443 中翻英 (133)

六月三十日

「因為情欲（肉體）和圣靈相爭，圣靈和情欲（肉體）相爭，這兩者是彼此相敵，使你們不能做所愿意做的。」（加   5:17 新國際版）

請留意這處經文所說的話，在我們里面的「肉體」不是反對我們，但卻是反對神的圣靈。同時，不是我們，乃是圣靈在應付和對付肉體的發動。這結果如何呢？「使你們不能做所愿意做的。」我想，我們常常摸不到這最后一句話的重要意義。我們天然「所愿意做的」到底是什么？答案是：我們會漠視神的旨意，并憑著自己本性所喜好的去偏行已路。所以，我們若讓圣靈應付和對付肉體的發動，不离開基督的遮護，那結果就是圣靈可以自由地做祂的工——自由地對付我們里面的肉體。這樣，我們就不會按自己天然所愿做的去做了。我們若不憑著自己的計划和途徑而奔走，我們就必在祂完美的旨意里得著喜樂。June 30"For the lust (flesh) is against the Spirit, and the Spirit is against the lust (flesh), and the two are in opposition to each other, and keep you from doing what you will." (Galatians 5:17)Notice what this verse says. The "flesh" within us is not against us, but against the Holy Spirit of God. At the same time, it is not we but the Holy Spirit who is dealing with and dealing with the mobilization of the flesh. What is the result? "To prevent you from doing what you will." I think we often miss the significance of that last sentence. What exactly is our natural "willingness to do"? The answer is: We will disregard God's will and go astray according to our own natural preferences. Therefore, if we allow the Holy Spirit to deal with and deal with the mobilization of the flesh without leaving the protection of Christ, the result will be that the Holy Spirit can freely do His work—freely deal with the flesh within us. Then we don't do what we naturally want to do. If we do not run according to our own plans and ways, we shall find joy in His perfect will.

442 中翻英 (132) Lord, You are our hiding place. 主阿! 祢是我們的避難所. 6/9/2023

442  中翻英 (132)                Lord, You are our hiding place.       主阿! 祢是我們的避難所.   6/9/2023

愛我們的主耶穌, 祢總在給我們試煉時, 開一條路, 叫我們能過得去, 這是祢的應許. 求祢叫我們不要离開基督的遮護，來靠著自己而行動, 讓撒旦得逞.  奉主耶穌基督的名禱告. 阿們.

六月二十九日的晨曦默思是叫我們時常讀聖經 --- 歌林多前書10:13 --- 你們所遭受的試探，無非是人所遭受的.  上帝是信實的，祂不會讓你們受試探過於你們所能受的；而且在你們受試探的時候，祂會給你們開一條出路，使你們能忍受得住。

「住在至高者隱密處的，必住在全能者的蔭下。」（詩91:1）

試探的目的，常是要引誘我們去做一些事情。在中日戰爭的初期（指抗戰時期），我方損失許多坦克車，因此無法抵御日軍的武器，后來我方想出如下的一個智謀：一位在埋伏中的狙擊手，向著日本坦克發射一彈，過了一段相當長的時間后再射第二彈，跟著一段更長的寂靜后才加添一彈，這樣的冷落射擊，會使坦克車手不堪其擾而探頭外望，企圖找出槍聲的來源。就在這一剎那，另一響瞄准的槍彈發射出去，立即把他的生命結束了。坦克車手只要留在車的護蓋下，他是絕對安全的。但那斷續槍聲的試探，就是要引誘他伸出頭面，而失去保障。撒但的試探，也同樣是要引誘我們去暴露自己。它十分明了只要我們一踏出我們的隱密處，离開了基督的遮護，并靠著自己而行動時，它已經是奏凱得胜了。

 

June 29

"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall dwell under the shadow of the Almighty." (Psalm 91:1)

The purpose of temptation is often to induce us to do something. In the early days of the Sino-Japanese War (referring to the period of the Anti-Japanese War), we lost many tanks, so we could not resist the weapons of the Japanese army. Later, we came up with the following strategy: a sniper in an ambush fired a Japanese tank. One shot, followed by a second shot after a considerable amount of time, followed by a longer silence, would cause a tank driver to be disturbed and look out in an attempt to find the gun. the source of the sound. At that instant another aimed shot was fired, instantly ending his life. As long as the tank driver remains under the cover of the vehicle, he is absolutely safe. But the temptation of the intermittent gunfire is to lure him to stick his head out and lose his protection. Satan's temptation is also to tempt us to expose ourselves. It knows full well that as soon as we step out of our hiding place, out of the shelter of Christ, and act on our own, deivel has triumphed.

