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第二三篇　如何享受圣经中各类的话语

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　　许多圣徒都承认，祷读是一条既简单又实际的路。操练过的人都能见证，祷读叫人感觉满足，摸着主的同在。目前我们的操练不过是开头，当我们越往里面深入，越往前进展，就越发觉其中有许多讲究；因为祷读不是呆板的。
　　我们越操练祷读，越摸着主的话，就越有长进。我们所交通的这条路，并不是出于头脑的想像，也不是一些理论，而完全是借着实际的操练所得的经历。正如我们作一件事，作的时候先有些讲究，然后一面作，一面又带出新的讲究。祷读乃是在读经时，简单地将主的话化成祷告。当我们操练时，看起来似乎很简单，其中却很有讲究。现在我们要继续交通这些基本的讲究。
　
　　整本圣经都是主的话，提供属灵的粮食，使人得着生命的供应，其中包含许多成分。正如我们用餐，除了米饭以外，还有鱼、肉、蔬菜等不同菜色，使我们能吸收各种营养。烹调食物是很有讲究的，同样一种肉，或用于熬汤，或用于炖煮，结果并不相同。不同的食材，所需用的烹调方法，也不尽相同。还有，连吃法也有不同餐具的讲究。吃西餐要用刀叉，吃中餐要用筷子，喝汤要用汤匙。餐具不同，吃的方式也不同。照样，我们烹调并享用主的话，也有许多讲究。
　　圣经里有许多不同类别的话语，其中所包含的各种丰富，需要我们好好进入并且消化。所以，我们不能用统一的方法，乃该照着不同的类别，用不同的方法来进入。就像不同的饭菜有不同的吃法，使用的餐具也不同。照样，不同类别的圣经话语，也该用不同的方法消化。这里所提的，不过是原则。圣徒们若能领会这些原则，就会发觉圣经里有许多不同类别的话，需要用不同的方法消化。简略来分，圣经的话语可分为几十类。我们只说几个明显的类别，圣徒们可以根据这些原则再有操练。
　
　　圣经里第一类的话语，是关于主和祂的所行、所作。圣经给我们看见主的身位，告诉我们祂是怎样的一位。圣经也给我们看见主的丰富，就是主的所行、所作并所能。每逢我们读到这类的话，要先有敬拜、赞美和感谢，接着再有祷告。譬如，约一1说，“太初有话，话与神同在，话就是神。”到了14节就说，“话成了肉体。”这些都说明主自己，表明主是如何。所以，我们要先敬拜、赞美和感谢，用祷告消化、吸收这些话。我们可以说，“主啊，你是太初就有的话，值得我们敬拜。主，你与神同在，你就是神，我们真赞美你，敬拜你。”我们要用这些话消化主自己，以及祂的所行和所为。
　　又如马太二十六章，主与门徒一同吃饼喝杯时，将饼擘开递给门徒说，“…这是我的身体。又拿起杯来，祝谢了，递给他们，说，你们都喝这个，因为这是我立约的血，为多人流出来，使罪得赦。”（26~28）我们读到这里，就要向主祷告：“主，我们赞美你，谢谢你为我们舍了你的身体，流出你的宝血，为我们立了新约，使我们的罪得赦。”我们首先要用敬拜、赞美和感谢的灵，化祷主的话，消化主自己和主所作的一切。其次，要立刻接受这些话，并且对主说，“主，我接受你是神的话，我接受你到我里面作神的话，作神的化身。”
　　第三，在接受之后，要立刻享用。主的话是生命的粮，也是活水、亮光和生命，可供我们享用。好比我们读路加五章，看到主伸手摸那患麻风的病人，对他说，“我肯，你洁净了吧。麻风就立刻离开了他。”（13）我们就要对主说，“主，你是能叫人得洁净的主，我敬拜、赞美你。我接受你这位主进到我里面。我身上有一个不洁，直到今天仍未去掉，如同麻风一样。然而，主，我感谢你，今天你也伸手摸我，洁净我。主，我身上还有什么不洁的，求你摸我，洁净我。”这就是享用。所以请记得，我们对主的话要敬拜、赞美、接受和享用。
　
　　圣经里第二类的话语，乃是关乎我们的生活行为。当我们读到这样的话，首先要接受它的教训和改正。比方，圣经里有多处说到我们要谦卑、温柔、儆醒；有的说到要在主里孝敬父母、养育儿女、正确待人等。圣经里关于我们行事、为人、生活的话语，不胜枚举。我们读到这些话，就要接受其中的教训和改正。这些话虽然不是直接光照，却都带着光照的能力。我们接受光照，就是接受主的改正和教训。其次，我们接受了这些教训，就得承认自己的无能。我们要对主说，“主，这是你的命令，是我该实行的；但是我行不来。主，我需要接受你到我里面。”我们必须在这些话和教训跟前，承认自己不能。
　　第三，要接受主作能力，好遵行圣经的吩咐。我们要对主说，“主，我不能，我作不到，但我要接受你进来。主，在我里面作我的力量。你进到我里面穿着我，带我遵守你的话。”譬如圣经说，“殷勤不可懒惰。”（罗十二11）我们一读这话，就受到改正。千万不要以为只要我们爱主、认识主、享受主的丰富，就不需要这些教训。根据经历，我们仍需要这些教训。虽然我们已经蒙恩，享受主并饱尝祂的丰富，但还需要看见自己仍是相当懒惰，应该借着主的话，受到改正。许多时候，该尽的没有尽，该作的没有作；连在读经、祷告上都有点懒惰。所以我们对主说，“主啊，我应该儆醒不懒惰，但我实际的生活却是懒惰、不够儆醒。主，我作不来，更不知如何胜过自己。然而，我知道你就是殷勤的能力，但愿你在我里面，穿着我来遵守这些话。”
　　每当我们读到圣经中这类关乎我们行事为人的话时，首先就要接受改正；其次，要承认自己作不来；第三，要立刻接受主作能力。我们必须用这样的方法来消化这类的话语。比方，有些人得救不久，或者刚开始操练祷读，读到殷勤不可懒惰，就可以对主说，“主啊，感谢赞美你，你的话说要殷勤不可懒惰，求你帮助我殷勤不懒惰。”这样简单地祷告也不错。因为刚操练祷读的人，没有多少话语可以祷告，也没有多少经历。我们多祷读几次以后，就会得着窍门。我们要先在主的话语跟前，承认自己的亏欠，接受祂的改正，再承认自己无法遵守那些话。我们知道立志没有用，定规也没有用，然而我们可以对主说，“主，这些话只有你能遵守，你若不进到我里面，我就无法遵守。我要接受你到我里面，作我遵守这些话的能力。”
　
　　圣经里有许多话说到神的计划、神的工作、神的福音、神的教训、神的旨意等。我们每逢读到这些话，都得先赞美；这也是敬畏主，但非呆板的敬畏。我们先赞美神的计划，赞美神的工作，赞美神定规要得着召会，赞美神荣耀的旨意。赞美之后，就得有代祷。比方，我们读到“召会是祂的身体”（弗一23），就要为着这件事赞美主，说，“主啊，你定规召会作你的身体；你是召会的头，召会是你的身体。你与召会有何等生命的联结，如同头与身体的联结一样。”我们先有赞美，而后再为这件事祷告：“主啊，求你使召会显出身体的光景，有身体的功用，也有身体的身量。”这就是为着召会祷告。当我们赞美、代祷之后，就需要求问主：“主啊，我在召会这身体里，该有什么地位？该尽什么职责？该怎样在其中有分？”
　　再譬如，读到太二四14：“这国度的福音要传遍天下。”这是神的旨意，也是祂福音的计划。我们就可以祷告说，“主啊，赞美你，你定规，你也启示国度的福音要传遍天下。”然后，我们就要对主说，“主啊，今天还有许多地方，福音没有传到，就连我所在地的附近，福音也还没有传遍。主啊，求你使福音的传扬更普及，能达到更多地方。”第三，我们要接着问主：“主啊，这福音要传遍天下，我应该负什么责任，我该如何有分？”这就给我们看见，当我们读到圣经里关于神的计划、神的工作、神的福音等话语时，我们要赞美，而后代祷，最后求问主，我们该如何在其中有分；总而言之，不外乎这三项。
　
　　圣经里还有一类的话，是单纯的光照，或是直接的光照。单纯光照的话语虽然不多，但是圣经里有好多话语都带着光照。当我们读圣经的话，觉得蒙光照时，首先就得有接受的灵和祷告。我们的祷告，该表示乐意并接受的态度。比方主对门徒说，“若有人要跟从我，就当否认己…。”（十六24）这似乎是一句教训、教导的话，但里面却带着亮光，要照亮人。圣经里也有劝勉的话语，例如：“你们既脱去一切的污秽…。”（雅一21）这说出我们应当保守在主面前的洁净。当我们读到这类吩咐的话，里头会被照明。我们蒙了光照，就要祷告，承认自己的错误，并接受这些光照。我们不能只用经文里的话祷告，还要有接受光照的祷告。例如，我们不能只祷告：“主啊，我是应当舍己。主啊，我应当脱去污秽。”我们还必须接受主的光照，对祂说，“主，在你的话语跟前，我看见直到今天，我还爱自己，没有彻底恨恶自己。直到今天，我身上还有污秽，没有完全脱干净。”我们在主面前读到这些话，蒙到光照时，就要有所表示。
　　我们接受光照以后，就需要认罪，这是必定的事。凡光照的话，都会给我们看见自己的亏欠，觉得需要认罪。认罪之后，就是寻求赦免，靠着信心取用主宝血的功效。我们接受光照，认罪了之后，要立刻用信心取用主的宝血洁净。结果靠着主的血，我们就在这件事上再蒙神赦免，得以往前。
　
　　圣经里还有一类的话，说到我们在神面前的本分，或者说是神对我们的要求。对于这些话，我们首先该表明自己愿意答应主的要求。比方圣经明言，我们要撇下所有的跟从主（参太十九27~28）；又说到当将“身体献上，当作圣别并讨神喜悦的活祭，这是你们合理的事奉”（罗十二1）。类似这些话，一面是神的要求，另一面也是我们应尽的本分。所以，我们在化祷时，就要先表示我们愿意答应神的要求，并且愿意出代价。我们不能光读这些话，而没有一个灵和态度，愿意回应主的要求。我们该答应主说，“主啊，你要我献上身体，我在此就献上身体。你要我撇下一切，我能不能撇下暂且不说，但是我愿意答应你。”我们答应之后，就要向主说，“主，我虽然这样答应，自己还是作不到，我把自己信托在你手中。这个答应的力量是你给我的，还求你来供应。”我们需要发表出答应的话，并用灵说信托和倚靠的话，来消化这些本分和要求。
　
　　圣经里也有关乎与主交通的话，譬如说要等候神（诗一三〇5~6），要切慕神，寻求神的面，朝见神等（四二1~2）。这些话使我们与神有交通，也使我们喜乐，并且让我们在交通里看见神的光。我们在消化这些关乎交通的话语时，最好与发表这些话的人，有同样的态度，用同样的话语向主祷告：“神啊，我的魂切慕你，我在这里等候你，我要来朝见你的面。”我们乃是用与神话语中同样的态度、同样的灵、同样的话，来发表、消化这些交通的话。
　
　　圣经里提到许多榜样，如旧约的亚伯拉罕、以诺，新约的使徒们等。我们读到关乎榜样的话，首先要为着这些榜样感谢神。如圣经提到保罗，说到他是如何忠信，活在神面前，为着神的福音不顾自己的性命，并且关心、宝爱召会等。我们读这些话，就要祷告：“神，感谢你，你赐给我们这个榜样。在历代的人群中，你选出保罗这个人，装备他，供应他，设立他，并且摆在圣经中，使我们看见榜样。”我们首先为着榜样赞美主，接着就要求恩典，对主说，“主，我愿意蒙同样的恩典。若你喜悦，也给我同样的恩典，叫我跟随这个脚踪。”我们先赞美，而后向主求，愿意蒙受同样的恩典。
　
　　圣经还有关乎神应许的话。读到这些应许的话，我们消化时要先感谢。我们要感谢主说，“主啊，谢谢你给我们这些应许，其中都是宝贵的话、甜美的话、丰富的话。我们为此感谢你。”然后，要有接受的态度，说，“主，我愿意接受这话。”接着，要表示我们自己没有能力相信。对于神的应许，我们没有能力相信，所以还得在主面前对祂说，“主，这个信的能力是出于你。你的应许我信不来，需要你赐给我信的能力。主，我愿意在这里，把自己信托你，接受你到我里面，作我信的能力。”我们先赞美、感谢主赐给我们应许的话，并且用信的态度接受这些话。末了还得承认我们自己信不来，需要主在我们里面作相信的能力。
　　盼望借着以上的分类和说明，圣徒们更能得帮助，懂得如何借着祷读，享受圣经里神圣话语的供应。
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　　许多圣徒都承认，祷读是一条既简单又实际的路。操练过的人都能见证，祷读叫人感觉满足，摸着主的同在。目前我们的操练不过是开头，当我们越往里面深入，越往前进展，就越发觉其中有许多讲究；因为祷读不是呆板的。　　我们越操练祷读，越摸着主的话，就越有长进。我们所交通的这条路，并不是出于头脑的想像，也不是一些理论，而完全是借着实际的操练所得的经历。正如我们作一件事，作的时候先有些讲究，然后一面作，一面又带出新的讲究。祷读乃是在读经时，简单地将主的话化成祷告。当我们操练时，看起来似乎很简单，其中却很有讲究。现在我们要继续交通这些基本的讲究。
　
