双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：5月25日 主的平安

5月25日

主的平安

“爱你律法的人有大平安，什么都不能使他们绊脚。”诗篇119:165

平安是神的恩赐。祂有一个关于平安的配方。这个配方就在于祂的儿子耶稣基督，祂是和平的君。世界诸国却拒绝神所赐的平安。他们筹划预备战争。然而，成千上万的人如今却拥有平安，因为他们找到了获得平安的秘密。他们心中拥有平安，正如圣经所教导的：“我们既因信称义，就藉着我们的主耶稣基督得与神相和。”（罗5:1）

人真正的争战是对神的反叛。这种反叛给人类带来毁灭、痛苦、悲伤、沮丧，以及各种弊端。神希望停止这种叛逆。他就差遣了独生的儿子耶稣基督，在十字架上彰显神的爱和怜悯。神要我们来到十字架前，悔改认罪，顺服神的旨意。祂应许一切信祂的得到平安。

司布真这样描述平安：因着主的复活，我们充满了平安。如果耶稣自己没有深切的平安，祂不会对我们说：“愿你们平安。”(路24:36)祂平静、安稳。祂的一生都满有平安。而复活之后，祂的平安就显而易见了。祂不用再和祭祀、法利赛人或者任何其他人争辩了。

你的生命中有基督的平安吗？

今日祷告：

天父，求祢赐给我们生命中的平安！奉耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

May 25

GOD’S FORMULA FOR PEACE

Great peace have they who love your law,and nothing can make them stumble.Psalm,119:165

Psalm 119:165 says that peace is the gift of God.He has a formula for peace.His formula is in the person of His Son,Jesus Christ,whom He has designated as Prince of Peace.The nations of this world have rejected the peace that God offers.They plan and build for war.Yet there are millions of people around the world who do have peace at this moment because they have found the secret of peace.They have peace in their hearts,as the Bible teaches:“Being justified by faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

The real war in which men are engaged is a war of rebellion against God.This rebellion has brought about destruction,suffering,misery,frustration,and a thousand and one ills to the population of the world.God longs to see this rebellion cease.He has sent His Son,Jesus Christ,to the cross as a demonstration of His love and mercy.He asks us to come to that Cross in a repentance of our sins and submission of our will to Him.He promises a peace treaty for all who will come by faith.

Wise old Spurgeon described the peace of God this way:

In the resurrection our nature will be full of peace.Jesus Christ would not have said,“Peace be unto you”(Luke 24:36)if there had not been a deep peace within Himself.He was calm and undisturbed.There was much peace about His whole life;but after the resurrection His peace becomes very conspicuous.There is no striving with scribes and Pharisees,there is no battling with anyone after our Lord is risen.

Do you have Christ’s peace in your life?

Pray for the Day:

Father,grant us peace in our lives;in Jesus’Name,Amen.