晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W43-2)
第四十三週.週二
晨興餧養
啟一10 『當主日我在靈裏,聽見在我後面有大聲音如吹號說。』
12 『我轉過身來,要看是誰發聲與我說話;既轉過來,就看見七個金燈臺。』
那靈的說話總是把我們轉向基督的注入。…若是我們聽祂說話,我們立刻就在基督的傳輸和注入之下,並且我們將被浸潤到基督裏。今天七靈正在向眾召會說話,凡有耳可聽且聽這說話的人,就會轉向基督的注入。甚麼時候我們聽神的七靈向眾召會的說話,我們立刻就在一種寶貴、甜美、親切的傳輸之下;這種注入會改變我們,變化我們,使我們成為合式的材料,將我們建造到神的建造裏。凡必須到火湖去的,都被七燈燒掉了,現今我們是在七眼的注視之下,被基督一切的所是注入,好成為新耶路撒冷的一部分。(新約總論第十四冊,一三一至一三二頁。)
信息選讀
今天,那靈既然向眾召會說話,我們就必須在眾召會中,站在正確的地位上聽那靈說話。…雖然在眾召會中的信徒有地位來聽見那靈說話,因而很容易有能聽的耳,但未必個個都能緊緊跟隨祂的說話;所以纔有得勝者的呼召。…得勝者是從能聽的耳來的;能聽的耳乃是由那靈對眾召會說話所產生的。…那靈向眾召會所說的話,凡有耳的,就應當聽;聽了就要成為得勝者。
〔啟示錄二至三章的〕每封書信都是寫給一個地方的一個召會,但七封書信的末了都是相同的,都是那靈向眾召會說話。這就是說,每一封書信都是寫給眾召會的,這也指明眾召會應當是相同的。…眾召會都該聽使徒們從神所領受的話,就是新約的教訓。
在啟示錄一章,我們看見這位奇妙者的許多名稱—耶穌基督、忠信的見證人、死人中的首生者、地上君王的元首、救贖主、那使我們成為國度並作祂神與父之祭司的、那要來的、以及顯為大祭司的人子。但在第二章有基督、包羅萬有的元首、和說話的那靈。這意思是說,祂在第一章裏所是的一切,到了第二章已經濃縮成包羅萬有的基督和說話的那靈。(新約總論第十四冊,一三二至一三三頁。)
在屬靈的事上,看見是在於聽見。啟示錄的作者先是聽見聲音,(一10,)然後纔看見異象。(12。)如果我們的耳朵發沉聽不見,我們就看不見。(賽六9~10。)猶太人不肯聽主的話,所以看不見主照著新約所行的事。(太十三15,徒二八27。)主總是願意開通我們的耳朵,好聽見祂的聲音,(伯三三14~16,賽五十4~5,出二一6,)使我們能照著祂的經綸看事物。發沉的耳朵需要受割禮;(耶六10,徒七51;)罪人的耳朵需要用救贖的血潔淨,並用那靈膏抹。(利十四14,17,28。)我們作祭司事奉主,耳朵也需要用救贖的血潔淨。(出二九20,利八23~24。)按照啟示錄,那靈向眾召會說話時,我們的耳朵都必須被開通、受割禮、得潔淨、且被膏抹,好聽見那靈說話。
我們需要看,也需要聽。在我們肉身的五官當中,聽和看那一樣更重要?…聽見比看見更深入。所以我們必須告訴主說,『主,我要能看見,也要能聽見。憐憫我,主,開我的眼使我能看見,開我耳使我能聽見。』我們可能要與主摔跤,求祂必須叫我們能看見也能聽見。(啟示錄生命讀經,一四五至一四六頁。)
參讀:啟示錄生命讀經,第十篇。
WEEK 43 — DAY 2
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 1:10 I was in spirit on the Lord’s Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.
The
speaking of the Spirit always turns us to the infusing of Christ…If we
listen to His speaking, we will immediately be under Christ’s
transfusing and infusing, and we will be immersed into Christ. Today the
seven Spirits are speaking to the churches, and anyone who has an ear
and listens to this speaking will be turned to Christ’s infusing.
Whenever we listen to the speaking of the seven Spirits of God to the
churches, we are immediately under a precious, sweet, and dear
transfusing, an infusing that changes us, transforms us, makes us the
proper material, and builds us into God’s building. Whatever must go to
the lake of fire is burned away by the seven lamps, and now we are under
the seven eyes, being infused with all that Christ is in order that we
may become part of the New Jerusalem. (The Conclusion of the New
Testament, p. 4222)
Today’s Reading
Because
the Spirit today is speaking to the churches, we need to be in the
churches in order to be rightly positioned to hear the Spirit’s
speaking…Even though the believers in the churches are in a position to
hear the Spirit’s speaking and thus can easily have ears to hear, not
all of them will closely follow His speaking. Hence, there is the call
for the overcomers…Overcomers are produced by having an ear that can
hear, and the ear to hear is produced through the Spirit’s speaking to
the churches…Those who have an ear to hear what the Spirit says to the
churches should hear, and those who hear will be
overcomers.
Each
epistle was written to a particular church in a certain locality, yet
all the seven epistles conclude in the same way—with the Spirit speaking
to all the churches. This means that each epistle was written to all
the churches, and it indicates that all the churches should be the
same…All the churches should listen to the word that the apostles have
received of God, which is the teaching of the New Testament.
In
Revelation 1 we see many titles for the wonderful One—Jesus Christ, the
faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, the Ruler of the kings of
the earth, the Redeemer, the One who made us a kingdom and priests to
His God and Father, the One who comes, and the Son of Man appearing as
the High Priest. Yet in chapter 2 we see Christ, the all-inclusive Head,
and the speaking Spirit. This means that all that Christ is in chapter 1
has been condensed into the all-inclusive Christ and the speaking
Spirit in chapter 2. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp.
4222-4223)
In
spiritual things, seeing depends on hearing. The writer of Revelation
first heard the voice (1:10) and then saw the vision (v. 12). If our
ears are dull and cannot hear, then we cannot see (Isa. 6:9-10). The
Jews would not hear the word of the Lord, so they could not see what the
Lord was doing according to the new testament (Matt. 13:15; Acts
28:27). The Lord always wants to open our ears to hear His voice (Job
33:14-16; Isa. 50:4-5; Exo. 21:6) that we may see things according to
His economy. The dull ears need to be circumcised (Jer. 6:10; Acts
7:51). The sinners’ ears need to be cleansed with the redeeming blood
and anointed with the Spirit (Lev. 14:14, 17, 28). To serve the Lord as
priests, we must have our ears cleansed with the redeeming blood (Exo.
29:20; Lev. 8:23-24). According to Revelation, as the Spirit is speaking
to the churches, we all need an opened, circumcised, cleansed, and
anointed ear to hear the Spirit’s speaking.
We
need to both see and hear. Among our physical senses, which is more
important—seeing or hearing?…Hearing is deeper than seeing. Thus, we
must tell the Lord, “Lord, I need to both see and hear. Have mercy on
me, Lord, and grant me eyes to see and ears to hear.” We may have to
struggle with the Lord, telling Him that we must be able to both see and
hear. (Lifestudy of Revelation, pp. 116-117)
Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msg. 10
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