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第三週.週五 晨興餧養 可四26~29『耶穌又說,神的國是這樣,如同人把種子撒在地上,黑夜睡覺,白日起來,這種子就發芽漸長,怎麼會這樣,他並不知道。地生五穀,是出於自然的:先發苗,後長穗,再後穗上結成飽滿的子粒。穀既熟了,他立刻用鐮刀去割,因為收割的時候到了。』 耶穌基督是神國的種子,這種子已撒在相信祂的人裏面。現今這種子正在信徒裏面生長並發展。至終,這種生長和發展會有結果,這結果就是國度。 在馬可四章二十六至二十九節種子的比喻裏,我們看見國度種子的發展。在二十六節…裏的『人』就是主耶穌作撒種的人,『種子』就是撒在基督之信徒裏面那神聖生命的種子,(約壹三9,彼前一23,)指明神的國是生命,是神生命的事。這生命發芽、長大、結果、成熟並產生收成。 在馬可四章二十八…節…『地』就是好土,(8,)象徵神所創造的好心,為著神聖的生命在人裏面長大。這樣的好心與撒在其中神聖生命的種子合作,使這種子自然的長大並結實,叫神得著彰顯。…種子就是基督,我們就是祂作種子撒在其中的土壤。種子長大,至終會產生收成,就是國度完滿的實現。(新約總論第八冊,八至九頁。) 信息選讀 召會在神眼中是極其重要的,她的地位和基督是相聯的,她所負的責任,就是繼續基督在地上的爭戰。基督這頭已經升天了,祂的身體還在地上。召會作為基督的身體,乃是基督的繁殖,繼續基督的地位和工作,就是反對神的仇敵。 以弗所一章二十至二十三節給我們看見,那運行在基督身上的大能,不只叫祂從死裏復活,並且使祂升到天上。這復活的能力就是升天的能力。因為祂的復活,召會纔有生命;因為祂的升天,召會纔有權柄的地位,纔有國度。這樣,祂就能把天帶到地上,神的旨意也就能通行在地上了。基督升到天上,得著了天上的權柄,就能把天帶到地上。單是復活不彀,還得升天;站在天上的地位,就能遠超過一切。主升到天上,所有仇敵的權勢都被祂超越了,並且萬有都服在祂的腳下。(只是如今這事還未彰顯出來。) 二十三節指明,召會與基督是分不開的;召會是充滿基督的,召會就是基督的豐滿,基督的洋溢。神的心意就是要得到一個團體的人—召會,由一個一個聖徒裏面的基督合成的。召會是團體的基督…。召會作為基督的身體,乃是基督的繼續;基督所有的一切,乃是召會的,基督所得著的地位,召會也得著;基督所完成的工作,召會繼續維持。 基督的十字架產生了召會,而召會帶進國度;所以,召會是介乎十字架和國度之間。在這期間,就是召會在地上實現主的得勝的時候。頭得勝了,身體也要得勝。主在十字架上毀壞了魔鬼,並用復活的生命產生了召會。今天神要藉著召會,在地上建立祂的國度。今天召會必須繼續基督所作那抵擋撒但的得勝工作,並負責將天上的旨意帶到地上,並將其實行在地上。(倪柝聲文集第二輯第二十四冊,五三至五五頁。) 參讀:李常受文集一九五七年第三冊,國度與召會,第八章。 WEEK 3 — DAY 5 Morning Nourishment
Mark 4:26-29 And He said, So is the kingdom of God: as if a man cast seed on the earth, and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and lengthens—how, he does not know. The earth bears fruit by itself: first a blade, then an ear, then full grain in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.
Jesus Christ is the seed of the kingdom of God, and this seed has been sown into those who believe in Him. Now this seed is growing and developing within the believers. Eventually, this growth and development will have an issue, and the issue will be the kingdom.
In the parable of the seed in Mark 4:26-29 we see the development of the kingdom seed. In verse 26…the “man”…is the Lord Jesus as the Sower, and the “seed” is the seed of the divine life (1 John 3:9; 1 Pet. 1:23) sown into the believers of Christ, indicating that the kingdom of God is a matter of life, the life of God, which sprouts, grows, bears fruit, matures, and produces a harvest.
In verse 28…the “earth” is the good earth (v. 8), signifying the good heart created by God for His divine life to grow in man. Such a good heart works together with the seed of the divine life sown into it to grow and bear fruit spontaneously for the expression of God. The seed is Christ, and we are the soil into which He as the seed has been sown. The seed grows and eventually will produce the harvest, the full manifestation of the kingdom. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 2552)
Today’s Reading
In the eyes of God the church occupies a very important place. Its position is that of being joined to Christ, and its responsibility is to continue the warfare that Christ fought on earth. Christ the Head has ascended, but His Body is still on earth. The church, as the Body of Christ, is His propagation, continuing His stand and work to fight against God’s enemy.
Ephesians 1:20-23 shows us that the power which operated in Christ not only raised Him from the dead, but caused Him to ascend to the heavens. This resurrection power is the power of ascension. Through His resurrection the church received its life, and through His ascension the church assumed its position of authority and inherited the kingdom. In this way, He brought heaven to earth, and His will can be done on earth, as in the heavens…When the Lord ascended to the heavens, He transcended all the powers of the enemy, and God subjected all things under His feet. (Of course, this is not fully manifested at the present time.)
Verse 23 clearly shows that the church and Christ are inseparable. The church is filled with Christ; it is the fullness of Christ, the overflow of Christ. God’s desire is to gain a corporate man. The church, which is formed of individual saints who are put into Christ, is the corporate Christ…As the Body of Christ, the church is the continuation of Christ. Everything that belongs to Christ belongs to the church. The position that Christ attained is the position that the church has attained. The works that Christ accomplished are sustained and perpetuated through the church.
The cross of Christ produced the church, and the church brings in the kingdom. Hence, the church stands between the cross and the kingdom. The present age is the time for the church to practically realize the victory of Christ. The Head has overcome; now the Body must also overcome. The Lord destroyed the devil on the cross and produced the church with resurrection life. Today God is establishing His kingdom on earth through His church. The church must continue the victorious work that Christ has carried out against Satan. It is responsible for bringing heaven’s will down to earth and for carrying it out on earth. (CWWN, vol. 44, pp. 777-778)
Further Reading: CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, “The Kingdom and the Church,” ch. 8
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