441 中翻英 (131) How important the interrogative pronoun, what, how, where when, etc. are! 英文疑問代名詞, what, how, where when, 等等的使用是這麼的重要! 6/28/2023

441 中翻英 (131)   How important the interrogative pronoun, what, how, where when, etc. are!                                               英文疑問代名詞, what, how, where when, 等等的使用是這麼的重要!   6/28/2023

例如,                                      

            我要怎樣回答呢？(在本文第一段的紅字)  應這樣翻才對.                                                                                              What am I going to respond?                                                                                                                          (不可以翻成  How am I going to respond?  雖然中文是 "怎樣回答",                                                      what 後面應接名詞, how 後面接形容詞. 參考"英文文法"    博客.)                                                                                    

六月二十八日的曠野筵席的默思是我們有基督信仰者日夜夢想的將來 --- 與主同死, 同埋葬, 同復活.  這都因信那叫主從死里复活上帝的大能.

「你們既受浸与祂一同埋葬，也就在此与祂一同复活，都因信那叫祂從死里复活 神的功用。」（西 2:12 新國際版）

唉呀！有些人因所受的教導，竟把埋葬看作一條進入死亡的路，他們想要借此達到死亡的目的！讓我強調的說，除非我們的眼睛被神開啟，看見我們已經在基督里死了，并与祂一同埋葬，那我們就沒有權利可以受浸。我們踏進水里的原因，是由于我們認識到，在神的眼光中我們已經与基督同死了！我們就是為此做見證。神對這個問題是很簡單而清楚的。「基督已經死了，我已經把你包括在祂里面。現在，你對這事實有什么反應和表示呢？」我要怎樣回答呢？「主阿，我相信你已經被釘死在十字架上。我「阿們」你所給我的死和埋葬。祂已經帶同我進入祂的死和墳墓（并复活），我現在要求受浸，乃要公開承認這一個事實。

June 28

"Being buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead." (Colossians 2:12 NIV).

Oops! Because they have been taught to see burial as a way into death, therefore they intend to achieve! Let me emphsize to say that unless God opens our eyes seeing that we have died in Christ and been buried with Him, then we have no right to be baptized.  We step into the water, because we realize that we have died with Christ in God's sight! Our purpose is to witnesses for this. God treats it very simple and clear. "Christ has died, and I have included you in Him. Now, how do you react and express about this fact?" What am I going to respond? "Lord, I believe that You have been crucified. I amen to the death and burial with You. He has brought me into his death and buried with Him(and resurrection as well).  Now, I ask to be baptized as a public acknowledgment for this reality.

 440 中翻英 (130)

六月二十七日

「万軍之耶和華与我們同在，雅各的神是我們的避難所。」（詩   46:11 新國際版）

雅各的歷史与我們的經歷，是多么的相似！當神還沒有開始對付我們的時候，我們對雅各的詭詐，常有一种超越的態度与傾向。但當我們開始面對自己的彎曲心思時，我們就發現在我們里頭的人類基本品性。請記得，雅各那天然的生命，如何轉變為屬靈有用的器皿，這全然是神恩典的能力所造成的。

以實瑪利也許會說到亞伯拉罕的神，以掃也許會談及亞伯拉罕和以撒的神，曾如何與祂有一些交往。但他們所論述的只不過是已往歷史的回顧，他們對于神的認識，從未有個人的經歷。所以，在圣經里，我們沒有讀到以實瑪利的神，或以掃的神。但雅各卻不是這樣。對于雅各（甚至對于我們），若單憑已往屬靈的交通与經歷還是不夠的。我們的神是我們現在的避難所，也是我們現在的能力。我們必須如同摩西在火焰的荊棘中，听到神說：「我是亞伯拉罕的神，以撒的神，雅各的神。」在這位神里面，我們眾人就都有盼望。

June 27

"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." (Psalm 46:11 NIV)

How similar is Jacob's history with our life experience! Before God begins to deal with us, we often have an attitude and tendency to surpass Jacob's deceit. But when we start to face our crooked minds, we discover the basic human nature within us. Remember, how the Jacob's natural life transformed into a spiritually useful vessel was entirely done by the power of God's grace.  

Ishmael might speak of the God of Abraham, and Esau might speak of the God of Abraham and Isaac, how they had some dealings with Him. But what they discuss is only a review of past history. They have never had personal experience with God. Therefore, we do not read about the God of Ishmael or the God of Esau in the Bible. Neither with Jacob. For Jacob (and even for us), past spiritual fellowship and experience alone are not enough. Our God is the present refuge and  strength of us. We must be like Moses, as he in the burning bush, hearing God say, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." In this God, we all have hope.