　　整本圣经都是主的话，提供属灵的粮食，使人得着生命的供应，其中包含许多成分。正如我们用餐，除了米饭以外，还有鱼、肉、蔬菜等不同菜色，使我们能吸收各种营养。烹调食物是很有讲究的，同样一种肉，或用于熬汤，或用于炖煮，结果并不相同。不同的食材，所需用的烹调方法，也不尽相同。还有，连吃法也有不同餐具的讲究。吃西餐要用刀叉，吃中餐要用筷子，喝汤要用汤匙。餐具不同，吃的方式也不同。照样，我们烹调并享用主的话，也有许多讲究。　　圣经里有许多不同类别的话语，其中所包含的各种丰富，需要我们好好进入并且消化。所以，我们不能用统一的方法，乃该照着不同的类别，用不同的方法来进入。就像不同的饭菜有不同的吃法，使用的餐具也不同。照样，不同类别的圣经话语，也该用不同的方法消化。这里所提的，不过是原则。圣徒们若能领会这些原则，就会发觉圣经里有许多不同类别的话，需要用不同的方法消化。简略来分，圣经的话语可分为几十类。我们只说几个明显的类别，圣徒们可以根据这些原则再有操练。
　
　　圣经里第一类的话语，是关于主和祂的所行、所作。圣经给我们看见主的身位，告诉我们祂是怎样的一位。圣经也给我们看见主的丰富，就是主的所行、所作并所能。每逢我们读到这类的话，要先有敬拜、赞美和感谢，接着再有祷告。譬如，约翰一章一节说，“太初有话，话与神同在，话就是神。”到了十四节就说，“话成了肉体。”这些都说明主自己，表明主是如何。所以，我们要先敬拜、赞美和感谢，用祷告消化、吸收这些话。我们可以说，“主啊，你是太初就有的话，值得我们敬拜。主，你与神同在，你就是神，我们真赞美你，敬拜你。”我们要用这些话消化主自己，以及祂的所行和所为。
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约1:1  
太初有话，话与神同在，话就是神。
约1:14  
话成了肉体，支搭帐幕在我们中间，丰丰满满地有恩典，有实际。我们也见过祂的荣耀，正是从父而来独生子的荣耀。
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　　又如马太二十六章，主与门徒一同吃饼喝杯时，将饼擘开递给门徒说，“…这是我的身体。又拿起杯来，祝谢了，递给他们，说，你们都喝这个，因为这是我立约的血，为多人流出来，使罪得赦。”（26~28）我们读到这里，就要向主祷告：“主，我们赞美你，谢谢你为我们舍了你的身体，流出你的宝血，为我们立了新约，使我们的罪得赦。”我们首先要用敬拜、赞美和感谢的灵，化祷主的话，消化主自己和主所作的一切。其次，要立刻接受这些话，并且对主说，“主，我接受你是神的话，我接受你到我里面作神的话，作神的化身。”
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马太福音二十六章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
太26:26  
他们吃的时候，耶稣拿起饼来，祝福了，就擘开，递给门徒，说，你们拿着吃，这是我的身体。
太26:27  
又拿起杯来，祝谢了，递给他们，说，你们都喝这个，
太26:28  
因为这是我立约的血，为多人流出来，使罪得赦。
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　　第三，在接受之后，要立刻享用。主的话是生命的粮，也是活水、亮光和生命，可供我们享用。好比我们读路加五章，看到主伸手摸那患麻风的病人，对他说，“我肯，你洁净了吧。麻风就立刻离开了他。”（13）我们就要对主说，“主，你是能叫人得洁净的主，我敬拜、赞美你。我接受你这位主进到我里面。我身上有一个不洁，直到今天仍未去掉，如同麻风一样。然而，主，我感谢你，今天你也伸手摸我，洁净我。主，我身上还有什么不洁的，求你摸我，洁净我。”这就是享用。所以请记得，我们对主的话要敬拜、赞美、接受和享用。
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路5:13  
耶稣伸手摸他，说，我肯，你洁净了吧。麻风就立刻离开了他。
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　　圣经里第二类的话语，乃是关乎我们的生活行为。当我们读到这样的话，首先要接受它的教训和改正。比方，圣经里有多处说到我们要谦卑、温柔、儆醒；有的说到要在主里孝敬父母、养育儿女、正确待人等。圣经里关于我们行事、为人、生活的话语，不胜枚举。我们读到这些话，就要接受其中的教训和改正。这些话虽然不是直接光照，却都带着光照的能力。我们接受光照，就是接受主的改正和教训。其次，我们接受了这些教训，就得承认自己的无能。我们要对主说，“主，这是你的命令，是我该实行的；但是我行不来。主，我需要接受你到我里面。”我们必须在这些话和教训跟前，承认自己不能。　　第三，要接受主作能力，好遵行圣经的吩咐。我们要对主说，“主，我不能，我作不到，但我要接受你进来。主，在我里面作我的力量。你进到我里面穿着我，带我遵守你的话。”譬如圣经说，“殷勤不可懒惰。”（罗十二11）我们一读这话，就受到改正。千万不要以为只要我们爱主、认识主、享受主的丰富，就不需要这些教训。根据经历，我们仍需要这些教训。虽然我们已经蒙恩，享受主并饱尝祂的丰富，但还需要看见自己仍是相当懒惰，应该借着主的话，受到改正。许多时候，该尽的没有尽，该作的没有作；连在读经、祷告上都有点懒惰。所以我们对主说，“主啊，我应该儆醒不懒惰，但我实际的生活却是懒惰、不够儆醒。主，我作不来，更不知如何胜过自己。然而，我知道你就是殷勤的能力，但愿你在我里面，穿着我来遵守这些话。”
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罗12:11  
殷勤不可懒惰，要灵里火热，常常服事主。
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　　每当我们读到圣经中这类关乎我们行事为人的话时，首先就要接受改正；其次，要承认自己作不来；第三，要立刻接受主作能力。我们必须用这样的方法来消化这类的话语。比方，有些人得救不久，或者刚开始操练祷读，读到殷勤不可懒惰，就可以对主说，“主啊，感谢赞美你，你的话说要殷勤不可懒惰，求你帮助我殷勤不懒惰。”这样简单地祷告也不错。因为刚操练祷读的人，没有多少话语可以祷告，也没有多少经历。我们多祷读几次以后，就会得着窍门。我们要先在主的话语跟前，承认自己的亏欠，接受祂的改正，再承认自己无法遵守那些话。我们知道立志没有用，定规也没有用，然而我们可以对主说，“主，这些话只有你能遵守，你若不进到我里面，我就无法遵守。我要接受你到我里面，作我遵守这些话的能力。”
　
　　圣经里有许多话说到神的计划、神的工作、神的福音、神的教训、神的旨意等。我们每逢读到这些话，都得先赞美；这也是敬畏主，但非呆板的敬畏。我们先赞美神的计划，赞美神的工作，赞美神定规要得着召会，赞美神荣耀的旨意。赞美之后，就得有代祷。比方，我们读到“召会是祂的身体”（弗一23），就要为着这件事赞美主，说，“主啊，你定规召会作你的身体；你是召会的头，召会是你的身体。你与召会有何等生命的联结，如同头与身体的联结一样。”我们先有赞美，而后再为这件事祷告：“主啊，求你使召会显出身体的光景，有身体的功用，也有身体的身量。”这就是为着召会祷告。当我们赞美、代祷之后，就需要求问主：“主啊，我在召会这身体里，该有什么地位？该尽什么职责？该怎样在其中有分？”
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弗1:23  
召会是祂的身体，是那在万有中充满万有者的丰满。
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　　再譬如，读到马太二十四章十四节：“这国度的福音要传遍天下。”这是神的旨意，也是祂福音的计划。我们就可以祷告说，“主啊，赞美你，你定规，你也启示国度的福音要传遍天下。”然后，我们就要对主说，“主啊，今天还有许多地方，福音没有传到，就连我所在地的附近，福音也还没有传遍。主啊，求你使福音的传扬更普及，能达到更多地方。”第三，我们要接着问主：“主啊，这福音要传遍天下，我应该负什么责任，我该如何有分？”这就给我们看见，当我们读到圣经里关于神的计划、神的工作、神的福音等话语时，我们要赞美，而后代祷，最后求问主，我们该如何在其中有分；总而言之，不外乎这三项。
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太24:14  
这国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。
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　　圣经里还有一类的话，是单纯的光照，或是直接的光照。单纯光照的话语虽然不多，但是圣经里有好多话语都带着光照。当我们读圣经的话，觉得蒙光照时，首先就得有接受的灵和祷告。我们的祷告，该表示乐意并接受的态度。比方主对门徒说，“若有人要跟从我，就当否认己…。”（十六24）这似乎是一句教训、教导的话，但里面却带着亮光，要照亮人。圣经里也有劝勉的话语，例如：“你们既脱去一切的污秽…。”（雅一21）这说出我们应当保守在主面前的洁净。当我们读到这类吩咐的话，里头会被照明。我们蒙了光照，就要祷告，承认自己的错误，并接受这些光照。我们不能只用经文里的话祷告，还要有接受光照的祷告。例如，我们不能只祷告：“主啊，我是应当舍己。主啊，我应当脱去污秽。”我们还必须接受主的光照，对祂说，“主，在你的话语跟前，我看见直到今天，我还爱自己，没有彻底恨恶自己。直到今天，我身上还有污秽，没有完全脱干净。”我们在主面前读到这些话，蒙到光照时，就要有所表示。
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雅1:21  
所以你们既脱去一切的污秽，和盈余的恶毒，就该用温柔领受那栽种的话，就是能救你们魂的话。
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　　我们接受光照以后，就需要认罪，这是必定的事。凡光照的话，都会给我们看见自己的亏欠，觉得需要认罪。认罪之后，就是寻求赦免，靠着信心取用主宝血的功效。我们接受光照，认罪了之后，要立刻用信心取用主的宝血洁净。结果靠着主的血，我们就在这件事上再蒙神赦免，得以往前。
　
　　圣经里还有一类的话，说到我们在神面前的本分，或者说是神对我们的要求。对于这些话，我们首先该表明自己愿意答应主的要求。比方圣经明言，我们要撇下所有的跟从主（参太十九27~28）；又说到当将“身体献上，当作圣别并讨神喜悦的活祭，这是你们合理的事奉”（罗十二1）。类似这些话，一面是神的要求，另一面也是我们应尽的本分。所以，我们在化祷时，就要先表示我们愿意答应神的要求，并且愿意出代价。我们不能光读这些话，而没有一个灵和态度，愿意回应主的要求。我们该答应主说，“主啊，你要我献上身体，我在此就献上身体。你要我撇下一切，我能不能撇下暂且不说，但是我愿意答应你。”我们答应之后，就要向主说，“主，我虽然这样答应，自己还是作不到，我把自己信托在你手中。这个答应的力量是你给我的，还求你来供应。”我们需要发表出答应的话，并用灵说信托和倚靠的话，来消化这些本分和要求。
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太19:27  
彼得就回答祂说，看哪，我们已经撇下所有的跟从了你，这样，我们将来要得什么？
太19:28  
耶稣就对他们说，我实在告诉你们，你们这些跟从过我的人，在复兴的时候，当人子坐在祂荣耀的宝座上，你们也要坐在十二个宝座上，审判以色列十二个支派。
罗12:1  
所以弟兄们，我借着神的怜恤劝你们，将身体献上，当作圣别并讨神喜悦的活祭，这是你们合理的事奉。
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　　圣经里也有关乎与主交通的话，譬如说要等候神（诗一三〇5~6），要切慕神，寻求神的面，朝见神等（四二1~2）。这些话使我们与神有交通，也使我们喜乐，并且让我们在交通里看见神的光。我们在消化这些关乎交通的话语时，最好与发表这些话的人，有同样的态度，用同样的话语向主祷告：“神啊，我的魂切慕你，我在这里等候你，我要来朝见你的面。”我们乃是用与神话语中同样的态度、同样的灵、同样的话，来发表、消化这些交通的话。
