双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：5月15日 神爱不义的人

5月15日

神爱不义的人

我们都像不洁净的人；所有的义都像不洁净的衣服。

——赛64:6

圣经教导我们，我们所有的义在神的眼中都是不洁净的衣服，我们的义根本达不到神的标准。我们也绝对不可能制造公义、圣洁或者良善来满足神的标准。即使我们眼中的义人在神看来也是不义的。我记得有一天我的妻子在洗衣服，在屋里衣服看起来很白很干净，但是当她把衣服挂在外面的时候看起来有污渍，与正在飘落的洁白的雪形成鲜明对比。

有时候我们的生命看起来很高尚，但是与神的圣洁比起来，我们是肮脏污秽的。尽管我们充满罪和污秽，神依然爱我们，他愿赐给我们公义，这就是他献出自己的儿子耶稣基督为我们死在十字架上的原因。

今日祷告

主耶稣，我的生命与祢的圣洁相比就显得灰暗，求祢现在洁净我。奉耶稣基督的名，阿们。

May 15

Love Despite Ourselves

. . . all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags……
—Isaiah 64:6

The Bible teaches that all our righteousness-falling short of the divine standard as it does-is as filthy rags in the sight of God. There is absolutely no possibility of our manufacturing a righteousness, holiness, or goodness that will satisfy God. Even the best of us is impure to God. I remember one day when my wife was doing the washing. The clothes looked white and clean in the house, but when she hung them on the line they appeared soiled and dirty, in contrast to the fresh-fallen snow.

Our own lives may seem at times to be morally good and decent; but in comparison to the holiness and the purity of God, we are defiled and filthy. In spite of our sins and moral uncleanness God loves us. He decided to provide a righteousness for us. That is the reason that He gave His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross.

Prayer for the day：

My life is like a gray pall beside the whiteness of Your purity, Lord Jesus. Cleanse me this day. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.