第四週■週六

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晨興餧養

腓二2『你們就要使我的喜樂滿足，就是要思念相同的事，有相同的愛，魂裏聯結，思念同一件事。』

  三1『還有，我的弟兄們，你們要在主裏喜樂。把同樣的話寫給你們，於我並不爲難，於你們卻是妥當。』

腓立比人中間的不合，是由於他們沒有在魂裏聯結，沒有在他們的心思，就是他們魂的主要部分裏，思念同一件事。…他們藉着重生，有基督在他們的靈裏；但他們還沒有藉着變化，有基督在他們的魂裏。惟有讓基督浸透並佔有他們的全魂，他們纔能在魂裏成爲一。（聖經恢復本，腓二2 註5。）

信息選讀

多年來，我們說到經歷基督和享受基督，但我們沒有看見享受基督詳細的路。所以，我有負擔釋放一些信息，說到享受基督的路。我們要享受基督，就需要對付我們魂的每一部分，特別是我們的心思。如果我們思想的方式受過對付，我們對基督就會有正確的品嘗，我們就會經歷祂，也會享受祂。我們不但喫，也享受我們所喫的。我們是否享受所喫的食物，完全在於我們的品嘗。我們對基督的品嘗，主要的是在於我們的魂。這就是爲甚麼就着經歷基督和享受基督而言，我們需要對付我們魂的各部分。（李常受文集一九七八年第一册，四四○頁。）

基督要作我們活的牧人，就需要〔作爲賜生命的靈〕住在我們裏面。…基督要作我們的牧人，祂就必須與我們同在，甚至在我們裏面。許多時候祂與我們同行，爲要使我們轉回。想想看主如何在往以馬忤斯的路上作那兩個門徒的牧人。這兩個門徒往一個方向走，但主與他們同行，爲要使他們轉往另一個方向。路加二十四章十五節說，『正談話討論的時候，耶穌親自就近他們，和他們同行。』然後祂問他們談論甚麼。就某種意義說，這兩個門徒責備主，他們說，『獨有你在耶路撒冷作客，不知道這幾天在那裏所發生的事麼？』（18。）然後主問：『甚麼事？』（19。）同行一會兒以後，他們強留主同他們住下。（29。）然後，祂拿起餅來，祝福了，擘開，遞給他們。『他們的眼睛開了，這纔認出祂來。』（30 ～ 31。）這是主牧養的例子。

有時候主牧養我們，就像祂在往以馬忤斯的路上牧養門徒一樣。我們也可能對祂胡言亂語，或問祂荒謬的問題。我們甚至可能責備祂，祂也可能裝作不知道我們在談論甚麼。我們許多人能見證，經歷過主耶穌這樣牧養我們。

照着彼得在彼前二章二十五節的話，基督也是我們魂的監督。…新約啓示監督就是長老，長老就是監督。在彼前五章一至三節彼得對長老說到牧養神的羣羊。監督的功用是甚麼？監督原文的意思是指一個監督某種特別光景或情況的人。這辭似乎是指一個在我們以上，監督我們，並觀察我們作爲的人。然而，照着我們的經歷，主作監督乃是照顧我們的一位。祂監督我們，意思是祂照顧我們。主作監督，不是管治我們或管轄我們；祂乃是照顧我們，像母親照顧孩子一樣。母親監督孩子，目的是要照顧孩子。她要顧到他們每一需要。基督作我們的監督也是一樣。（彼得前書生命讀經，二三○至二三一頁。）

參讀：彼得前書生命讀經，第二十一篇。

WEEK 4 — DAY 6

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Morning Nourishment

Phil. 2:2 Make my joy full, that you think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking the one thing.

       3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, for me it is not irksome, but for you it is safe.

The dissension among the Philippians was due to their not being joined in soul, to their not thinking the one thing in their mind, the leading part of their soul…They had Christ in their spirit through regeneration, but they did not have Christ in their soul through transformation. Only by having Christ saturate and occupy their entire soul could they be made one in soul. (Phil. 2:2, footnote 5)

Today’s Reading

For years we have spoken about the experience of Christ and the enjoyment of Christ, but we have not seen the detailed way to enjoy Christ. Therefore, I have been burdened to give a number of messages on the way to enjoy Christ. In order to enjoy Him, we need to deal with every part of our soul, especially with our mind. If our way of thinking is dealt with, we will have the proper taste for Christ, and we will both experience Him and enjoy Him. We will not only eat but enjoy what we are eating. Whether or not we enjoy the food we eat depends upon our taste. Concerning Christ, our taste is mainly with our soul. This is the reason that concerning the experience of Christ and the enjoyment of Christ, we need to deal with the various parts of our soul. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Experience of Christ,” pp. 341-342)

In order to be our living Shepherd, it is necessary for Christ to dwell within us [as the life-giving Spirit]…For Christ to be our Shepherd, He must be with us, even in us. Many times He goes along with us in order to turn us back. Consider how the Lord was the Shepherd to the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. These disciples were going in one direction, but the Lord went with them in order to turn them to go in another direction. Luke 24:15 says, “While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them.” Then He asked them what they were talking about. In a sense, these disciples rebuked the Lord when they said, “Do You alone dwell as a stranger in Jerusalem and not know the things which have taken place in it in these days?” (v. 18). Then the Lord asked, “What things?” (v. 19). After walking
awhile together, they constrained the Lord to stay with them (v. 29). Then, as He took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, “their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him” (vv. 30-31). This is an example of the Lord’s shepherding.

Sometimes the Lord shepherds us in the same way that He shepherded the disciples on the road to Emmaus. We also may speak to Him in a nonsensical way or ask Him nonsensical questions. We may even rebuke Him, and He may pretend not to know what we are talking about. Many of us can testify of having the Lord Jesus shepherd us in this way.

According to 1 Peter 2:25, Christ is also the Overseer of our souls. The New Testament reveals that an overseer is an elder and that an elder is an overseer. In 5:1-3 Peter gives a word to the elders concerning the shepherding of the flock of God. What is the function of an overseer? The Greek word for overseer means “one who oversees a particular condition or situation.” This word seems to indicate someone above us who takes oversight concerning us and watches what we are doing. However, according to our experience, the Lord as theOverseer is One who cares for us. For Him to oversee us means that He takes care of us. As the Overseer, the Lord does not govern us or rule over us. Rather, He cares for us as a mother cares for her child. A mother oversees her child with the purpose of caring for the child. She wants to take care of every need. The same is true of Christ as our Overseer. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 192-194)

Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Peter, msg. 21