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经文: 我爱你们，正如父爱我一样。（约翰福音十五：9）
神圣的爱究竟像什么？父上帝爱耶稣是无始的，耶稣也以同样的爱爱祂的子民。“我以永远的爱、爱你。”（耶三十一：3）你很容易就能发现你对基督的爱是从何开始，但是祂对我们的爱却是一股溪流，其源头藏于永恒之中。父上帝爱耶稣是永不改变的。耶稣基督向那些安息在祂里面之人的爱也永不改变。昨日，可能你在山巅上，你说：“祂爱我。”今日，你可能处于屈辱之谷，祂仍同样爱你。在高的海拔上，你听到祂以音乐般甜美清楚的声音向你说出祂的爱。现在，在大海上，甚至在海中，惊涛巨浪几乎将你吞噬，祂的心仍然忠于祂那一贯的声音。父上帝对圣子的爱是无终的。圣子也照样爱祂的子民。你不必害怕，因为祂对你的爱永不停止。你要满有信心，即使你下到坟墓中，基督也与你同住，然后，祂要引你上升至天上的山。父上帝对圣子的爱是无法量度的，圣子对祂所拣选的人也施予相同不可量度的爱。基督的全心都献给祂的子民。祂爱我们，为我们舍己（加二：20）。祂的爱超越我们所能理解的。我们有一位不变的救主，一位宝贵的救主，祂的爱无法量度、永不改变、无始也无终，祂爱我们正如父上帝爱祂！
Evening, March 18
Scripture: “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you.”(John 15:9)
As the Father loves the Son, in the same manner Jesus loves his people. What is that divine method? He loved him without beginning, and thus Jesus loves his members. “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” You can trace the beginning of human affection; you can easily find the beginning of your love to Christ, but his love to us is a stream whose source is hidden in eternity. God the Father loves Jesus without any change. Christian, take this for your comfort, that there is no change in Jesus Christ’s love to those who rest in him. Yesterday you were on Tabor’s top, and you said, “He loves me:” to-day you are in the valley of humiliation, but he loves you still the same. On the hill Mizar, and among the Hermons, you heard his voice, which spake so sweetly with the turtle-notes of love; and now on the sea, or even in the sea, when all his waves and billows go over you, his heart is faithful to his ancient choice. The Father loves the Son without any end, and thus does the Son love his people. Saint, thou needest not fear the loosing of the silver cord, for his love for thee will never cease. Rest confident that even down to the grave Christ will go with you, and that up again from it he will be your guide to the celestial hills. Moreover, the Father loves the Son without any measure, and the same immeasurable love the Son bestows upon his chosen ones. The whole heart of Christ is dedicated to his people. He “loved us and gave himself for us.” His is a love which passeth knowledge. Ah! we have indeed an immutable Saviour, a precious Saviour, one who loves without measure, without change, without beginning, and without end, even as the Father loves him! There is much food here for those who know how to digest it. May the Holy Ghost lead us into its marrow and fatness!
