciples. He yearns that this everlasting love should rest upon us, and work within us, that we may abide in it day by day. What a blessed life! Christ desires every disciple to live in the power of the self-same love of God that He Himself experienced. My brother, do you realize that in your fellowship with Christ in secret or in public, you are surrounded by and kept in this heavenly love? Let your desire reach out to this everlasting love. The Christ with whom you desire fellowship longs unspeakably to fill you with His love.         Read from time to time what God's Word says about the love of Christ. Meditate on the words, and let them sink into your heart. Sooner or later you will begin to realize: The greatest happiness of my life is that I am beloved of the Lord Jesus. I may live in fellowship with Him all the day long.         Let your heart continually say: His love to me is unspeakable, He will keep me abiding in His love.

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聖靈

經文: 「祂要榮耀我，因為祂要將受於我的，告訴你們。」（約翰福音十六：14）

我們的救主耶穌，在最後一夜與門徒同在時，應許要賜下聖靈保惠師，雖然祂的肉身要離我們而去，但上帝用另一種奇妙的方式，讓我們感覺到祂的同在。聖靈在我們心中啟示耶穌自己，使我們能繼續不斷地經歷上帝的同在。聖靈要榮耀基督，且以屬天的愛與權能來榮耀耶穌基督。         然而基督徒當中有多少人了解這榮耀真理？連傳道人在講道中，或靈修小品中，都忘記提醒基督徒，要靠自己的力量愛耶穌是不可能的。只有聖靈自己，能將上帝的愛澆灌在我們心裡，教導我們回應耶穌的愛；惟有藉著聖靈，我們可以整天經歷主耶穌的同在。         但要記得我們必須遵主為大，願意讓聖靈掌管我們全人全心，如此祂才能堅固我們裡面的人，使我們與耶穌有良好的溝通，住在祂的愛裡面，並遵守祂的誡命。         當我們領悟這真理，就懂得如何緊緊依靠聖靈，求上帝將耶穌內化在我們內在的生命，聖靈教導我們喜歡上帝的話，默想上帝的話，並且照著祂的話行。聖靈要在我們心中啟示耶穌的愛，因此我們也將以純全的愛來愛耶穌。不斷操練這功課的結果，將使我們無論在工作時，休閒時，保守自己在上帝的愛中的生活方式，成為一種實際榮耀上帝的生命。

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

Scripture: "He shall glorify Me; for He shall receive of Mine, and shew it unto you."—JOHN xvi. 14.

Our Lord, in the last night that He was with His disciples, promised to send the Holy Spirit as a Comforter. Although His bodily presence was removed, they would realize His presence in them and with them in a wonderful way. The Holy Spirit as God, would so reveal Christ in their hearts, that they would experience His presence with them continually. The Spirit would glorify Christ, and would reveal the glorified Christ in heavenly love and power.         How little do Christians understand and believe and experience this glorious truth. We should fail in our duty as ministers, if in a little book like this, or in our preaching, we encouraged Christians to love the Lord Jesus, without at the same time warning them that it is not a duty they can perform in their own strength. No, that is impossible; it is God, the Holy Spirit alone, who will shed abroad His love in our hearts, and teach us to love Him fervently. Through the Holy Spirit we may experience the love and abiding presence of the Lord Jesus all the day.         But let us remember that the Spirit as God must have entire possession of us. He claims our whole heart and life. He will strengthen us with might in the inner man, so that we have fellowship with Christ, and keep His commandments, and abide in His love.         When once we have grasped this truth, we will begin to feel our deep dependence on the Holy Spirit, and pray the Father to send Him in power into our hearts. The Spirit will teach us to love the Word, to meditate on it and to keep it. He will re¬veal the love of Christ to us, that we may love Him with a pure heart fervently.         Then we shall begin to see that a life in the love of Christ in the midst of our daily life and distractions is a glorious possibility and a blessed reality.