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诗130:5  
我等候耶和华；我的魂等候，我也仰望祂的话。
诗130:6  
我的魂等候主，胜于守夜的等候天亮，胜于守夜的等候天亮。
诗42:1  
（可拉子孙的训诲诗，交与歌咏长。）神啊，我的魂切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。
诗42:2  
我的魂渴想神，就是活神。我几时才可以来朝见神呢？
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　　圣经里提到许多榜样，如旧约的亚伯拉罕、以诺，新约的使徒们等。我们读到关乎榜样的话，首先要为着这些榜样感谢神。如圣经提到保罗，说到他是如何忠信，活在神面前，为着神的福音不顾自己的性命，并且关心、宝爱召会等。我们读这些话，就要祷告：“神，感谢你，你赐给我们这个榜样。在历代的人群中，你选出保罗这个人，装备他，供应他，设立他，并且摆在圣经中，使我们看见榜样。”我们首先为着榜样赞美主，接着就要求恩典，对主说，“主，我愿意蒙同样的恩典。若你喜悦，也给我同样的恩典，叫我跟随这个脚踪。”我们先赞美，而后向主求，愿意蒙受同样的恩典。
　
　　圣经还有关乎神应许的话。读到这些应许的话，我们消化时要先感谢。我们要感谢主说，“主啊，谢谢你给我们这些应许，其中都是宝贵的话、甜美的话、丰富的话。我们为此感谢你。”然后，要有接受的态度，说，“主，我愿意接受这话。”接着，要表示我们自己没有能力相信。对于神的应许，我们没有能力相信，所以还得在主面前对祂说，“主，这个信的能力是出于你。你的应许我信不来，需要你赐给我信的能力。主，我愿意在这里，把自己信托你，接受你到我里面，作我信的能力。”我们先赞美、感谢主赐给我们应许的话，并且用信的态度接受这些话。末了还得承认我们自己信不来，需要主在我们里面作相信的能力。　　盼望借着以上的分类和说明，圣徒们更能得帮助，懂得如何借着祷读，享受圣经里神圣话语的供应。　　一九六一年七月三十一日讲于台北家排负责人聚会
　
PROGRESSING IN OUR PRACTICE OF PRAY-READING
　Many saints acknowledge that pray-reading is simple and practical, and they testify that pray-reading fills them with satisfaction when they touch the Lord. Presently, our practice is in a beginning stage, but as we go deeper and progress further, we will realize that pray-reading is not a rigid matter; there are many details that we need to consider.
　The more we practice pray-reading and the more we touch the Lord’s word, the more we grow. This fellowship is not based on human imagination, nor is it just a theory; rather, it is based on experiences gained through practice. To pray-read means to turn the word of the Lord into prayer while reading the Bible. Although it is simple to practice, it involves many items. In this chapter we will fellowship about some of these items.
　
ENJOYING THE WORD ACCORDING TO CATEGORIES OF WORDS IN THE BIBLE
　The Bible is the word of the Lord, and it provides life as spiritual food to man. It contains many elements. A good meal includes various dishes, such as fish, meat, and vegetables, but cooking a meal is not always easy. For example, simmering meat in a soup or frying it in a pan will produce different results. Different foods also require different cooking methods. Even eating food involves the use of different utensils. Western cuisine is eaten with a knife and a fork, whereas Chinese food is eaten with a pair of chopsticks. Different utensils require different ways of eating. Likewise, there are also many details related to “cooking” and enjoying the word of the Lord.
　The words in the Bible can be categorized in many ways, and we need to consider and digest the riches contained in these words. There is not a single, uniform method that we can use to digest the words in these various categories; rather, we should digest them according to their differences. Just as different types of food require different ways of eating and different utensils, different categories of words in the Bible also require different ways of digestion. This is a general principle. The words in the Bible can be divided into many different categories, but we will cover only a few prominent categories.
　
Concerning the Lord’s Person and Work
　The first category of words in the Bible concerns the Lord’s person and work. The Bible reveals the person of the Lord, and it also shows the Lord’s acts and deeds, His work. Whenever we touch words in this category, we need to worship, praise, and give thanks. For example, John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” and verse 14 says, “The Word became flesh.” These verses speak of the person of the Lord. We need to digest and assimilate these words in prayer through worship, praise, and thanksgiving. We can say, “Lord, You are the Word that was in the beginning; You are worthy of our worship. Lord, You were with God, and You are God. We praise and worship You.” We need to use words of worship, praise, and thanksgiving to digest the words concerning the person and work of the Lord.
　When the Lord ate the bread and drank the cup with the disciples, He broke the bread and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is My body.” And He took a cup and gave thanks, and He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:26-28). When we read these verses concerning His work, we need to pray with praise, saying, “Lord, we praise You. Thank You for giving up Your body for us and for shedding Your precious blood to establish a new covenant so that our sins could be forgiven.” We need to turn the Lord’s word into prayer with a spirit of worship, praise, and thanksgiving in order to digest the Lord Himself and to receive Him with His work.
　After receiving, we can enjoy what He is and what He has done. The Lord’s word is the bread of life, the living water, light, and life for our enjoyment. For example, when we see that the Lord stretched out His hand to touch the leper and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed!” (Luke 5:13), we need to say, “You are the Lord who is able to cleanse people. I worship and praise You. I receive You as such a Lord into my being. Remove all my uncleanness. Thank You for being willing to stretch out Your hand to touch and cleanse me. Lord, please touch me and cleanse me.” This is to enjoy the Lord’s person and work. With regard to words concerning His person and work, we need to worship, praise, receive, and enjoy.
