第三週 · 週六

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📖晨興餧養

太二八20 『凡我所吩咐你們的，無論是甚麼，都教訓他們遵守；看哪，我天天與你們同在，直到這世代的終結。』

   一23 『看哪，必有童女懷孕生子，人要稱祂的名為以馬內利（以馬內利翻出來，就是神與我們同在）。』

〔馬太二十八章二十節說到要〕教訓信徒遵守主所吩咐的，〔這〕像前文所說將人浸入父、子、靈的名裏〔19〕一樣，〔乃〕是為着使萬民作主的門徒（聖經恢復本，太二八20註1）。

屬天的王是以馬內利，神與我們同在（一23）。在這裏祂應許要在祂的復活裏，帶着所有的權柄，天天與我們同在，直到這世代的終結，就是直到這世代的末了。因此，無論在那裏，只要我們被聚集到祂的名裏，祂就在我們中間（十八20）。

在四福音裏，只有馬可福音（十六19）和路加福音（二四51）記載主的升天。約翰福音見證主這神的兒子，就是神自己，乃是信徒的生命；既是這樣，祂就絕不能，也絕不會離開祂的信徒。馬太福音證明祂這以馬內利是屬天的王，乃是一直與祂的子民同在，直到祂回來。因此，約翰福音和馬太福音都沒有提到主的升天（馬太福音生命讀經，九一九頁）。

📖信息選讀

主是在國度裏與國度子民同在的王，祂天天與我們同在，直到這世代的終結。今天就包括在天天裏面。主今天與我們同在，明天也要與我們同在。沒有一天例外。祂要與我們同在，直到這世代的終結。這是指這世代的末了，那將是主的巴路西亞，主來臨的時候。這世代的終結，這世代的末了，將有大災難。那段時間我們不願在這裏。反之，我們寧願被提到主的巴路西亞，主的同在裏。這是國度的事。

在主帶着公義的復活裏，國度就在這裏，並且我們有權柄、使命和地位，使萬民作主的門徒。這樣，國度就一直開展出去（馬太福音生命讀經，九一九至九二○頁）。

職事需要經歷生命的功課。為着豫備、收集、產生建造的材料，我們需要運用恩賜；但要把人建造到召會裏，就必須有職事。…在使徒行傳裏，我們看見召會的開始乃是藉着恩賜；但到了提摩太前後書，我們看見召會的治理和建造需要學功課。所以保羅囑咐提摩太說，『倘若我耽延，你也可以知道在神的家中當怎樣行。』（提前三15上）…召會的治理不是恩賜的問題，乃是職事的問題。保羅在提摩太前後書裏常常提到學習、教導、操練、訓練等，這些都不是憑恩賜得着的，乃是出代價纔能學得的功課。我們要學習分辨各種器皿，學習認識人；這些都要出代價。職事乃是憑所學得的功課去幫助人。在建造召會的事上，恩賜沒有多大用處；建造召會的路，乃在於我們出代價、學生命的功課，讓神作到我們裏面。

主到底會遲延祂的回來，還是會快快的回來，完全在乎召會有沒有得着建造。今天許多佈道家和奮興家以佈道會、奮興會聞名，但少有人學生命的功課。如果連基督教裏的領頭人都不是很有學習，更何況一般的教友。在已過的召會歷史中，很少有人題說召會的建造。然而，我們要看見主今天的需要乃是建造召會（李常受文集一九五七年第三冊，五○五至五○六頁）。

參讀：李常受文集一九五七年第三冊，四九七至四九八、五○五至五○六頁。

WEEK 3 — DAY 6

Morning Nourishment

Matt. 28:20 Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age.

          1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel” (which is translated, God with us).

The disciples were commanded things like baptizing people into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit…Teaching the believers to observe all that the Lord has commanded is for the discipling of all the nations (Matt. 28:19-20).

The heavenly King is Emmanuel, God with us (1:23). In 28:20 He promised that in His resurrection He will be with us all the days, with all authority, until the consummation of the age, that is, until the end of this age. Hence, wherever we are gathered into His name, He is in our midst (18:20).

Among the four Gospels the Lord’s ascension is recorded only in Mark (16:19) and Luke (24:51). John testifies that the Lord, as the Son of God, even God Himself, is life to His believers. As such, He can never and would never leave them. Matthew proves that He, as Emmanuel, is the heavenly King who is with His people continuously until He comes back. Hence, in both John and Matthew, the Lord’s ascension is not mentioned. (Life-study of Matthew, 2nd ed., p. 790)

Today’s Reading

As the King in the kingdom with the kingdom people, the Lord is with us all the days until the consummation of the age. Today is included in all the days. The Lord is with us today, and He will be with us tomorrow. Not one day will be an exception. He will be with us until the consummation of the age. This refers to the end of this age, which will be the time of the Lord’s parousia, the Lord’s coming. The consummation of the age, the end of the age, will be the great tribulation. We do not want to be here during that time. Rather, we prefer to be raptured into the Lord’s parousia, into His presence. This is a matter of the kingdom.

In the Lord’s resurrection with His righteousness, the kingdom is present, and we have the authority, commission, and position to disciple the nations. In this way the kingdom is spreading. (Life-study of Matthew, 2nd ed., pp. 790-791)

Ministry requires the experience of lessons of life. We can use gifts to collect, prepare, and produce building materials, but we must have ministry in order to build people into the church…In the book of Acts the church began through gifts, but at the time of 1 and 2 Timothy, the administration and building of the church required the learning of lessons. Hence, Paul charged Timothy, saying, “If I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God” (1 Tim. 3:15)…The administration of the church is not a matter of outward gifts but a matter of ministry. Paul often mentioned learning, teaching, exercising, and training in his two Epistles to
Timothy. These matters do not come by gifts but by lessons learned through paying a price. We should learn to discern different kinds of vessels and to know people; these matters require the paying of a price. Ministry is to help others according to the lessons that we have learned. Gifts are of little use in the building of the church. The way to build the church depends on our paying a price and learning the lessons of life that work God into us.

Whether or not the Lord will delay His return or come quickly depends entirely on whether the church is built. Today many evangelists and revivalists become famous through gospel campaigns and revival meetings, but few have learned the lessons of life. If the leaders in Christianity do not have much spiritual learning, what can be expected of the ordinary “churchgoers”? In church history very few have spoken of the building of the church. Nevertheless, we should see that the Lord needs the building of the church today. (CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, pp. 393-394)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, pp. 386, 394