晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(W14-4)

第十四週.週四

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晨興餧養

羅八13~16 『…你們若照肉體活著,必要死;但你們若靠著那靈治死身體的行為,必要活著。因為凡被神的靈引導的,都是神的兒子。你們所受的…乃是兒子名分的靈,在這靈裏,我們呼叫:阿爸,父。那靈自己同我們的靈見證我們是神的兒女。』 

生命之靈的律如何釋放人就是羅馬八章的主題。但是,光從第二節你看不出這律是如何作工的。你還得往下看第三節,甚至看完整章,纔能知道生命之靈的律如何運行。這律並沒有釋放每一個人。今天許多基督徒沒有得釋放。生命之靈的律所釋放的對象,僅限於那些履行了八章中所有條件的信徒。(李常受文集一九八○年第一冊,四二四至四二五頁。)

信息選讀

〔關於羅馬八章中,我們人這面要作的事,〕第一點就是我們必須照著靈而行。〔4。〕就我們人這方面說,這就是打開開關。我們照著靈而行,就把開關打開,生命之靈的律就作工了。生命之靈的律必須等我們照著靈而行纔肯動工。第二點就是…『心思置於靈』。〔6。〕第三點是要治死身體的行為。(13。)第四點就是要被神的靈引導。(14。)按著我們的天然觀念,我們總以為這一節是在講屬靈的引導;事實上,這一節是說到我們被引導。這一節不是說,『凡那靈所引導的。』…不是那靈來引導你,而是你被那靈引導。

第五點就是十五節所說的,你必須呼叫『阿爸,父』。這是你要作的事。你必須學習呼叫。我們有兒子名分的靈,在這靈裏我們呼叫『阿爸,父』。這樣的呼叫就是把開關打開。每當你呼叫『阿爸,父』,你就把開關打開了。要學習呼叫;不是苦巴巴的呼叫,乃是很甜美、很親切的呼叫。…要學習呼叫:『哦,主耶穌!哦,父阿!哦,阿爸,父!』今天的基督徒太沉默了,所以就發死了。…我們都要學著呼叫!你曾否想過,呼叫就是把開關打開?你在黑暗裏麼?要呼叫。你軟弱麼?要呼叫。你沒有力量麼?要呼叫。…單單思考如何面對某種情形,絕不會幫助你;你需要呼叫。

〔第六點,〕按十六節的說法,我們的靈比那靈更早。我們的靈作見證,那靈就同作見證。換句話說,你的靈若不作見證,那靈也就不作見證了。…這裏所要著重的是我們的靈必須先作事,我們的靈必須採取主動。

〔第七點〕就是二十三節所說的歎息。你曉得歎息就是打開開關麼?你有沒有操練過?我們都必須學習歎息。這就是羅馬八章中的七項:我們必須照著靈而行、將心思置於靈、治死身體的行為、被那靈引導、呼叫、作見證、最後就是歎息。你必須作這七件事,每天都操練這七件事。你若怕打擾別人,最好把門窗關上,在室內呼叫,在室內歎息。你就會經歷甚麼是開關,怎麼把開關打開。

『不但如此,就是我們這有那靈作初熟果子的,也是自己裏面歎息,熱切等待兒子的名分,就是我們的身體得贖。』(23。)一旦你曉得你的身體是罪和死的身體,你就會歎息,等候你的身體得贖。一旦你曉得你這個身體不能作甚麼來討神喜悅,你就會歎息,等候得贖。你不能作甚麼來幫助你的身體;你的身體需要救贖。(李常受文集一九八○年第一冊,四二五至四二七、三七二頁。)

參讀:成全訓練,第三十三至三十四、三十六章。

WEEK 14 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Rom. 8:13-16 …If you live according to the flesh, you must die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God…You have received a spirit of sonship in which we cry, Abba, Father! The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God.

The subject of Romans 8 is the freeing of the law of the Spirit of life. But just by verse 2, you do not know how the law of the Spirit of life works. So from verse 3 onward, nearly the entire chapter is a definition of how the law of the Spirit of life operates. The law of the Spirit of life does not free everyone. Many Christians today have not been freed. The law of the Spirit of life only frees the believers who fulfill all the doings in this chapter. (CWWL, 1980, vol. 1, “Perfecting Training,” p. 315)

Today's Reading

The first point [of the doings on our side in Romans 8] is that we have to walk according to the spirit [v. 4]. This walking according to the spirit is on our side; actually, this is our switching on. When we walk according to the spirit, we switch on, and the law works. The law of the Spirit of life never works until we walk according to the spirit. The second point [is] that we need to mind the things of the Spirit [v. 5]. The third item of our doing in this chapter is to put to death the practices of our mortal body (v. 13). The fourth item is to be led by the Spirit of God (v. 14). According to our natural concept, we always consider that this is a verse concerning the spiritual leading. Actually, this is not a verse concerning the spiritual leading; it is a verse concerning our being led. It does not say, “As many as the Spirit leads.”…It is not the Spirit leading you; it is you being led by Him.

In verse 15 is the fifth item; that is, you have to cry. That is your doing. You have to learn to cry. We have the spirit of sonship in which we cry, “Abba, Father!” To cry is to switch on. Whenever you cry, “O Father! Abba, Father!” that is to switch on. Learn to cry. This is not a bad cry; this is a good cry. This is a benign cry…Learn to cry, “O Lord Jesus! O Father! O Abba, Father!” Today’s Christians are dead because they are too silent… We all have to learn to cry. Have you ever considered that to cry is to switch on? Are you in darkness? Cry! Are you weak? Are you short of power? Cry!…Simply to think about the situation never helps you; you need to cry.

When verse 16 says that the Spirit witnesses with our spirit, it indicates that our spirit is witnessing already. When our spirit is witnessing, the Spirit witnesses with our spirit. In other words, if your spirit does not witness, neither does the Spirit witness…The main stress here is that our spirit has to work. Our spirit has to take the initiative.

Verse 23 gives the next item. Have you ever realized that to groan is to switch on? Do you practice this? We all have to learn to groan. These are the seven items of the doings that could be found from Romans 8. We have to walk according to the spirit, to mind the things of the Spirit, to put to death the practices of the mortal body, to be led, to cry, to witness, and finally, to groan. You have to do these seven things. Try to practice these every day. If you are afraid of offending someone, you had better close your doors and windows and then do the crying and the groaning. You will see what a switching on you will experience.

“We ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, eagerly awaiting son-ship, the redemption of our body” (v. 23). Once you realize that your body is a body of sin and death, you would groan, and you would earnestly expect for your body to be redeemed. Once you realize that you have a body that can do nothing to please God, you would groan, and you would expect to be redeemed. You can do nothing to help your body; your body needs redemption. (CWWL, 1980, vol. 1, “Perfecting Training,” pp. 315-316, 275-276)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1980, vol. 1, “Perfecting Training,” chs. 33—34, 36

 

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