晨興聖言-挪亞、但以理和約伯...(W2-5)

第二週 • 週五

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晨興餧養

來十一7   挪亞因着信，既蒙神指示他未見的事，…豫備了一隻方舟，使他全家得救…。

太十六18 我還告訴你，你是彼得，我要把我的召會建造在這磐石上…。

弗四12　  為要成全聖徒，目的是為着職事的工作，為着建造基督的身體。

 

神給挪亞的幾乎是包羅萬有的啟示，是他的一切先祖所沒有看見過，更進一步的啟示。以諾雖然豫言，當他的兒子瑪土撒拉死的時候，洪水要來（這就是『瑪土撒拉』這名的意思），神的審判要臨到這敗壞的地；他甚至豫言到主的來臨（猶14）；但以諾從來沒有看見過神要結束這敗壞的世代，而帶進一個新時代之路的異象。挪亞的先祖們，沒有一個看見過這個啟示。有一天神臨到挪亞，將這異象啟示給挪亞。結果挪亞對敬虔事物的眼界大得開闊，他比一切的先祖們看見得更多更廣。…我們都需要有這樣的啟示（創世記生命讀經，四七七頁）。

信息選讀

 

原則上，我們的情形與挪亞的情形完全一樣。今天的世代是敗壞的，地上充滿了邪惡和強暴。照着人的觀念，神似乎已被擊敗，且被趕離這地。然而我們有沒有看清，今天有一個大的『但』字？…我們承繼了已往歷世紀所實行一切敬虔的路。那我們該不該停在這裏？…不該！雖然我們承繼了這許多敬虔的事物，並且滿意又滿足，但是神如何？神的目的如何？神需要結束這個時代。神需要世代的改變。神需要一隻方舟，可以將祂的子民從這世代帶出來，並開始一個新的時代。

 

神不僅給挪亞看見那邪惡的世代，也向他啟示了祂的心意。神從前是，現在仍是一位元有目的的神；在祂的目的上，祂永不會被擊敗。多年前，神給我們看見了祂的目的。你們許多人讀過倪弟兄親自作的見證，說到他有一次作了一個夢，意思是得了啟示，看見中國各地都興起了地方召會。他看見神興起的眾召會。他所說的夢，實際上就是啟示。很多年以前，神藉着倪弟兄給我們看見，祂需要眾召會。在主再來之前，需要有眾召會興起來。不然的話，祂無法回來。今天的方舟是甚麼？…乃是眾召會。神向挪亞啟示了方舟；我也必須見證，神向我們啟示了正確召會生活的需要。正確的召會生活就是神今天所需要的方舟。要結束這世代並帶進新時代，必須有召會生活。

 

主今天要作甚麼？祂不僅要拯救人，使人討神喜悅，教導人呼求主名，叫人能與神一同生活、生養並行事。…祂需要興起眾召會。祂的心意乃是要吸引那些愛祂的人、追求祂的人，將他們聚集在一起，實行正確的召會生活，作為對付仇敵黑暗國度的見證，並作為祂回來的豫備。這是祂今日的心意。我們都必須看見這個，並作今日的挪亞，建造這『方舟』，好結束這個世代，並帶進國度的新時代。

 

神不僅有心意，還有渴望。神的確…飢渴的要得着這個。神渴望要有召會生活。…神需要召會。…我們…傳福音，但我們傳福音的目標是為着建造召會。…我們都需要看見異象。我們都必須有當今的啟示，看見甚麼是神的心願。你要作今天的挪亞麼？你如果要，就必須看見挪亞所作的。神所渴望的，不僅是成千成萬人的得救，更是有美妙的召會生活（創世記生命讀經，四七七、四七九、四八一至四八三頁）。

參讀：創世記生命讀經，第二十九篇。

WEEK 2 — DAY 5

 

Morning Nourishment

Heb. 11:7 By faith Noah, having been divinely instructed concerning things not yet seen…, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house…

Matt. 16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church…

Eph. 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ.

God gave Noah what was nearly an all-inclusive revelation, a further revelation that none of Noah’s forefathers saw. Although Enoch prophesied that when his son Methuselah died, the deluge would come (the meaning of the name Methuselah) and that God’s judgment would be executed upon the corrupted earth, and although he even prophesied about the Lord’s coming (Jude 14), Enoch never received the vision of the way that God would terminate the corrupted generation and bring in a new age. None of Noah’s forefathers saw this revelation. One day God came to Noah and revealed it to him. As a result of this, Noah’s view of godly things was greatly broadened, and he saw much more than all his forefathers did…We all need such a revelation. (Life-study of Genesis, p. 390)

Today’s Reading

In principle, our situation is exactly the same as Noah’s. Today’s generation is corrupt, and the earth is filled with evil and violence. It seems that, according to man’s concept, God has been defeated and driven out of the earth. However, do you not realize that today there is a big “but”?…We have inherited all the godly ways that were exercised in the past centuries. But should we stop here?…No. Although we have inherited so many godly things and are satisfied and contented, how about God? How about God’s purpose? God needs to terminate this age. He needs a change of generation. He needs an ark that can bring His people out of this generation and start a new age.

God not only showed Noah the evil generation but also revealed to him His intention. God was and still is a God of purpose, and He can never be defeated in His purpose. Years and years ago, God showed us His purpose. Many of you have read Brother Nee’s own testimony in which he says that once he had a dream, meaning a revelation, in which he saw local churches raised up throughout China. He saw churches raised up by God. What he called a dream was actually a revelation. Through him, many years ago, God showed us His need of the churches. Before the Lord comes back, He needs the churches to be raised up. Otherwise, He will have no way to return. What is today’s ark?…It is the churches. God revealed the ark to Noah, and I must testify that God has revealed to us the need for the proper church life. The proper church life is the ark God needs today. The church life is needed to terminate this generation and to bring in a new age.

What does the Lord want to do today? He does not simply want to save people, cause them to please God, teach them to call on the name of the Lord, and enable them to live, beget, and walk with God…He needs the churches to be raised up. His intention is to attract His lovers and seekers and gather them together to practice the proper church life as a testimony against the enemy’s kingdom of darkness and as a preparation for His return. This is His intention today. We all need to see this and build this “ark” to be today’s Noah that we may terminate this generation and usher in the new age of the kingdom.

God not only has an intention but also a desire…He is…hungry and thirsty for this. God desires to have the church life. God needs the church… We…preach the gospel,…but our goal in doing so is the building up of the church. We all need to see the vision. We all must have today’s revelation to see what is God’s heart’s desire. Are you going to be today’s Noah? If you are, you must see what Noah did. God’s desire is not only that thousands of people be saved but to have the wonderful church life. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 390-395)

Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 29