February 26

"My grace is sufficient for thee." (2 Cor. 12:9)

The other evening I was riding home after a heavy day's work. I felt very wearied, and sore depressed¹, when swiftly, and suddenly as a lightning flash, that text came to me, "My grace is sufficient for thee." I reached home and looked it up in the original, and at last it came to me in this way, "MY grace is sufficient for thee"; and I said, "I should think it is, Lord," and burst out laughing. I never fully² understood what the holy laughter of Abraham was until then. It seemed to make unbelief so absurd. It was as though some little fish, being very thirsty, was troubled about drinking the river dry, and Father Thames said, "Drink away, little fish, my stream is sufficient for thee." Or, it seemed after the seven years of plenty, a mouse feared it might die of famine; and Joseph might say, "Cheer up, little mouse, my granaries are sufficient for thee." Again, I imagined a man away up yonder, in a lofty mountain, saying to himself, "I breathe so many cubic feet of air every year, I fear I shall exhaust the oxygen in the atmosphere," but the earth might say, "Breathe away, O man, and fill the lungs ever, my atmosphere is sufficient for thee." Oh, brethren, be great believers! Little faith will bring your souls to Heaven, but great faith will bring Heaven to your souls. ━C. H. Spurgeon.

His grace is great enough to meet the great things—

The crashing waves that overwhelm the soul,

The roaring winds that leave us stunned³ and breathless,

The sudden storm beyond our life's control.

His grace is great enough to meet the small things━

The little pin-prick troubles that annoy,

The insect worries, buzzing and persistent⁴,

The squeaking⁵ wheels that grate upon our joy.

━Annie Johnson Flint

There is always a large balance to our credit in the bank of Heaven waiting for our exercise of faith in drawing it. Draw heavily upon His resources. ━Selected

二月二十六日

“我的恩典是彀你用的“ （林后十二：9直译）

　　有一天晚上，我整天工作之后，骑马回家。路上我极感疲乏，差不多要马上倒下来了；忽然之间，一节圣经像闪电一般地照在我的心中，“我的恩典是彀你用的“。到家之后，我就在圣经的原文中查考，发现祂的语气是：“我的恩典是彀你用的”；我就对主说：“主啊，我信，我信你的恩典是彀我用的”；此时里面的喜乐爆发出来，成为欢笑。直到那晚，我纔知道不信神彀用的恩典是何等可笑，亦复可怜。这犹如海洋中一条口渴的小鱼，不敢喝水，深怕把水喝干了；虽然海洋对牠说：“小鱼儿尽量罢，我的水是彀你喝的”，但是牠仍不敢。这又好比七个丰年之后，仓廪中一只小鼠，不敢吃食，深怕以后要饿死；虽然约瑟对牠说：“小鼠儿，尽量罢，我的谷粒是彀你吃的”，但是牠仍不敢。这也很像一个人，在高山上，对自己说：“我每年呼吸这许多空气，我怕我会把空气中的养气吸尽罢”；虽然大气对他说：“可怜的人阿，尽量罢，我的养气是彀你呼吸的”，但是他仍不敢。哦，弟兄们，让我们每一个都作信心的伟人！小信心会带你的灵到天上去，大信心会带天到你的灵里来。━司布真

祂的恩典，伟大得足够应付大灾难，

席卷灵魂的惊波险涛，

窒息生命的暴风怒潮，

不能控制的急雨狂颷。

祂的恩典，伟大得也够祛除小麻烦，

急躁不宁，如坐针毡，

疑虑荣心，如蝇附膻，

忧戚如焚，独夜自煎。

━富林德

　　神替我们在天上的银行中存了无数的款子，等待我们用信心任意支取。让我们放胆前去支取罢。━选

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

4 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

5 squeaking   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• Squeaking floorboards should be screwed down. 踏上去咯咯作响的地板应用螺钉钉住。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Can you hear the mice squeaking? 你听到老鼠吱吱叫吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》