晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W47-4)
第四十七週.週四
晨興餧養
來二10 『原來萬有因祂而有,藉祂而造的那位,…要領許多的兒子進榮耀裏去…。』
啟三21 『得勝的,我要賜他在我寶座上與我同坐,就如我得了勝,在我父的寶座上與祂同坐一樣。』
寶座不僅使神在我們身上掌權,更使神達成祂永遠的定旨。我們的屬靈生活中若有寶座,神就不僅在我們身上掌權,也要在我們裏面,同著我們並藉著我們,完成祂的定旨。…你若要神的定旨和計畫在你裏面並藉著你得以完成,你就必須是一個服從寶座的人。你必須是一個在神管治下的人。惟有這樣,神纔能在你身上通行祂的定旨。(以西結書生命讀經,一四五至一四六頁。)
信息選讀
以西結一章二十六節說到『有寶座的樣式,像藍寶石的樣子』。…藍寶石表徵神所在之諸天的光景和情形。寶座的樣式像藍寶石,表明在屬天的光景中神的同在。
二十六節下半說,『在寶座的樣式以上,有一位的樣式好像人的樣子。』這裏告訴我們,坐在寶座上的這一位,看起來是一個人。…但二十八節說到『耶和華榮耀的樣式』。在寶座上的那一位像人,卻有耶和華榮耀的樣式。…〔二十六節〕說坐在寶座上的有人的樣子,至少有雙重的意義。第一,以西結一章二十六節與創世記一章二十六節,二者之間必然有關聯;創世記那裏說,神按著祂的形像,照著祂的樣式造人。第二,在成為肉體時,神親自成為人。祂具有人的性情,以人的身分生活、受死、復活並升天;現今在天上,祂仍然是人子。(約六62,徒七56。)
聖經裏對於神和人的關係,有一個奧祕的思想。神的心意是要成為與人一樣,並使人與祂一樣。這意思是說,神的目的是要將祂自己與人調在一起,因而使祂自己像人,也使人像祂。主耶穌乃是神人;祂是完整的神和完全的人。我們也可以說,祂是人而神者。…不僅如此,成為…屬神的人…就是成為神人,成為與神調和的人。神喜悅所有蒙祂揀選並救贖的人,都成為神人。
神的心意是要在人身上作工,使人能在寶座上。…我們可能很滿意於上天堂。…但我們若不在寶座上,神就不會滿意。…主耶穌…成了人,祂作為人登了寶座。神的心意是要使我們登寶座。〔啟三21。〕祂的心願是要使我們成為屬寶座的人。
我們必須在神心意的光中,考量我們當前的情形。…主要把我們帶到寶座上,但我們若仍然隨便、鬆懈,我們就還沒有豫備好上寶座。沒有一個在寶座上的人是沒有尊嚴、隨隨便便的。…你在主面前若真是要作基督徒,作主耶穌的門徒,你就不能隨便、鬆懈、不受管教。當主耶穌在地上時,祂在凡事上都不隨便。相反的,今天許多信徒對於如何作一個正常的人,似乎沒有正確的觀念和感覺。這樣一個人不能在寶座上。
主耶穌領頭到達寶座。祂是開拓者,是先鋒,(來六20,)開了到寶座的路。(二10。)這指明祂不是惟一被命定要到寶座的人。祂開了路,又領頭使我們能跟隨。祂是第一位到寶座的,我們都要跟著祂。如今我們邁向寶座,因為神的心意是要領我們進榮耀裏去,並使我們坐在寶座上。(以西結書生命讀經,一五二至一五六、一五八至一五九、一六二至一六三頁。)
參讀:以西結書生命讀經,第十一篇。
WEEK 47 — DAY 4
Morning Nourishment
Heb. 2:10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in leading many sons into glory…
Rev. 3:21 He who overcomes, to him I will give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.
The throne is not only for God to reign over us but also for God to accomplish His eternal purpose. If we have a throne in our spiritual life, God will not only rule over us but will also fulfill His purpose in us, with us, and through us…If you want God’s purpose and plan to be carried out in you and with you, you must be a person who submits to the throne. You must be a person under the reign of God. Only then can God carry out His purpose in relation to you. (Life-study of Ezekiel, 2nd ed., p. 117)
Today’s Reading
Ezekiel 1:26 speaks of “the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone.”…The sapphire stone signifies the situation or the condition of the heavens with God’s presence in it. The throne being in the likeness of a sapphire stone shows the presence of God in a heavenly situation.
Verse 26b says, “Upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it.” Here we are told that the One on the throne looks like a man…However, verse 28 speaks of “the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah.” The One on the throne looks like a man, yet with Him there is the appearance of the glory of the Lord. There is at least a twofold significance to the fact that the One sitting on the throne here has the appearance of a man. First, there is surely a connection between Ezekiel 1:26 and Genesis 1:26, which says that God created man in His own image and according to His likeness. Second, in the incarnation God Himself became a man. Having the nature of man, He lived, died, resurrected, and ascended as a man, and now in heaven He is still the Son of Man (John 6:62; Acts 7:56).
In the Bible there is a mysterious thought concerning the relationship between God and man. God’s desire is to become the same as man is and to make man the same as He is. This means that God’s intention is to mingle Himself with man and thereby make Himself like man and make man like Him. The Lord Jesus is the God-man; He is the complete God and the perfect man. We may also say that He is the man-God…Furthermore, to be a man of God…is to be a God-man, a man who is mingled with God. It is a delight to God that all His chosen and redeemed people would be God-men.
God’s intention is to work on man in order that man can be on the throne…We might be satisfied to go to heaven…God will not be satisfied until we are on the throne. The Lord Jesus…became a man, and as a man, He went to the throne. God’s intention is to take us to the throne [Rev. 3:21]. His desire is to make us people of the throne.
We need to consider our present condition in light of God’s intention… The Lord will bring us to the throne, but if we are still careless and loose, we are not ready to be on the throne. No one can sit on the throne in a way that is undignified or improper…If you mean business with the Lord as a Christian and as a disciple of the Lord Jesus, you cannot be loose, careless, and undisciplined. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He was not careless in anything. Many believers today, on the contrary, do not seem to have the proper concept and feeling about how to be a proper human being. Such a person cannot be on the throne.
The Lord Jesus led the way to the throne. He was the Pioneer, the Forerunner (Heb. 6:20), cutting the path to the throne (2:10). This indicates that He is not the only man destined for the throne. He has cut the path and has taken the lead so that we may follow. He was the first one to the throne, and we will come after Him. Now we are marching to the throne, for God intends to bring us into glory and to set us on the throne. (Life-study of Ezekiel, 2nd ed., pp. 122-123, 125-126, 128-129, 131)
Further Reading: Life-study of Ezekiel, msg. 11
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