經文: 松樹阿，應當哀號，因為香柏樹傾倒。（撒迦利亞書十一：2） 在森林中若聽到橡樹倒下的聲音，就是伐木者正在工作的訊號。附近的每一棵樹都在戰慄，因為明日鋒利的斧頭可能臨到它身上。我們都像樹木被斧頭選中。一棵樹倒下，提醒我們，無論高大如香柏樹，或謙卑如松樹，指定的時刻將快速來臨。我們不應為了隨時有死亡發生而對死亡無動於衷，反之，應當視它為最沈重的事件，對它的臨近也應保持冷靜清醒。倘若我們的永恆目標已是岌岌可危，而仍然嬉戲作樂，那是何等愚蠢啊！劍已出鞘、刀刃鋒利，切勿玩弄它。不作好準備面對死亡的人，不只是愚蠢的，乃是近乎瘋癲。 基督的僕人哪，隨時準備，不敬虔的世人極不盼望祂再來，而祂會突然降臨！留意，你必須在祂的事工中盡忠，否則墳墓是為你挖掘的。為人父母者當留神，鑒察自己曾否教導兒女敬畏上帝，因為他們總有一日成為孤兒。商人啊，也當留意，注意自是否循規蹈矩，並以全心事奉上帝。你在地上事奉的日子瞬間即逝，你將向主陳述所作的一切，無論是善是惡。但願我們各人皆準備面對偉大君王之審判，並得祂恩典讚許之賞賜；「好，你這又良善又忠心的僕人」！（太二十五：21） Evening, September 26 Scripture: “Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen.”(Zechariah 11:2) When in the forest there is heard the crash of a falling oak, it is a sign that the woodman is abroad, and every tree in the whole company may tremble lest to-morrow the sharp edge of the axe should find it out. We are all like trees marked for the axe, and the fall of one should remind us that for every one, whether great as the cedar, or humble as the fir, the appointed hour is stealing on apace. I trust we do not, by often hearing of death, become callous to it. May we never be like the birds in the steeple, which build their nests when the bells are tolling, and sleep quietly when the solemn funeral peals are startling the air. May we regard death as the most weighty of all events, and be sobered by its approach. It ill behoves us to sport while our eternal destiny hangs on a thread. The sword is out of its scabbard—let us not trifle; it is furbished, and the edge is sharp—let us not play with it. He who does not prepare for death is more than an ordinary fool, he is a madman. When the voice of God is heard among the trees of the garden, let fig tree and sycamore, and elm and cedar, alike hear the sound thereof. Be ready, servant of Christ, for thy Master comes on a sudden, when an ungodly world least expects him. See to it that thou be faithful in his work, for the grave shall soon be digged for thee. Be ready, parents, see that your children are brought up in the fear of God, for they must soon be orphans; be ready, men of business, take care that your affairs are correct, and that you serve God with all your hearts, for the days of your terrestrial service will soon be ended, and you will be called to give account for the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil. May we all prepare for the tribunal of the great King with a care which shall be rewarded with the gracious commendation, “Well done, good and faithful servant” 以上轉載自大光-司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening 九月二十六日
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