經文: 「赦免我們的罪，因為我們也赦免凡虧欠我們的人。」— (聖經·路加福音 11章4節a)
罪得赦免，就是讓我們從罪惡的綑綁中得釋放，並回到上帝愛的懷抱中，這即是上帝給人最大的福份與恩寵。因著上帝的饒恕，我們膽敢坦然無懼地來到上帝施恩寶座前，並且每天獻上我們無限的感謝。這是我們靈魂的需要，是上帝的心意，每天都能與上帝同行。
因著我們擁有罪得赦免的確據，我們得以每日與上帝同行；因此，上帝渴望我們與外人交往時，也充分表現出心中沒有罪債牽絆的樣式；最能顯明我們感恩誠意的方式，就是對那些得罪我們的人，我們能像上帝饒恕我們那樣，將兩人之間的嫌隙一筆勾銷並原諒他們。 上帝對這真理是耳提面命又一再叮嚀，所以在主禱文裡教導我們每天這樣禱告：「你們饒恕人的過犯，你們的天父也必饒恕你們的過犯。」(馬太福音 六14) 最後又說：「你們不饒恕人的過犯，你們的天父也必不饒恕你們的過犯。」(馬太福音 六15)
在上帝的偉大應許中：「凡你們禱告祈求的，無論是什麼，只要信是得著的，就必得著。」(馬可福音 十一24) 之後，耶穌又接著說：「你們站著禱告的時候，若想起有人得罪你們，就當饒恕他，好叫你們在天上的父也饒恕你們的過犯。」(馬可福音 十一25)
—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 9月16日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興
『 As GOD Forgives 』
Scripture: “And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.” — (Luke 11:4a)
The forgiveness of sins is the great all-embracing gift by which, in His mercy, God sets the sinner free, and receives him back into His love and favor. The forgiveness of sins gives us boldness towards God, and is the source of our salvation. The forgiveness of sins gives us cause for thankfulness every day of our lives. It is God’s will, and our souls feel the need of it, that we should each day walk with Him, as those whose sins are forgiven, and who are living in the light of His countenance.
As we walk with God in the full assurance of sins forgiven, He desires that, in our intercourse with our fellow-men, too, we should live as those who have been freely forgiven. And we can only prove our sincerity by forgiving those who have offended us, as freely and as willingly as God has forgiven us.
How clearly and urgently our Lord speaks upon this! In the Lord’s Prayer we are taught to pray each day: “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,” and then at the end: “If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt. vi. 15). After the great promise of Mark xi. 24, come the words: “And, whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any.” In Matthew xviii. 21, we have the question of Peter: “Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” and our Lord’s answer: “Unto seventy times seven.” Then follows the parable of the servant whose Lord forgave him his debt, but who would not show compassion on his fellow-servant. His Lord’s question to him was: “Shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?” So he was delivered to his tormentors. And our Lord gives the warning: “So shall also My heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.”
Let us remember to realize daily: As I need God’s forgiveness each day, so let me be ready each day to forgive my brother. God grant us grace to do it!
— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 16 September 」
