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第五週．週六 晨興餧養 弗二４『然而神富於憐憫，因祂愛我們的大愛。』 羅十一３２『因為神將眾人都圈在不信從之中，為要憐憫眾人。』 ［羅馬九章］所啟示的原則乃是，一切皆在於神的憐憫。使徒［保羅］把這原則應用在以色列人身上，叫我們看見一切發生在以色列人身上的事，都是出於神的憐憫。 熱心與追求並沒有用，不熱心、不追求也沒有用。等太久或不等，跑得太快或者跑得太慢，都沒有用。…一切在於神的憐憫。只有聖靈纔能引領人到正確的地步。你總得有一次看見甚麼是神的憐憫。…不論你是一次的看見，或是經過一段過程的看見，當你摸到這件事，就會摸着一個事實；不是一個感覺，乃是一個事實。這事實就是：一切皆在於神的憐憫。（倪柝聲文集第三輯第十一冊，一至二頁。） 信息選讀 神的憐憫乃是一個事實，事實是不在乎感覺的。以重生得救為例，我們常對罪人說，你總要有一次清楚悔改信主。…人在對神的憐憫的認識上，原則是一樣的。他總得有一次清楚的碰見神的憐憫。 有三種人是應當受神的對付的，就是意志強的人、情感強的人、和心思強的人。…［人的意志、情感、心思］需要被神打斷。神要對付人的強點，過於對付他的弱點。有的時候，強點攔阻人靈命的進步多過他的弱點。人在這三方面沒有受過對付，就不能認識神的憐憫。人被神對付過，在他的屬靈生命上就有了調整。…有的人等太久，有的人不等。…有的人裏面的人不彀大，外面的人太大。…有的人心思太強，有的人情感、意志太強。…這些光景都需要調整。 我們的屬靈生命若要有合式的調整，就需要我們這個人的光景是恰好的，也不太多，也沒有不彀。好比打彈球機（pinball machine），需要球送得剛剛好，纔能拿到分數，不然左邊有釘，右邊也有釘。在屬靈的追求上有許多的試探，我們的心思、情感和意志都會成為攔阻，太過和不彀都會落在危險裏。 一切都是在於神的憐憫。我沒有得救以前，準備留美。假如早去兩個月，就不會與余慈度小姐相會，或許就永遠不會得救。即使後來有機會，我也不一定能信。乃是神的憐憫叫我不早不晚，剛好在那個時候碰見余慈度小姐。 只有神能彀作得恰到好處。我們人說話，總是容易說得太過或者不彀。沒有一個人能傳一篇道是適合各種人的需要的，即使使徒保羅、彼得也是一樣。因為話講出來，總不容易說得恰到好處，因此就容易叫人誤會。 召會二千年以來的道路乃是仰望神的憐憫。只有神的憐憫，纔能彀叫我們被調整過來。我常對一些青年人說，五年以後，你纔會知道，一切都是在於神的憐憫。（倪柝聲文集第三輯第十一冊，二至五頁。） 參讀：倪柝聲恢復職事過程中信息記錄，第一篇。 WEEK 5 — DAY 6 Morning Nourishment
Eph. 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
Rom. 11:32 For God has shut up all in disobedience that He might show mercy to all.
[Romans 9] reveals the principle that everything depends on God’s mercy. The apostle applies this principle to the Israelites. He shows us that everything that happened to the Israelites was of God’s mercy. Zeal and pursuit are of no use. Neither is the absence of zeal and pursuit of any use. Waiting too long, not waiting long enough, being too quick, or not being too quick—none of these is of any use…Everything depends on the mercy of God. Only the Holy Spirit is able to lead men to a proper standing. There must be at least one time that a person sees God’s mercy…Whether we see this matter all at once or realize it through a process, the minute we touch this matter, we touch the fact—not a feeling but the fact—that everything depends on God’s mercy. (CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” p. 3)
Today’s Reading
God’s mercy is a fact. A fact is not dependent on feeling. Take the matter of regeneration as an example. We often tell sinners that they must have a onetime definite experience of repentance and believing in the Lord …It is the same in principle in regard to man’s understanding of God’s mercy. There must be at least one time when a person definitely touches God’s mercy.
Three kinds of people need God’s dealings: those who are strong in their will, those who are strong in their emotion, and those who are strong in their mind… [The will, the emotion, and the mind] must experience God’s breaking. God deals with man’s strong points more than He deals with his weak points. Man’s strong points often hinder him from spiritual progress even more than his weak points. Unless a man is dealt with in these three areas, he cannot know God’s mercy.
After a man has been dealt with by God, he will be tempered in his spiritual life…Some people wait too long, and others do not wait long enough…Some people are not strong enough in their inner man; their outer man is too strong…Some people are too strong in their mind. Others are too strong in their emotion or their will…These conditions require tempering.
If we want our spiritual life to be well tempered, we need to attune our condition to a proper balance. We must neither be too much nor be too little. This can be compared to shooting on a pinball machine; there are pins to the left and to the right, and the balls must be directed at the optimum angle before they can score. There are many pitfalls in our spiritual journey; our mind, emotion, and will can all become hindrances to us. If we are too much or too little, we fall into danger.
Everything depends on God’s mercy. Before I was saved, I planned to go to America. If I had left two months earlier, I would not have met Sister Dora Yu, and I might never have been saved. Even if I had been given the chance later, I might not have believed. It was God’s mercy that I met Miss Dora Yu at that time. It was neither too early nor too late.
Only God can do things in just the right proportion. We are prone to speak either too much or not enough. No one can preach a message that will meet everyone’s need. Even the apostle Paul and the apostle Peter faced the same problem. When words come out of a person’s mouth, it is difficult for the words to come out just right. This is why it is easy for people to misunderstand.
The way of the church during the past two thousand years is a way of looking to the mercy of God. Only God’s mercy can temper us. I have often told the young people that they may have to wait for five years before they will realize that everything is of God’s mercy. (CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” pp. 3-6)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” ch. 1
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