双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：12月14日 永恒的国

12月14日

永恒的国

亲爱的弟兄阿，我们现在是神的儿女，将来如何，还未显明；但我们知道主若显现，我们必要像祂；因为必得见祂的真体。

约翰一书3:2

 神国的政体是独一无二的。它不是由人民掌权的民主制度，而是一个以基督为至高权威的的基督政体。在一个未得救的人类政府中，民主是唯一公平和公正的制度。然而没有任何一个民主制度能优于组成它的人。当人们出于自私的动机时，政府就会变得不公平。当人们不诚实时，政府也会同样不诚实。当每个人都坚持自己的方式时，就必然会有人受到伤害。

但在神的国里，基督是王。祂满有慈悲、公平、怜悯和公正。当神掌管人心时，痛苦就会变为平安，仇恨变为仁爱，误解就变为理解。

不仅如此，神的国也是永恒的。人类历史就是一连串的半成功和彻底的失败。繁荣只存在于一时，随之而来的是战争和萧条。二十六个文明兴衰更替，而人类仍然在反复面对同样的问题。

但神的国是永远长存的。时间变幻，钟摆从战争到和平、从饥饿到富足、从混乱到秩序的摆动将永远结束。圣经说：“祂的国也没有穷尽”。（路加福音1:33）

今日祷告：

父啊，愿祢的国降临，愿祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上；奉耶稣的名，阿们。

December 14

GOD’S FOREVER KINGDOM

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2

 The government in God’s kingdom is unique. It is not a democracy where the people govern, but a Christocracy where Christ is the supreme Authority.In a government of unredeemed men, democracy is the only fair and equitable system. But no democracy can ever be better than the people who make it up. When men are selfishly motivated, the government will be inequitable.When men are dishonest, the government will be the same.When everyone wants his own way, someone is going to get hurt.

But in God’s Kingdom, Christ is King. He is compassionate, fair, merciful, and just. When He is sovereign in men’s hearts, anguish turns to peace, hatred is transformed into love, and misunderstanding into understanding.

Not only this,but God’s Kingdom is lasting.The history of man has been a continuous series of half successes and total failures.Prosperity exists for a time,only to be followed by war and depression.Twenty-six civilizations have come and gone,and man still battles with the same problems,over and over again.

But the Kingdom of God will abide forever. The fluctuations of time, the swinging of the pendulum from war to peace, from starvation to plenty, from chaos to order, will end forever. The Bible says,“And of his kingdom there shall be no end”(Luke 1:33).

Pray for the Day:

Father, let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done here on the earth, just like it is in heaven; in Jesus’Name, Amen.