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夏天必然到来
经文: 「耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们。」（赛卅18）
雨水最多的地方，青草最绿。爱尔兰（Ireland）地方素来多雾，结果得到了
「翡翠岛」（Emerald Isle）的尊称。什么时候我们遭到了「苦难的雾」、「悲哀的雾
」，什么时候我们定归会有一颗翡翠的心──充满了上帝的安慰和爱的心。哦，信徒阿
，你不要说：「燕子不见了，它们死了。」它们并不是死了；它们掠过大海，飞往远方
去了；不久还会再回来的。你不要说：「花儿死了，严冬把它们杀死了。」不是的！虽
然严冬给它们加上了白鼬皮的大衣，不久它们仍要抬头吐气的。你不要说：「太阳熄了
，黑云把它扑灭了。」不是的！太阳在黑云后面替你酿造夏天。你也不要说：「我的上
帝忘记了。」你的上帝并不是忘记，乃是迟延，为要叫你爱祂更深。上帝让我们等候，
为要操练我们的忍耐，试验我们的信心；因此，我们应当继续在盼望中等候；应许虽然
迟延，绝不会延的太迟的。 ──司布眞（C. H. Spurgeon）
The Summer Will Come
Scripture: "Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you"
(Isa. 30:18).
Where showers fall most, there the grass is greenest. I suppose the
fogs and mists of Ireland make it "the Emerald Isle"; and whenever you find
great fogs of trouble, and mists of sorrow, you always find emerald green
hearts; full of the beautiful verdure of the comfort and love of God. O
Christian, do not thou be saying, "Where are the swallows gone? They are
gone; they are dead." They are not dead; they have skimmed the purple sea,
and gone to a far-off land; but they will be back again by and by. Child of
God, say not the flowers are dead; say not the winter has killed them, and
they are gone. Ah, no! though winter hath coated them with the ermine of its
snow; they will put up their heads again, and will be alive very soon. Say
not, child of God, that the sun is quenched, because the cloud hath hidden
it. Ah, no; he is behind there, brewing summer for thee; for when he cometh
out again, he will have made the clouds fit to drop in April showers, all of
them mothers of the sweet May flowers. And oh! above all, when thy God
hides His face, say not that He hath forgotten thee. He is but tarrying a
little while to make thee love Him better; and when He cometh, thou shalt
have joy in the Lord, and shalt rejoice with joy unspeakable. Waiting
exercises our grace; waiting tries our faith; therefore, wait on in hope;
for though the promise tarry, it can never come too late. --C. H. Spurgeon |
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