2月14日
神的爱充满奥秘
我以永远的爱、爱你……—— 耶31:3
没有一个人的经验可以描绘上帝出于无尽的慈爱而归算在我们身上的义。这爱是神秘的、无法理解的、也是难以名状的。它就像太阳的光和热一样神秘而无可度量，人无法解释通透，却仍一刻不停地依靠它生存。在论述那完全的义的奥秘时，保罗曾写道，“我们讲的，乃是从前所隐藏、神奥秘的智慧、就是 神在万世以前、预定使我们得荣耀的．……如经上所记“神为爱他的人所预备的，是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。”（林前书２：７，９）神在我们身上成就的是至为奇妙的。他的事工方兴未艾。他为所有信靠他的孩子预备了精彩绝伦，令人激动的未来。
今日祷告：
上帝啊，我有限的思想无法掌握你为爱神的人所预备的——但这并不影响你的爱所带来的喜乐与指望——直到永远！
February 14: The Mystery of His Love
I have loved thee with an everlasting love . . .
—Jeremiah 31:3
No human experience can fully illustrate the imputed righteousness of God, as conceived by His infinite love. It is a mystery-incomprehensible and inexplicable. Like the mystery of the sun’s heat and light, we cannot measure it or explain it, and yet we could not live without it. Writing of the mystery of completed righteousness, Paul said, “We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. . . . But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:7, 9). What God has wrought in us is wonderful. But His work has just begun. He has a wonderful, exciting, thrilling future for all of His believing children.
Prayer for the day:
My finite mind cannot grasp all there is in store for those of us who love You—but this does not take away the joy and expectation all Your love has prepared—everlastingly!
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