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第六週.週四 晨興餧養 太二五14~15『諸天的國又好比一個人要往外國去,就叫了自己的奴僕來,把他的家業交給他們,按照各人的才幹,個別的給了一個五他連得銀子,一個二他連得,一個一他連得,就往外國去了。』 [馬太二十五章十四至三十節]這銀子的比喻,與[一至十三節]十個童女的比喻一樣,也是關於諸天的國。這裏的人象徵基督;祂要往外國去,就是到諸天之上去。…十四節說,這人把他的家業交給他的奴僕。奴僕象徵信徒服事的一面。(林前七22∼23,彼後一1,雅一1,羅一1。)…信徒向着基督的身分有兩面:在生命一面,他們是童女,為祂而活;在服事、工作一面,他們是祂所買、服事祂的奴僕。 我信交給奴僕的家業包括福音、真理、信徒和召會。信徒是神的基業,神的家業。(弗一18。)馬太二十四章四十五節指明,信徒也是祂的家人。(馬太福音生命讀經,八三七頁。) 信息選讀 [馬太二十五章三節]童女比喻裏的油,象徵神的靈;[十五節]比喻裏的銀子,象徵屬靈的恩賜。(羅十二6,林前十二4,彼前四10,提後一6∼7。)…在生命上那靈的充滿,是為着我們在服事上運用屬靈的恩賜;在服事上屬靈的恩賜,配上在生命上那靈的充滿,使我們能成為基督完美的肢體。 信徒…有雙重的身分。這雙重身分的第一面與生命有關,第二面與服事有關。沒有一個基督徒該忽略這兩面;反之,我們必須正確的留意這兩面,在生命和服事上成為正確的。在生命上,我們是童女;在服事上,我們是奴僕。這就是說,在儆醒上,我們是童女;這與我們的所是有關。但在忠信上,我們是奴僕;這與我們的所作有關。 我們也許喜歡『童女』一辭,卻不喜歡聽見我們是奴僕。然而,我們不僅是童女,也是奴僕。對童女而言,主是新郎;但對奴僕而言,祂是主人。因此,不僅我們有雙重的身分,主也有雙重的身分。一面,祂是使我們喜樂的新郎;另一面,祂是我們嚴厲的主人。有時候,祂非常喜悅我們;但有時候,祂嚴厲的對付我們。 童女需要內在的東西—油在器皿裏內在的充滿;然而,奴僕需要外在的東西—屬靈的才幹。聖靈的充滿是內在的;但是才幹,屬靈的恩賜,是外在的。我們是器皿,裏面需要油;我們是奴僕,外面需要才幹。 充滿器皿的油達到器皿的底部。我們這人的更新是從裏面進行的,變化也是從裏面發生的。…我們需要從裏面得更新,這事實不是說,我們不需要外面的活動。那領五他連得銀子的,用這些殷勤作買賣,另外賺了五他連得。這指明我們需要裏面的更新和外面的服事,裏面的長大和外面的行動。我們對這原則需要有深刻的印象。在生命方面,我們需要從裏面得更新;在服事方面,我們外面需要十分活躍。有時候我們可能外面很活躍,以致忽略了裏面的更新。但有時候我們可能很注意裏面的生命,以致沒有好好工作。這樣就是沒有翻過的餅,(何七8,)一面燒焦成炭,另一面是生的;兩面都不適合喫。我們需要是個翻過的餅。我們若過度工作,主會告訴我們要休息。但我們若休息太過,主會告訴我們去工作。(馬太福音生命讀經,八三七至八三八、八三五至八三六頁。) 參讀:馬太福音生命讀經,第六十五至六十六篇。 WEEK 6 — DAY 4 Morning Nourishment
Matt. 25:14-15 For the kingdom of the heavens is just like a man about to go abroad, who called his own slaves and delivered to them his possessions. To one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability. And he went abroad.
This parable of the talents [Matt. 25:14-30], like the parable of the ten virgins, concerns the kingdom of the heavens. The man here signifies Christ, who was about to go abroad, that is, into the heavens…Verse 14 says that this man delivered his possessions to his slaves. The slaves signify believers viewed from the aspect of service (1 Cor. 7:22-23; 2 Pet. 1:1; James 1:1; Rom. 1:1)… The believers’ status in their relationship toward Christ is of two aspects: in life they are the virgins living for Him; in service, in work, they are His purchased slaves serving Him.
I believe that the possessions delivered to the slaves include the gospel, the truth, the believers, and the church. The believers are God’s inheritance, God’s possession (Eph. 1:18). Matthew 24:45 indicates that the believers are also His household. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 721-722)
Today’s Reading
In the parable of the virgins, oil signifies the Spirit of God, whereas in this parable, talents signify spiritual gifts (Rom. 12:6; 1 Cor. 12:4; 1 Pet. 4:10; 2 Tim. 1:6)…The filling of the Spirit in life enables us to use the spiritual gift in service, and the spiritual gift in service matches the filling of the Spirit in life, that we may be a perfect member of Christ.
The believers…have a dual status. The first aspect of this dual status is related to life, and the second aspect is related to service. No Christian should neglect these two aspects; rather, we must pay the proper attention to both, becoming proper in life and in service. Regarding life, we are virgins; regarding service, we are slaves. This means that in watchfulness we are virgins. This relates to what we are. But in faithfulness we are slaves. This relates to what we do.
Although we may like the term virgins, we may not like hearing that we are slaves. Nevertheless, we are not only virgins but also slaves. To the virgins the Lord is the Bridegroom, but to the slaves He is the Master. Thus, not only we have a dual status, but the Lord also has a dual status. On the one hand, He is our pleasant Bridegroom and, on the other, our strict Master. Sometimes He is very pleasant with us, but at other times He deals with us in a strict way.
The virgins need something inward—the inward filling of the oil in the vessel. The slaves, however, need something outward—the spiritual talent. The infilling of the Holy Spirit is inward, but the talent, the spiritual gift, is outward. As vessels we need the oil inwardly, and as slaves we need the talents outwardly.
The oil that fills the vessel reaches the very bottom of the vessel. It is from within that the renewing of our being takes place, and it is from within that transformation transpires. The fact that we need to be renewed from within does not mean that we do not need outward activities. The one who received five talents traded with them diligently and gained another five talents. This indicates that we need both the inward renewing and the outward service, the inward growth and the outward actions. We need to be deeply impressed with this principle. Regarding the aspect of life, we need to be renewed from within, and regarding the aspect of service, we need to be very active outwardly. Sometimes we may be so active outwardly that we neglect the inward renewing. But at other times we may care so much for the inner life that we do not work adequately. To be like this is to be an unturned cake (Hosea 7:8). On one side we are burned to charcoal, and on the other side we are raw. Neither side is good for eating. We need to be a turned cake. If we work too much, the Lord will tell us to rest. But if we rest too much, the Lord will tell us to work. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 722, 720-721)
Further Reading: Life-study of Matthew, msgs. 65—66
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