六月二日
因爲情欲和圣灵相争，圣灵和情欲相争……（加5：17）
旧性情和新性情在每一个信徒心中总是不断地相争。旧性情非常活跃，乘机利用各种锋利武器以期把新生的恩制于死地；同时，新性情也警醒谨守以便相机攻击幷消灭仇敌。恩典在我们里面必然用祷告、信心、盼望和爱心来把恶驱逐出去，它穿起“神所赐全副军装”，竭力争战。只要我们活在世上这两种对立的性情是不会休战的。
“基督徒”与“亚波沦”的争战不过三小时，但基督徒与自己相争却从进窄门开始直到约旦河边。仇敌牢据我们心中负隅顽抗，我们的肉身不死就不能把他驱出。虽然我们被仇敌层层包围，须浴血苦战，但我们有一位的援手，就是救我们的元帅耶稣。他常与我们同在，幷且使我们借着他得胜有余。有了这样一位帮手，新生的性情对付一切仇敌时必然应付裕如。
你今天与仇敌争战吗?撒但、世界、情欲都一齐攻击你吗？不要灰心或气馁，要继续奋战！因爲有神亲自与你同在；耶和华尼西是你的旌旗，耶和华路非是医治你的，他必缠裹你的创伤。不要怕，你必得胜，因爲谁能打败全能的神呢？要继续奋战！“仰望耶稣”。战争虽然艰苦，但得胜却是甜美的，所应许的赏赐也是光荣的。“要力上加力，争战幷祷告，直把黑暗的势力都践踏在脚下，打完那美好的仗。”
“得胜得胜哈利路亚，得胜得胜哈利路亚，得胜得胜哈利路亚，靠主凡事得胜。”
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.”
