晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(W17-2)
第十七週.週二
晨興餧養
約十四30 『以後我不再同你們多說話,因為這世界的王將到,他在我裏面是毫無所有。』
林後三16 『但他們的心幾時轉向主,帕子就幾時除去了。』
我們需要看見,基督榮耀的福音首先照進我們裏面,然後要從我們裏面照出來。榮耀越在我們裏面照耀,就越穿透我們並浸透我們。至終,這裏面的榮耀要銷毀、吞沒我們整個裏面的人。然後基督榮耀之福音的光要藉著我們照耀出去。這樣的照耀無法藉著教訓而來,惟有藉著經歷基督纔能臨到;基督自己就是神的榮耀,也是神的顯現。我們讚美主,基督已經照進我們全人的深處,現今祂正在我們裏面照耀,並且要照透我們裏面的人。因此,我們需要注意基督這榮耀在裏面之內裏的照耀。神經綸的目標,乃是要我們都照耀出祂的榮耀。當我們在這樣的光照之下,基督就要以祂自己浸透我們,我們就享受基督活在我們裏面作我們生命和人位的甜美。(新約總論第十冊,二三二至二三三頁。)
信息選讀
那些遮蔽今天基督徒的帕子使他們非常敏感。他們只要稍稍被摸著,就會被得罪了。他們這麼敏感,原因是在於那狡猾者、敏感者撒但盤據在他們的心思中。撒但潛伏在今天受蒙蔽之基督徒的頭腦裏。這種光景何等可憐,許多在基督裏的真信徒仍然受蒙蔽!
我們需要將有關帕子的話語應用到自己身上來。要緊的是我們都要儆醒,因為任何不是基督自己的東西,都可能被那狡猾者用作帕子。撒但甚至會利用聖經或神所賜的律法作為帕子。在羅馬七章,保羅說律法是善的、聖的、屬靈的。但即使是這樣善的、聖的並屬靈的東西,在撒但手中也能成為帕子。這指明撒但甚至能利用最高的屬靈恩賜來蒙蔽我們的悟性。因此,任何不是基督自己的東西,都可能成為帕子。
在林後四章,保羅給我們一般的例子。在四節他說,這世代的神弄瞎了不信者的心思。這世代的神就是撒但。那些被弄瞎、被遮蔽的人以為他們沒有敬拜甚麼。事實上,他們的神就是撒但。無神論者敬拜撒但,而不知道自己正在作甚麼。今天世上的人,不論是未開化的或是有高尚文化的,都被這世代的神弄瞎了心思。想一想你在街上、在超級市場所見到的人,他們中間認識神的人何其少!即使在今天許多上禮拜堂、天主堂、或宗派建築物的人當中,也是如此。很少有神兒子的啟示,卻有一層一層的帕子使人不能認識基督。許多人因著眼瞎,就定罪那些看見神兒子活的人位這個異象的人。
今天我們很多人熱切巴望活基督。但我們要活基督,就需要啟示。…啟示能彀臨到我們,惟一的路就是我們放下自己的觀念。我們也需要禱告:『主,我信靠你擊敗這世代的神。除你之外,我不敬拜任何事物。主,我將我的心轉向你,我放下自己所有的觀念。在你之外,我不要敬拜任何人。』如果你這樣禱告,光就會照耀,你就會得著啟示。如果你放下自己的觀念,並將你的心轉向主,帕子就除去了,這世代的神在你裏面將沒有地位。…光就在這裏,並且一直在照耀著。我們的難處是我們的心偏向許多其他的事物,所以我們被重重的帕子遮蔽了。這使得這世代的神在我們裏面得著了地位。結果,我們的心思就昏暗、盲目且剛硬了,即使我們讀聖經、聽信息,也不能得著啟示。哦,我們何等需要啟示!(加拉太書生命讀經,三九至四○、四二頁。)
參讀:加拉太書生命讀經,第四篇。
WEEK 17 — DAY 2
Morning Nourishment
John 14:30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and in Me he has nothing.
2 Cor. 3:16 But whenever their heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
We need to see that the gospel of the glory of Christ first shines into us, and then it shines out from within us. The more the glory shines within us, the more it penetrates into our being and saturates it. Eventually, the inner glory will consume, swallow up, our entire inward being. Then the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ will shine out through us. Such a shining cannot come by way of teaching; it can come only through the experience of Christ who is Himself the glory of God and the manifestation of God. We praise the Lord that Christ has shone into the depths of our being, that now He is shining within us, and that He will shine throughout our inward being. Therefore, we need to pay attention to the inner shining of Christ as the glory within. The goal of God’s economy is that we all shine forth His glory. As we are under such a shining, Christ saturates us with Himself, and we enjoy the sweetness of Christ living in us to be our life and our person. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3207)
Today's Reading
The veils that cover today’s Christians make them very touchy. If they are touched even slightly, they are offended. The reason for this touchiness is that Satan, the subtle one, the touchy one, is crouching in their minds. Satan is lurking in the mentality of today’s veiled Christians. What a pitiful situation that so many genuine believers in Christ are still veiled!
We need to apply this word about veils to ourselves. It is crucial that we be on the alert, for it is possible for anything that is not Christ Himself to be used as a veil by the subtle one. Satan may use even the Scriptures or the law given by God as veils. In Romans 7 Paul says that the law is good, holy, and spiritual. But even such a good, holy, and spiritual thing in the hands of Satan can become a veil. This indicates that Satan can use even the highest spiritual gift to veil our understanding. Thus, it is possible for anything that is not Christ Himself to be a veil.
In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul gives us the general case. In verse 4 he says that the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of those who do not believe. The god of this age is Satan. Those who are blinded or veiled think that they do not worship anything. Actually, their god is Satan. Atheists worship Satan without knowing what they are doing. All people today, whether primitive or highly cultured, have been blinded by the god of this age. Consider all those you see on the street or in the supermarkets. How few of them know God! This is true even among a vast number of those who go to today’s chapels, cathedrals, and denominational buildings. There is little revelation of the Son of God, and there is veil upon veil to keep people from knowing Christ. In their blindness many condemn those who have seen the vision of the living person of the Son of God.
Today many of us earnestly desire to live Christ. But to live Christ we need revelation…The only way revelation can come to us is if we drop our concepts. We also need to pray, “Lord, I trust in You to defeat the god of this age. Apart from You, I do not worship anything. Lord, I turn my heart to You, and I drop all my concepts. I don’t want to worship anyone other than You.” If you pray in this way, the light will shine, and you will receive revelation. If you drop your concepts and turn your heart to the Lord, the veils will be taken away, and the god of this age will have no ground in your being. The light is here, and it is shining. Our problem is that our heart is turned away to many other things, and therefore, we are covered with layer upon layer of veils. This enables the god of this age to have ground in us. As a result, our thoughts are darkened, blinded, and hardened, and we cannot receive revelation, even though we may read the Bible and listen to messages. Oh, how we need revelation! (Life-study of Galatians, pp. 30-33)
Further Reading: Life-study of Galatians, msg. 4
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