【诗116:15】在耶和华眼中，看圣民之死极为宝贵。 【Psa116 :15】Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

在神的眼中，圣民的“死”绝非偶然或廉价。从旧约到新约，一条贯穿圣经的线索显明：这“死”不仅是肉身的结束，更是指向信心的祭。In God’s eyes, the “death” of His saints is never accidental or of little value. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, a thread running throughout Scripture shows that this “death” is not simply the end of physical life, but also points to an offering of faith.

从亚伯、挪亚、亚伯拉罕、以撒到雅各，多少神的圣民因着信神、爱神，舍弃牺牲、献上自己所爱，都在不同侧面和程度指向基督的舍己。From Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, to Jacob, many of God’s saints, because they trusted God and loved Him, were willing to let go, make sacrifices, and offer up what they loved. In different ways and to different degrees, all of these pointed forward to Christ’s self-giving.

到了新约，主耶稣活在地上的每一天，都用自己的生命为“圣民之死”作了终极的定义。In the New Testament, every day that the Lord Jesus lived on earth gave the ultimate meaning of the “death of the saints” through His own life.祂本有神的形像，却反倒虚己，取了奴仆的形像，存心顺服，以至于死在十字架上（腓 2:6-8）。Though He was in the form of God, He emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, and humbled Himself in obedience even to death on a cross (Philippians 2:6–8).祂被骂不还口，受害不说威吓的话，只将自己交托那按公义审判人的主（彼前 2:23）。When He was insulted, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly (1 Peter 2:23).

神看为“宝贵”的，正是在于祂的圣民愿意为了爱祂，放下自己的权利，向罪死、向神活。What God regards as “precious” is that His saints, because they love Him, are willing to lay down their own rights, die to sin, and live to God.

祷告| Prayer

阿爸天父：Abba Father:

清晨来到祢面前，感谢祢的话提醒我：祢看祢圣民的死极为宝贵。As I come before You this morning, thank You that Your Word reminds me that the death of Your saints is precious in Your sight.

默想基督的舍己，我向祢坦白：我里面有一个根深蒂固的自保。一遇到事、一被责备或否定，我的第一反应就像亚当一样，竭力的辩解、找理由、找台阶，急着证明自己是对的、是被冤枉的。As I meditate on Christ’s self-denial, I confess honestly before You that there is a deeply rooted instinct of self-protection within me. Whenever something happens, or whenever I am criticised or rejected, my first reaction is like Adam’s—to defend myself, make excuses, find a way out, and quickly prove that I am right and have been treated unfairly.虽然读了很多圣经，但在实际的环境里，我依然紧抓着老亚当的生命没有向己死。Although I have read much of the Bible, in real-life situations I still hold tightly to the life of the old Adam and have not died to self.

主耶稣说：“丧掉生命的，必得着生命。”The Lord Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life will find it.”

天父，当难处临到、委屈和不服涌上来时，求祢让我停下来。不要让我急着为自己发声，而是让我的心默默无声，回到基督里面。Heavenly Father, when difficulties come and feelings of being wronged and unwilling to submit rise within me, please help me to stop. Do not let me rush to defend myself, but let my heart become quiet and return to Christ.

求圣灵赐我勇气去接受那些让我难受、打破我自尊的环境。May the Holy Spirit give me courage to accept those circumstances that make me uncomfortable and break down my pride.当我跟里面那个急于辩解、自保的声音争战时，愿祢的爱浇灌在我心里。When I fight against that voice within me which is eager to defend and protect myself, may Your love be poured into my heart.让我因着爱祢的缘故，愿意放下自己，与基督的死联合，甘心降服在祢的主权之下。Because I love You, make me willing to lay myself down, be united with Christ in His death, and willingly surrender under Your sovereignty.

相信住在祢里面，跟基督联合，这样的死绝非虚空，乃是祢眼中极为宝贵的祭。I believe that when I remain in You and am united with Christ, such dying is never in vain, but is an offering that is exceedingly precious in Your sight.

奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。In the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.

(Raymond and the Daily Devotional Team)