13主没有与群众在一起留在所行神迹的结果里,乃是离开他们,在山上独自在祷告中与父在一起。我们若到一个地方去,有了极大的成功,我们会立即离开,还是会留下来享受这个大的成功?我们必须看见并跟从主耶稣的榜样。祂没有留在所行大神迹的结果里。祂独自上山去祷告。“独自”这辞很有意义。这意思是说,祂不让人知道祂去祷告;否则,他们会跟着祂。祂离开他们,独自在祷告中与父在一起。我喜欢这三句话:“在山上”、“在祷告中”、“与父在一起”。我们应当从主在这里的榜样学,操练在山上在祷告中与祂在一起。祂望着天,意思是祂不信靠自己。祂上山去,意思是祂要在祷告中与父在一起(李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第三册,七○九至七一○页)。
13The Lord did not remain in the issue of the miracle with the crowds but went away from them to be with the Father privately on the mountain in prayer. If we go to a certain place and have a great success, would we leave right away, or would we remain in this big success to enjoy it? We need to see and follow the pattern of the Lord Jesus. He did not remain in the issue of the great miracle that He performed. Instead, He went up to the mountain privately to pray. The word privately is very meaningful. This means He did not let the people know that He was going to pray. Otherwise, they would have followed Him. He went away from them to be with the Father privately in prayer. I like these three phrases: to be with the Father, on the mountain, and in prayer. We should learn from the Lord’s pattern here by exercising to be with Him on the mountain in prayer. His looking up to heaven means that He had no trust in Himself. His going up to the mountain means that He wanted to be with the Father in prayer. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 3, “The God-man Living,” pp. 564-565)