439 中翻英 (129) Thanks Lord to grant me the loving mother. 謝謝主賜給愛我的媽媽. 6/26/2023

439 中翻英 (129) Thanks Lord to grant me the loving mother.  謝謝主賜給愛我的媽媽.   6/26/2023    

我們在天上的父, 謝謝祢賜給孩子愛我的母親, 讓我從小有生活的本能, 學會用言語與世人交通. 感謝讚美歸於天上的父.  奉主耶穌的名禱告.  阿們.

語言不是天生的, 是愛我們的媽媽一句一句的有耐心教我們.  所以我們中國人學習英文也要懇求天父賜我們智慧與耐心及聖靈的帶領. 一句一句的學.  不是英文難學, 學語言就是這麼一回事. 它是媽媽教我們七八年的苦心所結的果子.  假若您真喜歡學英文, 請永遠不要放棄.  編輯者現在93歲, 還在學它.

親愛的訪友, 編輯者默思六月二十六日的曠野筵席,   深受聖靈的感動.   就像圣靈感動腓利，要他去到埃提阿伯人的坐車那裡(那人是個有權的非洲王國的太監), 他就去了.   他教那太監讀懂以賽亞書五十三章以賽亞先知預言耶穌受難的故事.   福音就藉著這位太監傳到進非洲.

「圣靈對腓利說，你去貼近那車走！」（徒   8:29   新國際版）

神的工作必須是由神發起的。一個工人可以直接從圣靈接受呼召，也可以間接借著所讀的圣經，所听的信息，或所遇的環境而接受呼召。但無論神用什么方法向人顯示祂的旨意，我們必須從其它各种聲音中听到祂自己獨一的聲音。無論那呼召是借著什么器皿臨到我們，都必須是祂自己向我們說話。當然，將同工們的意見一下就全然摒棄是不對的，但如果將同工們的意見接納，而代替了圣靈在我們里面直接的見證，那也是不對的。固然我們切不可脫离身體里其他的肢體而獨立行動，但也不可忘記，我們一切的引導都是從元首而來的。

June 26

"The Holy Spirit said to Philip, Go get close to that cart!" (Acts 8:29 NIV)

God's work must be started by Him. A servant worker may start  it  by a call directly from the Holy Spirit, or indirectly through  his Bible reading, by his  gospel  hearing, or the circumstances. But no matter what kind method God uses to reveal His will to the servant, we must hear His own unique voice from  the  other voices. Whatever the ways which  He  used  to  call us, it should be by Himself. Of course, it is not right to  discard the opinions of the co-workers   completely, but it is also wrong to accept the opinions of the co-workers instead of the direct  motivated  by the Holy Spirit within us. Although we must not act independently from  the other members of the body, but we must not forget that all the guidences comes from the    Head of   our  body ,   Jeusu Christ.

438 中翻英 (128) We must have the expieence of the reality of the Holy Spirit dewelling in us . 我們必須要有聖靈內住實存的經驗. 6/25/2023

 438 中翻英 (128)    We must have the expieence of the   reality  of the   Holy   Spirit  dewelling in us  .                                                                                                         我們必須要有聖靈內住實存的經驗.                                                                                                                  6/25/2023

「豈不知你們是神的殿，神的靈住在你們里頭么？」（林前   3:16   新國際版）

對于哥林多信徒的不圣洁，保羅所提出的救治乃是內住圣靈的啟示。他們的需要，也如同我們今天的需要，乃是掌握一個事實，就是神自己已經居住在他們里面。我們有許多人對于神的靈沒有真切的感覺。我們認為祂不過是一個影響力  —    無疑是一個好的影響力，但許多人僅僅是如此而已。在我們的思想中，良心和圣靈差不多是同樣的「東西」，當我們做錯了時，它被提醒責備，并企圖把我們帶回到正确的道路。我們的難處，就如哥林多信徒一樣，不是沒有神所賜內住圣靈的恩賜，而是對祂（圣靈）同在的實際，還缺少切身的感覺与經歷。我們沒有寶貴并享用那位在基本上是絕對圣洁的圣靈，祂現今在我們心里已經設立了祂的居所。

June 25

"Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV)  

 The revelation of the indwelling Holy Spirit   was   Paul's remedy for the unholiness of the Corinthian believers. It  is to grasp the fact that God Himself already dwells in them  for  their need, like for ours today. Many of us have the Spirit of God   no  sense of   reality  . We think of him as nothing more than just an influence — a good influence no doubt,  that is all about it. Conscience and the Holy Spirit are pretty much as the same "thing" in our minds. It is reminded us to rebuke  as it is wrong  to us,  then  it  tries to bring us back on the right original place.    The  problem  of our  Corinthian believers is not what we do not have the gift of the in dwelling Holy Spirit bestowed by God, but what we still lack the personal feeling and experience of the reality of His (Holy Spirit) dewelling in us. We do not   have   cherished and enjoyed the essentially absolutely holy Holy Spirit.  God has now made His dwelling place in our hearts.

