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活在神的主宰权柄之下并照着神的怜悯而活

第五篇　活在神的主宰权柄之下并照着神的怜悯而活

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第五周　周五
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1三 我们若要在神新约的经纶里事奉神，就需要认识这完全在于神主宰的怜悯——罗九15～16，来四16：
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21 我们若认识神的主宰权柄，就会为着祂的怜悯感谢祂，领悟我们乃是在祂主宰的怜悯之下——罗九15：
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3a “主宰的怜悯”一辞，意思是神的怜悯完全在于神主宰的权柄。
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4b 作蒙怜悯的器皿不是我们选择的结果，乃是起源于神的主宰权柄——18节。
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5c 神对我们的怜悯是在于祂主宰的权柄；要解释神对我们的怜悯，我们只能说这是在于祂主宰的权柄，祂已选择要向我们施怜悯——15～16、23节。
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62 在神主宰的怜悯里，我们的心倾向于祂；因着祂给我们的怜悯，我们天天寻求祂——耶二九13，申四29，赛五五6。
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73 我们越看见与我们有关的每件事都在于神的怜悯，就会越在主面前背负我们的责任；然而，甚至我们乐意背负责任也是出于神的怜悯。
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84 因着神的怜悯，我们对福音有反应而别人没有反应，我们接受关于基督是生命的话而别人拒绝接受，我们走主恢复的路而别人退后不走这条路。
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95 就着神的恢复来说，神向祂所要施怜悯的人施了怜悯。
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Morning Nourishment
10罗九18 这样看来，神愿意向谁施怜悯，就向谁施怜悯；愿意叫谁刚硬，就叫谁刚硬。
10Rom. 9:18 So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.
1123 且要在那些蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上，彰显祂荣耀的丰富。
1123 In order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He had before prepared unto glory.
12说到主的恢复，神要向谁施怜悯，就向谁施怜悯。我们在主的恢复里，并不是因着我们比别人聪明，或是比别人更追求主。我们在这里，完全是由于神的怜悯。你若思想主怎样将你带进主恢复里的召会生活，你就会为着祂的怜悯敬拜祂。我相信我们这些在主恢复里的人，乃是照着祂恩典的拣选所剩下的余数（罗十一5）。说到福音、生命的职事以及主恢复里的召会生活，神都向我们施了怜悯。为着神主宰的怜悯，我们该何等地赞美祂！（罗马书生命读经，七二三页）
12Regarding His recovery, God has mercy on whomever He will have mercy. We are not in the Lord’s recovery because we are more intelligent than others or because we seek the Lord more than others do. Our being here is altogether due to the mercy of God. If you consider how the Lord brought you into the church life in the Lord’s recovery, you will worship Him for His mercy. I believe that we in the Lord’s recovery are among the remnant according to the selection of grace (Rom. 11:5). Regarding the gospel, the ministry of life, and the church life in the Lord’s recovery, God has had mercy upon us. How we must praise Him for His sovereign mercy! (Life-study of Romans, p. 593)
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13我们不该信靠自己，也不该以为我们在这里，是因着我们算得了什么，或是因着我们作了什么。……我们能够得救，并且愿意走主的道路，这是何等的怜悯！不仅如此，我们愿意从现今这邪恶的世代中分别出来，也是主的怜悯。世界是可爱的，也是吸引人的。然而，我能作见证，我对世界的事物一点胃口也没有。我被一种神圣的绝缘体所遮盖，使我脱离这世界的系统。这是神怜悯的另一面。
13We should have no trust in ourselves, and we should not think we are here because of anything that we are or that we have done…What a mercy that we are saved and that we are willing to take the Lord’s way! Furthermore, it is a mercy that we are willing to be separated from today’s evil age. The world is both attractive and attracting. Nevertheless, I can testify that I simply have no appetite for the things of the world. I am covered with a kind of divine insulation, an insulation that keeps me from the world system. This is another aspect of God’s mercy.
14我们若要服事主，就必须认识那灵、那灵里的生命以及神的义。不仅如此，我们还必须认识神在祂恩典拣选里的怜悯。……我仰望主，使我们对祂拣选我们的怜悯这件事有深刻的印象。不要信靠你能作什么，或是你计划要作什么。反之，要在主面前俯伏，为着祂的怜悯敬拜祂。你越为着主的怜悯敬拜祂，你就越被拔高。不要挣扎努力去背负责任；你会发现在主的怜悯里，乃是主在背负你。我们都需要这样来认识主。主拣选我们、预定我们、呼召我们，并且把我们摆在祂的恢复里，这是何等的怜悯！对于我们的将来，我们不信靠自己，我们乃是信靠祂，以及祂奇妙的怜悯。每一件与我们有关的事，都是主发起的。一切都在于祂，没有一件事是出于我们的。我能作见证，我们越为着神的怜悯敬拜祂，我们就越深入祂的心，也越与祂是一。
14If we would serve the Lord, we must know the Spirit, the life in the Spirit, and the righteousness of God. Furthermore, we must know God’s mercy in the selection of grace…I look to the Lord that He will deeply impress us with the matter of His mercy in selecting us. Do not put your trust in what you are able to do or in what you plan to do. Rather, bow down before the Lord and worship Him for His mercy. The more you worship the Lord for His mercy, the more you will be uplifted. Instead of striving to bear responsibility, you will find that, in His mercy, the Lord is bearing you. We all need to know the Lord in this way. What a mercy that He has selected us, predestinated us, called us, and placed us in His recovery! For our future we trust not in ourselves but in Him and in His marvelous mercy. Everything regarding us has been initiated by the Lord. All is of Him; nothing is of us. I can testify that the more we worship God for His mercy, the more we are deeply in His heart and the more we are one with Him.
