3月11日 基督对抗撒但
基督对抗撒但
你属于一个阵营，且只能属于一个。基督绝不容许任何与祂平起平坐的对手，撒但也同样不会。因此，你不可能脚踏两只船。
基督与撒但在属灵领域形成了你无法回避的两极对立，这道鸿沟将全世界一分为二。你属于一个阵营，且只能属于一个。基督绝不容许任何与祂平起平坐的对手，撒但也同样不会。因此，你不可能脚踏两只船。检验你是否忠诚的标准其实很简单：你心里为谁加冕，你就是谁的臣民——这不在于你嘴上奉承谁，而在于你心中拥戴谁。
若想知道基督是否真是你的君王，请诚实回答这些问题：你的君王是如何登上你心中宝座的？你生来就是撒但的臣民，和所有的人类一样。按理说，撒但绝不会自愿从你心中退位，而你也清楚，凭你自己的努力，根本无法抵挡牠的权势。唯有基督藉着祂的圣灵，才能在你心里施行“治权更替”。你是否听见过从天上来的呼声，正如保罗当年所经历的，使你仆倒在神脚前，并让你彻底转脸向天？基督是否曾经临到你，如同天使进入监牢寻找彼得一般，是否猛然扯断了那捆绑你心思与良心的黑暗锁链，使你甘心顺服？若有这样的经历，你才可以宣告自己得了自由。
但若这些话对你而言如同天书，且你深知自己的灵魂从未有过这样的翻转，那我就担心你仍在那旧监牢里。你想想，一个国家被外敌入侵并推翻了政权，国民百姓可能毫不知情吗？你灵魂中的旧王被废黜，新王被拥立，你难道会听不见一点动静吗？当基督被加冕时，祂登基的喜乐庆典必在你全人里面回响。当基督来到你这里，从撒但手中夺回你的灵魂时，你必定是知道的。你必须像那被耶稣打发到西罗亚池子去洗的人一样能够说出：“从前我是眼瞎的，如今能看见了”（约9:25）。你是否能指着自己说出这话呢？
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：出22章，约1章，
个人灵修：伯40章，林后10章
MARCH 11, WENDESDAY
CHRIST VERSUS SATAN
You belong to one camp, and only to one. Christ will allow no equal, and neither will Satan; therefore, you cannot side with both.
Christ and Satan create a spiritual dichotomy which you cannot ignore. It divides the whole world. You belong to one camp, and only to one. Christ will allow no equal, and neither will Satan; therefore, you cannot side with both. The test of your allegiance is really quite simple. You are the subject of the one you crown in your heart—not the one you flatter with your tongue.
To know if Christ is really your Prince, answer these questions:
How did your prince come to the throne? You are Satan’s subject by birth, just like the rest of the human race. It stands to reason that Satan would not voluntarily resign his place in your heart. And you know you cannot resist his power by your own efforts. Only Christ by His Holy Spirit can bring a change of government to your heart. Have you ever heard a voice from heaven calling out to you as it did to Paul, prostrating you at God’s feet and turning you about–face toward heaven? Has Christ come to you like the angel to Peter in prison, wrenching the chains of darkness from your mind and conscience, making you obedient? If so, you may claim to have your freedom.
But if in all this I seem to speak a strange language, and you know no such work to have been done upon your spirit, then I fear you are still in the old prison. Do you suppose for a moment that an invading nation could overthrow a government and the citizens not know? Can one king be dethroned and another crowned in your soul, and you hear no scuffle at all? When Christ is crowned, the joyous celebration at His coronation will resound throughout your whole being. When He comes to you and wrests your spirit from Satan, you will know it. You must say, like the man sent by Jesus to wash in the pool of Siloam, “Whereas I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25). Are you able to say it is thus with you?