七月二十一日
耶路撒冷的女子向你搖頭。（賽37：22）
可憐的、戰栗著的錫安的居民，因著神的話，重新鼓起勇氣來，向高傲威嚇的西拿基立搖頭。堅強的信心使神的僕人輕蔑他們的強敵。我們知道我們的仇敵是在圖謀不可能的事。他們想破壞永遠的生命。其實只要耶穌活著，那生命就不會死；他們想攻擊堅城，其實是陰間的權柄所不能勝過的。他們用脚踢刺反傷了自己，他們攻擊神的盾牌，實是自取敗亡。
我們知道他們的弱點。他們不過是人，人算什麽呢？如蟲如蛆的世人算得什麽呢？他們雖然像海裏的狂浪一樣地澎湃、咆哮，只不過涌出自己可耻的泡沫罷了。當神興起，他們必如風前的糠秕一樣四散，必如火中的荊棘一樣消滅。他們不能損害神和他的真道，就是錫安最懦弱的兵丁也要嗤笑他們。
最要緊的是，我們知道至高者與我們同在，他若整裝上陣，他的仇敵要逃到哪裏去呢？他一來到，地上的碎片就不再與造他們的主爭論了。他的鐵杖必把他們打得粉碎，正像窑匠的器皿一樣，他們就從地上被除滅了。那末，一切懼怕都離開我去吧！因爲國度必在主的手中穩固安全。我們要歡呼，因爲神仍作王，他的仇敵必如糞堆上的草一樣。
全能全智的神仍掌權，我還怕誰，怕什麽呢？
July 21
“The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at
thee.” — Isaiah 37:22
Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor
trembling citizens of Zion grew bold, and shook their heads at Sennacherib’s
boastful threats. Strong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm
contempt upon their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are attempting
impossibilities. They seek to destroy the eternal life, which cannot die while
Jesus lives; to overthrow the citadel, against which the gates of hell shall
not prevail. They kick against the pricks to their own wounding, and rush upon
the bosses of Jehovah’s buckler to their own hurt.
We know their weakness. What are they but
men? And what is man but a worm? They roar and swell like waves of the sea,
foaming out their own shame. When the Lord ariseth, they shall fly as chaff
before the wind, and be consumed as crackling thorns. Their utter powerlessness
to do damage to the cause of God and His truth, may make the weakest soldiers
in Zion’s ranks laugh them to scorn.
Above all, we know that the Most High is with
us, and when He dresses Himself in arms, where are His enemies? If He cometh
forth from His place, the potsherds of the earth will not long contend with
their Maker. His rod of iron shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel,
and their very remembrance shall perish from the earth. Away, then, all fears,
the kingdom is safe in the King’s hands. Let us shout for joy, for the Lord
reigneth, and His foes shall be as straw for the dunghill.
“As true as God’s own word is true;
Nor earth, nor hell, with all their crew,
Against us shall prevail.
A jest, and by-word, are they grown;
God is with us, we are his own,
Our victory cannot
fail.”
