三月二十三日
汗珠如大血点，滴在地上。（路22:44）
我们的主因与试探艰苦斗争，心中发出极大的压力，所以他的外体感到极度的激动压榨着他，使他流出大血点一般的汗珠，落在地上。这个足以证明当罪压到救主的身上使他流出大血点时，罪的重量是多么大呀！这也证明他的爱有多么大的能力。老安不鲁斯（Isaac Ambrose）仔细地观查，觉得树木未经砍伐而自行流出的树胶是最好的。樟树节疤下被钉刺透的伤口常流出宝贵的香料。看哪！若没有节疤，没有钉痕，没有创伤所流出来的香料就是最好的。这就是基督甘心所受的苦，没有被枪刺透就流出了血。水果不用着刀，汁水就自然流出，不用罗马官长说：“井啊，涌上水来”，自己就流出了鲜红的血流。当人受到极度的苦痛时，他的血就流到心中，他的面颊变成了灰白，他昏倒过去，血液内流，好像当人受苦时作他里面的营养。但是看我们救主所受的苦，他完全地忘了自己，他的血不单不往心里流供给自己用，而是往外流到地上。基督所受的苦，他所流到地上的血，说明他为人所预备的是多么丰满。
我们能领会他所经过的争战是多么紧张吗？我们不听到他在受苦的时候向我们所发的声音吗？“你们与罪恶相争，还没有抵挡到流血的地步。”看哪！我们所承认的大使者和大祭司宁愿滴汗如血，却不愿屈服于那试探我们灵魂的恶者。
March 23
“His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the
ground.” –Luke 22:44
The mental pressure arising from our
Lord’s struggle with temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural
excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to
the ground. This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it
was able to crush the Saviour so that he distilled great drops of blood! This
demonstrates the mighty power of his love. It is a very pretty observation of
old Isaac Ambrose that the gum which exudes from the tree without cutting is
always the best. This precious camphire-tree yielded most sweet spices when it
was wounded under the knotty whips, and when it was pierced by the nails on the
cross; but see, it giveth forth its best spice when there is no whip, no nail,
no wound. This sets forth the voluntariness of Christ’s sufferings, since
without a lance the blood flowed freely. No need to put on the leech, or apply
the knife; it flows spontaneously. No need for the rulers to cry, “Spring
up, O well;” of itself it flows in crimson torrents. If men suffer great
pain of mind apparently the blood rushes to the heart. The cheeks are pale; a
fainting fit comes on; the blood has gone inward as if to nourish the inner man
while passing through its trial. But see our Saviour in His agony; he is so
utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the
heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth. The agony of
Christ, inasmuch as it pours him out upon the ground, pictures the fulness of
the offering which he made for men.
Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through
which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us? “Ye have not yet
resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” Behold the great Apostle and
High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the
great tempter of your souls.
