晨興聖言-馬太福音中所啓示...(W6-1)
第六週 • 週一
晨興餧養
啟二二1 天使又指給我看在城內街道當中一道生命水的河,明亮如水晶,從神和羔羊的寶座流出來。
羅九21 窯匠難道沒有權柄,從同一團泥裏,拿一塊作成貴重的器皿,又拿一塊作成卑賤的器皿麼?
無論甚麼權柄都是出於神的,因為都是神定規的。…神在一切權柄之上,所有的權柄都在神之下。你摸到神的權柄,就是摸到神自己。神的工作基本的不是用能力,乃是用權柄;祂是用權柄的話托住萬有,祂是用權柄的命令創造一切。命令就是權柄。
〔馬太八章〕那個百夫長的僕人病了,他知道他順服在上掌權的,也有在下的順服他。因此他只要主說一句話,相信事就那樣成了,因為一切的權柄都在主的手裏,他信主的權柄。所以主說,沒有信心比這個再大(5~10)。碰見神權柄的,就是遇見了神。…宇宙中一切的軌道是祂所建立的,世界中一切的辦法也是祂所建立的,所以就都在祂的權柄底下。無論在那裏,得罪神的權柄,就是得罪神自己。基督徒應該順服權柄(倪柝聲文集第三輯第一冊,一三○至一三一頁)。
信息選讀
我們是作主工的,是作神的僕人,第一碰着的就是權柄。…我們必須有一次碰着權柄,被權柄打倒了,這時纔能作神的工。在與神整個的關係中,就是我們是否碰着權柄?若碰着了,到處都會遇到權柄,我們這個人纔會受神約束,才起首能被神所使用。
宇宙有兩個原則:一是神權柄的原則,一是撒但背叛的原則。我們不能一面事奉神,一面又走背叛的路,帶着背叛的靈。…事奉的對面就是權柄。到底我們要服或不服神的權柄?我們這班事奉神的人,必須要有一次基本的認識。比方人一次碰着了電,以後就曉得不能隨便了。同樣,人若一次碰着神的權柄,給神打倒,以後眼睛就越過越會明亮,不獨會審判自己,也會審判別人。
關於〔那些背叛的人〕所說,摩西沒有把他們領到流奶與蜜之地,沒有把田地和葡萄園分給他們為產業,〔民十六14,〕這些話也是有道理的。…但是請注意,人憑道理、憑肉眼所見,就走道理的路,但服權柄的人是憑信心走到迦南地。屬靈的路絕非講理由、講道理的人所能走得上的。凡憑信心,接受雲柱、火柱以及代表的權柄—摩西—率領的人,必定能享受屬靈的豐滿。地開口就是為那些不服權柄的人開了速速下到陰間的路,死亡的路。…只有像是瞎眼的人,專憑信心摸索前進,不看當前的荒涼,因為屬靈的道理是憑信心的眼睛看到將來美好的應許,這等人纔能進迦南。所以人總得碰着權柄,受神的約束,也受代表權柄的引領。人若只碰着父親、哥哥、姐姐,他尚不認識何謂權柄,所以也就碰不到神。總之,權柄問題是裏面的開啟,不是外面的教導(倪柝聲文集第三輯第一冊,一二四、一二六、一四六至一四七頁)。
參讀:倪柝聲文集第三輯第一冊,權柄與順服上編,第六至八篇;下編,第二至四、六至七篇。
WEEK 6 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 22:1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.
Rom. 9:21 Or does not the potter have authority over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel unto honor and another unto dishonor?
All authority is from God because everything is ordered by God…God is above all authorities, and every authority is under Him. Once we touch God’s authority, we touch God Himself. Basically, God’s work is not carried out by power, but by authority. He upholds everything by the word, which is of His authority. Creation came about through the word of His authority. His word is His authority.
The centurion whose servant was sick knew that there was an authority above him to which he should submit, inasmuch as there were those under him who submitted to him. Therefore, he only needed the Lord to say one word, and he believed that the matter would then be taken care of. He knew that all authority was in the Lord’s hand; he believed in the Lord’s authority. This is why the Lord said that He had found no faith greater than this. Meeting God’s authority is the same as meeting God…All the orbits in the universe are established by Him; all the ways in the world are set up by Him. Hence, they are all under His authority. Offending God’s authority is the same as offending God Himself. A Christian should submit to authority. (CWWN, vol. 47, “Authority and Submission,” pp. 119-120)
Today’s Reading
We who are involved in the Lord’s work are the servants of God. As such, the first thing we touch is the matter of authority…We must be touched and smitten at least once by authority. Only then can we work the work of God. In our relationship
with God, nothing is more important than touching authority. Once we
touch it, we will see it wherever we turn. Only then can we be
restricted by God, and only then can we begin to be used by God.
There
are two principles in the universe—God’s authority and Satan’s
rebellion. We cannot serve God on the one hand, while taking the way of
rebellion with a spirit of rebellion on the other hand…Service is ever
attendant to authority. Do we want to submit to God’s authority or not?
We who serve God must gain this basic understanding at some time. It is
like touching electricity. Once one touches it, he will never be
careless with it. In the same way, once a man meets God’s authority and
is smitten by it, his eyes will be enlightened. He will be able to
discern not only himself, but others as well.
When
the rebellious ones spoke against Moses for not leading them into the
land flowing with milk and honey, and for not giving them the
inheritance of fields and vineyards, their words were somewhat
true…Please note that whenever men act and judge according to doctrine
or according to what they see with their physical eyes, they are taking
the way of reason. But those who submit to authority will enter Canaan
by faith. The way of the spirit can never be taken by those who argue
and reason. Those who by faith take the leading of the pillars of cloud
and of fire and take the leading of Moses, the deputy authority, will
enjoy the fullness of the Spirit. The earth opens its mouth for the
rebellious ones. This is the way of death leading them quickly to Hades…
Only those who are apparently blind, who probe forward by faith,
ignoring the present desolation, can enter into Canaan. Those on the
spiritual pathway see the future promise of blessing by the eyes of
faith. Therefore, one must meet authority, be restricted by God, and be
led by His deputy authority. If a man sees only his father, brothers, or
sisters, he does not know what authority is, and has not yet met God.
In any case, the matter of authority is an inward revelation rather than
an outward teaching. (CWWN, vol. 47, “Authority and Submission,” pp.
114-115, 133-134)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 47, “Authority and Submission,” chs. 6—8, 13—15, 17—18
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