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六月十日

「祂又叫我們与基督耶穌一同复活，一同坐在天上。」（弗   2:6 新國際版）

「坐」，到底什么意思呢？當我們在行走或站立的時候，我們兩條腿要支持我們全身的重量。然而，當我們坐下的時候，我們全身的重量，就移置在我們所坐的椅子上了。當我們行走或站立時，我們會逐漸感覺疲倦，但當我們坐下一會儿時，我們便覺得很舒适了。在行走或站立時，我們要耗費許多力量，但當我們一坐下，便立刻輕松了，因壓力不是落在我們的肌肉与筋腱上，而是落在我們本身以外的東西上。在屬靈的事上，也是如此。「坐」就是把我們全部的重量——我們的擔子，我們的自己，我們的前途和一切，都卸釋在主的身上。我們讓祂負責一切，而中止自己的負荷。

June 10

"He raised us up together, and made us to sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6 NIV).

What does "sit" mean? When we walk or stand, our two legs support the weight of our whole body. However, when we sit down, the whole weight of our  body is on the chair.  When we walk or stand, we gradually have a feeling of tired, but after we sit down for a while, we feel comfortable. When we walk or stand, we use a lot of strength, but after sitting down, we are recovered immediately, because the stress is not on our muscles and tendons, but on something outside ourselves.  The same is true in spiritual matters. To "sit" is to cast our entire weight — our burden, ourselves, our future and everything — on the Lord. We let Him take care of everything, and we release our own burdens.