8月21日 不要拒绝与神和好
不要拒绝与神和好
若无这平安，任何事物都无法使你真正快乐；若有这平安，你也不需要任何别的事物来使你充满真正的喜乐。
撒但与神之间的争战已到了水火不容的地步，牠根本无暇顾及你。况且，牠能赐你盔甲，去抵挡神审判烈火般的攻击吗？那些燃烧的弹丸早深深嵌入牠自己的心里，令牠受着难以言说的煎熬，牠又怎能护卫你呢？当你最终因听从牠的诡计而招致毁灭时，牠会向你施展同情吗？绝不可能，就像贪婪的饿狼将羊撕碎并吸尽其血之后，绝不会对那只羊心生怜悯一样。
为免你将来推诿，说自己不明白如何藉着福音与神和好，请务必仔细思量以下四点。这平安既不可或缺，又全备充足。若无这平安，任何事物都无法使你真正快乐；若有这平安，你也不需要任何别的事物来使你充满真正的喜乐。在神属灵筵席的各样美味中，最不可缺少的就是祂所赐的平安。若撤去这平安，即使在君王桌席的中央摆上光鲜亮丽、华美装饰的属世平安，整场筵席也已被毁坏了。
罪人啊，请听我说！你与神之间的这场争端，岂不像一只浮肿的癞蛤蟆沉在你甜蜜的杯底吗？你的罪尚未蒙赦免，你已因这些罪被判处死刑；无论你怎样在牢房的阴影中狂欢作乐，这事实都无法改变。若一个人在被绞死前的最后几个小时，仍沉迷于他最喜爱的消遣，你会如何看待他呢？若神将你的刑罚再推迟一天，那实实在在是祂极大的怜悯！
我坦言，当我看见一个人的生活做派证明他仍是个未蒙赦免的罪人，而他却以穿戴昂贵服饰、带着富足的骄傲气派宴饮作乐为快事时，我极其惊讶：他竟既不敬畏神，也不顾念自己的灵魂。你以为主还要忍耐多久，看他在自己周围堆满这些垃圾，然后才将火把扔在其中，把这一切焚烧净尽呢？
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：撒上13章，罗11章，
个人灵修：耶50章，路18章
AUGUST 21, FRIDAY
DO NOT REFUSE PEACE WITH GOD
You cannot be happy with anything less than peace but you do not need anything more than peace to fill you with true joy.
Satan’s quarrel with God is too advanced for him to give you a second glance. Besides, can he give you armor to quench the fiery blasts of God’s judgment? How could he, when these burning bullets are embedded inside his own heart, causing unspeakable torment? And will he send sympathy when at last you have destroyed yourself by following his advice? Of course not—no more than the ravenous wolf pities the sheep after he has torn her into pieces and drunk her blood.
So that you can never say you did not understand how to find peace with God through the Gospel, carefully weigh these next four thoughts. This peace is both indispensable and comprehensive. You cannot be happy with anything less than peace but you do not need anything more than peace to fill you with true joy. Of all the varieties on God’s spiritual menu, His serving of peace can least be spared. If you take this away the feast is spoiled, even if a brightly garnished outward peace replaces it at the center of the prince’s table.
Sinner, listen to me! Is not this controversy between you and God like a swollen toad at the bottom of your cup of honey? Your sins are unpardoned and you are condemned to die for them, no matter how much you may be dancing in the shadows of your prison. What would you think about a man who spent his last hours before being hanged playing at his favorite sport? Truly God is merciful if He stays your execution one more day!
I confess, when I see a man whose life proves him an unforgiven sinner, and whose pleasure comes by dressing in expensive clothing and entertaining with the prideful air of affluence, I am amazed that he cares neither about God nor himself. How much longer do you think the Lord will watch him pile up all this trash around himself before He tosses a torch to the bottom of it?