黎明的灵修-第85章
3月26日 主所应许的必然成就
黎明的灵修-第85章
He Is Not Slack Concerning His Promises, March 26
黎明的灵修-第85章
“主所应许的尚未成就,有人以为他是耽延,乃是宽容你们,不愿有一人沉沦,乃愿人人都悔改”(彼后3:9)。[1]
黎明的灵修-第85章
God’s Promises Do Not Fail
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.2 Peter 3:9.{WGD 87.1}[1]
黎明的灵修-第85章
既有如此丰富的圣经应许摆在你面前,你还能有什么置疑的余地呢?当一个可怜的罪人渴望回头,渴望离弃罪恶之时,你能相信主会严酷地予以拒绝,不准他来到祂的脚前悔改吗?请除掉这样的思想吧!再没有比这些想法更能羞辱上帝的了。再没有比怀存这样关于天父的观念更能伤害你自己的心灵了。若有关于上帝的这种观念,我们全部的属灵生命都会染上一种无望的色调。这些观念会阻碍一切寻求上帝或侍奉祂的努力。我们务必不可以为上帝只是一位随时准备对我们进行宣判的法官。祂固然憎恶罪恶;但祂却怜爱罪人,在基督里舍了祂自己,好使凡愿意的都可以得救,并在荣耀的国里享有永远的福乐。[2]
黎明的灵修-第85章
With the rich promises of the Bible before you, can you still give place to doubt? Can you believe that when the poor sinner longs to return, longs to forsake his sins, the Lord sternly withholds him from coming to His feet in repentance? Away with such thoughts! Nothing can be more dishonoring to God than these ideas. Nothing can hurt your own soul more than to entertain such thoughts of our heavenly Father. Our whole spiritual life will catch a tone of hopelessness from such conceptions of God. They discourage all effort to seek God or to serve Him. We must not think of God only as a judge ready to pronounce sentence against us. He hates sin: but from love to sinners He gave Himself, in the person of Christ, that all who would might be saved and have eternal blessedness in the kingdom of glory.{WGD 87.2}[2]
黎明的灵修-第85章
主亲自宣布了祂已被撒但恶意歪曲了的品格。祂启示自己为“耶和华,耶和华,是有怜悯有恩典的上帝,不轻易发怒,并有丰盛的慈爱和诚实,为千万人存留慈爱,赦免罪孽、过犯和罪恶”(出34:6-7)。有什么语言比祂所选向我们表示祂的爱时使用的语言更加强烈更温柔呢?[3]
黎明的灵修-第85章
The Lord Himself declares His character, that Satan has malignantly set in a false light. He has revealed Himself as, “The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.” What stronger or more tender language could have been employed than He has chosen, in which to express His love toward us?—Testimonies for the Church 5:633.{WGD 87.3}[3]
黎明的灵修-第85章
我们的创造主理当有权照祂所选择的对待祂手所造的。祂有权照祂的旨意统治,而不是照人的选择行事。但祂并不是一位严厉的法官,一个苛刻严格的债主。祂乃是爱的真实泉源,数不尽的福惠的赐予者。(5T 633、314)[4]
黎明的灵修-第85章
Our Creator justly claims the right to do as He chooses with the creatures of His hand. He has a right to govern as He will, and not as man chooses. But He is not a severe judge, a harsh, exacting creditor. He is the very fountain of love, the giver of blessings innumerable.—Testimonies for the Church 5:314.{WGD 87.4}[4]
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