晨興聖言-馬太福音中所啓示...(W1-6)

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晨興餧養

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太十三43  那時,義人在他們父的國裏,要發光如同太陽。有耳可聽的,就應當聽。

猶13     是海裏的狂浪,湧出自己可恥的泡沫;是流蕩的星,有黑暗的幽冥為他們永遠存留。

 

今天在黑夜中我們需要像星一樣的盡功用。但在要來的國度時代,那些今日像星一樣發光照亮的,要發光如同太陽。現今我們是發光的星,但那日我們要像太陽〔太十三43〕。

星,也有消極一面的—流蕩的星。猶大書十二至十三節說,『這樣的人,在你們的愛筵上乃是暗礁,與你們同喫的時候,無所懼怕;他們是只餧養自己的牧人;是沒有雨水的雲彩,被風飄蕩;是秋天沒有果子的樹,死而又死,連根被拔出來;…是流蕩的星,有黑暗的幽冥為他們永遠存留。』我們該作星,但不該是流蕩的星(李常受文集一九七○年第一冊,三九一至三九二頁)。

信息選讀

一顆正當的星有一定的位置和固定的軌道。它是一直堅定在它的軌道上。但有些星沒有固定的位置和軌道,它們是流蕩的星。有些基督徒好像是星,好像也發光,但他們的光是騙人的。他們是星,但不是堅定的星。你若是跟隨他們,你就被帶迷路了;到頭來你都不知道要往那裏去。他們本身就是流蕩的,他們沒有立場,沒有立足點,沒有確定的路與主一同往前去。他們今天這樣說,明天又那樣說;他們是流蕩的。要當心!我們永遠無法藉着跟隨一顆流蕩的星來尋得耶穌。

我們怎能認出流蕩的星呢?有一些特徵。他們是秋天沒有果子的樹,是沒有雨水的雲彩。…主耶穌說,從果子可以認出樹來(太七16~20)。我們如果跟隨流蕩的星,到末了我們的分與他們一樣—為他們永遠存留的黑暗幽冥。

我們必須跟隨發光的星,就是那些有確定立場、確定道路的人。他們是穩定的星,他們是堅定的人。如果有人來到我們面前,沒有確定的立場和道路,我們要遠避他。正當的立場是地方召會,正確的道路是在地方召會裏,在那靈裏向前。不要作流蕩的星,也不要跟隨流蕩的星。要站在正當的立場上,要保守自己走在正確的路上。我們若流蕩,就是浪費自己的時日。如果你要到某地去,要拿出地圖來,走上對的路,進入對的車道;你這樣駕車,就能到達目的地。

我們深深感覺今日的混亂。哦,那些死的事物!哦,流蕩之人的攔阻與打岔!無論誰使我們離開真正的地方召會,使我們不能與主的子民在合一立場上聚會的,都是流蕩的星。真正的星乃是使多人歸義的,他們並不領人走迷,而是使人轉向正路。今天你我或任何人尋得基督的路,乃是要看那活星。阿利路亞!今日這星離我們不遠—就在地方召會中。所有的地方召會中都有一些活星。你只要與他們接觸,一直與他們為伴,他們就要引你到耶穌所在的地方。

願主憐憫我們,叫我們蒙保守在正路上,事奉主,敬拜祂,並向祂獻上我們的愛。願主使我們像那些星象家,跟隨那星去尋得基督。今日那活星和眾多的活星都在地方召會中。讓我們跟隨他們,個個都成為他們中間的一顆星(李常受文集一九七○年第一冊,三九二至三九四頁)。

參讀:新約總論,第四十三、一百一十三、四百零七篇;生命的認識,第十四篇。

WEEK 1 — DAY 6

Morning Nourishment


Matt. 13:43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father…

Jude 13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness is kept for eternity.

Today, during the time of the night, we need to function as the stars; but in the coming age of the kingdom, those who shine now as the stars will shine forth like the sun.

There is also a negative aspect to the stars—the wandering stars. Jude 12 and 13 tell us, “These are the hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting together with you without fear, shepherding themselves; waterless clouds being carried off by winds; autumn trees without fruit, having died twice, rooted up… wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness is kept for eternity.” We should be the stars but not the wandering stars. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 291-292)

Today’s Reading

A proper star has a certain position and fixed orbit. It continues in its ourse steadfastly. However, there are some stars with no fixed position or orbit; they are wandering stars. It seems that some Christians are stars; it seems that they are shining, but their shining is a deception. They are stars, but they are not the steadfast stars. If you follow them, you will be misled; eventually, you will not know where to go. They themselves are wandering: They have no ground; they have no standing; they have no certain way to go on with the Lord. Today they say one thing, and tomorrow they will say something different; they are wandering. We need to be careful. We cannot find Jesus by following a wandering star.

How can we recognize the wandering stars? There are some signs. They are autumn trees without fruit; they are waterless clouds…The Lord Jesus said that we may know a tree by its fruit (Matt. 7:16-20). If we follow the wandering stars, eventually our portion will be the same as theirs—the gloom of darkness that has been kept for them for eternity.

We need to follow the shining stars, those with a definite standing and a certain course. These are the stable stars, the steadfast ones. If anyone comes to us without a definite standing and a certain course, we should avoid him. The proper standing is the local church, and the right course is to go on in the Spirit in the local church. We should not be a wandering star, and we should not follow a wandering star. We need to take the proper standing and keep ourselves in the right course. If we are wandering, we are wasting our time. If you intend to go to a certain place, you need to get out your map, get on the right road and in the right lane, and as you drive you will reach your destination.

We are aware of today’s confusion. Oh, the dead things! Oh, the frustrations, the distractions of the wandering ones! Anyone who keeps us from the genuine local church and from meeting on the ground of oneness with the Lord’s people is a wandering star. The true stars are those who turn many to righteousness, those who do not lead people astray, but turn them to the right way. Today the way for you and me and for everyone else to find Christ is to see the living star. Hallelujah! Today the star is not far from us—it is with the local churches. Among all the local churches there are some living stars. You simply need to contact them; you need to keep company with them. They will lead you to the place where Jesus is.

May the Lord be merciful to us so that we may always be kept in the right way to serve the Lord, to worship Him, and to offer our love to Him. May the Lord make us all like those magi, following the star to find Christ. Today the living star and the living stars are in the local churches. Let us follow them, and let us each be one of them. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 292-293)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 43, 113, 407; CWWL, 1953, vol. 3, “The Knowledge of Life,” ch. 14

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