晨興聖言-...主的恢復之中心負擔...(W8-2)
第八週■週二
晨興餧養
約三5『…人若不是從水和靈生的,就不能進神的國。』
羅五21『使罪怎樣在死中作王,恩典也照樣藉着義作王,叫人藉着我們的主耶穌基督得永遠的生命。』
我們藉着在神聖的生命中作王,就在基督神聖的生命中得救,脫離各樣的不順從。在生命中得救,使我們像王一樣掌權。按照羅馬五章十七節,那些受洋溢之恩,並洋溢之義恩賜的人,就是那些得着稱義的人,要在生命中作王。一個得着稱義的人,應當作王,因爲他有神聖的生命,王的生命,可憑以作王。沒有王的生命,就沒有人能作王。我們蒙基督救贖、罪得赦免並蒙基督的血洗淨時,我們就得着稱義。不僅如此,我們蒙了重生,得着神聖、屬靈、屬天、君王和君尊的生命。因此,我們現今能像王一樣,在生命中掌權。(李常受文集一九九○年第二册,三六六至三六七頁。)
信息選讀
保羅告訴我們,我們因着一個生命得救,這生命不僅是神聖的,也是君尊的、君王的生命。這是能作王的生命。(羅五17。)我們已經接受了一個生命,這生命不僅賜給我們能力,使我們成爲屬靈、屬天且神聖的,也賜給我們能力作王。在這生命裏,我們管理一切消極的事物。
在基督的神聖生命中作王,拯救我們脫離各樣的不順從。(17。)在基督的神聖生命中作王,拯救我們脫離許多種消極的事物。我們管理罪、世界、撒但、天然的人、己、和個人主義,爲要成就神新約的經綸,完成基督生機身體的建造。…我們必須操練我們的君王身分。…我們必須學習,不說任何發表背叛的話。這意思是我們乃是在學習作王。許多時候罪的事物或世界的事物,在我們裏面興起來。這些事發生時,通常管理這些事物最好的路,乃是對罪或對世界說,『停止!到此爲止。』…今天當我覺得要發脾氣時,我就說,『脾氣,停止!你不是王,我纔是王。不要想征服我或推翻我。是我管制你。到此爲止。』對你的脾氣發命令,實在有用。
要在生命中作王,勝過這麼多背叛的事物,首先我們必須順從並服從主。我們若不服從作我們主人、作我們神的這位主,就沒有人會服從我們。我們若要作王,就必須先服在一位之下。當我們服從主,取了服從主之人的地位,立刻我們就有深刻的感覺,在我們裏面有恩典。…當我們對洋溢的恩典有這樣的感覺時,那就是我們服從主的標記。在這樣的時候,我們就在生命中作王。
在民數記十六章,當可拉、大坍和亞比蘭起來抵擋摩西和亞倫時,摩西面伏於地。(4。)他面伏於地,是將自己服從於耶和華。因着他的服從,耶和華就能進來對付那情形。(23
~ 24,31 ~
35。)似乎是摩西在管理並作王,事實上乃是耶和華在作王。耶和華的作王是從摩西的服從而來。當摩西將自己服從於耶和華時,在表號上,摩西必然享受了洋溢的恩典。洋溢的恩典乃是對基督豐滿的享受。我們對我們主人的服從,會使主人進來管制背叛的人。對背叛的人,這是一種管制,但是對服從的人,這是享受洋溢的恩典。
你的脾氣發作,事實上乃是個『背叛者』。當你服從主的時候,所有的『背叛者』都被征服了。你應當告訴主:『主,我服從你。我不同意我的脾氣發作,它只是一個背叛者。我服從你。』這樣,你就管制了你的脾氣。(李常受文集一九九○年第二册,三六七至三六九、三七一至三七二頁。)
參讀:羅馬書中的生命救恩,第七篇。
WEEK 8 — DAY 2
Morning Nourishment
John 3:5 …Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Rom. 5:21 In order that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
By reigning in the divine life of Christ, we are saved from all kinds of
insubordination. To be saved in life causes us to reign as kings.
According to Romans 5:17, those who receive the abundance of grace and
the abundance of the gift of righteousness, those who are justified,
will reign in life. A justified person should reign because he has the
divine life, a kingly life, with which to reign. Without the kingly
life, no one can reign. When we were redeemed by Christ, forgiven of our
sins, and washed by the blood of Christ, we were justified. In
addition, we were regenerated with a divine, spiritual, heavenly,
kingly, and royal life. Thus, we are now able to reign in life as kings.
(CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “To Be Saved in the Life of Christ as Revealed in
Romans,” p. 301)
Today's Reading
Paul tells us that we were saved with a life that is not only divine but also
royal and kingly. It is a life that is able to reign (Rom. 5:17). We
have received a life that not only gives us the ability to be spiritual,
heavenly, and divine but also gives us the ability to reign. In this
life we reign over all the negative things…
Reigning
in the divine life of Christ saves us from all kinds of insubordination
(v. 17). It saves us from many kinds of negative things. We reign over
sin, the world, Satan, the natural man, self, and individualism for the
accomplishing of the building up of the organic Body of Christ in
fulfilling the New Testament economy of God. We must learn to exercise
our kingship.. We must learn not to say any word that expresses anything
of rebellion. This means that we are learning to reign. Many times
something of sin or of the world rises up within us. When this happens,
often the best way to reign over this thing is to say to sin or the
world, “Stop! Don’t go any further.”…Today, when I feel my temper
rising, I say, “Stop! Temper, you are not the king. I am the king. Don’t
try to overcome or overrun me. I am ruling over you. Don’t go any
further.” To speak a word of command to your temper really works.
To reign in life over so many rebellious things, we must first be obedient
and submissive to the Lord. If we are not submissive to the Lord, who is
our Master and our God, no one will be submissive to us. If we are
going to reign, we must first be under someone. When we are submissive
to the Lord, taking the position of one who is submissive to the Lord,
immediately we have the deep sensation of grace within us…When we have
this sense of abundant grace, this is a sign that we are submissive to
the Lord. At such a time, we reign in life.
In Numbers 16 when Korah, Dathan, and Abiram rose up against Moses and
Aaron, Moses fell on his face (v. 4). In falling upon his face, Moses
submitted himself to Jehovah. Because of his submission, Jehovah was
able to come in to deal with the situation (vv. 23-24, 31-35). It seemed
that Moses was ruling and reigning. Actually, Jehovah was reigning.
Jehovah’s reigning came out of Moses’ submission. Surely Moses enjoyed
the abundance of grace, in figure, when he submitted himself to God. The
abundance of grace is just the fullness of the enjoyment of Christ. Our
submission to our Master will cause the Master to come in to rule over
the rebellious ones. To the rebellious ones, it is a kind of ruling, but
to the submissive ones, it is the enjoyment of the abundance of grace.
Your rising temper is actually a “rebel.” As you submit to the Lord, all the
“rebels” are subdued. You should tell the Lord, “Lord, I am submissive
to You. I don’t agree with my rising temper, which is just a rebel. I am
submissive to You.” In this way you rule over your temper. (CWWL, 1990,
vol. 2, “To Be Saved in the Life of Christ as Revealed in Romans,” pp.
301-304)
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