第四 六
晨
八6『因心思置於肉,就是死;心思置於,乃是生命平安。』
4『使律法的要求,成就在我不照着肉,只照着而行的人身上。』
林前六17 但主合的,便是主成一。
〔主『合』成一,〕指信徒藉着信入主(三15~16),有生的。可用枝子
葡萄的(十五4~5)明。不是生命的事,也是在生命(神的生命)的事。活之主的
,只能在我的(恢本,林前六17 1)。
信息
我神成一!和活在神的同在真有天壤之!我不但神是一;更神成一。我看事的那天,得以言喻。那起,我始操主成一。我一次又一次的失。我循蹈矩,不脾,我的行可指摘。然而我所行的善事在神以外。近神或神同在,和主成一截然不同。我,召,度卑,待人切。但是到了晚上,我仍要承我的失:『主,赦免我,我今天一
整天都失了。然我徒,但我了你。我行了多善事,是你而作的。我有活出你成一的生活。我操的是基督徒的道德,而不是操你成一。主,赦免我,洗我。』
要操主成一真不容易!五十多年,我所操的一直是好行及道德。…些我已建立起了,我甚需要主?我早到晚都着高尚的道德生活,主可以,自然而然我自己就能合乎道德的生活。
我操主成一,惟一成功的乃是告的候。告一束,我又溜了。自我看我主成一以後,我一直操主同住。我不敢,我必停留在面,不住的告。,『你要住在我面,我也住在你面…。』(十五4)的互住不是操神同在,而是操成一。
『心思置於,乃是生命平安。』(八6)我必整天心思置於和的。…照着而行(4),就是操成一。我必心思置於,且照着一而行,就是我的
的和。我能彀告:『主,我不管人或恨人,傲、卑也要。…我所要作的,只是
心思置於,且照着而行。我要操的事,就是我你成一。』保完成事的致,就是行主成一。不要想去罪和世界,也不要想。只要你的心思置於,且照着一而行(保的完成事,七六至七八)。
如今,〔程、完成之三一神的那〕住在我得重生的,我的一(八9~11 上,林前六17)。…此,我就要操,我全人向的,放置在的上(八6 下)。不要把我的心思放在多的事上,要把我的心思置於上,全人向的。且,我更要照着的生活、行(4)。我、行事、待人、接物,都照着的,我在家庭生活中,家人都要照着。我活在的,就能活出基督的身,而成基督的彰(弗一23)(基督身的透,三三至三四)。
:哥林多前生命,第三十九篇;基督身的透,第二篇。
WEEK 4 DAY 6
Morning Nourishment
Rom. 8:4 "That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk
according to the flesh but according to the spirit."
6 "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace."
1 Cor. 6:17 "But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit."
[To be"joined" to the Lord as one spirit] refers to the believers' organic union with the Lord through believing into Him (John 3:15-16). This union is illustrated by that of the branches with the vine (John 15:4-5). It is a matter not only of life but in life (the divine life). Such a union with the resurrected Lord can only be in our spirit. (1 Cor. 6:17, footnote 1)
Today's Reading
We are one spirit with God! What a tremendous difference from merely being in His presence! Not only are we one with God; we are also one spirit with Him. The day I saw this I was thrilled beyond words. From that time on, I began to practice being one spirit with Him. I failed again and again. I behaved well. I did not lose my temper. My conduct was above reproach. Nonetheless,
the good things I did were apart from God. Being close to Him or walking in His presence is not the same as being one spirit with Him. I loved the Bible. I loved the church. I was humble in my manner and kind in my relationships with others. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, I would find myself confessing my failure."Lord, forgive me. This whole day has been a failure. I loved the
saints, but I did so apart from You. I did many kind deeds, but I did them apart from You. I did not live one spirit with You. I was practicing Christian ethics. I did not practice being one spirit with You. Forgive me, Lord. Wash me."
It is not easy to practice being one spirit with the Lord! For over fifty years I have been practicing good behavior, spiritual ethics,...building up these habits. Why do I need the Lord? He can stay away, while I live my highly moral life from morning till evening. It is spontaneous and natural for me to live in such a virtuous way.
When it comes to practicing one spirit with the Lord, however, the only time I succeed is when I am in prayer. When the prayer is over, I slip away. Since I saw that we are one spirit with the Lord, I have been exercising to stay with Him. I dare not leave Him. I must remain in Him, constantly praying. He says,"Abide in Me and I in you" [John 15:4]....This mutual abiding is not the practice of His presence. It is rather the practice of being one spirit with Him.
“The mind set on the spirit is life and peace" (Rom. 8:6). All day long we must set our mind on this mingled spirit....To walk according to spirit (Rom. 8:4) is to practice being one spirit with Him. We must set our mind on and walk according to this one spirit, our spirit mingled with His."Lord," we can tell Him,"I don't care whether I love others or hate them. It doesn't matter whether I am proud or humble....All I want to do is to set my mind on the spirit and walk according to the spirit. I want to practice this spiritual fact: that I am one spirit with You." To practice being one spirit with the Lord is the consummate point of Paul's completing ministry. Do not try to overcome sin
or the world. Do not try to be spiritual. Simply set your mind on the spirit, and walk according to this one spirit. (The Completing Ministry of Paul, pp. 54-56)
This Spirit now dwells in our regenerated spirit and is joined to our spirit as one spirit (Rom. 8:9-11a; 1 Cor. 6:17)....We must therefore exercise to turn our whole being to this joined spirit and set our mind on it (Rom. 8:6b). Do not place your mind on frivolous matters; set it on the spirit by turning your entire being to this joined spirit. We should also live and walk according to this joined spirit (Rom. 8:4). We must speak, do things, treat others, and deal with matters according to this joined spirit. We should talk to our family members in our home life according to this spirit. When we live in this joined spirit, we will be able to live out the Body of Christ and beome His corporate
expression (Eph. 1:23). (A Thorough View of the Body of Christ, p. 33)
Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msg. 39; A Thorough View of the Body of Christ, ch. 2
WEEK 4-HYMN
Hymns, #61 1
1 God's glorious substance Spirit is,His essence, holy and divine;
To contact God and Him enjoy,His Spirit I must touch with mine.
2 The spirit is the innermost,The part of man most deep and real;
If he would contact God in life,'Tis with the spirit he must deal.
3 The worship which the Father seeks Is in the spirit's strength alone;
His Spirit into man's would come,That His and man's may thus be one.
4 When Spirit unto spirit calls The two commingle and are one;
Man's spirit is the Spirit's home, The Spirit doth man's life become.
5 Man's spirit must God's Spirit touch If in God's fu lness he would live;
'Tis only with the spirit thus That he to God may worship give .
6 In ministry and fe llowship Man to the spirit we must bring;
All ministry should turn to pr ayer,Spirit to spirit answering.
7 In spirit we must pray and serve, In spirit touch the life divine,
In spirit grow, in spirit build, That Christ thru us may fu lly shine.
8 Lord, to the spirit I would turn And learn to truly contact Thee;
Thy Spirit thus will flow with mine And overflow eternally.
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