第二十七週．週六

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晨興餧養

西二７　『在祂裏面已經生根，並正被建造，且照著你們所受的教導，在信心上得以堅固，洋溢著感謝，就要在祂裏面行事為人。』

１５　　『既將執政的和掌權的脫下，神就把他們公然示眾，仗著十字架在凱旋中向他們誇勝。』

土壤裏面還有一個元素，就是脫下執政的和掌權的，而在凱旋中向他們誇勝；（西二15；）這元素勝過空中的邪靈。信徒和不信的人都覺察到，有邪惡的事物圍繞著他們。人想要行善，卻有個東西使他們作惡。…我們若想要憑自己與空中的黑暗權勢爭戰，就必失敗。但在作土壤的基督裏面，有一種擊敗邪靈的元素。當我們在土壤裏生根，並且吸取土壤豐富的元素時，諸天界裏執政的和掌權的就必被脫下。土壤裏面有一個脫下黑暗權勢的元素。我們已經栽種在這土壤裏面，現今必須享受其中一切的豐富。（歌羅西書生命讀經，五八○至五八一頁。）

信息選讀

我們已經在基督這豐富、肥沃的土壤裏生了根。我們既在祂裏面生根，就應當繼續吸取祂的豐富。樹木如何經由根從土壤裏吸取滋養的元素，我們也該把基督的豐富吸收進來。…一棵樹的長大在於經由根所吸收的養分。我們既已生根到基督裏面，就該天天實際的留在祂裏面。我們在經歷中，必須一直在基督裏生根。然而，我們若在飲食這樣的事上忘了基督，在經歷上就沒有生根於基督。我們進餐的時候，也許忘了基督。飯後，我們可能花一點時間禱告。但甚至在禱告的開頭，我們還沒有在實際並經歷上在基督裏生根，因為我們可能禱告許多不必要的事物。但在主的憐憫和忍耐裏，祂一直等到我們開始真正的禱告；然後我們就在經歷上吸取基督的豐富。然而，我們禱告的時間結束之後，也許沒有繼續消化我們從祂所吸收的。照著主在約翰十五章所說的，就是我們可能沒有住在祂裏面。

許多聖徒早晨花時間與主同在。然而，雖然他們花了一點時間與主同在，卻沒有吸取多少祂的豐富；原因在於他們太匆忙了。我們若要把基督的豐富吸收進來作養分，就不該匆匆忙忙的。

我們若要吸取作土壤之基督的豐富，就需要細嫩、新長的根。不要讓自己老化了，乃要天天新鮮而更新。要向主禱告：『主，我要讓我的奉獻是新鮮的，我要重新向你敞開。我要我的根是細嫩的，好吸取你的豐富。主，不要讓我的根老化。』如果我們的根細嫩新鮮，吸取基督的豐富，我們就自然會因著所吸取的豐富而長大。這就是天天、時時主觀的享受基督並經歷祂。

你若看見我們在基督這豐富的土壤裏生根，就會得著安慰和鼓勵。不要被你的軟弱所困擾。…在這土壤裏，你豈不是有豐滿、割禮、埋葬、復活、生命的分賜、規條的塗抹、和黑暗權勢的脫下麼？…要花時間吸取祂，從祂這土壤裏吸收豐富的元素。倘若你花時間吸取主，你就能見證，你在基督裏一無所缺。

我們每天早晨需要花足彀的時間吸取主。十分鐘雖然好，但…倘若你早晨花半小時吸取主、享受主，你在一天當中，就不會受到反面事物的攪擾。『蒼蠅』和『蠍子』不會來煩擾你，因為土壤裏的元素會驅逐牠們。（歌羅西書生命讀經，六○三至六○四、五八二至五八三頁。）

參讀：歌羅西書生命讀經，第四十七至四十八、五十五篇。

WEEK 27 — DAY 6

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Morning Nourishment

Col. 2:7 Having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. 

       15 Stripping off the rulers and the authorities, He made a display of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

In the soil there is also an element that strips off the rulers and authorities and triumphs over them (Col. 2:15). This element is victorious over the evil spirits in the atmosphere. Both believers and unbelievers realize that there is something evil surrounding them. People try to be good, but something causes them to do evil…If we try in ourselves to combat the power of darkness in the atmosphere, we will be defeated. But there is an element in Christ as the soil that defeats the evil spirits. As we stay rooted in the soil and absorb its rich elements, the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies will be stripped off. There is an element in the soil that strips off the power of darkness. We have been planted into this soil, and now we must enjoy all its
riches. (Life-study of Colossians, p. 458)

Todays Reading

We are rooted in Christ, who is the rich, fertile soil. Having been rooted in Him, we should go on to absorb His riches. As a tree absorbs nourishing elements from the soil through its roots, we also should absorb the riches of Christ into us…A tree’s growth depends upon the nourishment it absorbs through its roots. Since we have been rooted into Christ, we should remain in Him in a practical way day by day. In our experience we need to stay rooted in Christ. However, if we forget Christ in matters such as eating and drinking, we are not rooted in Him in our experience. When we eat our food, we may not remember Christ. After our meal we may spend some time in prayer. But even at the beginning of our prayer, we may not actually and experientially be rooted in Christ, for we may pray many unnecessary things. But in His mercy and patience, the Lord waits until we begin to pray in a genuine way. Then in our experience we absorb Christ’s riches. However, when our time of prayer is finished, it may happen that we do not go on to assimilate what we have absorbed of Him. According to the Lord’s words in John 15, it could be that we do not abide in Him.

In the morning many saints spend time with the Lord. However, even though they spend a certain amount of time with Him, they may not absorb much of His riches. The reason is that they are in too much of a hurry. If we would absorb the riches of Christ into us as our nourishment, we should not be rushed.

If we would absorb the riches of Christ as the soil, we need to have tender, new roots. Do not let yourself get old, but be fresh and renewed day by day. Pray to the Lord, “Lord, I want my consecration to be fresh, and I want to open to You anew. I want my roots to be tender that I may absorb Your riches. Lord, don’t let my roots get old.” If our roots are tender and new to absorb the riches of Christ, we will grow automatically with the riches we assimilate. This is to enjoy Christ and to experience Him subjectively, daily, and hourly.

If you see that we have been rooted in Christ as the rich soil, you will be comforted and encouraged. Do not be troubled by your weaknesses…In this soil do you not have the fullness, the circumcision, the burial, the raising up, the giving of life, the wiping out of the ordinances, and the stripping off of the powers of darkness?…Take time to absorb Him, to assimilate the rich elements from Him as the soil. If you take time to absorb the Lord, you will be able to testify that in Christ you have no lack.

Every morning we need to take an adequate amount of time to absorb the Lord. Although even ten minutes is good,…if you spend thirty minutes to absorb the Lord and to enjoy Him in the morning, you will not be bothered by negative things during the day. The “flies” and “scorpions” will not pester you, for the elements in the soil will repel them. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 477-479, 459-460)

Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msgs. 47—48, 55