晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W44-5)
第四十四週.週五
晨興餧養
啟十二11 『弟兄們勝過他,是因羔羊的血,並因自己所見證的話…。』
約壹三8 『…為此,神的兒子顯現出來,是要消除魔鬼的作為。』
他們勝過仇敵,也是因『自己所見證的話』。〔啟十二11。〕這就是他們見證魔鬼已經受主審判的話。每當我們感覺魔鬼的控告,就當開口見證主如何對付了他。…我們不僅對人作見證,也當對鬼作見證,說,『鬼,你們該記得你們的王撒但,已經被我的主耶穌基督打敗了,你不該在這裏找我的麻煩!』除了向鬼作見證以外,還要向撒但講道,說,『撒但,你不知道你已經被釘在十字架上了麼?你已經受了審判,你的定命就是火湖!』這就是你口述的見證。不要光在心裏有這些想法,你必須對著撒但發聲說出來。…我就曾向撒但和鬼講過道,那個講道不是叫他們悔改,乃是為打退他們。…鬼所怕的並不是我,他們所怕的乃是血。我們需要應用這血。(啟示錄生命讀經,五○一至五○二頁。)
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『弟兄們勝過他,是因…自己所見證的話。』(啟十二11。)良心無虧,口裏就有見證,良心一有虧,口裏就甚麼話都說不出,好像越說聲音越小。這裏的見證是對人說的,不只是對自己。你在神的面前有血,你在神的面前就有膽量,你在人的面前也就有見證。不只見證罪人能得赦免,不只見證人能因著基督蒙悅納,並且見證神的國。『見證』就是告訴人說,到底在基督裏有些甚麼。見證的話是要說出來的。得勝者要多多的宣告基督的得勝,把這一個事實說了再說,這是撒但最怕的事。有一個事實就是說,諸天的國必定要降臨。有一個事實就是說,主要作王。有一個事實就是說,基督是得勝的,基督是永遠得勝的。有一個事實就是說,撒但是失敗的。有一個事實就是說,那個壯士已經被捆綁起來了,那個壯士在律法上已經被定罪了。有一個事實就是說,基督在十字架上拆毀了撒但所有的作為。把這些事實宣告出來,這就是見證。
見證的話是撒但所害怕的。…撒但不怕你講神學,…撒但不怕你解聖經,…撒但就是怕你宣告屬靈的事實。有一個屬靈的事實,就是『耶穌是主』。…有人用信心在那裏宣告耶穌是主,撒但就怕了。撒但所怕的,不是講道,不是神學,乃是見證的話。在這裏有一個屬靈的事實,就是耶穌的名是超乎萬名之上的名。我們要用信心來宣告,不只對人說,更是對撒但說。許多時候,我們是說給撒但聽的,是故意說給他聽的,這是見證的話。你一個人在房間裏,也可以出聲說,你可以說耶穌是主,你可以說主耶穌是比那壯者還要壯,你可以說神的兒子已經捆綁了撒但等等。這就是見證的話。
我們宣告主耶穌是主,我們宣告主是得勝的,我們宣告撒但被踐踏在主的腳底下,我們宣告主已經給我們權柄,可以踐踏蛇和蠍子,又勝過仇敵一切的能力。…見證的話,使撒但無法站住;見證的話,是給撒但的一個打擊。主耶穌的工作所給我們的,不只是血,使我們能得著保護,並且給我們見證的話,能使撒但潰退。(倪柝聲文集第二輯第十四冊,一○七至一○八、一一一頁。)
參讀:聖潔沒有瑕疵,第四章。
WEEK 44 — DAY 5
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 12:11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony…
1 John 3:8 …For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
They also overcame the enemy by “the word of their testimony” [Rev. 12:11]. This is their word testifying that the devil has been judged by the Lord. Whenever we sense the devil’s accusation, we should verbally testify how the Lord has already dealt with him…We need to testify not only to men but also to the demons, saying, “Demons, you must be reminded that Satan, your king, has been defeated by my Lord Jesus Christ. You should not be here troubling me.” Along with testifying to the demons, you need to preach to Satan, saying, “Satan, don’t you know that you have been crucified on the cross? You have been judged, and your destination is the lake of fire.” This is the testimony of your verbal word. Do not simply keep these thoughts in your mind—you must utter them to Satan…I have preached to the demons and to Satan. That preaching was not for their repentance; it was a repellent…The demons are not afraid of what I am, but they are afraid of what the blood is. We need to apply the blood. (Life-study of Revelation, pp. 409-410)
Today’s Reading
The second thing is that the brothers overcame him “because of the word of their testimony.” When our conscience is without offense, then our mouth can give testimony. When there is an accusation in our conscience, we can utter nothing. It seems that the more we speak, the lower our voice becomes. The meaning of testimony here is to testify to others, not to one’s self. When you have the blood before God, you will have boldness before God, and you will
have a testimony before man. Not only will you testify that sinners can
be forgiven and man can be accepted because of Christ, but you will
further testify of God’s kingdom. “Testimony” means to tell others what
there is in Christ, and the word of testimony is something which must be
spoken forth. The overcomers must frequently proclaim the victory of
Christ. Satan fears the most when this fact is repeated again and
again. It is a fact that the kingdom of heaven will come; it is a fact
that the Lord is King; it is a fact that Christ is victorious and
forever victorious; it is a fact that Satan is defeated; it is a fact
that the strong man has been bound and legally condemned; it is a fact
that Christ has destroyed all the work of Satan on the cross. When we
declare all of these facts, we have the testimony.
It
is the word of testimony that gives Satan the greatest fear…Satan does
not fear when we talk theology or when we expound the Scriptures, but he
does fear when we declare the spiritual facts. “Jesus is Lord” is a
spiritual fact…When someone declares in faith that Jesus is Lord, Satan
fears. He does not fear our preaching or theology, but the word of our
testimony. It
is a spiritual fact that the name of Jesus is above every other name.
We must declare it in faith, not only to men, but also to Satan. We
often speak
for Satan to hear; we purposely speak for him to hear. We
call this the word of testimony. Even when we are alone in our room we
can proclaim aloud, “Jesus is Lord.” We can say, “The Lord Jesus is
stronger than the strong man,” or, “The Son of God has already bound
Satan,” etc. This is the word of our testimony.
We
proclaim that Jesus is Lord, that the Lord is victorious, that Satan
has been trodden under His feet. We further proclaim that the Lord has
given us authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions and to overcome
all the power of the enemy…The word of testimony causes Satan to lose
his ground. When we give the word of testimony, we give Satan a blow.
The work of the Lord has not only given us the blood to protect us, but
also the word of testimony by which we can defeat Satan. (CWWN, vol. 34,
“The Glorious Church,” pp. 90-91, 93-94)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 34, “The Glorious Church,” ch. 4
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