第七週■週一

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晨興餧養

提後一6『爲這緣故，我題醒你，將那藉我按手，在你裏面神的恩賜，再如火挑旺起來。』

二1『所以，我的孩子，你要在基督耶穌裏的恩典上得着加力。』

四22『願主與你的靈同在。願恩典與你們同在。』

提後四章二十二節：『願主與你的靈同在。願恩典與你們同在。』這一點以及將教導的靈如火挑旺起來（一6）、在恩典上得着加力（二1），必須聯結、結合起來。本節結合上述兩處經文，該兩節經文的主要項目分別是我們的靈和恩典。

提摩太後書教導人如何對抗召會的墮落，有力的強調我們的靈。該書一開始就強調能力、愛並清明自守的靈已經賜給我們，藉此我們能將神的恩賜，如火挑旺起來，並且按神的能力以及主分賜生命的恩典，與福音同受苦難（一6 ～ 10）。到了結語，該書強調主與我們的靈同在，且以此祝福我們，使我們享受祂作恩典，以站住抵擋召會敗落中那下坡的流，並藉着祂內住的靈（一14）和裝備的話（三16 ～ 17），完成神的經綸（李常受文集一九八五年第三册，七○六至七○七頁）。

信息選讀

在召會墮落加劇的艱難日子裏，所需要的乃是神永遠的恩典，這恩典是在永遠裏所賜給我們的（一9），也是在今世供我們取用的。這在不能毀壞之生命裏的恩典，一點不差就是那位是神聖生命的具體化身，且居住並活在我們靈裏之神的兒子基督。我們必須運用我們的靈，以享受這位基督的豐富（弗三8）作彀用的恩典（林後十二9）。這樣，我們就可以活祂作我們的敬虔（提前四7 ～ 8），好建造召會作祂的見證，照着神的經綸擔負一切神聖的實際（李常受文集一九八五年第三册，七○七頁）。

我們若不經歷主與我們的靈同在〔提後四22〕，而失去了恩典，那就是召會的墮落。…我們最高的享受，最高的經歷，就是我們的主與我們的靈同在。創造天地的主，萬有的主宰，今天竟與我們的靈同在，這是天大的事。主與我們同在，不是在我們的頭腦、思想裏；祂乃是那靈，與我們的靈同在。我三十多年前到美國來，帶着一個專一的負擔，就是要講這二靈—那靈與人的靈。當初許多美國聖徒都說，他們從來不知道人有靈。…現在基督徒題到人的靈，是更普徧了。最近主又給我們看見，經歷神生機救恩的祕訣，就在於『那靈自己同我們的靈』（羅八16）。今天基督是那靈，我們要經歷、享受祂，就必須是在我們的靈裏。我能見證，按我今天的年齡，若沒有主與我的靈同在，我就無法擔負主的恢復和眾召會的重擔。有人勸我不要活動那麼多，但我感謝讚美主，是主作爲那靈與我同在，叫我能這樣活動。我一起牀就說，『主阿，我與你一同起牀。』我一下牀就說，『主阿，我不光藉着你走，更是和你一同走，是你攙着我走。』…感謝主，今天主就是那靈；我們能在靈裏享受祂，這是極大的福氣。這樣享受主的靈在我們的靈裏，就是有恩典與我們同在。把這個失去了，就是召會的墮落（李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册，三一九至三二○頁）。

參讀：如何作同工與長老，並如何履行同工與長老的義務，第三篇。

WEEK 7 — DAY 1

Morning Nourishment

2 Tim. 1:6 For which cause I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

2:1 You therefore, my child, be empowered in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

[Second Timothy 4:22 says], “The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.” You have to join, or combine, this point with fanning the teaching spirit into flame (1:6) and being empowered in the grace (2:1). This verse combines those two verses. In these verses the main items are our spirit and grace.

Second Timothy, which gives instruction on how to confront the degradation of the church, strongly stresses our spirit. In the beginning it emphasizes that a strong, loving, and sound spirit has been given to us by which we can fan the gift of God into flame and suffer evil with the gospel according to the power of God and the Lord’s life-imparting grace (1:6-10). In the conclusion it blesses us with the emphasis of the Lord being with our spirit so that we may enjoy Him as grace to stand against the downward current of the church’s decline and to carry out God’s economy through His indwelling Spirit (v. 14) and equipping Word (3:16-17). (CWWL, 1985, vol. 3, “Elders’ Training, Book 6: The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles,” p. 551)

Todays Reading

In the grievous days during the worsening degradation of the church, what is needed is the eternal grace of God, which was given to us in eternity (2 Tim. 1:9) and is appropriated by us in this age. This grace, which is in the indestructible life, is nothing less than Christ the Son of God, who is the very embodiment of the divine life, dwelling and living in our spirit. We need to exercise this spirit to enjoy the riches of Christ (Eph. 3:8) as the sufficient grace (2 Cor. 12:9). Thus we may live Him as our godliness (1 Tim. 4:7-8) for the building up of the church as a testimony of Christ, bearing all the divine realities according to God’s economy. (CWWL, 1985, vol. 3, “Elders’ Training, Book 6: The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles,” pp. 551-552)

If we do not experience the Lord’s being with our spirit [2 Tim. 4:22] and therefore lose the presence of grace, that is the degradation of the church… Our highest enjoyment and experience are that our Lord is with our spirit. The Lord, who is the Creator of heaven and earth, the sovereign Lord of all, is with our spirit…The Lord’s being with us is not in our mind or our thoughts; He as the Spirit is with our spirit. Over thirty years ago I came to the United States with a specific burden, that is, to speak concerning the two spirits, the divine Spirit and our human spirit. In those days many American saints said that they never knew that man has a spirit…Now it is more common for Christians to refer to the human spirit. Recently, the Lord also has shown us that the secret of experiencing God’s organic salvation lies in “the Spirit…with our spirit” (Rom. 8:16). Today Christ is the Spirit, and if we want to experience and enjoy Him, we must be in our spirit. I can testify that, according to my age, without the Spirit’s being with my spirit, I could not bear the burden of the Lord’s recovery and the churches. Some have advised me to not have so many activities, but I thank and praise the Lord that it is the Lord as the Spirit with me who enables
me to have such activities. As soon as I rise from my bed, I say, “O Lord, I rise with You.” The moment I touch the floor, I say, “O Lord, not only do I walk by You, but I walk with You. You are holding me while I am walking.”…Thank the Lord, today the Lord is the Spirit, and we can enjoy Him in the spirit. This is an exceedingly great blessing. To enjoy the Lord’s Spirit being in our spirit is to have grace with us. When this is lost, the degradation of the church is present. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “How to Be a Co-worker and an Elder and How to Fulfill Their Obligations,” pp. 252-253)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “How to Be a Co-worker and an Elder and How to Fulfill Their Obligations,” ch. 3