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标  题: [讨论] 荣耀天家：基督徒的盼望
发信站: 枫桥驿站 (2013/01/24 Thu 05:46:04)

013年 01月 19日 - Dennis Fisher

（转贴：理念相同，代为传布，千祈海涵）

在耶和华眼中，看圣民之死极为宝贵。 □诗篇116篇15节
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. □Psalm 116:15

在1981年3月1日，身兼传道与圣经注释家的钟马田（D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones），躺在他临终的病榻上。他曾於1939至1968年，担任西敏寺的牧师。此刻，在他生命的尽头，钟马田失去了说话的能力。他不想要别人继续为他的康复来祈求，於是，他在一张纸条上明确地写道：「别阻止我进入荣耀。」

生命是如此可贵，以致於当我们所爱之人即将离世进入天堂时，我们还是很难放手。然而，上帝早已定下要召我们回天家的日子，如诗篇116篇15节所说：「在耶和华眼中，看圣民之死极为宝贵。」

当保罗看见死亡逼近时，他因盼望在天堂里等著他的一切而受到鼓舞：「从此以後，有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是按著公义审判的主到了那日要赐给我的；不但赐给我，也赐给凡爱慕他显现的人。」（提摩太后书4章8节）

基督徒不论处在哪个人生阶段，其最终的目的地是「与基督同在，因为这是好得无比的」（腓立比书1章23节）。这句话能赐给我们信心面对生活的种种挑战，并在其他弟兄姊妹离世，回到基督所预备的荣耀天家时，带给我们安慰。

属天荣耀正等著，
相信圣子的人们；
今生苦难皆过去，
欢欣来见主荣面。
Sper

生命最大的喜乐就是确知天堂的盼望。
Life』s greatest joy is the sure hope of heaven.

Ready For Glory
January 19, 2013 □ by Dennis Fisher

Read: Philippians 1:12-23
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. □Psalm 116:15

Genesis 46-48; Matthew 13:1-30On March 1, 1981, preacher and Bible commentator D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones lay on his deathbed. From 1939 to 1968, he had served as the pastor of London』s Westminster Chapel. Now at the end of his life, Lloyd-Jones had lost the ability to speak. Indicating that he did not want any more prayers for his recovery, he wrote on a piece of paper: 「Do not hold me back from glory.」

Because life is precious, it can be hard to let our loved ones go when the time comes for them to depart this earth and go to heaven. And yet God has set a time when He plans to call us home. Psalm 116:15 tells us, 「Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.」

When Paul saw that death was near, he was encouraged by what awaited him in heaven: 「Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing」 (2 Tim. 4:8).

No matter where Christians are in life』s journey, their ultimate destination is to 「be with Christ, which is far better」 (Phil. 1:23). This should give us confidence in facing life』s challenges and comfort when other believers leave us for that glorious home Christ has prepared.

The glories of heaven await
All those who believe in God』s Son;
The trials of this life will fade
When we see the Heavenly One. □Sper

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