經文: 「耶和華果然為我們行了大事，我們就歡喜。」（詩篇一二六：3）

有些悲觀的基督徒習於看人生的陰暗面，他們耽於自憐自艾，忘記數算上帝的恩典。若問他們身為基督徒經歷，他們就會告訴你許多過去的痛苦掙扎，內心的憂苦，以及辛酸的歷史，卻很少提到上帝曾經如何幫助過他們。
但是一個健康的基督徒，會自豪地叙述上帝的恩典，將榮耀歸給祂：「上帝為我們行了大事，祂將我從罪惡深淵中救拔出來，將我從貧寒之地舉起，我怎能閉口不唱新歌？不開口讚美主？」
這樣的經歷應該是每位基督徒兒女可以述說的，當然我們曾歷經苦難，經過水火，但上帝也確實拯救我們，將我們從捆綁當中釋放出來。回顧過去，我們不否認我們曾有經過一段不堪回首的日子，但若我們不提上帝曾經伸出大能的膀臂，施恩幫助我們，也是不對。因為苦難越是沈重難熬，上帝的恩典也越加倍深厚，我們的感恩讚美也理當油然湧出。

Morning, June 9
Scripture: “The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”(Psalm 126:3)

Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them. Ask for their impression of the Christian life, and they will describe their continual conflicts, their deep afflictions, their sad adversities, and the sinfulness of their hearts, yet with scarcely any allusion to the mercy and help which God has vouchsafed them. But a Christian whose soul is in a healthy state, will come forward joyously, and say, “I will speak, not about myself, but to the honour of my God. He hath brought me up out of an horrible pit, and out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings: and he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. The Lord hath done great things for me, whereof I am glad.” Such an abstract of experience as this is the very best that any child of God can present. It is true that we endure trials, but it is just as true that we are delivered out of them. It is true that we have our corruptions, and mournfully do we know this, but it is quite as true that we have an all-sufficient Saviour, who overcomes these corruptions, and delivers us from their dominion. In looking back, it would be wrong to deny that we have been in the Slough of Despond, and have crept along the Valley of Humiliation, but it would be equally wicked to forget that we have been through them safely and profitably; we have not remained in them, thanks to our Almighty Helper and Leader, who has brought us “out into a wealthy place.” The deeper our troubles, the louder our thanks to God, who has led us through all, and preserved us until now. Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, “He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”