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起初的愛

經文: 「有一件事，我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心離棄了。」（啟示錄二：4）

啟示錄二章2～3節，提到以弗所教會八個熱心服務的特點，但卻有一項缺點，「你若不悔改，我就臨到你那裡，把你的燈臺從原處挪去。」（啟二：5）這意思是指以弗所教會把起初的愛心給離棄了。         我們發現在今日的教會也有這個毛病，教會不缺乏對真理的熱誠，也很勞碌服事，但主最看重的一件事卻不見了——那就是對主耶穌溫柔熱切的愛。         這是對基督徒或教會極重要的提醒——在各樣聖工上不落人後，但對主起初的愛心卻失落了。         若與主耶穌沒有個人關係的建立，你做再多的聖工，也自覺滿意，但在主的眼中卻算不得什麼。         親愛的弟兄姐妹們，這本書就是提到如何在密室裡與主耶穌的親密交通，一切的作為都是根基於此。耶穌因著天父愛祂，就願從天而降，愛世上人，甚至為他們受苦以致於死，為贏得人心來歸向祂。主耶穌的心，除了我們戀慕主的深情，再沒有別的什麼可以滿足祂的心。         耶穌基督把我們對祂的愛情，看為首要之務，我們亦當如此行。許多宣教士或傳道人，很羞愧地承認，他們殷勤做主工，但禱告的生活卻很貧乏，因為他們離棄了起初的愛心。我用慈悲勸你們，把這句話寫在你的心版上——對耶穌純全的愛是最重要的，無論是在密室、日常生活中，或是你的工作上。

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THE FIRST LOVE

Scripture: "I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."—REV. ii.4.

In Rev ii. 2-3, eight signs are mentioned showing the zeal and activity of the Church at Ephesus. But there was one bad sign, and the Lord said: "Except thou repent, I will come unto thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place." And what was this sign? "Thou hast left thy first love."         We find the same lack in the Church of the present day. There is zeal for the truth, there is continuous and persevering labour, but that which the Lord values most is wanting, the tender, fervent love to Himself.         This is a thought of great significance,—a church or a com¬munity, or a Christian, may be an example in every good work, and yet—the tender love to the Lord Jesus in the inner chamber is missing.         There is no personal daily fellowship with Christ, and all the manifold activities with which people satisfy themselves, are as nought in the eyes of the Master Himself.         Dear brother and sister, this book speaks of the fellowship of love with Christ in the inner chamber. Everything depends on this. Christ came from heaven to love us with the love wherewith the Father loved Him. He suffered and died to win our hearts for this love. His love can be satisfied with nothing less than a deep, personal love on our part.         Christ considers this of the first importance. Let us do so too. Many ministers and missionaries and Christian workers confess with shame that in spite of all their zeal in the Lord's work, their prayer life is defective, because they have left their first love. I pray you, write this down on a piece of paper, and remember it continually:—The love of Jesus must be all—in the inner chamber, is all my work, in my daily life.

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悔改認罪

經文: 「我們若認自己的罪，上帝是信實的、是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。」（約翰壹書一：9）

我們認罪的禱告，常常是很膚淺的，甚至自己都不當它是一回事。很少基督徒明白認罪時，內容要很明確，態度要很認真，如此才能活出得勝罪惡的能力。與耶穌基督交往溝通，我們必需很真誠地向祂承認任何一樣祂所不喜悅的罪，好使我們與主耶穌基督的溝通是沒有隔闔的。         聽聽大衛是怎麼說的：「我向祢陳明我的罪，不隱瞞我的惡，我說，我要向耶和華承認我的過犯，祢就赦免我的罪惡……祢是我藏身之處，祢必保佑我脫離苦難，以得救的樂歌，四面環繞我。」（詩卅二：5～7）當他不肯承認自己的罪時，他說：「我閉口不認罪的時候，因終日唉哼，而骨頭枯乾。」（詩卅二：3）但是當他認罪時，內心就有奇妙的改變。         認罪不僅是很不好意思地向上帝承認罪而已，乃是將罪交給上帝，並且徹底地離開罪。這樣一個真誠的祈禱，意謂著我本身對罪無能為力，只有憑著信心，求上帝把我從罪惡綑綁中釋放出來。所以，第一步就是相信我的罪已蒙赦免，第二步相信耶穌的寶血已洗淨我一切的罪，使我不再受罪惡的轄制。         親愛的弟兄姐妹們，若你想要與耶穌建立良好關係，不要害怕向祂認錯，要相信祂必要赦免我的罪，且要釋放我脫離罪惡。深刻體認上帝的慈愛，只要我們肯認罪，上帝必要饒恕我們，如此你將明白耶穌就是要把我們從罪惡中救拔出來。衷心相信罪的重擔已由耶穌背負，罪的工價已由耶穌代償，只要我們向祂認罪懺悔，我們就能得著自由，得著能力。

