第十五週．週三

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晨興餧養

弗一９　『照著祂的喜悅，使我們知道祂意願的奧祕；這喜悅是祂在自己裏面豫先定下的。』

西一９　『所以，我們自從聽見的日子，也就為你們不住的禱告祈求，願你們在一切屬靈的智慧和悟性上，充分認識神的旨意。』　

以弗所一章九節說到神在祂自己裏面所豫先定下的喜悅。在三章十一節，保羅說到神『在我們的主基督耶穌裏，所立的永遠定旨』。此外，在一章十一節保羅說，神『按祂意願所決議的，行作萬事』。釘十字架的基督作為神的智慧，與神照著祂的喜悅所定的計畫有關；也是照著神完成祂旨意的方式。神照著祂的喜悅所定的計畫，以及神完成祂旨意的路，乃是深奧的。然而，這些深奧的事都能應用到我們的經歷中。（哥林多前書生命讀經，八九頁。）

信息選讀

當我們經歷釘十字架的基督時，祂之於我們乃是神的能力和神的智慧。我們既有釘十字架的基督作神的智慧，就不需要尋求一條路來完成神的旨意。只要經歷釘十字架的基督，自然就有路來行神的旨意。我們會很有智慧的來行神的旨意。我們再也不需要下定決心來行神的旨意，或定意要行神的旨意。…到處都有基督徒禱告，願神的旨意成就。…但是，不管信徒有多少次禱告神的旨意成就，神的旨意還是沒有成就。…只要你經歷釘十字架的基督，基督就要成為從神給你的智慧，以完成祂的計畫。你會有神的智慧來行祂的旨意。…過了幾個月、幾年，你再回頭看，就懂得你的確有神的智慧，照著祂的旨意來完成祂的計畫。當然，這不是你天然的智慧，乃是釘十字架的基督作神的智慧。

當我們經歷釘十字架的基督時，我們就被了結。我們的一切所是、所有和所能，全都了結了。…你只要經歷釘十字架的基督，就被了結。實際上，沒有一個人能把自己釘在十字架上。可是，當我們呼求主耶穌的名，享受祂並經歷祂的時候，祂的釘十字架就會了結我們。我們的一切所是就被這位釘十字架的基督了結。

釘十字架乃是我們蒙拯救脫離肉體、天然生命和舊造的路。釘十字架的基督不僅是能力，也是道路。…對我們這蒙召的人，釘十字架的基督總是神的能力和神的智慧，拯救我們脫離一切消極的事物。感謝祂，讚美祂，我們如今正在得救的過程中。我們越藉著經歷釘十字架的基督而得救，我們就越享受祂。（哥林多前書生命讀經，八九至九一頁。）

釘十字架的基督是神的能力，為要拯救我們；也是神的智慧，為要完成祂的計畫。我們要有所成就，就需要能力和智慧。能力是才能，智慧是道路。基督首先是我們的能力，然後是我們的智慧，也就是說，是我們的道路。基督是神的能力，來完成神的經綸；祂也是神的智慧，就是神的道路，來完成神的經綸。

基督作為神的能力，用大能加強我們，在我們一切的所是和所行上供應、維持我們。在我們一切的遭遇和景況中，基督這神的能力，叫我們能忍受苦難、背負重擔、並穩定站住。祂也維持我們，叫我們不動搖。因此，保羅宣告說，『我在那加我能力者的裏面，凡事都能作。』（腓四13。）基督這神的能力，藉著祂神聖的分賜，天天供應我們並維持我們。（新約總論第十冊，一二七頁。）

參讀：哥林多前書生命讀經，第八篇。

WEEK 15 — DAY 3

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Morning Nourishment

Eph. 1:9 Making known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself.

Col. 1:9 Therefore we also, since the day we heard of it, do not cease praying and asking on your behalf that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Ephesians 1:9 speaks of God’s good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself. In Ephesians 3:11 Paul refers to “the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Furthermore, in Ephesians 1:11 Paul says that God “works all things according to the counsel of His will.” The crucified Christ as the wisdom of God is related to God’s plan according to His good pleasure and also according to God’s way to fulfill His will. God’s plan according to His good pleasure and His way to fulfill His will are deep and profound. Nevertheless, these profound matters can be applied to our experience. (Life-study of 1 Corinthians, pp. 74-75)

Todays Reading

When we experience the crucified Christ, He becomes to us both the power of God and the wisdom of God. Since we have the crucified Christ as God’s wisdom, there is no need for us to seek a way to carry out God’s will. Simply by experiencing the crucified Christ, we spontaneously have a way to do God’s will. We become very wise in doing the will of God. No longer is it necessary for us to make up our mind to do God’s will or to determine to do the will of God…Christians everywhere pray for the will of God to be done… But no matter how many times believers pray for the will of God to be done, the will of God is not accomplished…As long as you experience the crucified Christ, Christ will become to you the wisdom of God to fulfill His plan. You will have the wisdom of God to do His will…If you look backward after a period of months or years, you will realize that you did have the wisdom of God to carry out His plan according to His will. This, of course, is not your natural wisdom; it is the crucified Christ as the wisdom of God.

When we experience the crucified Christ, we are terminated. All that we are, all that we have, and all that we can do—all is completely terminated… You are terminated simply by experiencing the crucified Christ…It is impossible for anyone to crucify himself. But when we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, as we are enjoying Him and experiencing Him, His crucifixion will terminate us. All that we are is terminated by this crucified Christ.

Crucifixion is the way for us to be delivered from the flesh, the natural life, and the old creation. Christ crucified is not only the power; He is also the way…To us who have been called, the crucified Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God for us to be delivered from all negative things. We thank Him and praise Him that we are now in the process of being saved. The more we are saved by experiencing the crucified Christ, the more we enjoy Him. (Life-study of 1 Corinthians, pp. 75-76)

Christ crucified is the power of God for saving us and the wisdom of God for fulfilling His plan. In order to achieve anything, we need both power and wisdom. Power is the ability, and wisdom is the way. Christ is first our power, and then He is our wisdom, that is, our way. Christ is the power of God to carry out God’s economy, and He is also the wisdom of God, the way of God, to carry out God’s economy.

Christ as the power of God strengthens us with a dynamic power, supplying and sustaining us in what we are and what we do. In all our circumstances and conditions, Christ as the power of God enables us to suffer, to bear burdens, and to stand firm. He also sustains us to the point of being unshakable. For this reason, Paul declared, “I am able to do all things in Him who empowers me” (Phil. 4:13). Christ as the power of God is daily supplying and sustaining us through His divine dispensing. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3121)

Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msg. 8