十月一日[mp3_embed playlst=”/downloading/audio/evening/10/1001.mp3″]经文: 耶和华……要赐下恩惠和荣耀。（诗篇八十四：11）
耶和华的本性是丰盛的。祂乐于施予。祂的恩惠是宝贵的，超过我们所能量度；又是白白赐予的，好像阳光。祂赐恩给选民是出于祂的意愿；祂赐恩给蒙拯救者，因为祂与他们立约；祂赐恩给被加召的人，那是祂的应许；祂赐恩给信徒，因为他们寻求；祂赐恩给罪人，因为他们需要。祂丰富地、适时地、不断地、欣然地、按祂的主权赐下恩典。祂把各样的恩典白白地赐给祂的百性，例如，安慰、保守、成圣、引导、训勉和帮助。祂不停地将恩典慷慨地浇灌他们的心灵。疾病可能临到我们，但是主的恩典也随着临到。我们可能遭遇贫穷，恩典却使我们不复缺乏。死亡必然来临，然而在最黑暗的时刻恩典点燃了烛光。在这树叶凋落的季节里，请来欣赏这一永不凋残的应许：“主必赐恩。”这是何等大的福气！今日的经文中小小的和“和”字就像一枚钻石般的铰钉，将现在与未来联系起来──恩惠和荣耀总是在一起的。主白白地将恩惠赐给人，祂也必不忘记此灵魂的荣耀。真的，荣耀不过是恩典穿上了主日的美裳，是恩典的完全绽放，而恩典就如同秋天成熟的果子，味甜而多汁，完美无比。我们何时能得荣耀，无人能知！然而无论要等多久，我们都知道有一日必要得荣耀。那是天上的荣耀、永远的荣耀、耶稣的荣耀、天父的荣耀。主必将这些荣耀赏赐给祂的选民。
Evening, October 1
Scripture: “He will give grace and glory.”(Psalm 84:11)
Bounteous is Jehovah in his nature; to give is his delight. His gifts are beyond measure precious, and are as freely given as the light of the sun. He gives grace to his elect because he wills it, to his redeemed because of his covenant, to the called because of his promise, to believers because they seek it, to sinners because they need it. He gives grace abundantly, seasonably, constantly, readily, sovereignly; doubly enhancing the value of the boon by the manner of its bestowal. Grace in all its forms he freely renders to his people: comforting, preserving, sanctifying, directing, instructing, assisting grace, he generously pours into their souls without ceasing, and he always will do so, whatever may occur. Sickness may befall, but the Lord will give grace; poverty may happen to us, but grace will surely be afforded; death must come but grace will light a candle at the darkest hour. Reader, how blessed it is as years roll round, and the leaves begin again to fall, to enjoy such an unfading promise as this, “The Lord will give grace.”
The little conjunction “and” in this verse is a diamond rivet binding the present with the future: grace and glory always go together. God has married them, and none can divorce them. The Lord will never deny a soul glory to whom he has freely given to live upon his grace; indeed, glory is nothing more than grace in its Sabbath dress, grace in full bloom, grace like autumn fruit, mellow and perfected. How soon we may have glory none can tell! It may be before this month of October has run out we shall see the Holy City; but be the interval longer or shorter, we shall be glorified ere long. Glory, the glory of heaven, the glory of eternity, the glory of Jesus, the glory of the Father, the Lord will surely give to his chosen. Oh, rare promise of a faithful God!
Two golden links of one celestial chain:
Who owneth grace shall surely glory gain.
