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Do we love the Word?
我们爱神的话语吗？
(Thomas Watson, 1620-1686, “The Godly Man’s Picture Drawn with a Scripture Pencil“)
(托马斯·华森，1620-1686，《敬虔之人的画像：以圣经为笔》)
A godly man is a lover of the Word of God. Christ is the fountain of living water, the Word is the golden pipe through which it runs!
敬虔的人是神话语的爱慕者。基督是活水的泉源，神的话语是传递这活水的金管！
A godly man diligently reads the Word of God. The noble Bereans “searched the Scriptures daily” (Acts 17:11). Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures (Acts 18:24). The Word is the field where the Pearl of Great Price is hidden. How we should dig for this pearl! A godly man’s heart is the library to hold the Word of God; it dwells richly in him (Colossians 3:16). By diligent conversing with Scripture, we may carry a Bible in our heads!
敬虔的人殷勤读神的话语。高贵的庇哩亚人”天天考查圣经”（使徒行传17:11）。亚波罗在圣经上很有能力（使徒行传18:24）。神的话语是藏着重价珍珠的田地。我们该如何挖掘这珍珠啊！敬虔之人的心是存放神话语的图书馆；神的道丰丰富富地住在他里面（歌罗西书3:16）。通过勤勉研读圣经，我们可以把圣经装在头脑中！
A godly man frequently meditates on the Word of God. “It is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97). A pious soul meditates on the truth and holiness of the Word. He not only has a few transient thoughts–but leaves his mind steeping in the Scripture. By meditation, he sucks honey from this sweet flower, and ruminates on holy truths in his mind.
敬虔的人经常默想神的话语。”我终日思想你的律法”（诗篇119:97）。虔诚的灵魂默想神话语的真理和圣洁。他不只是有些短暂的想法——而是让他的心思浸润在圣经中。通过默想，他从这甜美的花朵中吸取蜜汁，在心中反复思想圣洁的真理。
A godly man delights in the Word of God. It is his recreation. “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight” (Jeremiah 15:16). Never did a man take such delight in a dish that he loved, as the prophet did in the Word. And indeed, how can a saint choose but take great pleasure in the Word? All of his eternal hopes are contained in it. Does not a son take pleasure in reading his father’s will and testament, in which he bequeaths his estate to him?
敬虔的人以神的话语为乐。这是他的消遣。”我得着你的言语就当食物吃了；你的言语是我心中的欢喜快乐”（耶利米书15:16）。从未有人像先知喜爱神的话语那样喜爱一道美食。实在是，圣徒怎能不在神的话语中得到极大的喜乐呢？他一切永恒的盼望都包含在其中。难道儿子不会因读到父亲遗嘱中把产业留给他而欢喜吗？
A godly man hides the Word of God. “Your word have I hidden in my heart” (Psalm 119:11)–as one hides a treasure so that it should not be stolen.
敬虔的人会将神的话语藏起来。”我将你的话藏在心里”（诗篇119:11）——就像人藏起珍宝以免被偷一样。
The Word is the jewel; the heart is the cabinet where it must be locked up.
神的话语是珍宝；心是必须将它锁藏的柜子。
Many hide the Word in their memory–but not in their heart.
许多人将神的话语藏在记忆中——却没有藏在心里。
And why would David enclose the Word in his heart? “That I might be kept from sinning against You.”
大卫为什么要将神的话语藏在心里？”免得我得罪你。”
As a man would carry an antidote about him when he comes near an infected place, so a godly man carries the Word in his heart as a spiritual antidote to preserve him from the infection of sin.
就像人接近受感染的地方会随身携带解毒剂一样，敬虔的人将神的话语藏在心里作为属灵的解毒剂，以防止被罪恶感染。
Why have so many been poisoned with error, others with moral vice–but because they have not hidden the Word as a holy antidote in their heart!
为什么这么多人被谬误毒害，其他人被道德败坏毒害——就是因为他们没有将神的话语作为圣洁的解毒剂藏在心里！
Do we love the Word?
我们爱神的话语吗？
When we need direction, do we consult this sacred oracle?
当我们需要指引时，我们是否求问这神圣的谕旨？
When we find corruptions strong, do we make use of this “sword of the Spirit” to hew them down?
当我们发现败坏强大时，我们是否使用这”圣灵的宝剑”将其砍倒？
When we are disconsolate, do we go to this bottle of the water of life for comfort?
当我们忧愁时，我们是否寻求这生命之水的源泉来获得安慰？
Then we are lovers of the Word!
那么我们就是神话语的爱慕者！