晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(W20-6)

第二十週.週六

w20d6-ch

晨興餧養

加五16 『我說,你們當憑著靈而行,就絕不會滿足肉體的情慾了。』

六7~8 『不要受迷惑,神是嗤慢不得的,因為人種的是甚麼,收的也是甚麼。為著自己的肉體撒種的,必從肉體收敗壞;為著那靈撒種的,必從那靈收永遠的生命。』

我們接受、經歷並享受包羅萬有的基督作為包羅萬有賜生命之靈的第六條路,乃是藉著憑靈活著,並憑靈而行。(加五1625。)憑靈活著,並憑靈而行,等於全人憑著靈。那靈是在我們人的靈裏。(羅八16。)

我們早晨起來之後,應當憑我們的靈作每一件事。我們必須在我們的靈裏生活行動,來開始一天的生活。我們起床若是隨便的,就會破壞了這一整天。我們起床後,最好是呼求主的名。當我們呼喊『哦,主耶穌』,我們就在靈裏。(林前十二3。)這樣的呼求,就把我們從每一件事物帶回到我們的靈裏。這樣,我們的一天就有好的開始,我們就能面對任何情形。我們能憑著我們的靈面對每一個環境。這就是憑靈活著,並憑靈而行。這個經歷是我們經歷了在基督的死裏與祂聯合,使祂能活在我們裏面之後纔有的。沒有經歷與基督的聯合,我們就無法憑靈活著,並憑靈而行。(李常受文集一九九一至一九九二年第一冊,六○八至六○九頁。)

信息選讀

我們接受、經歷並享受基督作為那靈的〔第七條〕路,〔乃〕是藉著受生產之苦,使基督成形在我們裏面。加拉太四章十九節說,『我的孩子們,我為你們再受生產之苦,直等到基督成形在你們裏面。』

接受、經歷並享受包羅萬有的基督作為包羅萬有賜生命之靈的〔第八條〕路,乃是藉著照那靈的願望和目的而為著那靈撒種,以完成那靈所願望的。(六78。)我們的為人生活就是撒種。無論我們作甚麼,都是在撒種;無論我們撒的是甚麼,也都必有收成。我們所撒的若是高尚、美好的,所收的也必是高尚、美好的;我們所撒的若是卑下、低賤的,就可以豫期所收成的也必是卑下、低賤的。凡我們在日常生活裏所作的,都是撒種。…加拉太六章八節說,『為著自己的肉體撒種的,必從肉體收敗壞;為著那靈撒種的,必從那靈收永遠的生命。』我們必須竭力正確的撒種。我們若照著那靈撒種,也必照著那靈收成。…我們買領帶是撒種;我們打著領帶站在人前傳福音時,收成就要臨到。如果領帶太屬世,我們的傳講就必落空。我們若不照著那靈穿衣,人就不會有心聽我們的信息。向著那靈撒種就是活基督,這就是接受、經歷並享受基督。

接受、經歷並享受基督作為那靈的〔第九條〕路,〔乃〕是藉著誇基督的十字架並活新造,這新造既不是宗教也不是非宗教。(1415。)基督的十字架是我們的誇口。我們所誇的事實,乃是一切都在十字架上了結了。愛汽車,愛大房子,愛流行的樣式,都已經了結了;凡事都已經被除掉了,這是我們的誇口。如今我們是活新造。…每一件事都必須是新的,因為我們是在基督裏的新造。

接受、經歷並享受基督作為那靈的終極之路,乃是藉著主耶穌基督的恩與我們的靈同在。加拉太書結束於六章十八節,說,『弟兄們,願我們主耶穌基督的恩與你們的靈同在。阿們。』主耶穌基督的恩與我們的靈同在,乃是接受、經歷並享受基督的路。(李常受文集一九九一至一九九二年第一冊,六○九、六一二至六一四頁。)

參讀:神聖啟示的中心路線,第十四篇。

WEEK 20 — DAY 6

w20d6-en

Morning Nourishment

Gal. 5:16 But I say, Walk by the Spirit and you shall by no means fulfill the lust of the flesh.

     6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For he who sows unto his own flesh will reap corruption of the flesh, but he who sows unto the Spirit will of the Spirit reap eternal life.

The sixth way to receive, experience, and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit is by living and walking by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25). Living and walking by the Spirit is equivalent to having our being by the Spirit. The Spirit is in our human spirit (Rom. 8:16).

After rising up in the morning, we should do everything by our spirit. We must begin our day by living and walking in our spirit. If we rise up in a loose way, we will spoil the whole day. The best thing to do after rising up is to call on the name of the Lord. When we call “O Lord Jesus,” we are in the spirit (1 Cor. 12:3). Calling in this way brings us back from everything to our spirit. Then we will have a good beginning of the day, and we will be able to face any situation. We will be able to encounter every circumstance by our spirit. This is to live and to walk by the Spirit. This experience follows the
experience of being identified with Christ in His death in order that He may live in us. Without experiencing the identification with Christ, we cannot live and walk by the Spirit. (CWWL, 1991-1992, vol. 1, “The Central Line of the Divine Revelation,” pp. 468-469)

Today's Reading

The [seventh] way to receive, experience, and enjoy Christ as the Spirit is also by having Christ formed in us through travail. Galatians 4:19 says, “My children, with whom I travail again in birth until Christ is formed in you.”

[The eighth] way to receive, experience, and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit is by sowing unto the Spirit with the desire and aim of the Spirit in view, to accomplish what the Spirit desires (6:7, 8b). Our human living is a sowing. Whatever we do, we are sowing seeds, and whatever we sow, we will reap. If we sow something high and good, we will reap the same, and if we sow something mean and low, we can expect to reap the same thing. Everything that we do in our daily life is a sowing… Galatians 6:8 says, “He who sows unto his own flesh will reap corruption of the flesh, but he who sows unto the Spirit will of the Spirit reap eternal life.” We must endeavor to sow properly. If we sow according to the Spirit, we will reap according to the Spirit. Our purchasing of a necktie is a sowing. The reaping will come when we stand before people with our tie to preach the gospel. If the tie is too worldly, our preaching will be empty. If we are not dressed according to the Spirit, people will not have the heart to listen to our message. To sow to the Spirit is to live Christ, and this is to receive, experience, and enjoy Christ.

The [ninth] way to receive, experience, and enjoy Christ as the Spirit is also by boasting in the cross of Christ and living a new creation, which is neither religion nor nonreligion (vv. 14-15). The cross of Christ is our boast. We boast in the fact that everything has been terminated on the cross. The love of cars, the love of a big house, and the love of stylish fashions have all been terminated. Everything has been “crossed out.” This is our boast. Now we are living a new creation…Everything must be new because we are a new creation in Christ.

The consummate way to receive, experience, and enjoy Christ as the Spirit is by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirit. The book of Galatians concludes with 6:18: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.” The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ being with our spirit is the way to receive, experience, and enjoy Christ. (CWWL, 1991-1992, vol. 1, “The Central Line of the Divine Revelation,” pp. 469, 471-472)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1991-1992, vol. 1, “The Central Line of the Divine Revelation,” ch. 14

留言

這個網誌中的熱門文章

晨興聖言-基督徒的生活(W1-綱要)

晨興聖言-活在神國的實際裏(W3-綱要)

晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(W1-綱目)