双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：2月25日 信神得义

2月25日

信神得义

“因为耶和华知道义人的道路；恶人的道路却必灭亡。”

诗篇1:6

义是什么意思？神喜悦义，他要求我们要有义（而不是自以为义。自以为义，就意味着高看自己。二者是有区别的）。

义和行善没有关系，虽然行善也是义人之举。耶稣说神是唯一真正良善的。良善是义的同义词，因而义就是与神一样。但是人怎么能和神一样，圣洁又完全呢？

圣经中有数百处提到义和义人。但是最有亮光的可能是这一句：“亚伯兰信耶和华，耶和华就以此为他的义。”（创世记15:6）

义，意味着正直和公正，始于对神的相信。听起来很简单，但是我们有多少次不信神？神的公式如此简单，我们却忽略它们，因为我们认为肯定还有其他更好的。

所有的罪都源于不信；所有的义都来自信神。相信神所有的应许，他就以你为义。相信主耶稣基督，神的终极标准和义的彰显，你必得救。相信耶稣基督，他会在你遭难的日子拯救你，了解基督的义要在你的身上并通过你来作工。

今日祷告：

天父，借着耶稣，你洁净了我，以我为义。求你引导我活出公义，并带领我把福音也传给别人；奉耶稣的名，阿门。

February 25

RIGHTEOUSNESS

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous:but the way of the ungodly shall perish.Psalm 1:6

What does it mean to be righteous?

God is pleased with righteousness;indeed He commands us to be righteous(not self-righteous,which means we think more highly of ourselves than we ought to-there is a difference).

Righteousness has nothing to do with doing good works,though good works are a byproduct of being righteous.Jesus spoke of God as the only one who is truly good.The word“good”is a synonym for righteous,so it follows that to be righteous is to be like God.But how can anyone be like God,who is holy and perfect?

There are hundreds of references in Scripture to righteousness and the righteous.Perhaps the greatest insight into this word is found in Genesis 15:6 when Abraham believed the promise of God“and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

Righteousness,meaning to be right or just,begins with believing God.It sounds so simple,but how many times do we disbelieve God?God’s formulas are so simple that we ignore them because we think there must be more to it than that.

All sin is rooted in unbelief.All righteousness is rooted in belief.Believe God for all His promises and He will count in unto you as righteousness.Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.God’s ultimate standard and incarnation of righteousness,and be saved.Believe in Jesus Christ to deliver you in your day of trouble and learn what the righteousness of Christ can do in and through you.

Pray for the Day:

Father,through Jesus,You have cleansed me and made me righteous.Lead me to live my life in that way—to live out that righteousness.And lead me to others to bring that Good News to them as well;in Jesus’Name,Amen.