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经文: 祂的根源从亘古、从太初就有。（弥迦书五：2）
远在人类出现之前，主耶稣已在宝座前成为祂子民的代表。从“太初”耶稣就已经为了祂的子民与父上帝立约，以宝血换血、以忧伤换取忧伤、以痛苦换取痛苦、以死亡代替死亡。从“太初”，祂就毫无怨言地付出自己，从头顶至脚底滴出血滴。祂被鞭打、被刺伤、被戏弄，且被死亡的痛苦压碎了。在你诞生在这世上以前，基督就已经爱你了。祂从太初就已开始拯救你了。现在祂会失去你吗？祂以双手抱持你如同珍贵的珠宝。祂会让你从祂的指间滑掉吗？诸山未曾生出、深渊未曾掘出，祂已拣选了你。祂现在会丢弃你吗？不可能的！祂若不是永不改变的爱，早就不会爱我了。祂若对我厌倦，早就对我不耐了。祂对我的爱若不是如地狱般深、如死亡般强烈，祂早就离弃我了。哦，让我们喜上加喜，因为我们是祂永远的、不能被剥夺的产业，在创世以前天父已经赐予祂了。今夜，我能头枕此永恒的爱而安睡！
Evening, February 27
Scripture: “Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting”(Micah 5:2)
The Lord Jesus had goings forth for his people as their representative before the throne, long before they appeared upon the stage of time. It was “from everlasting” that he signed the compact with his Father, that he would pay blood for blood, suffering for suffering, agony for agony, and death for death, in the behalf of his people; it was “from everlasting” that he gave himself up without a murmuring word. That from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he might sweat great drops of blood, that he might be spit upon, pierced, mocked, rent asunder, and crushed beneath the pains of death. His goings forth as our Surety were from everlasting. Pause, my soul, and wonder! Thou hast goings forth in the person of Jesus “from everlasting.” Not only when thou wast born into the world did Christ love thee, but his delights were with the sons of men before there were any sons of men. Often did he think of them; from everlasting to everlasting he had set his affection upon them. What! my soul, has he been so long about thy salvation, and will not he accomplish it? Has he from everlasting been going forth to save me, and will he lose me now? What! Has he carried me in his hand, as his precious jewel, and will he now let me slip from between his fingers? Did he choose me before the mountains were brought forth, or the channels of the deep were digged, and will he reject me now? Impossible! I am sure he would not have loved me so long if he had not been a changeless Lover. If he could grow weary of me, he would have been tired of me long before now. If he had not loved me with a love as deep as hell, and as strong as death, he would have turned from me long ago. Oh, joy above all joys, to know that I am his everlasting and inalienable inheritance, given to him by his Father or ever the earth was! Everlasting love shall be the pillow for my head this night.