　
Concerning Our Living and Conduct
　The second category of words in the Bible concerns our living and conduct. When we read such words, we need to receive their teaching and correction. For example, there are many places in the Bible that speak of our need to be humble, meek, or watchful. Some portions tell us that we need to honor our parents, nurture our children, and deal with others properly in the Lord. There are numerous portions in the Bible concerning our living and conduct. When we read such words, we need to receive their teaching and correction. These words also have the ability to enlighten us. When we receive their enlightenment, we are receiving the Lord’s correction and teaching. After we receive the Lord’s teaching, we should confess our impotence, saying, “Lord, this is Your command, but I am unable to do it. I need to receive You into my being.” We must confess our impotence to fulfill His words and teachings, and then we must receive the Lord as our power to fulfill them. We need to say, “Lord, I cannot do this. I cannot make it, but I want to receive You into my being. Lord, be my inward strength to keep Your word.”
　Romans 12:11 says, “Do not be slothful in zeal.” As soon as we read this word, there is correction. We should not think that we have no need of correction because we love the Lord, know the Lord, and enjoy the riches of the Lord. According to experience, we need these teachings. Although we have been saved and are enjoying the Lord and tasting His riches, we still need to see that we are very slothful. We need the correction that comes through the Lord’s word. We are short in meeting many of the Lord’s commands. Even in reading the Bible and in praying, we are lacking in zeal. When we touch these words, we can pray, “Lord, in my practical living I am still slothful and lacking in zeal. I cannot meet this demand. Only You are not lacking in zeal. Be the One keeping this word in me.”
　When we read words concerning our living and conduct, we need to receive their correction, we need to confess our inability to meet these requirements, and we need to receive the Lord as our power. We must digest these words in this way. Even those who have been recently saved can digest words in this category with simple prayers. They can say, “Lord, I thank and praise You. Your Word says that we should not be slothful in zeal. Supply me so that I am not slothful in zeal.” Even this simple prayer will have impact. We must come before the Lord, confess our shortage, receive His correction, and acknowledge that we are unable to keep His word. Our willing and our running do not work (9:16), but we can still say, “Lord, only You can keep these words. If You do not come into me, I cannot do it. I want to receive You into my being as the power to keep these words.”
　
Concerning God’s Plan, Work, and Purpose
　There are many portions in the Bible that speak of God’s plan, work, and purpose. Whenever we read such words, we need to praise Him. This also shows a proper attitude of fear before the Lord. We should praise God for His plan, His work, and His determined will to gain the church as His glorious purpose. After praising, we need to intercede. For example, when we read of “the church...His Body” (Eph. 1:22-23), we need to praise the Lord and say, “You have purposed that the church would be Your Body. You are the Head, and the church is Your Body. We are joined together in life, just as the head and the body are joined together.” Then we should intercede, saying, “Lord, cause the church to be manifested as the Body, with the function and measure of the Body.” This is to intercede for the church. After we praise and intercede, we need to inquire of the Lord, saying, “As a member of Your Body, how should I function? What responsibility should I bear? How should I be joined with others in Your Body?”
　Matthew 24:14, which speaks of God’s purpose and plan related to the gospel, says, “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth.” After reading this, we can pray, “Lord, praise You that You have purposed and revealed that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth.” Then we can intercede, saying, “Lord, there are still many places where the gospel has not been preached. The gospel has not even been preached thoroughly in the areas surrounding my locality. Lord, cause the preaching of Your gospel to spread further to reach more places.” Last, we can inquire, asking, “Lord, what responsibility should I bear toward Your gospel? How should I participate in its spread?” When we read portions concerning God’s plan, work, and gospel, we need to praise, intercede, and eventually inquire of the Lord.
　
Concerning Words of Enlightenment
