五月五日
我要作他们的神，他们要作我的子民。（林后6：16）
“我的子民”是多么好的一个名称呀！“他们的神”又是多么快乐的启示呀！“我的子民”包涵着多少意义呢?这话有一种专有的意义。整个的世界是神的，天和天上的天也是神的，他掌管人类的一切事务，但他对所选、所买归于他名下的人说“我的子民”。他并不指著别人说。这话有一种所有权的意义。他曾特特说：“耶和华的份，本是他的百姓；他的产业，本是雅各。”地上的万国都属他，全世界都在他的治理之下；而他的子民，他所拣选的更加专属他，因为他为他们所作的比他人更多。他曾用宝血买了他们，他曾使他们就近自己，他把整个的心都放在他们身上，他以永远的爱爱他们，这爱是水不能淹没的，时间的演变也不能灭杀、削弱它的。亲爱的朋友，你能用信心的眼看到你也在其中吗?你能仰头向天说：“我的主，我的神！我能因那甜蜜的关系得以呼叫你为父吗?我能因那圣洁的相交得享你向我显现而不向世人显现之乐吗?”你能念他所启示的书，并在其中得到救恩吗?你的名字是用宝血写的，你能看见吗?你能谦卑地相信并抓住耶稣的衣襟说“我的基督”吗?若你能，那末，神就向你和其他像你的人说“我的子民”。因为，若神是你的神，基督是你的基督，主就特特并专专喜悦你；你是他拣选的对象，并在他的爱子里蒙悦纳。
May 5
“I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.” — 2 Corinthians 6:16
What a sweet
title: “My people!” What a cheering revelation: “Their
God!” How much of meaning is couched in those two words, “My
people!” Here is speciality. The whole world is God’s; the heaven, even
the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s, and He reigneth among the children of men;
but of those whom He hath chosen, whom He hath purchased to Himself, He saith
what He saith not of others–“My people” In this word there is the
idea of proprietorship. In a special manner the “Lord’s portion is His
people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.” All the nations upon earth
are His; the whole world is in His power; yet are His people, His chosen, more
especially His possession; for He has done more for them than others; He has
bought them with His blood; He has brought them nigh to Himself; He has set His
great heart upon them; He has loved them with an everlasting love, a love which
many waters cannot quench, and which the revolutions of time shall never
suffice in the least degree to diminish. Dear friends, can you, by faith, see
yourselves in that number? Can you look up to heaven and say, “My Lord and
my God: mine by that sweet relationship which entitles me to call Thee Father;
mine by that hallowed fellowship which I delight to hold with Thee when Thou
art pleased to manifest Thyself unto me as Thou dost not unto the world?”
Canst thou read the Book of Inspiration, and find there the indentures of thy
salvation? Canst thou read thy title writ in precious blood? Canst thou, by
humble faith, lay hold of Jesus’ garments, and say, “My Christ”? If
thou canst, then God saith of thee, and of others like thee, “My
people;” for, if God be your God, and Christ your Christ, the Lord has a
special, peculiar favour to you; you are the object of His choice, accepted in
His beloved Son.
