18盼望我们都祷告说,“主,我要得着复兴。从今天起,我要作一个牧人。我要去喂养人,牧养人,把人聚成一群。”在约翰十章和二十一章,主用三个辞说到牧养的事:“喂养”、“牧养”、“成为一群”。祂说,“喂养我的小羊”,又说,“牧养我的羊。”(二一15~16)祂也说,“我另外有羊,不是属于这圈的;我必须领他们来,他们也要听我的声音,并且要成为一群,归一个牧人了。”(十16)另外的羊就是外邦的信徒,他们要与犹太信徒联结在一起,成为一群。主用“群”作为名词,我也喜欢将这辞用作动词(意指使羊成为一群)。我们该学习喂养人,牧养人,并使人成为一群。众召会都必须学习如何使人成为一群,好叫他们能调和在一起。在聚集成群的气氛中,人就被主征服、劝服,得着主的滋养和挑旺。所有邻近的召会该成为一群,使圣徒得着牧养,并被挑旺。长老和同工该带头实行这事。
18I hope that we would pray, “Lord, I want to be revived. From today I want to be a shepherd. I want to go to feed people, to shepherd people, and to flock people together.” In John 10 and 21 the Lord used three words concerning shepherding: feed, shepherd, and flock. He said, “Feed My lambs,” and, “Shepherd My sheep” (21:15-16). He also said, “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must lead them also, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd” (10:16). The other sheep are the Gentile believers who would be joined together with the Jewish believers to be one flock. The Lord used the word flock here as a noun. I also like to use it as a verb. We should learn to feed, to shepherd, and to flock together. All the churches have to learn how to flock together so that they can be blent together. In the atmosphere of flocking, people are subdued, convinced, nourished, and stirred up by the Lord. All the nearby churches should be flocked together for the saints to be shepherded and stirred up. The elders and co-workers should take the lead to practice this.