每日灵修: 光和阴影 (Billy Graham.org)

 

 

 

提摩太后书4：5 你却要凡事谨慎，忍受苦难，做传道的工夫，尽你的职分。

所有的艺术杰作都同时包含光线和阴影。幸福的生活不是只充满阳光，而是同时使用光线和阴影来产生美感。最伟大的音乐家，作为一项规则，是那些知道怎么把歌曲从忧伤中带出来的。范妮·克罗斯比，她的精神因信仰基督而发光 ，与她失明的眼睛比我们大多数视力正常的人看到的更多。她给了我们一些伟大的福音歌曲，这些歌曲愉悦我们的心灵和生活。在腓立比老鼠出没的监狱里，在午夜狱卒的鞭子声的伴奏中， 保罗和西拉唱着赞美诗。但他们在苦难和迫害下的耐心，使异教徒监狱长的信仰个改变。

今日祈祷

让我的心学会当我周围的一切都显得那么黑暗时歌唱。赐给我你的恩典，让我能赞美你，主耶稣。

Light and Shadow

By Billy Graham

Stand steady, and don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Bring others to Christ . . .
—2 Timothy 4:5 (TLB)

All the masterpieces of art contain both light and shadow. A happy life is one filled not only with sunshine, but one which uses both light and shadow to produce beauty. The greatest musicians, as a rule, are those who know how to bring song out of sadness. Fanny Crosby, her spirit aglow with faith in Christ, saw more with her sightless eyes than most of us do with normal vision. She has given us some of the great gospel songs which cheer our hearts and lives. In a rat-infested jail in Philippi, Paul and Silas sang their song of praise at midnight to the accompaniment of the jailer’s whip. But their patience in suffering and persecution led to the heathen warden’s conviction.

Prayer for the day

Let my heart learn to sing when everything around me seems so dark. Give me Your grace to praise You, Lord Jesus.