七月二十一日
耶路撒冷的女子向你摇头。（赛37：22）
可怜的、战栗著的锡安的居民，因着神的话，重新鼓起勇气来，向高傲威吓的西拿基立摇头。坚强的信心使神的仆人轻蔑他们的强敌。我们知道我们的仇敌是在图谋不可能的事。他们想破坏永远的生命。其实只要耶稣活着，那生命就不会死；他们想攻击坚城，其实是阴间的权柄所不能胜过的。他们用脚踢刺反伤了自己，他们攻击神的盾牌，实是自取败亡。
我们知道他们的弱点。他们不过是人，人算什麽呢？如虫如蛆的世人算得什麽呢？他们虽然像海里的狂浪一样地澎湃、咆哮，只不过涌出自己可耻的泡沫罢了。当神兴起，他们必如风前的糠秕一样四散，必如火中的荆棘一样消灭。他们不能损害神和他的真道，就是锡安最懦弱的兵丁也要嗤笑他们。
最要紧的是，我们知道至高者与我们同在，他若整装上阵，他的仇敌要逃到哪里去呢？他一来到，地上的碎片就不再与造他们的主争论了。他的铁杖必把他们打得粉碎，正像窑匠的器皿一样，他们就从地上被除灭了。那末，一切惧怕都离开我去吧！因爲国度必在主的手中稳固安全。我们要欢呼，因爲神仍作王，他的仇敌必如粪堆上的草一样。
全能全智的神仍掌权，我还怕谁，怕什麽呢？
July 21
“The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at
thee.” — Isaiah 37:22
Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor
trembling citizens of Zion grew bold, and shook their heads at Sennacherib’s
boastful threats. Strong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm
contempt upon their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are attempting
impossibilities. They seek to destroy the eternal life, which cannot die while
Jesus lives; to overthrow the citadel, against which the gates of hell shall
not prevail. They kick against the pricks to their own wounding, and rush upon
the bosses of Jehovah’s buckler to their own hurt.
We know their weakness. What are they but
men? And what is man but a worm? They roar and swell like waves of the sea,
foaming out their own shame. When the Lord ariseth, they shall fly as chaff
before the wind, and be consumed as crackling thorns. Their utter powerlessness
to do damage to the cause of God and His truth, may make the weakest soldiers
in Zion’s ranks laugh them to scorn.
Above all, we know that the Most High is with
us, and when He dresses Himself in arms, where are His enemies? If He cometh
forth from His place, the potsherds of the earth will not long contend with
their Maker. His rod of iron shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel,
and their very remembrance shall perish from the earth. Away, then, all fears,
the kingdom is safe in the King’s hands. Let us shout for joy, for the Lord
reigneth, and His foes shall be as straw for the dunghill.
“As true as God’s own word is true;
Nor earth, nor hell, with all their crew,
Against us shall prevail.
A jest, and by-word, are they grown;
God is with us, we are his own,
Our victory cannot
fail.”