15不要挣扎着想背负什么责任，反要为着神的拣选敬拜祂。你若这样作，祂就要背负着你来负责任。我们越想凭自己来负责任，我们里面就越受苦，并且满了苦味。但我们若为着主的怜悯敬拜祂，并经历祂背负着我们来负责任，我们里面就满了甜如蜜的味道。我天天喜乐的原因之一，就是我学会信靠主的怜悯，并且为此敬拜祂。多年前，我常求主为我作许多事，但现在我的祷告则是为着祂的怜悯感谢祂。祂说，祂要向谁施怜悯，就向谁施怜悯，要对谁动怜恤，就对谁动怜恤。我们若享受主的怜悯，为着祂的拣选敬拜祂，我们就要在诸天界里了。
15Do not strive to bear responsibility. Instead, worship God for His selection. If you do this, He will bear you in the bearing of responsibility. The more we try in ourselves to be responsible, the more we will suffer inwardly. Our inward taste will be that of bitterness. But if we worship the Lord for His mercy and experience Him bearing us in bearing the responsibility, our inward taste will be as sweet as honey. One reason I am happy day by day is that I have learned to trust in the Lord’s mercy and to worship Him for it. Years ago I used to ask the Lord to do so many things for me. But now I pray by thanking Him for His mercy. He said that He will have mercy on whomever He will have mercy and compassion on whomever He will have compassion. If we enjoy the Lord’s mercy and worship Him for His selection, we will be in the heavenlies.
16我们同主前行，并不在于我们的定意或奔跑，乃在于神的怜悯。我们的定意是无益的，我们的奔跑是徒然的。然而，神的怜悯却奇妙地运行。我们是善变的，总是刻变时翻。我们属灵的光景有如不稳定的天气。因此，我们需要看见，恩典的拣选并不在于我们，乃在于神在创立世界以前，就拣选了我们。我们今天所经历的，与神在已过永远里的拣选有关。我们若看见这个，就会转眼不看自己，不看我们的环境，只定睛注视祂（罗马书生命读经，七二三至七二五页）。
16Our going on with the Lord is a matter not of our willing or running but of God’s mercy. Our willing is of no avail, and our running is in vain. God’s mercy, however, works in a wonderful way. We are changeable, constantly fluctuating. It seems that, as far as we are concerned, our spiritual condition is like weather that is unstable. Hence, we need to see that the selection of grace does not depend on us but depends on God’s selection of us before the world began. What we are experiencing today is related to God’s selection in eternity past. If we see this, we will turn our eyes away from ourselves and from our circumstances and gaze steadfastly upon Him. (Life-study of Romans, pp. 593-594)
17参读：神的福音，第二篇。
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今日要点
18主题：经历神的怜悯，使我们在主面前背负我们的责任
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19引经：罗九18，罗九23
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201.不在自己里面努力，而仰望神的怜悯：
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21A.罗九18说，『这样看来，神愿意向谁施怜悯，就向谁施怜悯；愿意叫谁刚硬，就叫谁刚硬』，我们在主的恢复里，并不是因着我们比别人聪明，或比别人更追求主，完全是神的怜悯，说到福音、生命的职事、主恢复里的召会生活，样样都不是我们的努力，全是怜悯，为着神主宰的怜悯，我们该有何等的赞美。
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22B.主宰的怜悯一词，意思是神的怜悯完全是神的主宰权柄，作蒙怜悯的器皿不是我们选择的结果，反之，乃是起源于神的主宰权柄，乃是神选择的结果，在神主宰的权柄里，我们的心倾向于祂，因着祂给我们的怜悯，我们天天寻求祂，使我们经历罗九23，『且要在那些蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上，彰显祂荣耀的丰富』。
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232.经历神的怜悯，使我们在主面前背负我们的责任：
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24A.我们能够得救，走主的道路，甚至愿意事奉祂，都是因着主的怜悯，我们若要服事主，不仅要认识那灵、生命、神的义等等，更要认识神在祂恩典拣选里的怜悯，不要信靠自己能为神作什么，反之，我们应当在主面前俯伏，为着祂的怜悯敬拜，不是我们能背负什么事奉的责任，乃是主在背负。
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25B.当我们这样作，主就要背负着我们来担负事奉的责任，否则，我们里面会满了受苦，服事会有苦味，但若为着主的怜悯敬拜祂，并经历祂背负着我们来担负事奉的责任，我们里面就会甜如蜜，天天喜乐，使我们能在神新约的经纶里事奉神。
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26应用：我们不该注视环境和难处，我们该操练转眼不看自己，转回灵里，转向主，只定睛注视祂，我们就会接受主所量度、所安排的一切环境，甚至使我们能照着主的怜悯而事奉主。
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