 

437 中翻英 (127) The power of the depth of Spiritual life. 屬靈生命深度的大能. 6/24/2023

437 中翻英 (127)   The power of the depth of Spiritual life.      屬靈生命深度的大能.    6/24/2023

六月二十四日

「主的道大大興旺，而且得胜。」（徒 19:20 新國際版）

當使徒工作時，神的祝福就在他們的工作上。我們如果跟隨他們的腳蹤，我們會做得不錯。但我們必須清楚明白，單是采用使徒們的方法，還是不夠的。除非我們有他們的獻身，他們的信心，和能力，否則我們就仍然見不到使徒們工作的果效。我不是說，我們要低估他們工作方法的价值，如果我們要獲得相同的果效，這些方法是很基本的。但我們切不可忽視那更大的需要，就是使徒們屬靈生命的深度，同時，如果在前進的道路上遇到使徒們那樣的試煉，也不要灰心喪膽。

  

June 24

"The word of the Lord prospered greatly, and prevailed." (Acts 19:20 NIV) 

When the apostles worked, God's blessing was upon their work. If we follow in their footsteps, we will do it well. But we must clearly understand that it is not enough by simply adopting the apostolic method. Unless we have the apostle's consecration, their faith, and their  power, we will still not see the fruit of the apostle's work. I am not saying that we should underestimate the value of apostle's working methods, which are fundamental if we are to achieve the same results. But we must not ignore the greater requirement which is the depth of the apostle's spiritual life. At the same time, if we encounter trials like the apostle's on the way forward, we must not be discouraged.

426 中翻英 (126) God's Timing. 上帝的時間. 6/23/2023

426  中翻英 (126)                God's Timing.                    上帝的時間.                                6/23/2023

我們在天上的父, 祢的旨意孩子一定遵守. 因為祢的時間最美好.  聖經記載亞伯拉罕相信祢要賜給他一個儿子，等了近十年之久，他不能再遵守祢的旨意，自己冒然出於己意, 設法想一個辦法，結果得了以實瑪利, 使世界禍患無窮.  求主耶穌基督使孩子引以為鑑. 奉耶穌的聖名禱告.   阿們.    

六月二十三日的曠野筵席必須永遠引以為鑑.   要求上帝的時間, 遵照祂的旨意.

「我要稱謝你，直到永遠，因為你行了這事，我也要在你圣民面前仰望你的名，這名本為美好。」（詩52:9）

時間的考驗，是最嚴厲的考驗。然而只有當我們學習等候神，我們才會發覺自己有分于神實在所做的事情里。亞伯拉罕相信神要賜給他一個儿子，但等了十年之后，他覺得不能再等了，他知道神有意要給他一個后嗣，因此他設法去預備一個，結果得了以實瑪利。亞伯拉罕的動机并沒有錯，但他在開始行動的時間上錯了，他覺得自己仍有力量可以生一個孩子，他也實在能夠，并且實行了。他八十六歲的時候，還是有生育的能力。

此后，過了一段更長時間的等候，直到他一百歲時，亞伯拉罕再不能夠這樣做了，他的身體「如同已死的」（羅4:19）。就在這种情況之下（一個不能憑自己力量去討神喜悅的人），神奇妙的恩賜便在以撒身上顯明出來了。這完全是神的工作，是很值得我們等候的。讓神通過我們身上做祂自己的工，即使只有一次，也胜過我們用人的力量去畢生奮斗。

 

June 23

"I will praise you forever, because you have done this, and I will hope in your name, which is good, before your saints." (Psalm 52:9)

The test of time is the most severe test. Yet it is only when we learn to wait on God that we find ourselves a partaker of what God is actually doing. Abraham believed that God would give him a son, but after waiting for ten years, he felt that he could not wait any longer. He knew that God intended to give him an heir, so he tried to prepare one, and finally got Ishmael. Abraham's motives were not wrong, but he was wrong in the timing of his actions. He felt that he still had the power to have a child, and he could, and he did. At the age of eighty-six, he was still fertile.

Afterwards, after a longer wait, until he was a hundred years old, Abraham was no longer able to do so, and his body was "as dead" (Romans 4:19). It was in this situation (a person who could not please God by his own strength) that God's wonderful gift was manifested in Isaac. This is entirely the work of God, and it is well worth our waiting. Letting God do His own work through us, even once, is better than a lifelong struggle with human strength.