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CONFESSION OF SIN

Scripture: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."—1 JOHN i. 9.

Too often the confession of sin is superficial, and often it is quite neglected. Few Christians realize how necessary it is to be in earnest about the matter, or feel that an honest con¬fession of sin gives power to live the life of victory over sin. In fellowship with the Lord Jesus we need to confess with a sincere heart every sin that may be a hindrance in our Christian lives.         Listen to what David says, "I acknowledged my sin unto Thee; I said, I will confess my transgression, and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Thou art my hiding-place; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance" (Ps. xxxii. 5-7). David speaks of a time when he was unwilling to confess his sin. "When I kept silence, Thy hand was heavy upon me." But when he had confessed his sin, a wonderful change came.         Confession means not only that I confess my sin with shame, but that I hand it over to God, trusting Him to take it away. Such a confession implies that I am wholly unable to get rid of my guilt, but by an act of faith I reckon on God to deliver me. This deliverance means in the first place that I know my sins are forgiven, and secondly, that Christ undertakes to cleanse me from the sin, and keep me from its power.         O Christian, if you are seeking to have fellowship with Jesus, do not fear to confess each sin in the confident assurance that there is deliverance. Let there be a mutual understanding between the Lord Jesus and yourself that you will confess each sin, and obtain forgiveness. Then you will know your Lord as Jesus Who saves His people from their sin. Believe that there is great power in the confession of sin, for the burden of sin is borne by our Lord and Saviour.

1/10/2012 亞拿的苦難－－禁食祈求、晝夜事奉

經文:

路二36～39

鑰節:

現在已經八十四歲，〔或作就寡居了八十四年〕並不離開聖殿，禁食祈求，晝夜事奉上帝。（路二37）

參考經文:

詩九14；八十四；箴十六31

提要

        亞拿「Anna（an'-nah）─GK451」是位女先知，她名字的意思「恩典（grace）」，雖然一生坎坷、孤苦無依，仍活在上帝的恩典和盼望中。聖經描述：「又有女先知名叫亞拿，是亞設支派法內力的女兒，年紀已經老邁，從作童女出嫁的時候，同丈夫住了七年，就寡居了。現在已經八十四歲，〔或作就寡居了八十四年〕並不離開聖殿，禁食祈求，晝夜事奉上帝。」（路二36~37）她面對人生困境的方式，乃是親近上帝、倚靠上帝、禱告上帝、服事上帝；更可貴的是她忠心不懈、徹底完全的獻上自己，這樣的生命和事奉令人感動，蒙主喜悅。
        就在西面接待嬰兒耶穌，稱頌讚美上帝之時，聖經記載：「正當那時，她進前來稱謝上帝，將孩子的事，對一切盼望耶路撒冷得救贖的人講說。」（路二38）當時亞拿注視著聖嬰，一眼便認出這是她長久所盼望等候的彌賽亞，她立刻獻上稱謝，並且對那些盼望得著救贖的人，傳講福音的信息。經過長年的等待，她的信心終於得到報償。她心中的喜悅，是不言而喻的；她靈裡的滿足，更是無法形容的。如今，那漫長的寡居歲月，在人看來，孤苦無依、艱困黑暗的年日，都隨主的降生而顯得不足為道了。相信她內心也預備好，可以隨時去面見她所最愛的上帝。信徒阿！從亞拿身上，我們看到忠心完全、順服到底的見證。

