六月二日
因爲情欲和聖靈相爭，聖靈和情欲相爭……（加5：17）
舊性情和新性情在每一個信徒心中總是不斷地相爭。舊性情非常活躍，乘機利用各種鋒利武器以期把新生的恩制于死地；同時，新性情也警醒謹守以便相機攻擊幷消滅仇敵。恩典在我們裏面必然用禱告、信心、盼望和愛心來把惡驅逐出去，它穿起“神所賜全副軍裝”，竭力爭戰。只要我們活在世上這兩種對立的性情是不會休戰的。
“基督徒”與“亞波淪”的爭戰不過三小時，但基督徒與自己相爭卻從進窄門開始直到約旦河邊。仇敵牢據我們心中負隅頑抗，我們的肉身不死就不能把他驅出。雖然我們被仇敵層層包圍，須浴血苦戰，但我們有一位的援手，就是救我們的元帥耶穌。他常與我們同在，幷且使我們藉著他得勝有餘。有了這樣一位幫手，新生的性情對付一切仇敵時必然應付裕如。
你今天與仇敵爭戰嗎?撒但、世界、情欲都一齊攻擊你嗎？不要灰心或氣餒，要繼續奮戰！因爲有神親自與你同在；耶和華尼西是你的旌旗，耶和華路非是醫治你的，他必纏裹你的創傷。不要怕，你必得勝，因爲誰能打敗全能的神呢？要繼續奮戰！“仰望耶穌”。戰爭雖然艱苦，但得勝卻是甜美的，所應許的賞賜也是光榮的。“要力上加力，爭戰幷禱告，直把黑暗的勢力都踐踏在脚下，打完那美好的仗。”
“得勝得勝哈利路亞，得勝得勝哈利路亞，得勝得勝哈利路亞，靠主凡事得勝。”
June 2
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.” — Galatians 5:17
In every believer’s heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active, and loses no opportunity of plying all the weapons of its deadly armoury against newborn grace; while on the other hand, the new nature is ever on the watch to resist and destroy its enemy. Grace within us will employ prayer, and faith, and hope, and love, to cast out the evil; it takes unto it the “whole armour of God,” and wrestles earnestly. These two opposing natures will never cease to struggle so long as we are in this world. The battle of “Christian” with “Apollyon” lasted three hours, but the battle of Christian with himself lasted all the way from the Wicket Gate in the river Jordan. The enemy is so securely entrenched within us that he can never be driven out while we are in this body: but although we are closely beset, and often in sore conflict, we have an Almighty helper, even Jesus, the Captain of our salvation, who is ever with us, and who assures us that we shall eventually come off more than conquerors through Him. With such assistance the new-born nature is more than a match for its foes. Are you fighting with the adversary to-day? Are Satan, the world, and the flesh, all against you? Be not discouraged nor dismayed. Fight on! For God Himself is with you; Jehovah Nissi is your banner, and Jehovah Rophi is the healer of your wounds. Fear not, you shall overcome, for who can defeat Omnipotence? Fight on, “looking unto Jesus”; and though long and stern be the conflict, sweet will be the victory, and glorious the promised reward.
“From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray,
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.”
