晨興聖言-信徒(一)-(W03-3)
第三週 • 週三
晨興餧養
太十三24 耶穌在他們跟前另設一個比喻,說,諸天的國好比人撒好種在他的田裏。
38 田地就是世界,好種就是國度之子…。
〔大衛〕發熱心要為神建造聖殿(撒下七1~3)。…大衛這個想到神的心願、愛神的心願,神是悅納的;但大衛的這個定意、這個定規,神拒絕。神立即差遣申言者拿單,對大衛說,『你要建造殿宇給我居住麼?』(5)神拒絕了大衛的好意。
沒有一件事奉神的事,是人可以定規的。你可以愛神,這是對的;但你想要為神定規甚麼,這個神不要。你要事奉神的那個心,祂悅納;但你所作的定規,神不悅納。神說,『你要…麼?』…要不要建造聖殿,不是大衛所能定規的。…神反過來對大衛說,『我耶和華向你宣告,耶和華必為你建立家室。』(11)神的意思是:『大衛,你要為我建造一個家麼?你真是不知道自己在說甚麼,倒是我要為你建立一個家。』(李常受文集一九五三年第一冊,三八三頁)
信息選讀
大衛實在是敬畏神的人。他不像今天有的基督徒,覺得想要蓋個禮拜堂,就去蓋個禮拜堂。那些人覺得反正他們有錢,只要有心願作,隨時都可以作成。然而在大衛身上,我們看見一個敬畏神的人,在他遇見機會,看見那個需要,並且自己也有那個能力時,他卻停了下來。…好比傳福音總是不錯的;然而,若是人發起的,神就要說,慢慢來。等人的發起停了下來,神就會發起,祂會發號命令。
我們讀聖經,要從這…事例裏看見亮光。在事奉神的事上,沒有一個人可以發起甚麼,來為着神。我們愛神不怕太過,心向着神不怕太過;神要求於你的,就是你的愛、你的心。然而…我們不能越過一步。…我們只能說定規在神,我們在此等候;祂發命令,我們纔能作。我們愛神,我們等候祂的吩咐;我們尋求祂的旨意,等候祂的啟示。我們必須像出埃及記裏,那些愛主人的僕人一樣,耳朵貼在門框上被穿通了,專專等候主人的命令(二一6)。
基督教的紊亂,並不在那些不熱心的人身上,乃在那些熱心的人身上。他們一熱心,就造出一間間會堂;一愛神,就創辦一所所學校。…愛神是對的,但現今的情形是在愛神這個對的後面,走了一段不對的道路。…我們只能愛神,卻不能為神發起甚麼。
我實在羡慕大衛在神面前的光景,如果當時大衛不是敬畏神的人,…恐怕大衛會想:『你在說甚麼?我身在王宮裏,有錢有勢,現在這裏有一個需要,我願意配合,有一個行動,這難道不是神的旨意?』…然而,大衛是個敬畏神的人,他沒有那樣作,他停了下來。不要以為停下是一件小事。
和受恩教士…說,『凡不能為神的緣故不作工的,都不能為神的緣故作工。』…大衛知道神需要聖殿,但神的話臨到他,…他立即停下不作。…大衛能為着神不作工,這給我們看見大衛的屬靈。…如果我們是大衛,我們能否停下來?…機會是到了,但有神的話臨到,說,『不要作。你慢慢來,你的章程要改一改,我的定規纔算得數。』今天有許多為神熱心的人,聽不見這些話;這就是今天許多神的工人不能同工的原因。求神開我們的眼睛(李常受文集一九五三年第一冊,三八三至三八六頁)。
參讀:得勝者,第二至三章。
WEEK 3 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
Matt.
13:24 Another parable He set before them, saying, The kingdom of the
heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field.
38 And the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the
kingdom…
[David]
was zealous to build a temple for God (2 Sam. 7:1-3)…His desire to care
for God and love God was accepted by God, but his intention and
determination to build a house were rejected by God, who immediately
sent Nathan the prophet to David to ask, “Is it you who will build Me a
house for Me to dwell in?” (v. 5). God rejected David’s good intention.
No
matter related to our service to God should be determined by us. It is
right for us to love God, but God does not want us to think about doing
something for Him. Our heart to serve Him is acceptable, but our
decision to do something for Him is not acceptable. God said, “Is it
you…?”…It was not up to David to decide whether or not to build the
temple…God replied to David, “Jehovah declares to you that Jehovah will
make you a house” (v. 11), as if to say, “David, you do not know what
you are saying when you speak of building Me a house. It is I who will
build you a house.” (CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,”
p. 282)
Todays Reading
David
was one who truly feared God. He was not like some Christians today who
build a “church” whenever they please. Such people think that as long
as they have money and a heart, they can do what they want when they
want. In David, however, we see one who feared God. Although he had the
opportunity, saw the need, and had the ability to build the temple for
God, he stopped…If something is initiated by man, God will say, “Slow
down.” When man’s initiation ceases, God initiates and gives a command.
When
we read the Bible, we must see the light in [this] example. In the
matter of service, no one can initiate anything for God. There is no
limit to how much we should love God or turn our heart toward Him. What
God demands of us is our love and our heart, but we cannot overstep the
boundaries…God is the One who decides, and we must wait. When He gives a
command, we can work. We should love God and wait for His command; we
should seek His will and wait for His revelation. Just as the slaves in
the Old Testament loved their masters and allowed their ears to be bored
through with an awl to a doorpost, we must focus on waiting for our
Master’s command (Exo. 21:6).
The
confusion in Christianity is not caused by lukewarm ones but by zealous
ones. Out of their zeal for God, they build one chapel after another;
out of their love for God, they establish one school after another…It is
right to love God, but in spite of a proper love for God, many
Christians are walking on the wrong way. We should only love God; we
should not initiate anything for God.
I
truly admire David’s condition before God. If David did not fear God…
he might have thought, “What are you talking about? I am in the palace; I
have both money and authority. There is a need, and I want to cooperate
by taking action. Is this not God’s will?”…Because David feared God,
however, he did not react to Nathan; rather, he stopped. It is not a
small thing to stop.
Sister
M. E. Barber said, “Whoever cannot stop working for the sake of God
cannot work for the sake of God.”…David knew that God needed a temple,
but when God’s word came to him, he immediately stopped his work…The
ability of David not to work for God shows his spirituality. If we were
David, could we have stopped? Opportunities will come, but God’s word
may also come, saying, “Do not do anything. Slow down. Change your plan.
Only My decision counts.” Many who are zealous for God cannot hear such
a word. This is the reason many workers of God cannot work for God. May
God open our eyes. (CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,”
pp. 282-284)
Further Reading: CWWL, 1991-1992, vol. 4, “The Overcomers,” chs. 2—3
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