晨興聖言-亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神-(W5-5)

第五週■週五

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創二六 13『他〔以撒〕就昌大,越發昌盛,成了巨富。』

約一 16 ~ 17『從祂的豐滿裏我們都領受了,而且恩上加恩;因爲律法是藉着摩西賜的,恩典和實際都是藉着耶穌基督來的。』

以撒從他父親承受了一切。(創二四 36,二五5。)以撒成爲他父親之豐富的繼承者,不是憑着他的努力,乃是憑着恩典。人沒有要求他作甚麼來承受父親的豐富,他也沒有作甚麼來得着產業。這是絕對而無條件的恩典。

在新約中,所有蒙召的信徒都是神絕對而無條件之恩典的承受者。神已呼召了我們,在基督裏用各樣屬靈的福分,祝福了我們。(弗一 3。)祂在基督裏已把我們放在恩典裏,使我們成爲恩典的承受者,承受神聖豐滿的一切豐富,作我們的享受。…在恩典的承受中,我們必須停下天然生命的努力,使自己敞開,並豫備好享受恩典。(創世記生命讀經,一○○六頁。)

信息選讀

以撒…在恩典裏成爲承受者。(創二一 9 ~ 12。)他父親一切所有的都是他的,因爲亞伯拉罕把一切的豐富都給了這獨一的承受者。同樣,我們不該在我們自己裏面有享受。一切對產業的享受必須是在恩典裏。

以撒也在恩典裏順從。(二二 5 ~ 10。)已往我讀創世記二十二章,不懂以撒這個青年人怎能這樣順從。至終我看見,他所以順從,是因他被恩典浸透了。…這個順從帶來神的供備。今天我們也是這樣。甚麼時候我們在恩典裏順從,我們就要看見神的供備。

神的恩典是有能力的,使我們能忍受一切事。保羅告訴提摩太,要在基督的『恩典上得着加力』。(提後二 1。)恩典甚至能作主管理一切,(羅五21,)我們不該從恩典中墜落,(加五 4,)反要靠恩典得堅固。(來十三 9。)我們越在恩典裏忍受,就越看見並有分於恩典的供備。

以撒耕種有百倍的收成,成了巨富。(創二六12 ~ 14。)以撒『昌大,越發昌盛,成了巨富』。他憑着盡責的撒種,並藉着神的賜福,成了巨富。這也是一件享受的事,但這享受不是在正確的立場上。以撒也許會對自己說,『我的立場定規是對的,如果不對,神怎麼會用這些財富祝福我?』但神也許說,『以撒,你定居在這裏,得了許多財富,但我不贊同你的立場。我要興起環境來,逼你離開這裏。』願聖靈在這裏給我們看見這樣一幅生動的圖畫。一面有正當的享受;另一面有不正確的立場。卽使我們沒有正確的立場,我們仍能繼續有享受。但不要認爲這種享受稱義你的立場。只要有享受,我們的需要就得着了滿足。但爲着完成神永遠的定旨,我們需要站在正確的立場上。然而,卽使我們不在正確的立場上,神仍將祂豐富的供備賜給我們。這是奇妙的事。多麼奇妙的神!多麼奇妙的供備!我們是命定要享受的。卽使我們的立場錯了,仍然有豐富的享受。然而神不會讓我們過去,祂會利用環境把我們帶回到正確的立場上,使祂的定旨得以完成。

以撒在回到別是巴之前,他享受再享受,恩典加恩典。他得着了百倍收成之後,又找到了『活水井』,並且來到『寬闊之地』,『寬闊之路』。(利河伯—15 ~ 22。)他雖有這樣豐富的享受,但他的立場不正確,所以他被迫離開寬闊之路,回到別是巴。(創世記生命讀經,一○○五、一○二○至一○二一頁。)

參讀:創世記生命讀經,第六十三篇。

WEEK 5 — DAY 5

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Morning Nourishment

Gen. 26:13 And the man became rich and continued to grow richer until he became very rich.

John 1:16-17 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and reality came through Jesus Christ.

Isaac inherited all things from his father (Gen. 24:36; 25:5). It was by grace, not by his effort, that he became the heir of the father’s riches. He was not required to do anything that he might inherit the father’s riches, and he did not do anything for the inheritance. It was absolutely and unconditionally of grace.

In the New Testament, all the called believers are heirs of God’s absolute and unconditional grace. God has called us and has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings in Christ (Eph. 1:3). In Christ He has put us into grace that we might become the heirs of grace, inheriting all the riches of the divine fullness as our enjoyment…In the inheriting of grace, we must cease from the effort of our natural life that we may keep ourselves open and available for the enjoyment of grace. (Life-study of Genesis, p. 827)

Todays Reading

Isaac…became the heir in grace (Gen. 21:9-12). All that his father had was his, for Abraham gave all his riches to this unique heir. Likewise, we should have no enjoyment in ourselves. All the enjoyment of the inheritance must be in grace.

Isaac also obeyed in grace (22:5-10). In my reading of Genesis 22 in the past, I could not understand how Isaac, a young man, could have been so obedient. Eventually, I saw that he was obedient because he was saturated with grace…That obedience brought in God’s provision. It is the same with us today. Whenever we obey in grace, we will meet the provision of God.

God’s grace is powerful, enabling us to bear anything. Paul told Timothy to “be empowered in the grace” of Christ (2 Tim. 2:1). Grace can even reign over all things (Rom. 5:21). We should not fall from grace (Gal. 5:4) but rather be confirmed by it (Heb. 13:9). The more we bear in grace, the more provision of grace we meet and participate in.

Isaac reaped a hundredfold and became rich (Gen. 26:12-14). The word rich in 26:13 means “great.”…He became rich by fulfilling the regular duty of sowing and through Jehovah’s blessing. This also was a matter of enjoyment, but this enjoyment was not on the proper standing. Isaac might have said to himself, “My standing must be right. If it were not right, how could the Lord have blessed me with all these riches?” But God might have said, “Isaac, you are settled here and have gained great riches, but I do not agree with your standing. I will raise up the circumstances to force you to leave this place.” May the Holy Spirit show us such a vivid picture here. On the one hand, there is the proper enjoyment; on the other hand, there is the improper standing. Even if we lack the proper standing, we may continue to have the enjoyment. But do not think that this enjoyment justifies your standing. As long as we have the enjoyment, our need is met. But for the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose, we need to get on the proper standing. Nevertheless, even if we are not on the proper standing, God still grants us His rich provision. This is wonderful. What a wonderful God! What a wonderful provision! We have been destined for the enjoyment. Even when we are wrong in our standing, we may still have the rich enjoyment. But God will not let us go. He will use our circumstances to bring us back to the proper standing that the fulfillment of His purpose might be realized.

Before Isaac came back to Beer-sheba, he had enjoyment after enjoyment, grace upon grace. After reaping a hundredfold, he found the “well of springing water” and came into the “broad places,” the “broad ways” (Rehoboth, vv. 15-22). Although he had enjoyment in such a rich way, his standing was not right, and he was forced to leave the broad ways and to come back to Beer-sheba. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 827, 839-840)

Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 63

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