第五週 • 週五

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晨興餧養

結三四14~15  我必在美好的草場牧養他們，他們的住處必在以色列高處的山上；他們必在佳美的住處躺臥，也在以色列山肥美的草場喫草。主耶和華說，我必親自牧養我的羊群，使他們得以躺臥。 

溪水表徵賜生命的靈，草場表徵基督〔結三四13~14〕。我們在溪水邊有豐富的基督作我們的草場。溪水是給我們喝的，草場是給我們喫的。在地方召會的聚會中，我們的確感覺，我們是在溪水邊，也是在草場上；我們是在喝，也在喫。讚美主，我們是在我們的牧人照顧之下，飲於溪水邊，並在草場上得餧養！

〔在以西結三十四章十五節，〕躺臥的意思是不作工、掙扎或奮力。…在雅歌一章七節，尋求者問主在何處牧放祂的羊群，晌午在何處使羊群歇臥。每當主餧養我們，牧養我們，給我們喝時，祂也給我們安息。我們在召會聚會中，常感覺我們是在躺臥着安息。在外面我們是坐着，但裏面我們是躺臥着（以西結書生命讀經，二二一至二二二頁）。

信息選讀

主這位牧人，必纏裹受傷的，加強輭弱的，醫治有病的〔結三四16上〕。我們多麼需要主的纏裹和醫治！在召會聚會中，我們常感覺是在主柔細的纏裹之下，我們受傷、破裂之處被祂纏裹。有的時候，我們感覺我們在經歷祂的加強，祂的醫治。

惟有在祂給了我們生命供應，纏裹我們受傷之處，並醫治我們之後，在我們中間一切不義的東西纔會完全被潔除。…然而，我們若缺了主的供應、纏裹和醫治，我們就只會定罪別人，指摘別人，埋怨別人。我們彼此定罪並指摘，無法彼此和諧一致。但是當主藉生命恢復我們時，我們就有真正的復興，有對基督的享受，而使我們滿足、安息、平安，並且經歷主的纏裹和醫治。這位滋養我們、供應我們的，使我們對與弟兄姊妹的關係，有準確的感覺。當我們有這樣的感覺，我們就自己審判自己，結果我們與聖徒就有真正的一，成為一群。

以西結三十四章二十三節說，『我必立一牧人照管他們，牧養他們，就是我的僕人大衛；祂必牧養他們，作他們的牧人。』大衛豫表基督。基督是真大衛，真牧人，要餧養我們，使我們得飽足並滿足。…基督作我們的牧人照管我們，包括顧到我們一切的難處，擔負我們一切的責任。祂不僅在屬靈的事上照管我們，也在一切與人生需要有關的事上照管我們。這意思是說，按照詩篇二十三篇，祂在我們生活的每一面都照管我們。

主耶穌既是我們的牧人照管我們，我們就不該罣慮我們的難處或我們的生活。我們該學習信靠祂。在一天的末了，能向主我們的牧人禱告，是多麼的好。我們不必長篇大論、形式宗教的禱告。只要簡單的說，『主耶穌，感謝你，我在你的照管之下。現在我要睡了，求你來照管我。』這樣簡單的禱告就彀了。你在早晨醒來時，可以說，『主，我感謝你，我仍然在你的照管之下。』你不必宗教式地求主保護你，為你作許多事。

祂照管我們，餧養我們，我們實在有詩篇二十三篇的經歷：『耶和華是我的牧者；我必不至缺乏。』願我們都經歷基督作我們的牧人（以西結書生命讀經，二二二至二二五頁）。

參讀：以西結書生命讀經，第十六篇。

WEEK 5 — DAY 5

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Morning Nourishment

Ezek. 34:14-15 I will feed them with good pasture, and their dwelling place will be upon the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will lie down in a good dwelling place, and on rich pasture they will feed upon
the mountains of Israel. I Myself will shepherd My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, declares the Lord Jehovah.

Whereas the streams signify the life-giving Spirit, the pasture signifies Christ [Ezek. 34:13-14]. By the streams we have the rich Christ as our pasture. The streams are for our drinking, and the pasture is for our eating. In the meetings of the local churches, we do have the sense that we are by the streams and in the pasture, that we are drinking and eating. Praise the Lord that we are under the care of our Shepherd, drinking by the streams and feeding in the pasture!

In verse 15…to lie down means not to work, struggle, and strive…In Song of Songs 1:7 the seeker asked the Lord where He pastured His flock, where He made His flock lie down at noon. Whenever the Lord feeds us, shepherds us, and gives us something to drink, He also gives us rest. In the church meetings we often have the sense that we are lying down to rest. Outwardly, we are sitting, but inwardly, we are lying down to rest. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 178-179)

Todays Reading

As the Shepherd, the Lord will bind up the broken one and heal the sick one [Ezek. 34:16a]. How we need the Lord’s binding and healing! Frequently in the church meetings we have the sense that we are under the tender binding of the Lord and that the wounds and the broken places are being bound up by Him. At other times we may sense that we are experiencing His strengthening, His healing.

Only after He gives us the life supply, binds up our wounds, and heals us can all the unjust things among us be cleared away. However, if we lack the Lord’s supply, binding, and healing, we will condemn others, blame others, and complain about others. If we condemn and blame one another, we cannot be in harmony with one another. But as the Lord recovers us by life, we have genuine revival, we have the enjoyment of Christ, which causes us to be satisfied, restful, and peaceful, and we experience the Lord’s binding and healing. The One who nourishes us and supplies us causes us to have an accurate sense concerning our relationships with the brothers and sisters. When we have such a sense, we judge ourselves, and as a result, we have a genuine oneness with the saints as the one flock.

Verse 23 goes on to say, “And I will set up over them one Shepherd, My Servant David, and He will feed them; He will feed them, and He will be their Shepherd.” David typifies Christ. Christ is the real David, the real Shepherd, feeding us and causing us to be filled and satisfied. As our Shepherd, Christ takes care of us, including all our problems and responsibilities. He takes care of us not only in spiritual things but in all things related to our human needs. This means that, according to Psalm 23, He takes care of us in every aspect of our living.

Since the Lord Jesus is our Shepherd taking care of us, we should not worry about our problems or about our living. Instead, we need to learn to put our trust in Him. At the end of the day, it is very good to pray to the Lord as our Shepherd. There is no need to pray at length in a formal, religious way. Simply say, “Lord Jesus, I thank You that I am under Your care. Now I am going to sleep, and I ask You to come and take care of me.” Such a simple prayer is good enough. When you wake up in the morning, you say, “Lord, I thank You that I am still under Your care.” There is no need to be religious, asking the Lord to protect you and do many other things for you.

As He cares for us, He feeds us, and we have the real experience of Psalm 23: The Lord is our Shepherd, and we lack nothing. May we all learn to experience Christ as our Shepherd. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 179-181)

Further Reading: Life-study of Ezekiel, msg. 16