　Another category of words in the Bible concerns words of direct enlightenment. These are words that specifically shine upon us. When we read words in the Bible that shine upon us, we need to have a receiving spirit. In our prayer we should express our willingness to receive the light. For example, the Lord said to the disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself” (16:24). This seems to be a word of teaching and instruction, but it can also shine upon us to expose our unwillingness to deny ourselves. There are also words of exhortation in the Bible. For example, James 1:21 speaks of “putting away all filthiness.” Under the shining of this word, we may realize the need to keep ourselves pure before the Lord. We can be enlightened concerning our condition when we read words of exhortation, and when we are enlightened, we need to pray, confessing our mistakes to receive the benefit of the enlightenment. It is not enough to pray, “Lord, thank You for showing me that I should deny myself and put away all filthiness”; we also need to accept the Lord’s enlightenment, saying, “Lord, in the light of Your word, I see that I still love myself. I do not even abhor what is filthy in me. I still am full of filthy things that have not been put away completely.” When we encounter the Lord’s direct enlightenment in our reading of His words, we need to respond.
　After we receive enlightenment, we need to confess our sins. This is necessary. Words of enlightenment will cause us to see our shortages and to sense our need of confession. After we confess, we should seek forgiveness and apply the efficacy of the Lord’s precious blood by faith so that we can go on, knowing that God has forgiven us.
　
Concerning Our Responsibility before God
　Another category of words in the Bible concerns our responsibility before God, or God’s requirement of us. When we read such words, we should express our willingness to meet the Lord’s requirement. For example, the Bible explicitly says that we need to leave all and follow the Lord (cf. Matt. 19:27-28) and that we need to present our “bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God,” which is our reasonable service (Rom. 12:1). Words like these speak of God’s requirements and of our responsibility to fulfill them. Therefore, when we pray-read such words, we need to express our willingness to meet these requirements and to pay the price. We cannot read these words with an unwilling attitude. We should even acknowledge our agreement to the Lord, saying, “You have asked us to present our bodies, and I am presenting my body. You have asked us to leave all, and I am willing to say yes.” After we express our willingness, we also need to entrust ourselves to Him, saying, “Even though I am willing, I cannot do this by myself. I entrust myself to Your hand and to Your ability to fulfill it in me. Be my supply.” We need to utter words of agreement and dependence in order to digest these requirements and responsibilities.
　
Concerning Our Fellowship with the Lord
　There are also words concerning our fellowship with the Lord, such as waiting for God (Psa. 130:5-6), panting for God, thirsting for God, and appearing before God (42:1-2). These words help us to fellowship with God, cause us to rejoice, and allow us to see God’s light in fellowship. As we are digesting words related to fellowship, we should have the same attitude of those who uttered these words, praying to the Lord with the same words: “My soul pants for You, O God. Here I wait for You. I come and appear before You.” We should utter and digest words of fellowship with the same attitude, the same spirit, and the same words as those who spoke these words in the Bible.
　
Concerning Patterns in the Bible
　There are many patterns mentioned in the Bible, such as Abraham and Enoch in the Old Testament and the apostles in the New Testament. When we read words concerning patterns, we need to thank God for the patterns. For example, the Bible speaks of how Paul was faithful, lived before God, did not account his own life as precious for the gospel of God, and cared for and loved the church. When we read these words, we need to pray, “Thank You for giving us such a pattern. You chose Paul, and You equipped him, supplied him, established him, and presented him as a pattern for us.” Then we need to ask for grace to follow these patterns, saying, “Lord, I am willing to receive the same grace. If it pleases You, grant me the same grace so that I may follow Paul’s pattern.” We should praise, and then we should beseech the Lord concerning our willingness to receive the same grace.
　
Concerning the Promises of God
　There are also words in the Bible concerning God’s promises. When we read words of promise, we need to give thanks in order to digest these words. We need to thank the Lord and say, “Thank You for giving us these precious, sweet, and rich promises. Thank You for these words.” Then, with an attitude of receiving, we need to say, “Lord, I want to receive these promises.” However, we also need to acknowledge our limited faith, even our inability to believe. Since we do not have the ability in ourselves to believe, we need to say, “Lord, all my believing ability comes from You. I am unable to believe Your promises in myself. I need You to be my believing ability. I entrust myself to You and receive You into me as my believing ability.” We should praise and thank the Lord for His words of promise, and then we should receive His words with a believing attitude by acknowledging Him as the believing One in us.
　I hope that the saints will receive more help to enjoy the supply of the divine word in the Bible through pray-reading in this way.
 
