7月15日 失望变为喜乐 Disappointment Becomes Joy

7月15日

失望变为喜乐

Disappointment Becomes Joy

要见他的面……           

—启示录22:4

They shall see his face . . . 

—Revelation 22:4 (TLB)

一个基督徒最大的奖赏之一就是有极大的盼望，这种盼望能够使你从绝望的坟墓中进入神荣耀的明天。一个小女孩在夜幕降临的时候朝着墓地跑去。她的一个朋友问她在晚上穿过墓地是否害怕。她回答说：“不，我不怕，我的家就在对面！” 同样，我们基督徒也不害怕死亡之夜，因为我们的天家就在另一头。耶稣基督的复活使丧亲之痛的午夜变为团圆的黎明；使失望的午夜变成喜乐的黎明，使恐惧的午夜变为平安的黎明。今天，对复活的主基督的信心可以使我们的恐惧变为希望，使失望变为喜乐！

One of the great bonuses of being a Christian is the great hope that extends beyond the grave into the glory of God’s tomorrow. A little girl was running toward a cemetery as the darkness of evening began to fall. She passed a friend who asked her if she was not afraid to go through the graveyard at night. “Oh, no,” she said, “I’m not afraid. My home is just on the other side!” We Christians are not afraid of the night of death because our heavenly home is “just on the other side.” The resurrection of Christ changed the midnight of bereavement into a sunrise of reunion; it changed the midnight of disappointment into a sunrise of joy; it changed the midnight of fear to a sunrise of peace. Today faith and confidence in the resurrected Christ can change your fear to hope and your disappointment to joy.

今日祷告

主耶稣，不论我最惧怕的是什么，我都要将它放在你慈爱的手中，并且知道你会给我平安和勇气！

Prayer for the day

Whatever I fear the most, Lord Jesus, I put into Your loving hands, knowing You will give me peace and courage.