5月19日 恒忍到底的结局
恒忍到底的结局
基督徒啊，为了你永恒的安慰，你可以仰望那一天。那时，你与撒但之间的争战将迎来完全且最终的裁决。
在属世的战争中，并非每一个参战者都能分得战利品。战争的收益通常落入了少数权贵的口袋。普通士兵承受了最多的艰辛，却往往只能带着微薄的收益离去。他出生入死，是为了让少数本已尊大的人更加尊大；而他退伍时，往往连医治伤口的钱都不够。但在基督的军队中，唯一失败的士兵，就是那些临阵脱逃的人。每一位忠心的士兵都将领受荣耀的奖赏，这奖赏就蕴含在：“成就了一切，还能站立得住。”（参弗6:13） 这一应许中。“站立”包含以下深意：它意味着“以得胜者的身份站立”。
当一支军队被征服时，它被称为倒在敌人面前；而胜者则昂首站立。在这场属灵战争结束时，每一个基督徒都将作为得胜者站立，胜过了那已经被征服的私欲，也胜过了那统领私欲的撒但。虽然基督徒在今世已尝过了许多胜过撒但的甘甜胜利，但得胜的喜乐仍常被仇敌重整旗鼓所发出的警报所打断。他今日赢得一场战役，明日又要面对另一场厮杀。而且很多时候，即便赢了，他也是带着流血的伤口离开战场。虽然他最终击退了试探，但他的良心在争战中所受的创伤，仍然使胜利的荣耀蒙上了一层阴影。
基督徒啊，为了你永恒的安慰，你可以仰望那一天。那时，你与撒但之间的争战将迎来完全且最终的裁决。你将看见仇敌的营寨彻底溃散，牠手中再无任何武器可以用来攻击你。你将践踏那些曾向你密集开火的堡垒。你将目睹它们被拆毁、被夷为平地，直到你的心中再无一丝败坏可供魔鬼藏身。在那荣耀的日子里，那曾令你战兢的仇敌，必被践踏在你的脚下。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：民28章，诗72章，
个人灵修：赛19-20章，彼后1章
MAY 19, TUESDAY
RESULTS OF PERSEVERANCE
For your eternal comfort, Christian, you can look forward to a day when there will be a full and final decision in the quarrel between you and Satan.
In earthly wars, not everyone who fights shares the spoils. The gains of war are commonly put into a few pockets. The common soldier, who endures most of the hardship, usually goes away with little of the profit. He fights to make a few that are great yet greater, and is often discharged without enough to pay for the cure of his wounds. But in Christ’s army, the only soldier who loses is the one who runs away. Every faithful soldier receives a glorious reward, which is spelled out in this phrase, “having done all, to stand.” To stand implies these things:
It means “to stand conquerors.”
An army, when conquered, is said to fall before its enemy, and the conqueror stands. At the end of this spiritual war, every Christian shall stand a conqueror over his vanquished lusts and Satan who headed them. Though the Christian enjoys many sweet victories here over Satan, still the joy of his conquests is interrupted by fresh alarms from the rallied enemy. He wins a victory one day, only to be confronted with still another battle on the next. And often, even his victories send him from the conflict bleeding. Though he repulses the temptation at last, yet the wounds his conscience receives in the fight cast a shadow on the glory of the victory.
For your eternal comfort, Christian, you can look forward to a day when there will be a full and final decision in the quarrel between you and Satan. You will see your enemy’s camp completely scattered, with not a weapon left in his hand to use against you. You will tread upon the very fortresses from which he fired so many shots. You will see them dismantled and demolished, until there is not one corruption left standing in your heart for the devil to hide himself in. On that glorious day, the enemy who has made you tremble will be trampled under your feet.