晨興聖言-信徒(一)-(W05-6)
第五週 • 週六
晨興餧養
結三四25~26 我必與他們立平安的約,使惡獸從那地絕跡,他們就必安居在曠野,安睡在林中。我必使他們與我山的四圍成為福源,我也必叫雨按時落下;那必是賜福的雨。
在以西結書,有些地方說到神與以色列立約。十六章六十節和六十二節說,『然而我要追念在你幼年時與你所立的約,也要與你立定永約。…我必堅定我與你所立的約,你就知道我是耶和華。』神在三十七章二十六節上半應許說,『並且我要與他們立平安的約,作為與他們所立的永約。』一件事一旦立為約,這事就堅定而有保證,不能變更。因此,這平安的約是堅立的、有保證的、不能更改的。當我們經歷主的牧養,並留在祂的君王職分之下,我們就享受祂的平安,而不再受屬靈的為難和攪擾(以西結書生命讀經,二二六頁)。
信息選讀
以西結三十四章二十五節上半說,…在主的牧養之下,一切惡獸要從主所恢復的子民中間驅除。…在正當的召會生活中沒有豺狼,只有綿羊。在主的恢復裏,祂使惡獸絕跡。
在以西結三十四章二十七節,主應許要折斷他們所負一切的軛,包括罪與世界的軛。……耶穌斷開了一切鎖鍊!在地方召會中我們沒有軛,只有完全自由,和完滿的釋放。…二十七節也指明,主要救我們脫離一切的奴役。…我們越享受主的牧養,就越從各種的奴役中釋放出來。
主在〔二十八節上半〕這裏應許,在祂的恢復裏的人,絕不再作仇敵的掠物。這意思是說,他們絕不再被仇敵擊敗或擄去。在召會生活中,我們分享主恢復和祂得勝的掠物。我們不再掙扎着要得勝,我們只是簡單地享受主的得勝。
最後,主應許凡在恢復裏的人,必安然居住。二十五節下半說,『他們就必安居在曠野,安睡在林中。』二十七節中段說,『他們必在自己的地安然居住。』二十八節下半說,他們『卻要安然居住,無人驚嚇』。這指明我們要在基督裏安全、安息的居住,沒有一點驚嚇。我們在基督裏有平安。
在十五節,我們有『躺臥』這辭;在二十五節,我們也有『安睡』這辭。在主的牧養下,甚至睡在林中也是安然的。在主的恢復中,我們不必怕甚麼。…在主恢復中正常的召會生活裏,你不必畏懼甚麼。在這樣的召會裏,我們有平安的感覺。…在召會生活中,絕不該有一種情形使你懼怕。譬如,你不該怕與長老,或與年長姊妹談話。
主應許,不僅祂的子民要蒙受神的賜福,祂也要使他們成為福源〔26上〕。若有立約的平安,隨着就會有主的祝福。首先,我們自己得享主的祝福;然後,祂要使我們成為別人的福源,叫別人也得着供應。
神會叫雨按時落下〔26下〕。…你就有應時的雨水。當我們住在基督裏,雨水,就是聖靈,會常常臨到我們。…有時候,甚至聚會後回到家裏,我們覺得賜福的雨仍在降下,臨到我們。這是最有力的記號,表明主的祝福是在地方召會之上。祂按時並及時的賜下賜福的雨(以西結書生命讀經,二二六至二二九頁)。
參讀:民數記生命讀經,第十一篇;今日主恢復中內在的難處及其合乎聖經的救治,第二章。
WEEK 5 — DAY 6
Morning Nourishment
Ezek.
34:25-26 And I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish evil
beasts from the land, so that they will dwell securely in the wilderness
and sleep in the woods. And I will make them and the places around My
hill a blessing, and I will cause the showers to come down in their
season; there will be showers of blessing.
Certain
portions of Ezekiel speak of God’s covenant with Israel. Ezekiel 16:60
and 62 say, “Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the
days of your youth, and I will establish an eternal covenant for you…And
I will establish My covenant with you, and you will know that I am
Jehovah.” In 37:26a the Lord promised, “I will also make a covenant of
peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them.” Once a
matter has been covenanted, it is established and secure and it cannot
be changed…As we experience the Lord’s shepherding and remain under His
kingship, we enjoy His peace and are no longer subject to spiritual
troubles and disturbances. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 181-182)
Todays Reading
Ezekiel
34:25a says…that, under the Lord’s shepherding, all the evil beasts
will be kept away from the Lord’s recovered people…In the proper church
life there are no wolves, only lambs. In His recovery the Lord banishes
evil beasts.
In Ezekiel 34:27 the Lord promised to break all the yokes, including the yokes of sin and the world…Jesus breaks every fetter! In the local churches we have no yokes. Instead, we have full liberty and full release. Verse 27 also indicates that the Lord delivers us from all kinds of slavery…The more we enjoy the Lord’s shepherding, the more we are liberated from every kind of slavery.
[In verse 28a] the Lord promised that those in His recovery would never be prey to the enemy. This means that they would never be defeated or captured by the enemy. In the church life we share the spoil of the Lord’s recovery, of the Lord’s victory. Instead of struggling to gain the victory, we are simply enjoying the victory of the Lord.
Eventually, the Lord promised that all those in His recovery would dwell in peace and security. Verse 25b says, “They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods”; verse 27b says, “They will be secure in their land”; and verse 28b says, “They will dwell securely, and no one will make them afraid.” This indicates that we will dwell securely and restfully in Christ, without any fear. In Christ we have peace.
In verse 15 we have the phrase lie down, and in verse 25, the word sleep. Under the Lord’s shepherding, it is safe to sleep even in the woods. In the Lord’s recovery, there is no need for us to be afraid of anything…In the proper church life in the Lord’s recovery, there is nothing for you to be afraid of. In such a church we have the sense of security…There should never be a situation in the church life that causes you to be fearful. For instance, you should never be afraid to talk to an elder or to an older sister.
The Lord promised not only that His people would receive His blessing but also that He would make them a blessing [v. 26a]. If there is the peace that is the peace of the covenant, the Lord’s blessing will follow. First, we ourselves will enjoy the Lord’s blessing, and then He will cause us to become a source of blessing to others so that they may be supplied.
God will cause the showers of blessing to come down in their season [v. 26b]…There will be timely rain. As we are abiding in Christ, the rain, the Holy Spirit, will often come upon us. Sometimes even at home after the meeting, we have the sense that the showers of blessing are still coming down upon us. This is the strongest sign that the Lord’s blessing is upon the local church. He sends us showers of blessing in season, so timely. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 182-184)
Further Reading: Life-study of Numbers, msg. 11; The Intrinsic Problem in the Lord’s Recovery Today and Its Scriptural Remedy, ch. 2
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