双语灵修(葛培理牧师):4月29日 清心的人
4月29日
清心的人
“清心的人有福了!因为他们必得见神。”
马太福音5:8
清心的人,和基督一样。神希望我们效法祂儿子的形象。如果基督住在我们里面,我们的身体成为圣灵的居所,我们应该像耶稣有什么稀奇呢?那么“像基督”到底是什么意思呢?
圣经说,“你们当以基督耶稣的心为心”(腓立比书2:5)耶稣有一颗谦卑的心。如果耶稣进入我们里面,我们永远不会被骄傲主宰。耶稣有一颗仁爱的心。如果耶稣进入我们里面,我们永远不会被仇恨和苦毒辖制。耶稣有一颗宽容理解的心。如果耶稣进入我们里面,仁慈会使我们与人和睦相处。耶稣有一颗无私的心。而更重要的是,耶稣愿意遵行天父的旨意。这是效法基督的本质,甘愿顺服天父的旨意。
你说:这个要求太高了。我承认这一点。以我们自己的力量和本心,我们不可能达到祂的标准。
保罗承认,靠他自己的努力永远也不能获得这样的清心。但是他说:“我靠着那加给我力量的,凡事都能做。”(腓立比书4:13)
耶稣在十字架上的牺牲,使清心成为可能。只要我们认罪悔改、接受基督,神的公义和圣洁就进入我们的里面。
清心的人有两大祝福:一是可以与他人正确相处;二是和神建立崇高的关系。“因为他们必得见神”,伊甸园的门要再次打开,神与人再次同行。
今日祷告:
父啊,在基督里祢使我变得圣洁,祢不再看到我身上的罪恶。求祢帮助我活出这样的见证;奉耶稣的名,阿门。
April 29
THE POSSIBILLITY OF PURITY
Blessed are the pure in heart:for they shall see God.Matthew 5:8
Pure hearts will be Christlike.It is God’s desire that we be conformed to the image of His Son.If Christ lives within us,and our bodies become the abode of the Holy Spirit,is it any wonder that we should be like Him?And just what do we mean by Christlike?
The Bible says,“Let this mind be in you,which was also in Christ Jesus”(Philippians 2:5).Jesus had a humble heart.If He abides in us,pride will never dominate our lives.Jesus had a loving heart.If He dwells within us,hatred and bitterness will never rule us.Jesus had a forgiving and understanding heart.If He lives within us,mercy will temper our relationships with our fellow men.Jesus had unselfish interests.But even more,Jesus’one desire was to do His Father’s will.This is the essence of Christlikeness-eager obedience to the Father’s will.
You say,“That’s a big order!”I admit that.It would be impossible if we had to measure up to Him in our own strength and with our own natural hearts.
Paul recognized that he could never attain this heart purity by his own striving.He said,“I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me”(Philippians 4:13).
Christ provided the possibility of purity by His death on the cross.The righteousness and the purity of God are imputed to men who confess their sins and receive Christ into their hearts.
The greatest happiness that comes to the pure in heart is twofold:not only a proper relationship with others but a sublime relationship with God.“For they shall see God.”The gates of Eden swing open once more.God and man walk together once again.
Pray for the Day:
Father,In Christ You have made me pure,so that You do not see evil in me.Help me to live the life that demonstrates that purity;in Jesus’Name,Amen.
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