October 6

"He opened not his mouth" (Isa. 53:7)

How much grace it requires to bear a misunderstanding rightly, and to receive an unkind judgment¹ in holy sweetness! Nothing tests the Christian² character more than to have some evil thing said about him. This is the file that soon proves whether we are electro-plate or solid gold. If we could only know the blessings³ that lie hidden in our trials we would say like David, when Shimei cursed him, "Let him curse;…it may be…that the Lord will requite⁴ me good for his cursing this day."(2 Sam.16:11-12)

Some people get easily turned aside from the grandeur⁵ of their life-work by pursuing their own grievances⁶ and enemies, until their life gets turned into one little petty whirl of warfare⁷. It is like a nest of hornets. You may disperse⁸ the hornets, but you will probably get terribly stung, and get nothing for your pains, for even their honey is not worth a search.

God give us more of His Spirit, "who, when he was reviled⁹, reviled not again"; (1Pet.2:23) but "committed himself to him that judgeth righteously." "Consider him that endureth such contradiction of sinners against himself."(Heb.12:3)━A.B.Simpson

"Before you" He trod all the path of woe¹⁰,

He took the sharp thrusts with His head bent¹¹ low,

He knew deepest sorrow and pain and grief,

He knew long endurance without relief,

He took all the bitter from death's deep cup,

He kept not a blood-drop but gave all up.

"Before you" and for you, He won the fight

To bring you, to glory and realms of light.

━L.S.P.

十月六日

「 祂……却不开口。」 （赛五十三:7）

用缄默来容忍误会，用温和来容纳冤屈，需要何等的宽大！试验基督人最好的方法乃是说他的坏话；因为这是一把锉刀，立刻能把他试验出来究竟是镀金还是纯金。如果我们能知道我们试炼下藏着祝福的话，我们定规会像戴维一样说：「由他咒骂罢……或者耶和华……为我今日被这人咒骂，就施恩与我。」（撒下十六:11-12）

许多人因为报仇雪恨的缘故，放弃了一生伟大的事业，坠落在不需要的争竞中。这正像采黄蜂巢里的蜜一般不值得━你虽然能把黄蜂驱散，但是你定规会被牠刺伤。

感谢神！祂给了我们祂自己的灵━一个「被骂不还口」（彼前二:23）的灵，一个「只将自己交托那按公义审判人的主」的灵。「那忍受罪人这样顶撞的，你们要思想！」（来十二:3）━宣信

在你之前,祂踏过一切苦难的路程,

祂低头忍受过惨酷打击和劳瘁,

祂了解最深刻的悲哀和伤痛,

祂受过绝无安慰的长期暗晦,

祂从死神的大杯中饮尽苦汁,

祂不保留一滴血,全部捐弃。

祂在你之前,为你而战斗,

把你带入荣耀和光明境地。

━L.S.P.

1 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 requite   

v.报酬，报答

参考例句：

• The Bible says to requite evil with good.圣经要人们以德报怨。
• I'll requite you for your help.我想报答你的帮助。

5 grandeur   

n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华

参考例句：

• The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
• These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。

6 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

8 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

9 reviled   

v.辱骂，痛斥( revile的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The tramp reviled the man who drove him off. 流浪汉辱骂那位赶他走开的人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The old man reviled against corruption. 那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

11 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。