2月16日 持守救恩的确据
持守救恩的确据
要更新你的悔改，仿佛你从未悔改过；发起新的信心行动，仿佛你从未相信过；这样你就能在撒但最擅长的战场上击败他。
另一个能使你抵挡撒但的方法，是保守你对救恩的盼望，这盼望是藉着基督赎罪的祭所应许的。你要在心里的记念册上，记录下神特别眷顾你的时刻。要把那些经历像纪念品一样珍藏起来：在那些日子里，神仿佛在宣告一个“节日”，祂穿着怜悯的礼服来亲近你，比往常更亲密地向你伸出恩典的金杖。你要保留好那些由祂亲手写就、赦免你罪的凭据。
“但是，”那疑惑的灵魂可能会问，“如果我抓不住这种确据，或者我无法确信那些曾经以为真实的凭据，该怎么办呢？”那么，请尝试以下处方，作为医治你软弱信心的补药。
首先，要更新你的悔改，仿佛你从未悔改过；发起新的信心行动，仿佛你从未相信过；如此，你便能反败为胜。由着撒但去说你从前的追求是假冒为善的，或者说那些经历已经陈旧，失去了价值；但牠能对你此时此刻的信心宣告说什么呢？这样，牠用来把你从神面前赶走的控告，反倒会将你拉得更靠近神。
如果牠仍用你对属灵光景的恐惧来纠缠你，你就当来到施恩宝座前，求神把你遗失的旧凭据，重新做一份副本赐给你。这凭据的原件就保存在天上的“赦免办公室”里，由基督掌管。如果你真是属神的圣徒，你的名字就记录在那神的法庭的册子上。你要向神申诉，去听取来自天上的信息，而不要听信仇敌从地狱带来的流言。如果你少与撒但争辩，多为自己的恐惧向神祷告，这些阴霾很快就会散去。难道你能指望从谎言之父那里听到真理，或从仇敌那里得到安慰吗？转身背向牠，去到神那里。尽量不要忧虑，因为迟早你会收到那份确据的凭证。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：创49章，路2章，
个人灵修：伯15章，林前3章
FEBRUARY 16, MONDAY
MAINTAIN ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
Renew your repentance, as if you bad never repented. Put forth fresh acts of faith, as if you had never believed, and you will beat Satan at his own game.
Still another way to fortify yourself against Satan is to preserve the hope of your salvation, which is promised through Christ’s atoning sacrifice. Record God’s special visits to you in the memory book of your heart. Paste in keepsakes of the occasions when He declared a holiday and came to you in festive robes of mercy, holding forth the scepter of His grace more familiarly than usual. Keep old receipts written in His own hand for the pardon of your sins.
“But,” the doubting soul may ask, “what if I cannot grasp this assurance, or vouch for those evidences which I once thought to be true?” Then try the following prescriptions as a tonic for your ailing faith.
First of all, renew your repentance, as if you had never repented. Put forth fresh acts of faith, as if you had never believed, and you will beat Satan at his own game. Let him tell you that your former actions were hypocritical, or that they are old and worthless. What can he say against your present affirmation of faith? In this way, the very accusations he uses to drive you away from God, instead draw you closer to Him.
If he still haunts you with fears of your spiritual condition, then apply to the throne of grace and ask for a new copy of the old evidence, which you have misplaced. The original is in the pardon office in heaven, of which Christ is the Master. And if you are a saint, your name is on record in that court. Appeal to God, and hear the news from heaven, rather than listen to the tales your enemy brings from hell. If you would argue less with Satan and pray more to God about your fears, they would soon be resolved. Can you expect truth from a liar, or comfort from an adversary? Turn your back on him and go to God. Try not to worry. Sooner or later you will receive your certificate of assurance.