💜《神的心意-God’s Best Secrets》20220711『榮耀的耶穌-CHRIST Glorified』— 慕安德烈 [Andrew Murray]

經文: 「寶座中的羔羊必牧養他們。羔羊無論往那裡去，他們都跟隨祂。」— [聖經·啟示錄 7章17a節,14章4b節]

「我必與你同在。」(出埃及記 3章12a節錄)，說這話的人是誰？假如我們想要瞭解這話對我們有什麼意義，我們就要花時間去思想，講這句話是怎樣一個人物？不是別人，就是寶座上被殺的羔羊！祂謙卑至極，最終升為至高，坐在榮耀的寶座上。邀請我們與祂親近談心的，不是別人，就是這位偉大的救贖主-耶穌。

然而，這需要花時間，安靜地來到耶穌腳前，來敬拜祂、默想祂，才能感受到祂坐在父的榮耀裡。萬膝都向祂跪拜，萬口都向祂稱頌-就是這位萬王之王、萬主之主、要我們作祂朋友，祂也要作我們的好牧人，祂叫得出每隻羊的名字，且要引領我們到有水草之地安歇。

仔細閱讀啟示錄第5章的經文，思想那莊嚴偉大的畫面，天使高聲唱讚美歌，長老們也將冠冕放在寶座前，蒙恩被贖的天國子民，圍繞在寶座前，齊聲同唱感恩之歌，一切受造之物都開口歌頌讚美主。

就是這位君王，應許我們每天與我們同在，並賜我們力量與喜樂，保守我們在祂的愛裡，若我們不從心底深處敬畏崇拜祂，低頭默想讚美祂，我們怎能報答祂救贖我們的大愛。

喔，基督徒們，耶穌基督-寶座上被殺的羔羊，是全能上帝至極大愛的化身。身為上帝的兒女，要緊緊牢記得這位全能的上帝，要作我們的好牧人，作我們信實的守護者，全天候地看顧保守我們，地上任何的苦難、憂愁，是絕對無法使我們與祂的愛隔絕片刻，因祂愛我們到底。

—《 神 的 心 意 》
[每日靈修 7月11日]
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興

『 CHRIST Glorified 』

Scripture: “The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd.” “These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.” — [Revelation 7:17a,14:4b]

“Lo, I am with you always.” Who is this that thus speaks? We must take time to know Him well if we are to understand what we may expect from Him as He offers to be with us all the day. Who is He? None else than the Lamb as it had been slain in the midst of the throne! The Lamb in His deepest humiliation enthroned in the glory of God. This is He who speaks and invites me to the closest fellowship and likeness to Himself.

It needs time and deep reverence and adoring worship to come under the full impression-He Who dwelleth in the glory of the Father, before Whom all heaven bows in prostrate adoration-it is none other than He Who offers to be my companion, to lead me like a shepherd, who cares for each individual sheep, and so to make me one of those who follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.

Read often that wonderful fifth chapter of Revelation until the heart is possessed by the one great thought of how all heaven falls prostrate, and the elders cast their crowns before the throne, and the Lamb reigns amidst the praises and the love of His ransomed ones and the praises of all creation. And if this is He Who comes to me in my daily life, and offers to walk with me, and to be my strength and my joy and my almighty Keeper, surely I cannot expect Him to abide with me except as my heart bows. if possible, in a still deeper reverence, and in a surrender to a life of praise and service such as may be worthy of the love that has redeemed me.

Oh, Christian, do believe that the Lamb in the midst of the throne is in very deed the embodiment of the omnipotent glory of the everlasting God and of His love. And do believe that to have this Lamb of God as your almighty Shepherd and your faithful Keeper does indeed make it possible that the thoughts and the cares of earth shall indeed not prevail to separate you from His love for a single moment.

— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 11 July 」