 425 中翻英 (125)

六月二十二日

「若有人用金、銀、寶石，草，木、禾秸，在這根基上建造，各人的工程必然顯露，因為那日子要將它表明出來。有火發現，這火要試驗各人的工程怎樣。」                                                            （林前   3:12-13   新國際版）

能算得數的是重量。草木禾秸是便宜，輕賤而易于毀損的，但金，銀，寶石卻是珍貴，具有重量和永久性的。在此，我們發現了保羅所指的真正意義。神不僅留意我們所做的工作，也注意我們所用的材料。祂一下就能分辨，誰是輕率浮淺或有實際分量的工人。比作具有神性格和榮耀的金，和神救贖工作的銀，這些重金屬是祂所寶貴的材料。所以神看為有重量的，不僅在乎我們所宣講的，更在乎我們所是的。問題不在于「最明顯的需要在何方？我有什么卓見和積蓄？我能做多少工？」乃在于「神在什么地方行動？基督在那里有沒有地位？圣靈對這件事的心意如何？」當我們的工作有了上述那三項性質時，我們就可以深信那工作必會有永存的价值。

June 22

"If anyone builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, grass, wood, or hay, each man's work will be revealed, for it will be revealed in that day. It will be found by fire, and the fire will test each man's work how." (1 Corinthians 3:12-13 NIV)

Weight is considered. Plants and grasses are cheap, despise, and perishable, but gold, silver, and precious stones are pricewealth, weighty, and permanent. Here we find the true meaning of what Paul was referring to. God   notices   not only  the work we do, but also the materials we use. He can tell  immediately whether a worker is frivolous or  a  real weight one. Compared to gold, which has God's character and glory, and silver, which is God's redemptive work, these heavy metals are His precious materials. Therefore, God considers weight not only in what we preach, but also in what we are. The question is not "Where is the most obvious need? What insights and reserves do I have? How much work can I do?" The question is "Where is God moving? Is there a place for Christ? What is the mind of the Holy Spirit on this matter?" ?” When our work has the above three properties, we can firmly believe that the work will have eternal value.

424 中翻英 (124) How to translate Chinese long sentance to English? 如何將中文長句子翻成英文? 6/21/2023

424 中翻英 (124)      How to translate Chinese long sentance to English?                                                                                         如何將中文長句子翻成英文?                                  6/21/2023                 

親愛的訪友, 在中文裡不太多長句子.  碰到時, 就必須要注意英文複雜句的文法組合.  一個句子只能有一個動詞.  注意使用關係代名詞, 如,  what, where, how, when, which, ....等.

例如 :

             因此，他們兩人在同一個聖靈里（現在都是弟兄了），彼此供應從上帝旨意而                        來的能力，從而產生震動   全世界。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Therefore, they are in one spirit (they are brothers   now ).    They support each   other    with the  spiritual power  which    is God's  will  for  them      to shake the world .

 又如,

                       從路加福音所用的簡單的稱呼，我們斷定亞拿尼亞雖是一個可敬的虔的人.                                       也不過是一位普通的弟兄而已。                                                                                                                                                                                       From the   imple address of Luke gpspel recorded, we conclude that Ananias  is a   respectable pious man, was no more than an ordinary brother. He has no  characteristics  to  qualify him for helpping God to ordain the great apostle  for the   church.

     [註]:    例句從下文中取用.   

六月二十一日的曠野筵席默思保羅的信主見證.   更顯示上帝差遣亞拿尼亞來開他眼睛的奇妙作為.     該段聖經章節取自希臘人路加醫生所寫的使徒行傳.    他是歷史學家,   肯定是實存的事實. 

「兄弟掃羅，在你來的路上，向你顯現的主，就是耶穌，打發我來。」                                          （徒   9:17   新國際版）

我們往往能從一些我們本來可能很輕視的人身上得著幫助！當那位眼睛失明的掃羅到達大馬色時，他所知道的，就是有一位神所差遣的使者要將所該做的事告訴他。最初沒有人來看他，直到經過了三天的黑暗日子，終于有人來了，但那人不過是一位「門徒」。從路加所采用那簡單的稱呼，我們斷定亞拿尼亞雖是一個可敬的虔誠人，但也不過是一位普通的弟兄而已。他沒有任何特點，叫他夠資格去幫助那位神所定規賜給教會的大使徒。

至于亞拿尼亞這一方面，他早已知道這位有名的大數人掃羅，也很有理由對他感到懼怕，但他現在既奉差遣，就必須把心中所感的恩典奇跡，以實際行動表現出來。從他簡單問安的話中，他明顯承認保羅是基督里的一個肢體。因此，他們兩人在同一個靈里（現在都是弟兄了），彼此供應，從而產生震動全世界的屬靈果效，這一切都是神所命定的。