默想

1.亞拿年輕守寡，一生孤苦無依，但她並未因此絕望哀嘆。面對孤單沒有歡笑的漫長寡居歲月，她選擇以上帝的家為她的居所，忠心不懈服事上帝，84年如一日。雖然失去丈夫的倚靠，卻得著上帝大能膀臂的扶持。親愛的，往往逆境和苦難會成就上帝更大的「恩典」。
2.我們一連查考了兩位上帝重用年長的僕人和使女，他們同時擁有「等候的信心」和「盼望的信心」。在事奉上，年齡不是問題，心態才是關鍵。信徒阿！永遠不要停止事奉，直到年老髮白見主面為止。因為主應許「日子如何，力量也必如何。」（申卅三25；書十四10~11）

苦難的金言

1.巴不得我們行事只憑信心，不憑眼見；我們雖不見風、不見雨，仍舊仰望上帝來工作。──A. B. Simpson
2.主耶穌既然把祂一切都給我們，連性命也在十字架上為我們捨棄。那麼，祂要求我們把祂的國放在第一位，豈是過分的呢？只有讓基督在凡事上居首位的人，纔能得著屬天的賜福。──Dr. Francis

苦難的經文

1.你的門閂〔門閂或作鞋〕是銅的、鐵的。你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何。（申卅三25）
2.自從耶和華對摩西說這話的時候，耶和華照祂所應許的，使我存活這四十五年。其間以色列人在曠野行走。看哪！現今我八十五歲了。（書十四10）
3.我還是強壯，像摩西打發我去的那天一樣。無論是爭戰、是出入，我的力量那時如何，現在還是如何。（書十四11）

苦難中的禱告

        親愛的主阿，我們在逆境和苦難中反倒更深體會到祢同在的恩典。求祢賜給我們「等候的信心」和「盼望的信心」，使我們永不停止事奉，直到見祢的面。奉主耶穌基督聖名，阿們！

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順服

經文: 「你們要聽從我的話……我也做你們的上帝。」（耶利米書十一：4）

上帝頒下誡命，要以色列人遵守祂的命令，但以色列人沒辦法遵行上帝的旨意，因此上帝另立「新約」，讓祂的百姓有能力行出祂旨意。諸如「我要將我的律法……寫在他們的心上。」（耶卅一：33）「我必將我的靈放在你們裏面，使你們順從我的律例，謹守遵行我的典章。」（結卅六：27）這些寶貴的應許，使我們樂意遵行祂的旨意，因深信就是有福的確據。         再看看耶穌基督是怎麼談論「順服」，「有了我的命令又遵守的，這人就是愛我的，愛我的必蒙我父愛他，我也要愛他，並且要向他顯現。」（約十四：21）又說：「你們若遵守我的命令，就常在我的愛裡。」（約十五：10）這些應許是取之不盡，用之不竭的寶藏，只要憑信心站在這堅固磐石上，上帝就會賜我力量，愛祂並順服祂的旨意。         小孩若不聽話，把父母的話當耳邊風，父母就無法管教他們；學生若沒有受教的耳朵，老師也勸不動他們向上；士兵若不順從軍令，將軍也無法指揮他們獲勝。求主將這樣的真理刻印在我們心版上：信心的生活就是順服的生活。耶穌既是如此順服上帝，我們亦當如此順服上帝。         然而，我們卻常常聽到這樣的論調：「我沒有辦法順服，這是完全不可能的事。」但上帝應許我們可以遵行祂的律例典章，所以禱告並默想這些話，並求聖靈打開你的心眼，使你有能力行出上帝的旨意。總之，求上帝使你與耶穌基督的關係，建立在穩定的關係上——安靜地，恆切地，願意完全地順服基督。

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OBEDIENCE

Scripture: 'Obey My voice… and I will be your God."—JER. xi. 4.

