晨興聖言-腓立比書中所啟示的認識...(W3-5)
第三週■週五
晨興餧養
腓二12 ～ 13『…就當恐懼戰兢，作成你們自己的救恩，因爲乃是神爲着祂的美意，在你們裏面運行，使你們立志並行事。』
歌四4『你的頸項好像大衞建造收藏軍器的高樓，其上懸掛一千盾牌，都是勇士的擋牌。』
我們之所以能作成自己的救恩，是因爲神在我們裏面運行。神是奧祕、看不見並抽象的，但祂卻在我們裏面。我們需要恐懼戰兢，免得我們失去那是我們日常救恩的神。我們若失去祂，就是失去這實際的救恩。要我們作成自己的救恩，似乎是不可能的。如果腓立比人這樣說，保羅可能回答：『你們不知道神在你們裏面運行麼？祂在你們裏面運行，使你們立志並行事。你可能說，你沒有立志，但神正在你裏面運行，使你立志。祂也在你裏面運行，使你爲着祂的美意行事。祂運行而你行事。因此，你不需要憑自己作甚麼。』（李常受文集一九七八年第一册，四六二至四六三頁）
信息選讀
以開車爲例；當我們開車時，是車子推動我們，還是我們推動車子？我們沒有能力推動車子，…〔乃是〕車子推動我們。…照樣，當我們恐懼戰兢作成自己的救恩時，神就在我們裏面運行，使我們立志並行事。因着祂運行，所以我們能行事。這就像駕駛一輛行駛中的車子一樣。如果車子拋錨，我們就無法駕駛車子。照樣，因着神在我們裏面運行，所以我們能行事。至終，這不是恐懼戰兢的事，而是享受的事。惟一叫我們恐懼的原因，乃是我們可能失去在我們裏面這位奧祕、奇妙的神。我們需要顧到內住的神。我們若顧到祂，祂就要在我們裏面運行，使我們作成自己的救恩（李常受文集一九七八年第一册，四六三頁）。
人隨己意而行、剛硬、驕傲時，聖經就說是『挺項』（硬着頸項）（賽三16）。所以這裏的頸項，就是人在神面前意志的降服。主看人意志的降服是人身上頂美麗的地方。〔雅歌四章四節從兩方面〕來表明人降服的意志是如何。第一〔方面〕是說，『你的頸項好像…高樓。』高樓，第一個意思，就是不是駝背。…在聖經中，駝背的人是受撒但壓制、眼看地下的人（路十三11、16）。頸項像高樓，意卽她已得了釋放，沒有撒但的捆綁，沒有愛世界的心。高樓，第二個意思，就是堅固的意思。意卽〔尋求者〕的意志已經被神帶到了一個堅固的地步，而不愛世界，不受撒但的影響了。第二〔方面〕是說，『好像大衞…的高樓。』〔歌四4〕這高樓不是普通的高樓，乃像大衞的高樓。…所以在這裏，除了堅固和釋放之外，還有這女子的意志被帶領到一個地步，完全降服於大衞。她的堅固，就是在乎她降服於基督；她的釋放，也是在乎她降服於基督。我們都〔該〕知道意志被基督擄去的要緊。
這高樓是爲着甚麼用處呢？是爲着收藏軍器的。意卽所有屬靈爭戰的地方，都是爲着爭奪意志的。高樓裏面所收藏的軍器，表徵基督的得勝，爲着保守信徒的意志，免得被仇敵奪去。但是，這裏的軍器，並非注意攻擊的，乃是爲着防守的。所以你看見所題起的，乃是盾牌和擋牌。…『勇士』告訴我們說，是彀強的。所以總意乃是：爲着大衞的旨意，她是肯完全降服的。她對於遵行大衞的旨意，是像高樓一樣堅固。她是嚴密的佈防，不讓仇敵奪去她降服的意志（倪柝聲文集第二輯第三册，六九至七○頁）。
參讀：倪柝聲文集第二輯第三册，歌中的歌，第三段。
WEEK 3 — DAY 5
Morning Nourishment
Phil. 2:12-13 …Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure.
S. S. 4:4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an armory: a thousand bucklers hang on it, all the shields of the mighty men.
We can work out our own salvation because God works within us. God is mysterious, invisible, and abstract, but He is nonetheless within us. We need to be in fear and trembling lest we miss God, who is our daily salvation. If we miss Him, we miss this practical salvation. It may seem that it is impossible for us to work out our own salvation. If the Philippians had said this, Paul might have replied, “Don’t you know that God is working in you? He is working in you both the willing and the working. You may say that you do not have the willingness. But God is working the willingness into you. He is also working in you for the working out of His good pleasure. He works in and you work out. Thus, there is no need for you to do the work by yourself.” (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Experience of Christ,” p. 359)
Today’s Reading
Take the example of driving a car. When we drive a car, does the car move us, or do we move the car? We do not have the power to move the car. Thus, it is the car that moves us… Likewise, as we work out our salvation with fear and trembling, God is working in us both the willing and the working. Because He works in, we can work out. This is like driving a car that is already running. If the car were not running, we could not drive it. In like manner, because God is working within us, we are able to work. Eventually, this is not something fearful; it is an enjoyment. The only reason to be fearful is that we may miss the mysterious, marvelous God within us. We need to care for the indwelling God. If we take care of Him, He will drive the car; that is, He will work in us so that we may work out our salvation. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Experience of Christ,” p. 359)
The Bible speaks of those who walk according to their self-will, who are stubborn and proud, as stiff-necked ones (Isa. 3:16). Hence, the neck denotes man’s will under God. The Lord considers the submission of man’s will as the most beautiful thing in man. In Song of Songs 4:4 there are two aspects of a submissive will. First, “your neck is like the tower.” A tower describes a condition that is opposite to that of a hunchback… In the Bible, hunchbacks are bound by Satan to face the earth all the time (Luke 13:11, 16). The neck being like a tower means that the person is released; there is no bondage of Satan and no love for the world. A tower also means strength. The maiden’s will has been strengthened by God to the point that she no longer loves the world and is no longer affected by Satan. Second, “your neck is like the tower of David” [S. S. 4:4]. This is not an ordinary tower, but the tower of David. In addition to the sense of strength and deliverance, we also see that the maiden’s will has been brought into complete submission to David. Her strength lies in her submission to Christ, and her deliverance also lies in her submission to Christ. We should all realize the importance of being taken captive by Christ.
What is the use of this tower? It is “built for an armory.” This means that spiritual warfare is fought for the purpose of claiming the will. The armory stored within the tower signifies the victory of Christ for the preservation of the believers’ will from the enemy’s usurpation. However, the weapons are not for attack, but for defense. Therefore, only bucklers and shields are mentioned…”Mighty men” denotes strength. In summary, this verse indicates that the maiden is willing to submit completely to David’s will. She is as strong as a tower in carrying out David’s will. She is on guard vigilantly and does not allow the enemy to usurp her submissive will. (CWWN, vol. 23, “The Song of Songs,” pp. 61-62)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 23, “The Song of Songs,” sec. 3
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