June 21

"Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, who appeared to you on the way you were coming, has sent me." (Acts 9:17 NIV)

We can often get help from people we might otherwise despise! When the blind Saul arrived in Damascus,  what he knew  that a messenger from God was going to tell him what to do. In  the  begenning, no one came to see him, until at three dark days later a person came, but he is a "disciple". From the simple address Luke employs, we conclude that Ananias, though a respectable pious man, was no more than an ordinary brother. He has no characteristics that qualify for him  helpping God to ordain the great apostle  for the church.

As for Ananias, he knew the well-known Saul of Tarsus.    He  shall be afraid of him, but now  he was sent by God, he must put the miracle of grace he felt in his heart into practical action without fearing  to  show up. From   Ananias'    simple greeting, he clearly acknowledged Paul's membership in the body of Christ. Therefore, the two of them are united in one spirit (they are brothers   now ), and they provide for each other, resulting in a spiritual effect that shakes the world,      God   has    ordained   all   of   it.

 

423 中翻英 (123) We must warship God with our spirit and heart. 必須用心靈和誠實敬拜上帝. 6/20/2023

423 中翻英 (123) We must warship God with our spirit and heart.  必須用心靈和誠實敬拜上帝.                                           6/20/2023

六月二十日

「我要在那里与你相會，又要從法柜施恩座上二基路伯中間，和你說我所要吩咐你傳給以色列人的一切事。」（出   25:23   新國際版）

什么是我們与神交通的根基呢？那根基就是神的榮耀。我們与神交通，是在有二基路伯遮掩的施恩座，而二基路伯是稱為「榮耀的基路伯」。這是神榮耀彰顯的地方，也是隱含著對人類審判的地方。只有在那里，我們才能找到怜憫。神既是神，難道祂不能隨意顯出祂的怜憫？不！神的榮耀有其道德性，只有祂的榮耀和德性不受虧損時，祂才能施行怜憫。祂從不將施恩座与基路伯分离。

主流出來的寶血，使罪人可能与神有交通。惟獨這樣，神才能向人施恩而不損及祂的榮耀，惟獨這樣，神才能与人交通，而不背乎祂自己。為此，基督的寶血對于神的交通是基本的，并且是絕對基本的條件。然而，它還不是与神交通的基礎。當我在施恩座前与神交通了，我的眼睛不是看見那寶血，而是注視那榮耀。帕子在基督里既已除去，我們就得以敞著臉看見神的榮耀了。

June 20

"I will meet you there, and from between the two cherubim on the mercy seat of the testimony, I will tell you everything I will command you to communicate to the Israelites."        (Exodus 25:23 NIV)

What is the basis of our fellowship with God? That foundation is the glory of God. Our fellowship with God is at the mercy seat covered by two cherubim, and the two cherubim are called "the cherubim of glory". This is where God's glory is manifested, and it is also where judgment on mankind is implied. Only there can we find mercy. Since God is God, can He not show His mercy at will? No! God's glory has a moral quality, and only when His glory and virtue are not impaired can He exercise mercy. He never separated the mercy seat from the cherubim.

The shed blood makes it possible for sinners to have fellowship with God. Only in this way can God show grace to man without compromising His glory; only in this way can God communicate with man without denying Himself. For this reason, the blood of Christ is essential, and an absolutely essential condition, for the fellowship of God. However, it is not yet the basis for fellowship with God. When I communed with God at the mercy seat, my eyes were not on the blood, but on the glory. Now that the veil is removed in Christ, we can see the glory of God with opened faces.

422 中翻英 (122) Who is qualified to study the book of Revelation? 誰有資格來研讀啟示錄？ 6/19/2023

 422 中翻英 (122)                Who is qualified to study the book of Revelation?                                                                                                     誰有資格來研讀啟示錄？                                           6/19/2023六月十九日

「當主日我被圣靈感動。」（啟 1:10 新國際版）

誰有資格來研讀啟示錄？在約翰自己的歷史里，我們找到了答案。他第一個异象不是看見事情，乃是看見耶穌基督自己。約翰雖曾靠在耶穌的胸前，但他一定要再一次遇見那位使他仆倒在灰塵中的永活主，只有那時他才蒙指示去了解那些「將要成的事」。凡沒有首先看見約翰所看見的异象，就沒有資格去研讀以下的記載，因為我們需要先有看見了主耶穌，才能裝備整齊去面臨爭戰。

