每日靈修: 光和陰影 (Billy Graham.org)

 

 

 

提摩太後書4：5 你卻要凡事謹慎，忍受苦難，做傳道的工夫，盡你的職分。

所有的藝術傑作都同時包含光線和陰影。幸福的生活不是隻充滿陽光，而是同時使用光線和陰影來產生美感。最偉大的音樂家，作為一項規則，是那些知道怎麽把歌曲從憂傷中帶出來的。範妮·克羅斯比，她的精神因信仰基督而發光 ，與她失明的眼睛比我們大多數視力正常的人看到的更多。她給了我們一些偉大的福音歌曲，這些歌曲愉悅我們的心靈和生活。在腓立比老鼠出沒的監獄裏，在午夜獄卒的鞭子聲的伴奏中， 保羅和西拉唱著讚美詩。但他們在苦難和迫害下的耐心，使異教徒監獄長的信仰個改變。

今日祈禱

讓我的心學會當我周圍的一切都顯得那麽黑暗時歌唱。賜給我你的恩典，讓我能讚美你，主耶穌。

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.