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晨興聖言-活在神國的實際裏(W3-6)
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第三週.週六

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晨興餧養

林後十4『我們爭戰的兵器,本不是屬肉體的,乃是在神面前有能力,可以攻倒堅固的營壘。』

弗六12『因我們並不是與血肉之人摔跤,乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這黑暗世界的、以及諸天界裏那邪惡的屬靈勢力摔跤。』

約翰十二至十六章,三次說到撒但是這世界的王。(十二31,十四30,十六11。)現今,他是世界的王,世界各國是其區域。在千年國時,他要被扔到無底坑,那時他就受到了限制。在那時之前,召會就要在地上限制撒但的活動。今天召會的禱告最能叫撒但受限制,這就是小規模的國度。凡能彰顯神權柄的地方,就是國度所及的地方。(太十二28。)今天我們在這裏的責任,乃是不許可撒但的旨意通行。召會在那裏出現,那裏撒但的權柄就要退出。召會在地上要繼續彰顯基督對撒但的得勝地位。(倪柝聲文集第二輯第二十四冊,五五頁。)

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今天召會在地上的責任頂大,消極一面,召會要管住黑暗的權勢,繼續基督對撒但的爭戰,積極一面,召會要將神的旨意帶到地上來。我們在一個地方,就當在一個地方站住。我們看看每日的新聞,就能知道仇敵的工作是甚麼,好能有反對的禱告。[參林後十4,弗六12。]…我們的禱告必須是在神面前有能力,以反對黑暗的權勢。今天我們要學習管理一切,將來纔能掌權。我們是藉天上的寶座,管理地上的寶座。今天信徒的失敗是因不用權柄—以祈禱管理政治。我們應當一見甚麼是魔鬼的權勢或工作,立即用權柄禱告。世上若無基督人,就完全像地獄了。我們必須學習用基督得勝的權柄,管住黑暗的權勢。

每一個世人都已經被撒但擄去,但神要我們基督人用福音把被擄的人奪回,帶到神這一邊。藉此,神多得一個人,撒但就少一個人。提前二章四節說,神願意萬人得救。可見,福音是神旨意的部分。神拯救人的目的,乃是要叫人得救,並多有神的權柄在他身上。所以,神要我們傳福音,以通行神的旨意。所有不開口,不為神作見證的人,都是不能維持神旨意的人。

真實的禱告乃是與神同工,將祂的國帶到地上,並將祂的旨意施行在地上。所以,禱告就是從事屬靈的爭戰。(林後十24,太六10,弗六12。)禱告乃是推翻黑暗的權勢,在地上為神的旨意鋪路。

我們是超凡、不屬世的人。(約十七16。)神藉著十字架,已經把我們從世界中拯救出來,(加六14,)歸給神,歸給神的旨意。我們不該屬世,以致再回到撒但的權下。不屬世就使撒但在我們身上沒有地位,不屬世就是脫離撒但的權柄,脫離他的管轄和國度。這樣纔能讓神的旨意有路通行在地上。

但願神藉召會執行祂的旨意,完成祂的旨意。召會今天在地上的地位與責任,乃是繼續基督在地上的得勝,並帶進神的國。當召會忠心於她的地位和責任,神永遠的旨意就成功了。(倪柝聲文集第二輯第二十四冊,五五至五九頁。)

參讀:真理課程一級卷二,第二十三課。

WEEK 3 — DAY 6

 
Morning Nourishment
 
2 Cor. 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful before God for the overthrowing of strongholds.
 
Eph. 6:12 For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.
 
In John 12—16 Satan is spoken of as the ruler of this world three times (12:31; 14:30; 16:11). Presently, he is the ruler of this world, and the nations of this world are his domain. In the millennium, he will be bound and cast into the abyss. Before that time, the church is on the earth to curb the activities of Satan. The prayer of the church is the most effective means of curbing Satan. The church is a miniature of the kingdom. Any place that manifests God’s authority is a place where the kingdom is realized (Matt. 12:28). It is our responsibility to put a halt to Satan’s will. Wherever the church is, Satan’s authority will retreat. The church is on the earth to perpetuate and manifest Christ’s victorious stand over Satan. (CWWN, vol. 44, p. 778)
 
Today’s Reading
 
The church has a great responsibility on the earth today. On the negative side, the church has to subdue the power of darkness and continue the warfare that Christ waged against Satan. On the positive side, the church brings God’s will to earth. Wherever we are, we should stand firm. When we read the daily news, we can find where the enemy is working, and we should render proper, opposing prayers [cf. 2 Cor. 10:4; Eph. 6:12]…Our prayer must be powerful before God in order to oppose the power of darkness. Before we can reign in the future, we have to learn to rule over everything today. We rule over the thrones on earth by the throne in heaven. Believers fail because they have not exercised their authority; they have not prayed to reign over the political events. As soon as we see the devil’s power or work, we should exercise our authority to pray. If there were no Christians on earth today, the world would be like hell. We have to learn to exercise the overcoming authority of Christ to rule over the power of darkness.
 
Everyone in this world is a captive of Satan. But God wants the Christians to recapture the captives through the gospel and win them back to God’s side. When God wins one more person, Satan has one less person. First Timothy 2:4 says, “Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.” This shows that the gospel is part of God’s will. God delivers men with the purpose of saving them to the extent that God’s authority can be fully manifested through them. God wants us to preach the gospel and through it to carry out His will. Those who do not open their mouths and do not testify for God have failed to uphold God’s will.
 
Genuine prayer is a joint labor with God to bring His kingdom to the earth and to carry out His will on earth. Hence, prayer is nothing less than a spiritual battle (2 Cor. 10:2, 4; Matt. 6:10; Eph. 6:12). Prayer overturns the power of darkness and opens the way for God’s will to be executed on earth.
 
We are above the world; we do not belong to this world (John 17:16). Through the cross God delivered us out of this world unto Himself and His will (Gal. 6:14). We should not belong to this world, and we should not return to the reign of Satan. Once we are not of this world, Satan will not have any ground in us. When we are not of this world, we will be free from Satan’s authority, and we will be delivered from his reign and kingdom. In this way, God’s will can be carried out on earth.
 
May God execute His will and accomplish His purpose through the church. The church’s responsibility on the earth today is to perpetuate Christ’s victory on the earth and to bring in God’s kingdom. When the church is faithful to its position and responsibility, God’s eternal purpose will be accomplished. (CWWN, vol. 44, pp. 779, 781)
 
Further Reading: Truth Lessons—Level One, vol. 2, lsn. 23
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