從前約翰是認識主的愛，現在是親眼見到祂的威榮，從前他認識主耶穌是一位慈愛的救主，現在更認識祂是一位榮耀的王。除非我們先如此遇見祂，并仆倒在祂腳前像死了一樣，不然，一切將來之事的知識，只會引起我們的好奇和自高，最后且導致混亂或甚至不信。這卷書宣告主的爭戰，祂向一切抵擋祂國度的宣戰。這卷書的目的，乃在向我們顯出耶穌基督是寶座上的君王，只有這個看見，才能產生屬靈的戰士。

June 19

"On the Lord's Day I was in the Holy Spirit,  ....." (Revelation 1:10 NIV)

Who is qualified to study Revelation?  We find the answer in John's own history.  He was not to see things at his first vision , but to see Jesus Christ Himself in his first vision.  Although John had leaned on the breast of Jesus, but he must meet the living Lord who made him fall in the dust again. Then he was only shown to understand: "things that were to come." Those have not seen the first vision as John did, they are not qualified to study the following Bible verse Revelation 1:10 , because we need to see the Lord Jesus before we can be fully equipped to face the battle.

In the past, John knew the Lord’s love, but now he saw His majesty with his own eyes. Before, he knew the Lord Jesus as a loving Savior, and now he even more knows that He is a glorious King. Unless we first meet him, and fall at his feet as dead; however, the knowledge of all things to come will but arouse in us curiosity and self-righteous, and at last lead to be confusion or even unbelief. This book of  Revelation declares the war of the Lord, the war against all that opposes His kingdom. The purpose of this book is to show us that Jesus Christ is King on the throne, and only this vision can produce spiritual warriors.

421 中翻英 (121) "If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. ....." 「我們若活著，是為主而活，若死了，是為主而死. ....」（羅14:8） 6/18/2023

 421 中翻英 (121)    "If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord.  ....."                                                           「我們若活著，是為主而活，若死了，是為主而死. ....」（羅14:8）                     6/18/2023  

六月十八日

「一人既替眾人死，眾人就都死了。」（林后   5:14   新國際版）

為什么神說我們要算自己是死的呢！因為我們是已經与主同死了。假使我口袋里有兩塊錢，我當如何記在我的賬簿上呢？我可否寫一元九角五分，或二元五角呢？不，我一定要按著在我口袋里的錢，正确的入賬，既不要多，也不要少。會計是計算事實，不是搬弄幻想。神不能叫我將那些不真實的事，記在我的賬簿上。如果我仍然是活生生的，祂斷不能叫我算自己是死的，因為對于以生作死這种精神熬煉的苦差，用「算」這個字是很不适合的。

神叫我們記賬，寫上：「我已經死了」。然后持守這事實。為什么呢？因為這是一個事實。當主耶穌在十字架上時，我也在祂里面同釘了。所以我算這是事實，并且算我自己向罪是死的，但在基督耶穌里向神卻是活的。

June 18

"One died for all, and all died." (2 Corinthians 5:14 NIV)

Why does God say that we shall reckon ourselves dead! Because we have died with the Lord. Suppose I have two dollars in my pocket, how shall I enter them in my ledger? Can I write $1.95, or $2.50? No, I must enter the account correctly according to the money in my pocket, neither too much nor too little. Accounting is about calculating facts, not telling fantasies. God can't tell me to put things on my books that aren't true. If I were still alive, He would definitely not tell me to count myself as dead, because the word "count" is very inappropriate for the drudgery of mental training such as putting life to death.

God tells us to keep an account and write, "I have died." Then hold on to that fact. why? Because it is a fact. When the Lord Jesus was on the cross, I was also crucified in Him. So I reckon it to be true, and reckon myself dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

420 中翻英 (120) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. ...." 耶穌回答說, "我就是這道路,這真理, 和這生命. ......." 6/17/2023

 420  中翻英 (120)               Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. ...."                                                                          耶穌回答說,   "我就是這道路,這真理,   和這生命.   ......."               6/17/2023

六月十七日

「認識你獨一的真神，并且認識你所差來的耶穌基督，這就是永生。」（約   17:3 新國際版）

世人拒絕基督，并非由于祂所做的，乃是由于祂所是的。世人被邀請來相信基督，基要的對象在乎祂的身位以及祂的所是，而并非祂的所做。「人有了神的儿子就有生命」（約壹5:12）。寶貴基督的工作，這是必定會有的，但主要的問題，卻在于你是否有了神的儿子，而不在于你是否先明白神的全部救贖計划。得救的第一個條件，不是知識，乃是遇見基督。

