《基督是我们生命的诀要》第三日 更豐盛的恩典

  

“罪在那裏顯多，恩典也就更顯多了，就如罪作王叫人死，照樣恩典也藉著義作王叫人因我們的主耶穌基督得永生。”（羅五：20-21） 

    只有很少的人能領會或明白這個真理，對於罪的顯多使我們更清楚的知道，但我們是否相信恩典能更顯多，而且控制罪，如果我們渴慕在基督裏豐盛的生命我們就絕對有必須要領悟這真理。現在請看林後九章8節，請特別注意“各樣”和“凡”等字眼，“神能將各樣的恩惠多多的加給你們，使你們凡事常常充足，能多行各樣善事。”親愛的讀者，請你自問：“這種豐盛，各樣多多的生命是否為我預備的？如果神果真是信實的，這是祂賜給我的！哦！神啊！請把這句話刻在我的心板上。” 

    我們習慣先為自己祷告然后再为别人代求，但保羅卻這樣祷告：“我为你们不住地告祈求，願你們在一切屬靈的智慧悟性上，滿心知道神的旨意，叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡是蒙祂喜悅，在一切善事上結果子，照他榮耀的權能，得以在各樣的力上加力，好叫你們凡事歡歡喜喜的忍耐寬容。”（西一：8-10， 參約壹三：22）這些聖靈默示的話語已超出了我們的理解力，讓我們牢記這些應許，神會親自借著聖靈使這些應許實現在我們的心靈之中，我們可以因此得到堅定而滿有喜樂的信心。如此的神，如此滿溢的恩典—比容易包容的罪更顯多—如此的主耶穌，賜下恩典並且以恩典引導我們—感謝神！ 我相信豐盛的生命是為我預備的。
　

“Where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ---ROM. v. 20, 2I. 

How little this truth is grasped or understood. That sin abounds we know full well. But do we believe that “grace abounds more exceedingly” and enables us to reign over sin. Yet it is absolutely necessary that we grasp this truth if we would have life abundant in Christ. Read 2 Cor. ix. 8, and observe the words “all” and “every”, denoting abundance. “God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always (without exception) all sufficiency in every thing (every possible need), may abound unto every good work.” Dear Reader, say to yourself: “Is this abundant all-abounding life for me? Verily, if God is faithful it is possible for me! O God, write this truth upon my heart!”

   Now take St Paul’s prayer in Col. i. 9-11, so that you may be able to pray it first for yourself and then for others—“ We do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy” (cf. I John iii. 22).These words of the Holy Spirit are almost beyond our grasp. Let us continually take them to God that He Himself through His Holy Spirit may make them to live in our hearts. By them we shall attain to a firm and joyous faith. With such a God, with such abounding grace–much more abundant than the easily besetting sin–with such a Lord Jesus to give grace and cause grace to reign–thank God, I may believe that Life abundant is for me!