六月十六日
我又赐给他们永生，他们永不灭亡……（约10：28）
基督徒不当轻易地发生一种不信的思想或说出不信的话语。因爲神的孩子若不信靠他的慈爱、他的真理和他的信实，必然使神大大地不喜悦。我们怎能疑惑他源源而来的恩典使他伤心呢？基督徒呀！若你仍旧被忘记或是仍在灭亡之中，那是与神宝贵的应许有违背的。若是果真如此，他说的话还靠得住吗？他曾说：“妇人焉能忘记她吃奶的婴孩，不怜恤她所生的儿子？即或有忘记的，我却不忘记你。”这应许有什麽价值呢？“大山可以挪开，小山可以迁移，但我的慈爱必不离开你，我平安的约也不迁移。这是怜恤你的耶和华说的。”基督的话是真的吗？“我又赐给他们永生，他们永不灭亡，谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。我父把羊赐给我，他比万有都大，谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。”恩典的道理在那里呢？若神的儿女有一个仍然灭亡，那末一切道理就都被推翻了。基督既爲他们死了，他们也信靠了他，而仍然被弃绝，那末神的诚实、他的尊荣、他的能力、他的恩典、他的约、他所起的誓都必归于虚空。要除去这些不信的疑惧免得羞辱神。你要起来，抖去灰尘，穿上你的华美的衣裳。要记得，若你疑惑他所应许你永不灭亡的话，就是罪。让你心中的永生表现出极大的信靠和喜乐。
“这见证就是神赐给我们永生，这永生也是在他儿子里面。人有了神的儿子就有生命，没有神的儿子就没有生命。”
June
16
“And
I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” — John 10:28
The Christian should never think or speak
lightly of unbelief. For a child of God to mistrust His love, His truth, His
faithfulness, must be greatly displeasing to Him. How can we ever grieve Him by
doubting His upholding grace? Christian! it is contrary to every promise of
God’s precious Word that thou shouldst ever be forgotten or left to perish. If
it could be so, how could He be true who has said, “Can a woman forget her
sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea,
they may forget, yet will I never forget thee.” What were the value of that
promise–“The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My
kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be
removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” Where were the truth of
Christ’s words–“I give unto My sheep eternal life; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave
them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My
Father’s hand.” Where were the doctrines of grace? They would be all
disproved if one child of God should perish. Where were the veracity of God,
His honour, His power, His grace, His covenant, His oath, if any of those for
whom Christ has died, and who have put their trust in Him, should nevertheless
be cast away? Banish those unbelieving fears which so dishonour God. Arise,
shake thyself from the dust, and put on thy beautiful garments. Remember it is
sinful to doubt His Word wherein He has promised thee that thou shalt never
perish. Let the eternal life within thee express itself in confident rejoicing.
“The gospel bears my spirit up:
A faithful and unchanging God
Lays the foundation for my hope,
In oaths, and promises, and blood.”
