晨興聖言-馬太福音中所啓示...(W3-3)
第三週 • 週三
晨興餧養
約十四13 你們在我的名裏無論求甚麼,我必作成,叫父在子身上得榮耀。
啟三8 …我在你面前給你一個敞開的門,是無人能關的;因為你稍微有一點能力,也曾遵守我的話,沒有否認我的名。
我們…可以在耶穌的名裏禱告(約十四13~14,十五16,十六24)。這並不是說,我們禱告得很長,然後結束於『在耶穌的名裏』這句話。那太形式了。然而,我不反對這個,因為許多時候我也這樣作。不過我要說,在我們的禱告中最好呼求耶穌的名,說,『哦,耶穌!耶穌!我來禱告!』在耶穌的名裏,你會有真實的負擔禱告,並且很容易確信,你的禱告已蒙了垂聽並答應。我們若呼求耶穌的名,就確信我們會得着所祈求的。
主耶穌告訴我們要在祂的名裏禱告以後,繼續說到那靈要來住在我們裏面(十四13~17)。這指明內住的靈,與我們在主耶穌的名裏禱告很有關係。要在耶穌的名裏禱告,我們需要那靈。我們在那靈裏,就是在耶穌之名的實際裏,而我們乃是在耶穌的名裏禱告(馬太福音生命讀經,八四至八五頁)。
信息選讀
耶穌的名也是給我們聚集歸入的(太十八20)。…每當你來到基督徒的聚會中,你必須領悟,你又一次被聚集到這名裏。我們已經被放在耶穌的名裏,但我們還沒有非常深入祂裏面。因此,我們需要一再的回來,被聚集到祂的名裏。我們都能見證,每次聚會以後,我們裏面都深深覺得我們更進入主裏面。基督徒的聚集會使我們更深的鑒賞耶穌的名。
我們傳講時,必須在耶穌的名裏傳講〔徒九27〕。要在主的名裏傳講,必須在那靈裏傳講,因為那靈是主的人位,和祂名的實際。我們在祂的名裏傳講,需要那靈使這名成為實際。
絕不要忘記耶穌的名。祂的名是甜美的名、豐富的名、權能的名、拯救的名、醫治的名、安慰的名和便利的名。這是被高舉、得尊榮並受尊敬的名。這也是仇敵所懼怕的名。
你是信徒,你可能有以下的經歷。當你和人談到柏拉圖或林肯,你不覺得羞恥;但每當你和人談到耶穌,就有奇怪的感覺籠罩你。中國人題到孔子,就覺得光榮。每當我們和人說到耶穌,我們也該覺得榮耀,但常常我們沒有榮耀的感覺,反而有相當奇怪的感覺。這是屬魔鬼的!在這宇宙中,在這地上,有一種魔鬼的元素反對耶穌。只要你談論世界局勢、經濟、科學和許多事情,都沒有問題;但每當你談到耶穌的名,你就有奇怪的感覺。這來自魔鬼。因為撒但和所有的鬼都恨惡耶穌的名,所以我們必須越發宣告這名。我們對這名必須放膽,並說,『撒但,耶穌是我的主!撒但,退去罷!』我們需要呼喊耶穌的名。
使徒受逼迫時,歡喜配為耶穌的名受苦(五41)。這不是很奇妙麼?他們甚至為這名不顧性命(十五26)。因為撒但用他一切邪惡的權勢攻擊耶穌的名,所以我們必須學習為這名受苦。
在啟示錄三章八節,主耶穌稱讚在非拉鐵非的召會,因為他們沒有否認祂的名。…我們該否認其他的名,卻持守耶穌的名。我們必須見證,我們不屬於任何人或任何宗派,我們只屬於耶穌。耶穌的名是我們惟一的名(馬太福音生命讀經,八五至八九頁)。
參讀:以賽亞書生命讀經,第八篇。
WEEK 3 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
John 14:13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Rev.
3:8 …I have put before you an opened door which no one can shut,
because you have a little power and have kept My word and have
not denied My name.
We
may…pray in the name of Jesus (John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:24). This does
not mean that we pray a long prayer and conclude it with the words in
the name of Jesus. That is too formal. However, I do not oppose this,
for I have done this many times. Rather, I would say that in our prayer
it is good to call on the name of Jesus and say, “O Jesus! Jesus! I come
to pray!” In the name of Jesus you will have a real burden to pray, and
it will be very easy to have the assurance that your prayer has been
heard and answered. If we call on the name of Jesus, we will have the
assurance that we will receive what we have asked.
After
the Lord Jesus told us to pray in His name, He proceeded to say that
the Spirit will come to dwell in us (14:13-17). This indicates that the
indwelling Spirit has very much to do with our prayer in the name of the
Lord Jesus. In order to pray in the name of Jesus, we need the Spirit.
When we are in the Spirit, we are in the reality of the name of Jesus in
which we are praying. (Lifestudy of Matthew, p. 65)
Today’s Reading
The
name of Jesus is also for us to be gathered into (Matt. 18:20)…Whenever
you come to a Christian meeting, you must realize that you are being
gathered once again into the name. We have been put into the name of
Jesus, but we are not yet very deep into Him. Hence, we need to come
back again and again to be gathered into His name. We can all testify
that after every meeting we have had the sense deep within that we have
entered further into the Lord. The Christian gatherings will bring us
more deeply into the appreciation of the name of Jesus.
When
we speak, we must speak in the name of Jesus [Acts 9:27]. Speaking in
the Lord’s name must be done in the Spirit, for the Spirit is the person
of the Lord and the reality of His name. When we speak in His name, we
need the Spirit to make it real…Never forget the name of Jesus. His name
is a sweet name, a rich name, a powerful name, a saving name, a healing
name, a comforting name, and an available name. This is the name that
is exalted, honored, and respected. And it is the name feared by the
enemy.
As
a believer, you probably have had the following experience. When you
are about to talk to others about Plato or Abraham Lincoln, you do not
feel ashamed, but whenever you talk to people about Jesus, a strange
feeling comes over you. When the Chinese speak about Confucius, they
feel glorious. We should also feel glorious whenever we speak to others
about Jesus, but often we do not have a glorious feeling. Instead, we
have a rather strange feeling. This is devilish! In this universe and on
this earth, there is a devilish element that is against Jesus. You have
no problem as long as you are talking about the world situation, the
economy, science, and so many things; but whenever you talk about the
name of Jesus, you have a strange sense. This comes from the devil.
Because Satan and all his demons hate the name of Jesus, we must
proclaim it all the more. We must be bold with this name and say,
“Satan, Jesus is my Lord! Satan, stay away!” We need to shout the name
of Jesus.
When
the apostles were persecuted, they rejoiced that they were counted
worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the name of Jesus (5:41). Is this
not wonderful? They even risked their lives for this name (15:26).
Because Satan attacks the name of Jesus with all his evil power, we must
learn to suffer for this name.
In
Revelation 3:8 the Lord Jesus praised the church in Philadelphia
because they did not deny His name…We should deny every other name but
keep the name of Jesus. We must testify that we do not belong to any
person or to any sect but that we simply belong to Jesus. The name of
Jesus is the only name we own. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 65-68)
Further Reading: Life-study of Isaiah, msg. 8
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