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主荣美的返照
经文: 「至于我，我必在义中见祢的面；我醒了的时候，得见祢的形象就心满意足了。
」（诗篇十七︰15）
世人可以修身养性，立功立言，以潜移默化其子孙；但信徒所承受的却是另一
种产业。世人有他的价值观与今生的
追求，但生来有盼望的人，却具有高瞻远瞩的眼光。
我们的产业是双重的，今生我们有主的同在，将来我们有主荣耀的形象。因为
我们已靠着耶稣的宝血得以称义，现
今我们得以坦然无惧地仰望上帝的荣脸；因我们已经与上帝和好，今生与来世，我们都
得以瞻仰祂的荣美。
但只是仰望还不够，我们还必须转变成祂的形象。我们会睡一会儿，但醒过来
，就发现我们与主的形状相似，如同
镜子返照上帝的佳美。当我们仰脸，清心单纯地仰望上帝的时候，上帝的荣光就将我们
笼罩在祂的爱里，改造的工作就
不断进行，上帝要将祂的形象深映在我们心底，也要将祂的性情内化在我们性格内。这
是多么令人欣慰的一件美事！仅
借着仰望祂，就可以像祂，夫复何求？主啊，我愿花时间仰望祢，让祢的荣美，深印在
我心。阿门！
Reflectors of the LORD's Beauty
Scripture: "As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with Thy
likeness" (Psalm 17:15).
The portion of other men fills their bodies and enriches their
children, but the portion of the believer is
of another sort. Men of the world have their treasure in this world, but men
of the world to come look
higher and further.
Our possession is twofold. We have God's presence here and His
likeness hereafter. Here we behold the
face of the LORD in righteousness, for we are justified in Christ Jesus. Oh,
the joy of beholding the face of a
reconciled God! The glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ yields us
heaven below, and it will be to us the
heaven of heaven above.
But seeing does not end it: we are to be changed into that which we
gaze upon. We shall sleep a while
and then wake up to find ourselves as mirrors which reflect the beauties of
our LORD. Faith sees God with a
transforming look. The heart receives the image of Jesus into its own depths
, till the character of Jesus is
imprinted on the soul. This is satisfaction. To see God and to be like Him-
what more can I desire? David's
assured confidence is here by the Holy Ghost made to be the LORD's promise.
I believe it. I expect it. LORD,
vouchsafe it. Amen. |
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