　　许多圣徒都承认，祷读是一条既简单又实际的路。操练过的人都能见证，祷读叫人感觉满足，摸着主的同在。目前我们的操练不过是开头，当我们越往里面深入，越往前进展，就越发觉其中有许多讲究；因为祷读不是呆板的。

　　我们越操练祷读，越摸着主的话，就越有长进。我们所交通的这条路，并不是出于头脑的想像，也不是一些理论，而完全是借着实际的操练所得的经历。正如我们作一件事，作的时候先有些讲究，然后一面作，一面又带出新的讲究。祷读乃是在读经时，简单地将主的话化成祷告。当我们操练时，看起来似乎很简单，其中却很有讲究。现在我们要继续交通这些基本的讲究。
 
　Many saints acknowledge that pray-reading is simple and practical, and they testify that pray-reading fills them with satisfaction when they touch the Lord. Presently, our practice is in a beginning stage, but as we go deeper and progress further, we will realize that pray-reading is not a rigid matter; there are many details that we need to consider.

　The more we practice pray-reading and the more we touch the Lord’s word, the more we grow. This fellowship is not based on human imagination, nor is it just a theory; rather, it is based on experiences gained through practice. To pray-read means to turn the word of the Lord into prayer while reading the Bible. Although it is simple to practice, it involves many items. In this chapter we will fellowship about some of these items.
　　整本圣经都是主的话，提供属灵的粮食，使人得着生命的供应，其中包含许多成分。正如我们用餐，除了米饭以外，还有鱼、肉、蔬菜等不同菜色，使我们能吸收各种营养。烹调食物是很有讲究的，同样一种肉，或用于熬汤，或用于炖煮，结果并不相同。不同的食材，所需用的烹调方法，也不尽相同。还有，连吃法也有不同餐具的讲究。吃西餐要用刀叉，吃中餐要用筷子，喝汤要用汤匙。餐具不同，吃的方式也不同。照样，我们烹调并享用主的话，也有许多讲究。

　　圣经里有许多不同类别的话语，其中所包含的各种丰富，需要我们好好进入并且消化。所以，我们不能用统一的方法，乃该照着不同的类别，用不同的方法来进入。就像不同的饭菜有不同的吃法，使用的餐具也不同。照样，不同类别的圣经话语，也该用不同的方法消化。这里所提的，不过是原则。圣徒们若能领会这些原则，就会发觉圣经里有许多不同类别的话，需要用不同的方法消化。简略来分，圣经的话语可分为几十类。我们只说几个明显的类别，圣徒们可以根据这些原则再有操练。
 
　The Bible is the word of the Lord, and it provides life as spiritual food to man. It contains many elements. A good meal includes various dishes, such as fish, meat, and vegetables, but cooking a meal is not always easy. For example, simmering meat in a soup or frying it in a pan will produce different results. Different foods also require different cooking methods. Even eating food involves the use of different utensils. Western cuisine is eaten with a knife and a fork, whereas Chinese food is eaten with a pair of chopsticks. Different utensils require different ways of eating. Likewise, there are also many details related to “cooking” and enjoying the word of the Lord.

　The words in the Bible can be categorized in many ways, and we need to consider and digest the riches contained in these words. There is not a single, uniform method that we can use to digest the words in these various categories; rather, we should digest them according to their differences. Just as different types of food require different ways of eating and different utensils, different categories of words in the Bible also require different ways of digestion. This is a general principle. The words in the Bible can be divided into many different categories, but we will cover only a few prominent categories.
　　圣经里第一类的话语，是关于主和祂的所行、所作。圣经给我们看见主的身位，告诉我们祂是怎样的一位。圣经也给我们看见主的丰富，就是主的所行、所作并所能。每逢我们读到这类的话，要先有敬拜、赞美和感谢，接着再有祷告。譬如，约翰一章一节说，“太初有话，话与神同在，话就是神。”到了十四节就说，“话成了肉体。”这些都说明主自己，表明主是如何。所以，我们要先敬拜、赞美和感谢，用祷告消化、吸收这些话。我们可以说，“主啊，你是太初就有的话，值得我们敬拜。主，你与神同在，你就是神，我们真赞美你，敬拜你。”我们要用这些话消化主自己，以及祂的所行和所为。

　　又如马太二十六章，主与门徒一同吃饼喝杯时，将饼擘开递给门徒说，“…这是我的身体。又拿起杯来，祝谢了，递给他们，说，你们都喝这个，因为这是我立约的血，为多人流出来，使罪得赦。”（26~28）我们读到这里，就要向主祷告：“主，我们赞美你，谢谢你为我们舍了你的身体，流出你的宝血，为我们立了新约，使我们的罪得赦。”我们首先要用敬拜、赞美和感谢的灵，化祷主的话，消化主自己和主所作的一切。其次，要立刻接受这些话，并且对主说，“主，我接受你是神的话，我接受你到我里面作神的话，作神的化身。”

　　第三，在接受之后，要立刻享用。主的话是生命的粮，也是活水、亮光和生命，可供我们享用。好比我们读路加五章，看到主伸手摸那患麻风的病人，对他说，“我肯，你洁净了吧。麻风就立刻离开了他。”（13）我们就要对主说，“主，你是能叫人得洁净的主，我敬拜、赞美你。我接受你这位主进到我里面。我身上有一个不洁，直到今天仍未去掉，如同麻风一样。然而，主，我感谢你，今天你也伸手摸我，洁净我。主，我身上还有什么不洁的，求你摸我，洁净我。”这就是享用。所以请记得，我们对主的话要敬拜、赞美、接受和享用。
 
　The first category of words in the Bible concerns the Lord’s person and work. The Bible reveals the person of the Lord, and it also shows the Lord’s acts and deeds, His work. Whenever we touch words in this category, we need to worship, praise, and give thanks. For example, John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” and verse 14 says, “The Word became flesh.” These verses speak of the person of the Lord. We need to digest and assimilate these words in prayer through worship, praise, and thanksgiving. We can say, “Lord, You are the Word that was in the beginning; You are worthy of our worship. Lord, You were with God, and You are God. We praise and worship You.” We need to use words of worship, praise, and thanksgiving to digest the words concerning the person and work of the Lord.

　When the Lord ate the bread and drank the cup with the disciples, He broke the bread and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is My body.” And He took a cup and gave thanks, and He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:26-28). When we read these verses concerning His work, we need to pray with praise, saying, “Lord, we praise You. Thank You for giving up Your body for us and for shedding Your precious blood to establish a new covenant so that our sins could be forgiven.” We need to turn the Lord’s word into prayer with a spirit of worship, praise, and thanksgiving in order to digest the Lord Himself and to receive Him with His work.

