11我们若不经历主与我们的灵同在〔提后四22〕,而失去了恩典,那就是召会的堕落。……我们最高的享受,最高的经历,就是我们的主与我们的灵同在。创造天地的主,万有的主宰,今天竟与我们的灵同在,这是天大的事。主与我们同在,不是在我们的头脑、思想里;祂乃是那灵,与我们的灵同在。我三十多年前到美国来,带着一个专一的负担,就是要讲这二灵—那灵与人的灵。当初许多美国圣徒都说,他们从来不知道人有灵。……现在基督徒提到人的灵,是更普遍了。最近主又给我们看见,经历神生机救恩的秘诀,就在于“那灵自己同我们的灵”(罗八16)。今天基督是那灵,我们要经历、享受祂,就必须是在我们的灵里。我能见证,按我今天的年龄,若没有主与我的灵同在,我就无法担负主的恢复和众召会的重担。有人劝我不要活动那么多,但我感谢赞美主,是主作为那灵与我同在,叫我能这样活动。我一起床就说,“主啊,我与你一同起床。”我一下床就说,“主啊,我不光借着你走,更是和你一同走,是你搀着我走。”……感谢主,今天主就是那灵;我们能在灵里享受祂,这是极大的福气。这样享受主的灵在我们的灵里,就是有恩典与我们同在。把这个失去了,就是召会的堕落(李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册,三一九至三二○页)。 11If we do not experience the Lord’s being with our spirit [2 Tim. 4:22] and therefore lose the presence of grace, that is the degradation of the church… Our highest enjoyment and experience are that our Lord is with our spirit. The Lord, who is the Creator of heaven and earth, the sovereign Lord of all, is with our spirit…The Lord’s being with us is not in our mind or our thoughts; He as the Spirit is with our spirit. Over thirty years ago I came to the United States with a specific burden, that is, to speak concerning the two spirits, the divine Spirit and our human spirit. In those days many American saints said that they never knew that man has a spirit…Now it is more common for Christians to refer to the human spirit. Recently, the Lord also has shown us that the secret of experiencing God’s organic salvation lies in “the Spirit…with our spirit” (Rom. 8:16). Today Christ is the Spirit, and if we want to experience and enjoy Him, we must be in our spirit. I can testify that, according to my age, without the Spirit’s being with my spirit, I could not bear the burden of the Lord’s recovery and the churches. Some have advised me to not have so many activities, but I thank and praise the Lord that it is the Lord as the Spirit with me who enables me to have such activities. As soon as I rise from my bed, I say, “O Lord, I rise with You.” The moment I touch the floor, I say, “O Lord, not only do I walk by You, but I walk with You. You are holding me while I am walking.”…Thank the Lord, today the Lord is the Spirit, and we can enjoy Him in the spirit. This is an exceedingly great blessing. To enjoy the Lord’s Spirit being in our spirit is to have grace with us. When this is lost, the degradation of the church is present. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “How to Be a Co-worker and an Elder and How to Fulfill Their Obligations,” pp. 252-253)