你也許看見有些人是借著不切合需要的經文而得救的！他們由听道所領受的，似乎不是指向得救道路的适切經文，因此，你几乎覺得他們不可能在那基礎上得救！但他們居然得救了！從前我常希望那些被我引領歸主的人，能因著約翰福音三章十六節一類的經文得救。但現在我已看見，得救初步的一切需要，乃在于他們個人接触神。至于神借著什么經節來完成這重要的第一步，那是沒有什么問題的。

June 17

"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:3 NIV)

The world rejects Christ not because of what he did, but because of what he is. The world is invited to believe in Christ primarily for who he is and what he is, not for what he does. "He who has the Son of God has life" (1 John 5:12). The work of Christ is precious, which is bound to happen, but the main question is whether you have the Son of God, not whether you first understand God’s entire plan of redemption. The first condition for salvation is not knowledge but encountering Christ.

You may have seen people saved through scriptures that didn't meet their needs! What they received from the sermons didn't seem to be the right scriptures pointing to the way of salvation, so you almost think it's impossible for them to be saved on that basis! I used to hope that those who were led to the Lord by me would be saved through scriptures like John 3:16. But now I have seen that all the necessary needs of salvation depend on their personal meeting with God. There is no problem of whatever scripture God used to accomplish this important first step.

419  中翻英 (119)

六月十六日

「那真正拜父的，要用心靈和誠實拜祂，因為父要這樣的人拜祂。」                                                        （約   4:23 新國際版）

十誡一開始，神就要求那獨一無二的敬拜。神在這誡命所顯示的旨意，不僅是祂的命令，也是祂的心愿。但如果十條誡命告訴我們什么才能使神喜樂，那么，魔鬼在曠野里的試探，也說出什么能帶給撒但以喜樂。這兩件事，都是關系到敬拜。所以，我們看見了有一個東西（敬拜），是神和撒但都要得著的。借著這件事（敬拜），我們可以滿足天，或滿足地獄。敬拜的价值是無比的。撒但的全盤計划，乃是要引誘神的子民進入一些崇拜偶像的网羅里，借此奪去神的敬拜。崇拜偶像，就是在神以外，還要尋求另一位配得敬拜的對象。我們的特權乃是：借著堅守對神的獨一敬拜，來拒絕對偶像的崇拜。

June 16

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." (John 4:23 NIV)

From the beginning of the Ten Commandments, God requires that unique worship. The will of God revealed in this commandment is not only His command, but also His desire. But if the Ten Commandments tell us what will make God glad, then the devil's temptation in the wilderness also tells what will make Satan happy. Both of these things are related to worship. Therefore, we have seen that there is one thing (worship) that both God and Satan want gain. By this thing (worship), we can satisfy heaven or the hell. The value of worship is incomparable. Satan's whole plan is to rob God's worship by luring God's people into some idolatrous snare. To worship idols is to seek another worthy object of worship besides God. It is our privilege to reject idolatry by steadfasting to the one worship of God.

 418  中翻英 (118)

 417  中翻英 (117)

六月十四日

「摩西說, "今天你們要自洁，歸耶和華為圣 .... 使耶和華賜福与你們。」（出   32:29   新國際版）

我將自己「像從死里复活的人」（用保羅的話）獻給神，這件事的含意，乃是我承認從這時起，我是完全屬于祂的了。這樣的將自己獻給神，乃是一個明确的行動，正如相信耶穌基督一樣的明确。我的一生中，總有一天，當我從自己的手中，將自己交給祂時，從那一天開始，我便全然屬于祂，而不再屬于自己了。這并非表示我奉獻自己去作傳道人，或傳教士。哦！多少稱為傳教士的人，無非因為他們奉獻自己天賦之能去做主的工。然而這不是真正的奉獻。那么，我們的奉獻到底是為著什么呢？不是為著「基督徒的工作」，乃是為著神的旨意，而成為祂所要求的人，并去做祂所要求的事。                                                                                                                 

  June 14

"Then  Moses said,  "You have bee set  apart  to the Lord  today, ..... and  He has bless you this day."                   (Exodus 32:29 NIV)

The implication of deticating myself to God  is that I acknowledge that I am from that moment wholly His   "as one raised from the dead" ( Paul's words). Such a consecration of self to God is a definite action, as clear as faith in Jesus Christ. There is a day in my life as I deticating myself  to Him from my own will, and since then,  I will be all His and no longer myself   from that day on. That doesn't mean I dedicate myself to being a preacher, or a missionary.    Oh! How many are called missionaries simply because they dedicate their natural abilities to the work of the Lord. Yet this is not true consecration.    What is our consecration for, then?    It ia not for "Christian work," but for the will of God, to be whom He wants me to be and to do what He wants me to do.