晨興聖言-信徒(一)-(W12-4)
第十二週 • 週四
晨興餧養
啟十九7~8 我們要喜樂歡騰,將榮耀歸與祂;因為羔羊婚娶的時候到了,新婦也自己豫備好了。又賜她得穿明亮潔淨的細麻衣…。
14 在天上的眾軍,騎着白馬,穿着細麻衣,又白又潔,跟隨着祂。
召會不僅應當是彰顯基督的身體、神居住的所在以及成就神經綸的新人〔參弗一22~23〕;召會還必須是擊敗神仇敵的戰士、軍兵〔六11~13〕。
按照啟示錄十九章,召會是獻給基督的新婦,也是與祂一同爭戰,抵擋神仇敵的戰士。主耶穌再來的時候,祂首先要迎娶祂的新婦。基督接受新婦之後,祂與得勝者就要爭戰對付仇敵。…主騎着白馬,天上的眾軍也騎着白馬,穿着細麻衣,又白又潔,跟隨着祂〔11、14〕。…新婦的結婚禮服,也是她作神軍隊與神仇敵爭戰時所穿的制服〔參7~8、14〕。所以,有結婚禮服,也就有制服(以弗所書生命讀經,九八○至九八一頁)。
信息選讀
在以弗所五章和六章,我們看到召會是新婦也是戰士。…作為召會,我們不僅是基督的身體、神的居所、神的國、神的家和新人;我們也是新婦和戰士。作為新婦,我們必須是美麗的,毫無斑點和皺紋,並且穿着細麻衣。作為戰士,我們必須裝備好與神的仇敵爭戰。
神的經綸裏有一支軍隊,是由團體的戰士所構成的。這意思是說,以弗所六章的戰士乃是一個團體的整體。我們惟有成為一個團體的整體—基督的身體,纔能穿上神的全副軍裝。…六章的軍裝不是為着個別的基督徒,乃是為着召會這團體的身體。六章所啟示的不是信徒個別的爭戰,乃是團體的軍隊為着神在地上的權益爭戰。
屬靈的爭戰不是個人的事,乃是基督身體這個團體的整體,爭戰對付神仇敵的事。在現代的軍隊中,沒有一個士兵會單獨作戰。他乃是作一支訓練精良、裝備齊全之軍隊的一分子來爭戰。我們團體的形成一支軍隊之後,就能與神的仇敵爭戰。神的戰略乃是用召會作祂的軍隊,來與仇敵爭戰。所以,脫離軍隊孤立是非常危險的。惟有留在軍隊裏,我們纔得着必需的保護。
多年前,主的子民認為屬靈的爭戰是個人的事。但是這些年來,我們看見這完全是召會作神團體軍隊的事。你若與召會分離,就會打敗仗。撒但的策略,不過是把你從作神軍隊的召會裏孤立出來。我們要領悟,屬靈的爭戰乃是基督身體的事,這是極其重要的。我們若看見這點,並且留在召會裏,就會得勝。這場爭戰不是為着我們個別的信徒,乃是為着作神軍隊的召會。
當我們在基督的身體裏,我們實際上不是在進行屬靈的爭戰,乃是在享受屬靈的爭戰。我們不是在奮鬥苦戰,反而爭戰成了一種享受。因着我們在靈裏禱告,應用基督作軍裝的每一面,所以屬靈的爭戰成了一種享受。…詩篇二十三篇五節說,『在我敵人面前,你為我擺設筵席。』這指明戰場是擺設筵席的地方。我們在仇敵面前享受筵席,享受基督作實際、義、和平、信、救恩以及神活的話。藉着在靈裏禱告,我們享受祂並應用祂(以弗所書生命讀經,九八一至九八二、九八六頁)。
參讀:以弗所書生命讀經,第六十三、七十四、九十七篇。
WEEK 12 — DAY 4
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 19:7-8 Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean…
14 And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
The church should be not only the Body to express Christ, the dwelling place for God’s habitation, and the new man for the fulfillment of God’s economy [cf. Eph. 1:22-23]; the church must also be a warrior, a soldier, to defeat God’s enemy [6:11-13].
According to Revelation 19, the church is both the bride who is presented to Christ and the warrior who fights with Him against God’s enemy. At His coming again, the Lord Jesus will first meet His bride. After receiving the bride, Christ and the overcomers will enter into battle against the enemy…The Lord will ride on a white horse, and the armies which are in heaven will follow Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean (vv. 11, 14)…The bride’s wedding garment will also be the uniform she wears as God’s army to fight against His enemy [cf. vv. 7-8, 14]. Therefore, to have the wedding garment is also to have the uniform. (Life-study of Ephesians, p. 792)
Todays Reading
In Ephesians 5 and 6 we see the church as the bride and as the warrior… As the church, we are not only the Body, the dwelling place of God, the kingdom of God, the family of God, and the new man; we are also the bride and the warrior. As the bride, we must be beautiful, without spot or wrinkle, and be clothed in fine linen. As the warrior, we must be equipped to fight against God’s enemy.
In God’s economy there is one army constituted of a corporate warrior. This means that the warrior in Ephesians 6 is a corporate entity. Only as a corporate entity, the Body, can we put on the whole armor of God…The armor in Ephesians 6 is not for Christians as individuals; it is for the church corporately as the Body. What this chapter reveals is not the believers fighting as individuals but a corporate army fighting the battle for God’s interests on earth.
Spiritual warfare is not an individual matter; it is a matter of the Body, a corporate entity to fight the battle against God’s enemy. No soldier in a modern army would enter into battle by himself. Rather, he would fight as part of a well-trained and fully equipped army. After we have been formed corporately into an army, we will be able to fight against God’s enemy. God’s strategy is to use the church as His army to fight against the enemy. Therefore, it is very dangerous to be isolated from the army. Only by remaining in the army will we have the necessary protection.
Years ago, the Lord’s people regarded spiritual warfare as an individual matter. But through the years we have seen that it is altogether a matter of the church as God’s corporate army. If you separate yourself from the church, you will be defeated. Satan’s strategy is simply to isolate you from the church as God’s army. It is crucial for us to realize that spiritual warfare is a Body matter. If we realize this and stay with the church, we will be victorious. The battle is not for us as individual believers; it is for the church as God’s army.
When we are in the Body, we actually do not carry on the spiritual warfare; we simply enjoy it. Instead of struggling in the battle, the battle becomes an enjoyment. Because we pray in spirit to apply all the aspects of Christ as the armor, spiritual fighting becomes an enjoyment…Psalm 23:5 says, “You spread a table before me / In the presence of my adversaries.” This indicates that the battlefield is a place of feasting. We feast in the presence of the enemy, enjoying Christ as reality, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the living word of God. We enjoy Him and apply Him by praying in spirit. (Life-study of Ephesians, pp. 793-794, 796)
Further Reading: Life-study of Ephesians, msgs. 63, 74, 97
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