第八週•週二

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晨興餧養

約壹一5『神就是光，在祂裏面毫無黑暗；這是我們從祂所聽見，現在又報給你們的信息。』

賽二5『雅各家阿，來罷，我們在耶和華的光中行走。』

有分於基督並享受基督，惟一的路就是在光中。神與基督就是光。當我們轉向主，進入祂的同在裏，我們就在光中，並且自然而然開始享受祂作我們的分。

所有的基督徒都該讀聖經。然而，連我們讀聖經的時候，也可能是在黑暗裏。我們也許不在主的面光中讀聖經。…讀聖經正確的方法乃是不只用心思，也用尋求的靈，讀的時候仰望主的面光。…我們以禱讀的靈來讀聖經，將自己向主敞開的時候，我們就被帶進祂的面光中。自然而然我們就在光中，基督就成了我們的分。（歌羅西書生命讀經，七○頁。）

信息選讀

我們若因着與人爭辯而在黑暗裏，就無法享受基督。…在黑暗裏，基督不能成爲我們的分；祂只能作我們的逾越節。然而，連基督作我們的逾越節，也需要我們的悔改和認罪。

因爲我發現爭辯會把我擺在黑暗中，我就不能容許爭辯的事。一次又一次，我因着黑暗的威脅，不得不停止說話。我禱告主，求祂赦免我彰顯了我自己。藉着這樣的悔改和認罪，光回來了，我就能繼續享受基督。

光就是神的同在。我們若要在光中，就必須從裏面轉向祂，然後祂的同在就成爲照耀的光。這樣，基督便實際的成爲眾聖徒的分。

我們若要與神有交通，就必須在光中行。（約壹一7。）我們在許多事上也許能彀裝假，但在光中享受基督這件事上，不可能裝假。你可以欺哄別人，但你無法欺哄主。祂是太實際、太真實、太真誠、又太實在了。

在以賽亞的時代，以色列人忙於他們的宗教，卻失去了神的光，因爲他們的心偏離了耶和華。他們有聖殿、祭司體系和祭物。但因着他們的心偏離了神，他們就在黑暗裏。他們沒有在光中行。故此，以賽亞呼籲他們行在耶和華的光中。〔賽二5。〕這是悔改和認罪的呼召，爲要把他們帶進耶和華的同在中。

詩篇三十六篇八至九節，描述一個轉向主，並且在主的同在中的人。這樣的人必因神殿裏的肥甘得以飽足，也必喝主樂河的水。他認識主是生命的源頭，並且在主的光中得以見光。在這光中，眾聖徒的分成了他的享受。我們需要住在基督裏，並行在生命的光中，（約八12，）好叫我們在光中有分於基督。（弗五14。）

我們需要更多接觸主；我們需要以沒有帕子遮蔽的臉和敞開的心來讀祂的話。我們與主交通並跟隨裏面膏油的塗抹，就實際的在我們裏面經歷祂作生命。這生命就是光。我們若跟隨裏面膏油的塗抹，就必在光中。我們也藉着與人真實的交通，而被帶進光中。在交通中，有光的照耀。再者，我們需要在召會生活裏，並參加聚會，因爲在召會中並在聚會裏，我們就在光中。在召會的聚會裏，我們裏面深處常常覺得，我們是在光中享受基督作我們的分。這一切都是憑藉，叫我們能在光中享受基督作眾聖徒的分。（歌羅西書生命讀經，七一至七三頁。）

參讀：馬太福音生命讀經，第六篇。

WEEK 8 — DAY 2

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Morning Nourishment

1 John 1:5 And this is the message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

Isa. 2:5 House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.

The only way to partake of Christ and to enjoy Him is in the light. God and Christ are light. When we turn to the Lord and come into His presence, we are in the light and spontaneously begin to enjoy Him as our portion.

All Christians should read the Bible. However, it is possible to be in darkness even when we are reading the holy Word. We may read the Scriptures without being in the presence of the Lord…The proper way to read the Scriptures is not only with the mind but also with our seeking spirit, looking to the Lord’s countenance as we read…When we read the Bible in a pray-reading spirit, opening ourselves to the Lord, we are brought into His presence. Spontaneously, we are in the light, and Christ becomes our portion. (Life-study of Colossians, 2nd edition, p. 59)

Today’s Reading

If we are in darkness because of arguing with someone, we cannot enjoy Christ…Christ cannot be our portion in darkness. He can only be our Passover. However, even for Christ to be our Passover requires that we repent and confess.

Because I have found that arguing puts me in darkness, I cannot bear to argue. Time after time, I am forced to stop speaking because of the threat of darkness. I pray to the Lord and ask Him to forgive me for expressing the self. Through such repentance and confession the light returns, and I am able to continue to enjoy Christ.

Light is the presence of God. If we would be in light, we must turn to Him from within. Then His presence will become the shining light. In this way Christ becomes the portion of the saints in a practical way.

If we would fellowship with God, we must walk in the light (1 John 1:7). In many things we may be able to pretend, but in this matter of enjoying Christ in the light, there is no room for pretense. You may deceive others, but you cannot deceive the Lord. He is too real, genuine, honest, and practical.

During Isaiah’s time, the children of Israel were occupied with their religion, but they had lost the light of the Lord because their heart had turned from Him. They had the temple, the priesthood, and the sacrifices. But because they had turned their heart away from God, they were in darkness. They were not walking in the light. Therefore, Isaiah called them to come and walk in the light of the Lord (Isa. 2:5). This was a call to repent and to confess in order to be brought into the Lord’s presence.

Psalm 36:8 and 9 describe a person who has returned to the Lord and who is in the Lord’s presence. Such a one is saturated with the fatness of God’s house and drinks of the river of the Lord’s pleasures. He knows the Lord as the fountain of life, and in the light of the Lord he sees light. In this light the portion of the saints becomes his enjoyment. We need to abide in Christ and walk in the light of life (John 8:12) that we may partake of Christ in the light (Eph. 5:14).

We need to have more and more contact with the Lord. We need to read His Word with an unveiled face and an open heart. As we fellowship with the Lord and follow the inner anointing, we will experience Him as the life within us in a practical way. This life is the light. If we follow the inner anointing, we will be in light. We are also brought into the light by fellowshipping with others in a genuine way. In fellowship there is the shining of light. Moreover, we need to be in the church life and attend the meetings, for in the church and in the meetings, we are in the light. In the meetings of the church we often have the sense deep within that we are in the light enjoying Christ as our portion. All of these are means by which we may be in the light to enjoy Christ as the portion of the saints. (Life-study of Colossians, second edition, pp. 59-61)

Further Reading: Life-study of Matthew, msg. 6