晨興聖言-馬太福音中所啓示...(W1-3)

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彌五2    伯利恆以法他阿,你在猶大諸城中為小,將來必有一位從你那裏為我而出,在以色列中作掌權者;祂是從亙古,從太初而出。

太二10   他們〔星象家〕看見那星,就極其歡樂。

 

當星象家到達耶路撒冷,希律就驚慌不安,全耶路撒冷也同他一樣(太二3)。…為何當他們所等候的那位出生的時候,全耶路撒冷都驚慌不安呢?這就是宗教。我怕當主來臨的時候,許多看起來在等待主回來的人也會不安。

然後希律就召了祭司長和民間的經學家,向他們查問基督當生在何處(4)。經學家就是百姓中有神學博士學位的人。他們立刻回答說,『伯利恆!』他們引用的書卷對,章節對;他們引彌迦書五章二節,但他們有人去伯利恆麼?一個也沒有!他們因這消息驚慌不安,但沒有人有心要去看看發生了甚麼事(李常受文集一九七○年第一冊,三七二至三七三頁)。

信息選讀

然後星象家離開耶路撒冷,聖經說,『看那,他們曾看見它出現的那星,在他們前頭領路,…他們看見那星,就極其歡樂。』(太二9~10)星象家一進到宗教裏,就失去那星;但他們幾時離開宗教,星又向他們顯現了。他們在耶路撒冷找不到活的引導,在宗教裏得不着屬天的異象,他們必須離開宗教。當他們離開了耶路撒冷,看那,那星在他們前頭領路。這原則在今天仍是一樣的。

彌迦書五章二節是聖言,是聖經,豫言耶穌要在伯利恆出生。但是單憑那節聖經你沒法找到耶穌;你能知道耶穌出生於那座城,

但你不會知道在那條街,在那個家。…即或你有了聖經的知識,你還需要即時、當前的活星引導你,去到耶穌所在的那條街,那間屋子。也許你有聖經知識,但你還需要活的引導。…累積一些聖經知識是容易的事,但我們若要有活的引導,就必須活在與主親密的關係裏;我們必須與祂是一。

聖經說,那星『在他們前頭領路,直領到那孩子那裏』(太二9)。那顆天上的星把星象家一直帶到那個地方。這是我們的需要。…我們怎麼纔能尋得基督並事奉祂?不是單憑聖經的知識,而是憑那活星。單有聖經知識的人並不就能找到基督,只有那些跟隨天上之星的人,才能找到祂並敬拜祂。…我們需要聖經的知識麼?當然我們需要。它有幫助;但是有一個條件,那一個活的、即時的引導,就是此時此刻引我們去到耶穌確切所在之處的引導,是不可或缺的。缺了這活的引導,我們或許認識聖經,但卻到達不了耶穌所在的地方。乃是那活的引導把我們帶到耶穌那裏,叫我們能敬拜祂,並向祂獻上我們的禮物。

星象家看見了基督,並且敬拜祂;然後聖經說了一些很有意義的話—他們在夢中受神指示,不要回去見希律,就從『別的路』回本地去了(太二12)。…當我們見到了活的基督,我們總會走另一條路;我們絕不會再走我們來的那條路。…我們來的時候走錯了路;現在主校正我們,所以我們能在正路上往前。不要再經耶路撒冷回去。…我們若是看見了基督,就必須走另一條路(李常受文集一九七○年第一冊,三七三至三七五頁)。

參讀:三一神作三部分人的生命,第九章;新約的事奉,第五至六章。

WEEK 1 — DAY 3

Morning Nourishment


Micah 5:2 (But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, so little to be among the thousands of Judah, from you there will come forth to Me He who is to be Ruler in Israel; and His goings forth are from ancient times, from the days of eternity.)

Matt. 2:10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

When the magi arrived in Jerusalem, Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him (Matt. 2:3)…Why was all Jerusalem troubled at the birth of the One for whom they were waiting? This is religion. I am afraid that many who are seemingly for the Lord’s return will be troubled by His coming.

Then Herod called the chief priests and scribes of the people together and inquired of them where the Christ was to be born (v. 4). The scribes were those among the people who had doctor’s degrees in theology. Immediately, they answered, “Bethlehem.” They gave him the right book, the right chapter, and the right verse. They quoted Micah 5:2, but did any one of them go to Bethlehem? Not one! They were troubled by the news, but no one cared to go and see what had happened. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 278-279)

Today’s Reading

Then the magi left Jerusalem, and, “Behold, the star which they saw at its rising led them…When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” (Matt. 2:9-10). When the magi came into religion, they missed the star; but when they left religion, the star appeared to them. They could not find living guidance in Jerusalem. They did not receive the heavenly vision in religion; they had to leave. When they departed from Jerusalem, behold, the star went before them. In principle, it is the same today.

Micah 5:2 was the holy writing, the Holy Scripture, prophesying that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. However, by that verse alone you could not find Jesus. You would know in what city Jesus was to be born, but you would not know on what street or in what house…Even if you have the knowledge of the Scriptures, you still need the instant, up-to-date, living star to lead you to the very street and the very house where Jesus is. You may have the Bible knowledge, but you still need the living guidance…It is easy to accumulate scriptural knowledge, but if you would have living guidance, you need to live in an intimate relationship with the Lord; you need to be one with Him.

The Word says that the star “led them until it came and stood over the place where the child was” (Matt. 2:9). The heavenly star led the magi to the very spot. This is all we need…How can we find Christ and serve Him? Not merely by Bible knowledge but by the living star. Not one found Christ merely according to Bible knowledge; those who followed the heavenly star found Him and worshipped Him. Do we need the knowledge of the Scriptures? Of course we do. It helps, but there is a condition: the living, instant guidance, the guidance of this very moment to lead us to the very spot where Jesus is, is indispensable. Without this living guidance we may know the Bible, but we may not be able to arrive where Jesus is. It is the living guidance that brings us to Jesus so that we may worship Him and offer our gifts to Him.

The magi saw Christ, and they worshipped Him. Then we read in the Bible some significant words—they were divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod; therefore, they departed “by another way” to their country (Matt. 2:12)…After we have seen the living Christ, we will take another way; we will not go the same way we came…We came the wrong way; now the Lord has adjusted us so that we will go on by the right way. We should not go back through Jerusalem…If we have seen Christ, we need to take another way. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 279-280)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 1, “The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man,” ch. 9; CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” chs. 5—6

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