晨興聖言-馬太福音中所啓示...(W3-2)

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羅十12~13 因為猶太人和希利尼人並沒有分別,眾人同有一位主,祂對一切呼求祂的人是豐富的。因為『凡呼求主名的,就必得救』。

 

耶穌的名超乎萬名之上(腓二9~10)。沒有一個名像耶穌的名那樣高超,那樣被高舉。無論你恨耶穌或愛祂,無論你為着祂或反對祂,你都領悟耶穌的名是特別的名。…在本篇信息中,我的負擔是要向你們指出,耶穌這被高舉的名要為我們作許多的事。

首先,耶穌的名是給我們信入的(約一12)。我們都必須信入耶穌的名。…我們傳福音的時候,不但該幫助人禱告,也該幫助人向全宇宙宣告,他們信入耶穌的名。每當罪人來信入主耶穌,他應當宣告:『今天我信入耶穌的名!』這有很大的不同(馬太福音生命讀經,八○頁)。

信息選讀

耶穌的名是給我們浸入的(徒八16,十九5)。…名字需要人位,名字就是人位。沒有人位,名字毫無意義。浸入耶穌的名,意思就是浸入祂的人位裏。

耶穌的名也叫我們得救。行傳四章十二節說,『在天下人間,沒有賜下別的名,我們可以靠着得救。』…耶穌的名是拯救的名。

彼得在聖殿門口遇見一個瘸腿的人,就對他說,『金銀我都沒有,只把我所有的給你:我在拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名裏,叫你起來行走!』(徒三6)那人立刻得着醫治。然後彼得對百姓說,『在拿撒勒人耶穌基督…的名裏,…這人纔站在你們面前健康完好。』(四10)這證實耶穌的名也是醫治的名。我們可以呼求耶穌的名,好從各種疾病得醫治。

耶穌的名已經賜給我們,使我們被洗淨、聖別並稱義(林前六11)。我們是被玷污的人,在耶穌的名裏並藉着神的靈,得了洗淨、聖別並稱義。…名與人位和那靈有密切的關係。…那靈是這名的人位,這名的實際。所以這名能洗淨我們、聖別我們並稱義我們。那靈與這名是一。耶穌是主的名,那靈是主的人位。當我們呼叫一個真人的名字,那人就來了。耶穌的名聯於那洗淨我們、聖別我們並稱義我們的人位。這不僅僅是道理或理論,乃是實際。當我們信入耶穌的名,被放在耶穌的名裏,我們就被放在活的人位裏,就是被放在聖靈裏。這聖靈洗淨我們、聖別我們並稱義我們。

耶穌的名是給我們呼求的(羅十13,林前一2)。…凡呼求主名的,就必得救(羅十13)。…你傳福音時,不要費盡力氣去改變人的想法,卻要幫助他們從裏面深處開啟他們的全人、他們的心和他們的靈,並用他們的口呼求耶穌的名。你若幫助初信者這樣呼求耶穌的名,就會為那靈敞開大門,讓祂進來。…你呼求耶穌的名十次以後,就會在諸天之上。你的罪會得着赦免,你的重擔會消除,你也會得着永遠的生命。你會得着一切。

甚至一個多年的信徒要摸着主耶穌、享受主耶穌、分享主耶穌的事物,最好的方法不是說很多,乃是到主面前去呼喊:『耶穌!耶穌!主耶穌!』…許多時候,我們的話太虛空,更好是只呼求『耶穌』。你若呼求祂的名,你會嘗到祂並享受祂。耶穌的名是奇妙的名。我們都需要呼求祂(馬太福音生命讀經,八一至八四頁)。

參讀:創世記生命讀經,第二十五篇。

WEEK 3 — DAY 2


Morning Nourishment

Rom. 10:12-13 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all and rich to all who call upon Him; for “whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

The name of Jesus is above every name (Phil. 2:9-10). No name is as high and as exalted as the name of Jesus. Whether you hate Jesus or love Him, whether you are for Him or against Him, you realize that the name of Jesus is a special name…My burden in this message is to point out to you that this exalted name of Jesus is for us to do many things.

First, the name of Jesus is for us to believe into (John 1:12). We all must believe into the name of Jesus…When we preach the gospel, we should help people not only to pray but also to make a declaration to the whole universe that they believe in the name of Jesus. Whenever a sinner comes to believe in the Lord Jesus, he should declare, “Today I believe in the name of Jesus!” This makes a great difference. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 61-62)

Today’s Reading

The name of Jesus is for us to be baptized into (Acts 8:16; 19:5)…The name needs the person, and the name is the person. Without the person, the name means nothing. To be baptized into the name of Jesus means to be baptized into His person.

The name of Jesus is also for us to be saved. Acts 4:12 says, “Neither is there another name under heaven given among men in which we must be saved.”… The name of Jesus is a saving name.

To the lame man whom he met at the gate of the temple, Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I have, this I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene rise up and walk” (3:6). Immediately the man was healed. Then Peter said to the people, “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene…this man stands before you in good health” (4:10). This testifies that the name of Jesus is also a healing name. We may call on the name of Jesus for healing from any kind of sickness.

The name of Jesus has been given to us so that we may be washed, sanctified, and justified (1 Cor. 6:11). As defiled persons, we were washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of Jesus and in the Spirit of God…The name is closely related to the person and to the Spirit…The Spirit is the person of the name and the reality of the name. Therefore, the name can wash us, sanctify us, and justify us. The Spirit is one with the name. Jesus is the name of the Lord, and the Spirit is the person of the Lord. When we call on the name of a real person, that person comes. The name of Jesus is linked with the person who washes us, sanctifies us, and justifies us. This is not merely doctrine or theory—it is reality. When we believe into the name of Jesus and are put into the name of Jesus, we are placed into a living person, that is, into the Holy Spirit. This Holy Spirit washes us, sanctifies us, and justifies us.

The name of Jesus is for us to call upon (Rom. 10:13; 1 Cor. 1:2)…Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Rom. 10:13)…When you preach the gospel, do not try so hard to change people’s thinking. Instead, help them to open up their being, their heart and their spirit, from deep within and to use their mouth to call upon the name of Jesus. If you help new believers to call on the name of Jesus in this way, the door will be open wide for the Spirit to enter in…After calling on the name of Jesus ten times, you will be in the heavens. Your sins will be forgiven, your burden will be lifted, and you will have life eternal. You will have everything.

Even for a believer of many years, the best way to touch the Lord Jesus, to enjoy the Lord Jesus, to share something of the Lord Jesus, is not to say very much but to go to the Lord and call, “Jesus! Jesus! Lord Jesus!”…Many times our words are too vain. It is better just to call, “Jesus.” If you call on His name, you will taste Him and enjoy Him. The name of Jesus is a wonderful name. We all need to call on Him. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 62-65)

Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 25

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