三月十八日
你们因信基督耶稣，都是神的儿子。（加3:26）
神是他一切孩子的父。唉！小信哪！你常说：“我若有崇恩的果敢，我运剑若能像他一样地得心应手，那么我也可像他一样地奋勇。”小信哪！请听。崇恩是神的孩子，你也是神的孩子，他和你并没有细微差异。彼得和保罗都是大蒙恩的师徒，是至高者家中的人，而你也是；软弱的基督徒和强壮的基督徒一样都是神的孩子。
“大地的梁柱虽然弯曲，这约却仍然坚强稳固；
无分强壮、微小和软弱，都在耶稣里合一同住。”
名字虽不同但都是一家人。这一个人所得的恩虽比那个人多，但天父的慈怀对于众人都是一样的。这一个人能作更大的工作，更能使父得荣耀，但在天国名字最小的人也和王的大能勇士一样，都是父的孩子。当我们就近神说：“我们的父”时，愿这话安慰我们，鼓励我们。
虽然如此，我们且莫因这话而苟安，我们不要以这种微小的信心而感到满足，我们要求神赐我们像使徒一样的大信心。我们的信心，不管多么微弱，只要我们真真相信基督，至终都足以使我们进天堂，但我们并不能在我们的路程上荣耀主，我们也不会有丰富的快乐和平安。若我们要使我们的生活荣耀基督并乐意侍奉他，就要求圣灵充满我们，使我们日渐完全，直到完全的爱把恐惧驱出。
March 18
“Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”
–Galatians 3:26
The fatherhood of God is common to all his
children. Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, “Oh that I had the
courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he!
But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid.” List
thee, Little-faith. Great-heart is God’s child, and you are God’s child too;
and Great-heart is not one whit more God’s child than you are. Peter and Paul,
the highly- favoured apostles, were of the family of the Most High; and so are
you also; the weak Christian is as much a child of God as the strong one.
“This cov’nant stands secure,
Though earth’s old pillars bow;
The strong, the feeble, and the weak,
Are one in Jesus now.”
All the names are in the same family
register. One may have more grace than another, but God our heavenly Father has
the same tender heart towards all. One may do more mighty works, and may bring
more glory to his Father, but he whose name is the least in the kingdom of
heaven is as much the child of God as he who stands among the King’s mighty
men. Let this cheer and comfort us, when we draw near to God and say, “Our
Father.”
Yet, while we are comforted by knowing this, let us not rest contented
with weak faith, but ask, like the Apostles, to have it increased. However
feeble our faith may be, if it be real faith in Christ, we shall reach heaven
at last, but we shall not honour our Master much on our pilgrimage, neither
shall we abound in joy and peace. If then you would live to Christ’s glory, and
be happy in His service, seek to be filled with the spirit of adoption more and
more completely, till perfect love shall cast out fear.
