16〔你要〕把时间用来爱主,说,“主啊,注视你、与你交谈是我所享受的。主啊,我要使你满足,与你是一,停留在你的面前。”要学着花时间亲密地爱主耶稣。你若从来没有过这样的时间,就有所缺欠。仅仅不犯罪还不够,仅仅很好、很对也不够,我们必须和主恋爱。虽然我不喜欢“恋爱”这辞,但我不得不用。我们都必须和主耶稣恋爱,告诉祂说,“哦,主耶稣,我爱你,你也知道我爱你。因为我爱你,主啊,有些事我就不去作。”这是作活着的得胜者的路。主固然需要男孩子去与祂的仇敌争战,但祂更需要初熟的果子,祂的爱人,作祂的满足。
16You must…spend your time in loving the Lord, saying, “Lord, I enjoy looking at You and talking to You. Lord, I want to satisfy You, to be one with You, and to stay in Your presence.” Learn to spend time loving the Lord Jesus in an intimate way. If you have never had such a time, you are short. It is not adequate merely to be sinless. It is not sufficient simply to be good or right. We must be in love with the Lord. Although I do not like the term in love, I am forced to use it. We all need to fall in love with the Lord Jesus, telling Him, “O Lord Jesus, I love You, and You know that I love You. Because I love You, Lord, there are certain things that I will not do.” This is the way to be a living overcomer. Although the Lord certainly needs the man-child to fight against His enemy, He needs the firstfruits, His lovers, even more to be His satisfaction.