　After receiving, we can enjoy what He is and what He has done. The Lord’s word is the bread of life, the living water, light, and life for our enjoyment. For example, when we see that the Lord stretched out His hand to touch the leper and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed!” (Luke 5:13), we need to say, “You are the Lord who is able to cleanse people. I worship and praise You. I receive You as such a Lord into my being. Remove all my uncleanness. Thank You for being willing to stretch out Your hand to touch and cleanse me. Lord, please touch me and cleanse me.” This is to enjoy the Lord’s person and work. With regard to words concerning His person and work, we need to worship, praise, receive, and enjoy.
　　圣经里第二类的话语，乃是关乎我们的生活行为。当我们读到这样的话，首先要接受它的教训和改正。比方，圣经里有多处说到我们要谦卑、温柔、儆醒；有的说到要在主里孝敬父母、养育儿女、正确待人等。圣经里关于我们行事、为人、生活的话语，不胜枚举。我们读到这些话，就要接受其中的教训和改正。这些话虽然不是直接光照，却都带着光照的能力。我们接受光照，就是接受主的改正和教训。其次，我们接受了这些教训，就得承认自己的无能。我们要对主说，“主，这是你的命令，是我该实行的；但是我行不来。主，我需要接受你到我里面。”我们必须在这些话和教训跟前，承认自己不能。

　　第三，要接受主作能力，好遵行圣经的吩咐。我们要对主说，“主，我不能，我作不到，但我要接受你进来。主，在我里面作我的力量。你进到我里面穿着我，带我遵守你的话。”譬如圣经说，“殷勤不可懒惰。”（罗十二11）我们一读这话，就受到改正。千万不要以为只要我们爱主、认识主、享受主的丰富，就不需要这些教训。根据经历，我们仍需要这些教训。虽然我们已经蒙恩，享受主并饱尝祂的丰富，但还需要看见自己仍是相当懒惰，应该借着主的话，受到改正。许多时候，该尽的没有尽，该作的没有作；连在读经、祷告上都有点懒惰。所以我们对主说，“主啊，我应该儆醒不懒惰，但我实际的生活却是懒惰、不够儆醒。主，我作不来，更不知如何胜过自己。然而，我知道你就是殷勤的能力，但愿你在我里面，穿着我来遵守这些话。”

　　每当我们读到圣经中这类关乎我们行事为人的话时，首先就要接受改正；其次，要承认自己作不来；第三，要立刻接受主作能力。我们必须用这样的方法来消化这类的话语。比方，有些人得救不久，或者刚开始操练祷读，读到殷勤不可懒惰，就可以对主说，“主啊，感谢赞美你，你的话说要殷勤不可懒惰，求你帮助我殷勤不懒惰。”这样简单地祷告也不错。因为刚操练祷读的人，没有多少话语可以祷告，也没有多少经历。我们多祷读几次以后，就会得着窍门。我们要先在主的话语跟前，承认自己的亏欠，接受祂的改正，再承认自己无法遵守那些话。我们知道立志没有用，定规也没有用，然而我们可以对主说，“主，这些话只有你能遵守，你若不进到我里面，我就无法遵守。我要接受你到我里面，作我遵守这些话的能力。”
 
　The second category of words in the Bible concerns our living and conduct. When we read such words, we need to receive their teaching and correction. For example, there are many places in the Bible that speak of our need to be humble, meek, or watchful. Some portions tell us that we need to honor our parents, nurture our children, and deal with others properly in the Lord. There are numerous portions in the Bible concerning our living and conduct. When we read such words, we need to receive their teaching and correction. These words also have the ability to enlighten us. When we receive their enlightenment, we are receiving the Lord’s correction and teaching. After we receive the Lord’s teaching, we should confess our impotence, saying, “Lord, this is Your command, but I am unable to do it. I need to receive You into my being.” We must confess our impotence to fulfill His words and teachings, and then we must receive the Lord as our power to fulfill them. We need to say, “Lord, I cannot do this. I cannot make it, but I want to receive You into my being. Lord, be my inward strength to keep Your word.”

　Romans 12:11 says, “Do not be slothful in zeal.” As soon as we read this word, there is correction. We should not think that we have no need of correction because we love the Lord, know the Lord, and enjoy the riches of the Lord. According to experience, we need these teachings. Although we have been saved and are enjoying the Lord and tasting His riches, we still need to see that we are very slothful. We need the correction that comes through the Lord’s word. We are short in meeting many of the Lord’s commands. Even in reading the Bible and in praying, we are lacking in zeal. When we touch these words, we can pray, “Lord, in my practical living I am still slothful and lacking in zeal. I cannot meet this demand. Only You are not lacking in zeal. Be the One keeping this word in me.”

　When we read words concerning our living and conduct, we need to receive their correction, we need to confess our inability to meet these requirements, and we need to receive the Lord as our power. We must digest these words in this way. Even those who have been recently saved can digest words in this category with simple prayers. They can say, “Lord, I thank and praise You. Your Word says that we should not be slothful in zeal. Supply me so that I am not slothful in zeal.” Even this simple prayer will have impact. We must come before the Lord, confess our shortage, receive His correction, and acknowledge that we are unable to keep His word. Our willing and our running do not work (9:16), but we can still say, “Lord, only You can keep these words. If You do not come into me, I cannot do it. I want to receive You into my being as the power to keep these words.”
　　圣经里有许多话说到神的计划、神的工作、神的福音、神的教训、神的旨意等。我们每逢读到这些话，都得先赞美；这也是敬畏主，但非呆板的敬畏。我们先赞美神的计划，赞美神的工作，赞美神定规要得着召会，赞美神荣耀的旨意。赞美之后，就得有代祷。比方，我们读到“召会是祂的身体”（弗一23），就要为着这件事赞美主，说，“主啊，你定规召会作你的身体；你是召会的头，召会是你的身体。你与召会有何等生命的联结，如同头与身体的联结一样。”我们先有赞美，而后再为这件事祷告：“主啊，求你使召会显出身体的光景，有身体的功用，也有身体的身量。”这就是为着召会祷告。当我们赞美、代祷之后，就需要求问主：“主啊，我在召会这身体里，该有什么地位？该尽什么职责？该怎样在其中有分？”

　　再譬如，读到马太二十四章十四节：“这国度的福音要传遍天下。”这是神的旨意，也是祂福音的计划。我们就可以祷告说，“主啊，赞美你，你定规，你也启示国度的福音要传遍天下。”然后，我们就要对主说，“主啊，今天还有许多地方，福音没有传到，就连我所在地的附近，福音也还没有传遍。主啊，求你使福音的传扬更普及，能达到更多地方。”第三，我们要接着问主：“主啊，这福音要传遍天下，我应该负什么责任，我该如何有分？”这就给我们看见，当我们读到圣经里关于神的计划、神的工作、神的福音等话语时，我们要赞美，而后代祷，最后求问主，我们该如何在其中有分；总而言之，不外乎这三项。
 
　There are many portions in the Bible that speak of God’s plan, work, and purpose. Whenever we read such words, we need to praise Him. This also shows a proper attitude of fear before the Lord. We should praise God for His plan, His work, and His determined will to gain the church as His glorious purpose. After praising, we need to intercede. For example, when we read of “the church...His Body” (Eph. 1:22-23), we need to praise the Lord and say, “You have purposed that the church would be Your Body. You are the Head, and the church is Your Body. We are joined together in life, just as the head and the body are joined together.” Then we should intercede, saying, “Lord, cause the church to be manifested as the Body, with the function and measure of the Body.” This is to intercede for the church. After we praise and intercede, we need to inquire of the Lord, saying, “As a member of Your Body, how should I function? What responsibility should I bear? How should I be joined with others in Your Body?”