God gave this command to Israel when He gave them the law. But Israel had no power to keep the law. So God gave them a "new covenant," to enable His people to live a life of obedience. We read (Jer. xxxi. 33), "I will write My law in their hearts" (Jer. xxxii. 40), "I will put My fear in their heart, that they shall not depart from Me." (Ezek. xxxvi. 27), "I will cause you to walk in My statutes." These wonderful promises gave the assurance that obedience would be their delight.         Let us listen to what the Lord Jesus says about obedience (John xiv. 21-23). "He that keepeth My commandments, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and We will make our abode with him." And in John xv. 10, "If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love." These words are an inexhaustible trea¬sure. Faith can firmly trust Christ to enable us to live such a life of love and of obedience.         No father can train his children unless they are obedient. No teacher can teach a child who continues to disobey him. No general can lead his soldiers to victory without prompt obedience. Pray God to imprint this lesson on your heart: the life of faith is a life of obedience. As Christ lived in obedience to the Father, so we too need obedience for a life in the love of God.         Alas, the thought is too common: "I cannot be obedient, it is quite impossible." Yes, impossible to you, but not to God. He has promised "to cause you to walk in His statutes." Pray and meditate on these words, and the Holy Spirit will enlighten your eyes, so that you will have power to do God's will. Let your fellowship with the Father and with the Lord Jesus Christ have as its one aim and object—a life of quiet, determined, unques¬tioning obedience.

1/8 司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening

一月八日

經文: 祢的愛情比酒更美。（雅歌一：2）

信徒最大的喜樂莫過於與基督相交。他和其他人一樣能享受生活中的一般情趣。他更能因上帝的賜予和上帝的工作歡樂。但是在這一切之中，使他感到真正喜樂的，只有在無與倫比的主耶穌身上才能找到。祂有美酒，這美酒非世上任何葡萄園可能生產。祂有食糧，這食糧非埃及任何農田可能收穫。屬世的享樂只不過像豬在享受的豆莢；而耶穌是那天上的嗎哪。我們寧願只嘗一口基督的愛；只啜飲一下與祂的相交，而不願得到全世界屬肉體的享受。糠粃於麥子為何物？閃亮的玻璃於真正的鑽石為何價？美麗的夢幻與榮耀的實體又如何相比？一時的極大享樂是不能與我們的主耶穌相比較的！如果你對內在的生命有所認識，你必是同意那至高、至純、和最持久之喜樂就是上帝的樂園中間那棵生命樹上的果子。所有地上的極樂也不過是屬地的，基督同在的安慰卻正屬天的。當我們重溫與耶穌相交的時刻時，會發現其中絕無虛空。主的喜樂是實的、是持久的。驕傲的人不會珍視，但它卻能通過歲月的考驗。在今世和永生中，它配稱為唯一的真正喜樂。就滋養、安慰、興奮和甦醒而言，沒有任何美酒能與耶穌的愛比擬。讓我們今晚來暢飲祂的愛吧！

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Evening, January 8

Scripture: “Thy love is better than wine.”(Song of Solomon 1:2)

Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. He has enjoyment as others have in the common mercies of life, he can be glad both in God's gifts and God's works; but in all these separately, yea, and in all of them added together, he doth not find such substantial delight as in the matchless person of his Lord Jesus. He has wine which no vineyard on earth ever yielded; he has bread which all the corn-fields of Egypt could never bring forth. Where can such sweetness be found as we have tasted in communion with our Beloved? In our esteem, the joys of earth are little better than husks for swine compared with Jesus, the heavenly manna. We would rather have one mouthful of Christ's love, and a sip of his fellowship, than a whole world full of carnal delights. What is the chaff to the wheat? What is the sparkling paste to the true diamond? What is a dream to the glorious reality? What is time's mirth, in its best trim, compared to our Lord Jesus in his most despised estate? If you know anything of the inner life, you will confess that our highest, purest, and most enduring joys must be the fruit of the tree of life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God. No spring yields such sweet water as that well of God which was digged with the soldier's spear. All earthly bliss is of the earth earthy, but the comforts of Christ's presence are like himself, heavenly. We can review our communion with Jesus, and find no regrets of emptiness therein; there are no dregs in this wine, no dead flies in this ointment. The joy of the Lord is solid and enduring. Vanity hath not looked upon it, but discretion and prudence testify that it abideth the test of years, and is in time and in eternity worthy to be called “the only true delight.” For nourishment, consolation, exhilaration, and refreshment, no wine can rival the love of Jesus. Let us drink to the full this evening.