【译】1月15日：喜欢神的律

1月15日；
诗篇 19；
唱诗：诗篇19:4, 5

因为按着我里面的意思。（原文作人）我是喜欢神的律。（罗 7:22）

昨天的灵修涉及的是内在的争战，以及我们每天都陷在罪中这个可悲的现实。尽管如此，悔改和认罪不应使我们自满，仿佛罪是天然的，不可避免的。

在罗马书第7章中，保罗没有把不断犯罪后的悔改当成犯罪的借口。可能有许多地方对（某些）罪作了阐述，但没有一处是在为罪找借口。

相反，我们被鼓励要“喜欢神的律”（注：delight in...，以…为乐）。这才是显明我们重生的地方。我们不想再犯罪，相反，更喜欢神的律。

对保罗来说，神的孩子因神的律欢喜并不是一个新观点，因为《诗篇》曾热情地提及。在诗篇19:8中，我们看到：“耶和华的训词正直，能快活人的心。” 注意“快活”一词，快活和喜欢是一道的。

“喜欢”一词的意思是指，在照着神的律法服侍神的过程中，我们所获得的常常欢喜的体验。也意味着对神的律爱得更加深切，成为我们存在的核心。保罗称之为“里面的意思”。

我们知道主耶稣基督是如何爱神的律法。他来不是为了废掉律法，而是为了成全（太5:17）。我们的主也是这样做的，即使对他来说将为此付出了巨大的牺牲。既然基督已经成全了律法，我们不再被律法所审判，就应当更加喜爱神的律法。事奉神是多么美好的事！

思考问题：如何在我们的生活中，使喜欢神的律成为可能？

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January 15
Psalm 19
Song:Psalm 19:4, 5

DELIGHT IN GOD'S LAW

For in my inner being I delight in God's law... (Romans 7:22)

Yesterday's devotion dealt with our inward struggle, and the sad reality that we fall into sin every day. The confession of sin and admission of guilt, however, should not make us complacent, as if sin is natural and inevitable.

In Romans 7, Paul does not user the confession of constant sinfulness as an excuse for sinning. There may be explantations for (certain) sins, but nowhere is sin excused.

On the contrary, we are encouraged to "delight in God's law." This is where our rebirth really becomes apparent. We do not  want to sin anymore; rather, we delight in God's law.

The idea that God's children delight in his law is not news to Paul because the Psalms speak about it enthusiastically. In Psalm 19:8, we find this: "Th precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart." Note the word "joy". Joy and delight go together.

The word "delight" means that we experience a constant joy in serving the Lord according to his law. It also means that the love for God's law goes very deep, to the core of our existence. Paul calls it his "inner being".

We know how our Lord Jesus Christ loved God's law. He came not to abolish it , but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). Our Lord did so even when this meant great personal sacrifice for him. Since the law has now been fulfilled in Christ and no longer condemns us, we should delight in it all the more. It is great to serve God!

Question: How does it become visible in our lives that we truly delight in God's law?