晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W48-4)

第四十八週.週四

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晨興餧養

啟二28 『我又要把晨星賜給他。』

提後四8 『從此以後,有公義的冠冕為我存留,就是主,那公義的審判者,在那日要賞賜我的;不但賞賜我,也賞賜凡愛祂顯現的人。』

我們愛聖經乃是留意它,直等到其中有東西在我們心裏發亮並出現—不是知識,不是成文的規條,而是天發亮,照耀的星出現。

有時我們拿起聖經來讀,卻感覺一無所獲。另有時當我們敞開我們的心,留意申言者的話,就有東西在裏面照耀了,出現了,天亮了,破曉了。當我們禱讀聖經經節的時候,在深處感覺發光、照亮,這種照亮產生向主耶穌的愛。…我們會說,『哦,主耶穌,我愛你,我沒法用話語表達你是多麼可愛!』許多時候由於這個照亮,我們甚至愛主耶穌到癲狂的地步。那就是耶穌臨到我們,如同天發亮,作為晨星在我們心裏出現。…哦,實在美妙!局面也許黯淡,四圍都是黑暗,但是在裏面有些東西在照亮,在發光,充滿榮耀。(李常受文集一九七○年第一冊,三八七至三八八頁。)

信息選讀

在彼後一章十九節彼得的確是說到屬靈的白晝和主來的日子。許多時候我們在黑暗裏,來讀聖經中的豫言。我們研讀豫言時,燈就開始在我們裏面照耀。自然而然我們就有感覺,我們不再在黑夜,乃在白晝,因為屬靈的白晝在我們裏面發亮了。…晨星在我們心裏出現,是何等喜樂的事!雖然我們周圍可能有黑暗,我們裏面卻有晨星。

我們若留意聖經的豫言,就會經歷在我們裏面照耀的燈,享受在我們心裏出現的晨星,並有屬靈的白晝在我們裏面發亮。我們也許留在這光景裏,直到實際的時候來臨,那時主耶穌要作晨星顯現,並且天要發亮,有祂作公義的日頭。

我得救不久以後,開始讀關於豫言的書。我與弟兄會在一起的年間,聽見許多信息論到但以理書、啟示錄、和別卷書中的豫言。超過半世紀的時間,我的基督徒生活因著這些豫言蒙了光照。我藉著倪柝聲弟兄,熟悉彭伯(Pember)、郭維德(Govett)、和潘湯(Panton)等人關於豫言的著作。我能見證,這些豫言的知識有助於光照我。雖然已過五十年間,世界上發生了很大的改變,但因著聖經中申言者之話的光,我並不驚訝。我也能見證,照著彼得的話,我享受晨星,以及裏面屬靈白晝的發亮。

我們外面生活在黑暗的世代,但我們裏面滿了光。我們可能一直享受晨星以及屬靈的白晝發亮,直等到主作晨星向儆醒的人顯現,並作公義的日頭發亮的時候。

在這些經文裏彼得似乎在說,『弟兄們,身為猶太信徒,你們有許多舊約裏豫言的知識,並且你們聽過我們所作關於主來臨的見證。現在有些異端者想要告訴你們這是迷信,這是故事、虛構無稽之事、或傳說。不要聽從他們,也不要接受異端的教訓。你們有我們的見證,並有在你們裏面照耀的申言者的話。這申言者的話應當在你們裏面照耀,直等到天發亮,晨星在你們心裏出現的時候。』(彼得後書生命讀經,八三至八五頁。)

參讀:新約的事奉,第六章。

WEEK 48 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Rev. 2:28 And to him I will give the morning star.

2 Tim. 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved His appearing.

We love the Word by giving heed to it until something within is dawning and rising in our heart—not the knowledge, not the written code, but the breaking through of day, the rising of the shining star.

Sometimes we may take the Bible, read it, and feel that we receive nothing. Other times, however, when we open our heart and give heed to this prophetic word, something within is shining, rising, dawning, breaking through. While we are pray-reading the verses of the Bible, there is a sense deep within of enlightening, of shining, and this shining creates a love toward the Lord Jesus…We could say, “O Lord Jesus, I love You; I do not have words to express how lovely You are!” Many times by this shining we are beside ourselves with love to the Lord Jesus. That is Jesus coming to us as the dawning day, as the morning star rising in our hearts…Oh, it is wonderful! The situation may not be bright, the surroundings may be full of darkness, but something within is enlightening, shining, filling with glory. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 288-289)

Today’s Reading

In 2 Peter 1:19 Peter is speaking both of a spiritual day and the day of the Lord’s coming. Many times we were in darkness and came to the prophecies in the Bible. As we studied the prophecies, a lamp began to shine within us. Spontaneously, we had the sense that no longer were we in the night but in the day, for a spiritual day had dawned within us…How pleasant it is for the morning star to rise up in our hearts! Although there may be darkness all around us, within us there is a morning star.

If we give heed to the prophecies of the Bible, we will experience a lamp shining within us, enjoy the morning star rising in our hearts, and have a spiritual day dawning within us. We may remain in this condition until the actual time comes when the Lord Jesus appears as the morning star and there is the dawning of day with Him as the Sun of righteousness.

Not long after I was saved, I began to read books on prophecy. During the years I was with the Brethren, I heard many messages on the prophecies in Daniel, Revelation, and other books. For more than half a century, my Christian life has been enlightened by these prophecies. Through Watchman Nee I became familiar with the writings of Pember, Govett, and Panton on prophecy. I can testify that the knowledge of these prophecies has helped to enlighten me. Although great changes have taken place in the world during the past fifty years, I have not been surprised, because of the light from the prophetic word in the Bible. I can also testify that, according to Peter’s word, I enjoy the morning star and the inward dawning of a spiritual day.

Outwardly, we live in an age of darkness, but inwardly, we are full of light. We may continue to enjoy the morning star and the dawning of a spiritual day until the time the Lord appears as the morning star to the watchful ones and dawns as the Sun of righteousness.

In these verses Peter seems to be saying, “Brothers, as Jewish believers, you have much knowledge of the prophecies in the Old Testament, and you have heard our testimony concerning the Lord’s coming. Now some heretics are trying to tell you that this is a superstition, that it is a tale, myth, or legend. Don’t listen to them, and don’t accept heretical teachings. You have our testimony, and you have the prophetic word shining within you. This prophetic word should shine within you until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.” (Life-study of 2 Peter, pp. 69-71)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” ch. 6

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