　Matthew 24:14, which speaks of God’s purpose and plan related to the gospel, says, “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth.” After reading this, we can pray, “Lord, praise You that You have purposed and revealed that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth.” Then we can intercede, saying, “Lord, there are still many places where the gospel has not been preached. The gospel has not even been preached thoroughly in the areas surrounding my locality. Lord, cause the preaching of Your gospel to spread further to reach more places.” Last, we can inquire, asking, “Lord, what responsibility should I bear toward Your gospel? How should I participate in its spread?” When we read portions concerning God’s plan, work, and gospel, we need to praise, intercede, and eventually inquire of the Lord.
　　圣经里还有一类的话，是单纯的光照，或是直接的光照。单纯光照的话语虽然不多，但是圣经里有好多话语都带着光照。当我们读圣经的话，觉得蒙光照时，首先就得有接受的灵和祷告。我们的祷告，该表示乐意并接受的态度。比方主对门徒说，“若有人要跟从我，就当否认己…。”（十六24）这似乎是一句教训、教导的话，但里面却带着亮光，要照亮人。圣经里也有劝勉的话语，例如：“你们既脱去一切的污秽…。”（雅一21）这说出我们应当保守在主面前的洁净。当我们读到这类吩咐的话，里头会被照明。我们蒙了光照，就要祷告，承认自己的错误，并接受这些光照。我们不能只用经文里的话祷告，还要有接受光照的祷告。例如，我们不能只祷告：“主啊，我是应当舍己。主啊，我应当脱去污秽。”我们还必须接受主的光照，对祂说，“主，在你的话语跟前，我看见直到今天，我还爱自己，没有彻底恨恶自己。直到今天，我身上还有污秽，没有完全脱干净。”我们在主面前读到这些话，蒙到光照时，就要有所表示。

　　我们接受光照以后，就需要认罪，这是必定的事。凡光照的话，都会给我们看见自己的亏欠，觉得需要认罪。认罪之后，就是寻求赦免，靠着信心取用主宝血的功效。我们接受光照，认罪了之后，要立刻用信心取用主的宝血洁净。结果靠着主的血，我们就在这件事上再蒙神赦免，得以往前。
 
　Another category of words in the Bible concerns words of direct enlightenment. These are words that specifically shine upon us. When we read words in the Bible that shine upon us, we need to have a receiving spirit. In our prayer we should express our willingness to receive the light. For example, the Lord said to the disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself” (16:24). This seems to be a word of teaching and instruction, but it can also shine upon us to expose our unwillingness to deny ourselves. There are also words of exhortation in the Bible. For example, James 1:21 speaks of “putting away all filthiness.” Under the shining of this word, we may realize the need to keep ourselves pure before the Lord. We can be enlightened concerning our condition when we read words of exhortation, and when we are enlightened, we need to pray, confessing our mistakes to receive the benefit of the enlightenment. It is not enough to pray, “Lord, thank You for showing me that I should deny myself and put away all filthiness”; we also need to accept the Lord’s enlightenment, saying, “Lord, in the light of Your word, I see that I still love myself. I do not even abhor what is filthy in me. I still am full of filthy things that have not been put away completely.” When we encounter the Lord’s direct enlightenment in our reading of His words, we need to respond.

　After we receive enlightenment, we need to confess our sins. This is necessary. Words of enlightenment will cause us to see our shortages and to sense our need of confession. After we confess, we should seek forgiveness and apply the efficacy of the Lord’s precious blood by faith so that we can go on, knowing that God has forgiven us.
　　圣经里还有一类的话，说到我们在神面前的本分，或者说是神对我们的要求。对于这些话，我们首先该表明自己愿意答应主的要求。比方圣经明言，我们要撇下所有的跟从主（参太十九27~28）；又说到当将“身体献上，当作圣别并讨神喜悦的活祭，这是你们合理的事奉”（罗十二1）。类似这些话，一面是神的要求，另一面也是我们应尽的本分。所以，我们在化祷时，就要先表示我们愿意答应神的要求，并且愿意出代价。我们不能光读这些话，而没有一个灵和态度，愿意回应主的要求。我们该答应主说，“主啊，你要我献上身体，我在此就献上身体。你要我撇下一切，我能不能撇下暂且不说，但是我愿意答应你。”我们答应之后，就要向主说，“主，我虽然这样答应，自己还是作不到，我把自己信托在你手中。这个答应的力量是你给我的，还求你来供应。”我们需要发表出答应的话，并用灵说信托和倚靠的话，来消化这些本分和要求。
 
　Another category of words in the Bible concerns our responsibility before God, or God’s requirement of us. When we read such words, we should express our willingness to meet the Lord’s requirement. For example, the Bible explicitly says that we need to leave all and follow the Lord (cf. Matt. 19:27-28) and that we need to present our “bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God,” which is our reasonable service (Rom. 12:1). Words like these speak of God’s requirements and of our responsibility to fulfill them. Therefore, when we pray-read such words, we need to express our willingness to meet these requirements and to pay the price. We cannot read these words with an unwilling attitude. We should even acknowledge our agreement to the Lord, saying, “You have asked us to present our bodies, and I am presenting my body. You have asked us to leave all, and I am willing to say yes.” After we express our willingness, we also need to entrust ourselves to Him, saying, “Even though I am willing, I cannot do this by myself. I entrust myself to Your hand and to Your ability to fulfill it in me. Be my supply.” We need to utter words of agreement and dependence in order to digest these requirements and responsibilities.
　　圣经里也有关乎与主交通的话，譬如说要等候神（诗一三〇5~6），要切慕神，寻求神的面，朝见神等（四二1~2）。这些话使我们与神有交通，也使我们喜乐，并且让我们在交通里看见神的光。我们在消化这些关乎交通的话语时，最好与发表这些话的人，有同样的态度，用同样的话语向主祷告：“神啊，我的魂切慕你，我在这里等候你，我要来朝见你的面。”我们乃是用与神话语中同样的态度、同样的灵、同样的话，来发表、消化这些交通的话。
 
　There are also words concerning our fellowship with the Lord, such as waiting for God (Psa. 130:5-6), panting for God, thirsting for God, and appearing before God (42:1-2). These words help us to fellowship with God, cause us to rejoice, and allow us to see God’s light in fellowship. As we are digesting words related to fellowship, we should have the same attitude of those who uttered these words, praying to the Lord with the same words: “My soul pants for You, O God. Here I wait for You. I come and appear before You.” We should utter and digest words of fellowship with the same attitude, the same spirit, and the same words as those who spoke these words in the Bible.
　　圣经里提到许多榜样，如旧约的亚伯拉罕、以诺，新约的使徒们等。我们读到关乎榜样的话，首先要为着这些榜样感谢神。如圣经提到保罗，说到他是如何忠信，活在神面前，为着神的福音不顾自己的性命，并且关心、宝爱召会等。我们读这些话，就要祷告：“神，感谢你，你赐给我们这个榜样。在历代的人群中，你选出保罗这个人，装备他，供应他，设立他，并且摆在圣经中，使我们看见榜样。”我们首先为着榜样赞美主，接着就要求恩典，对主说，“主，我愿意蒙同样的恩典。若你喜悦，也给我同样的恩典，叫我跟随这个脚踪。”我们先赞美，而后向主求，愿意蒙受同样的恩典。
 
　There are many patterns mentioned in the Bible, such as Abraham and Enoch in the Old Testament and the apostles in the New Testament. When we read words concerning patterns, we need to thank God for the patterns. For example, the Bible speaks of how Paul was faithful, lived before God, did not account his own life as precious for the gospel of God, and cared for and loved the church. When we read these words, we need to pray, “Thank You for giving us such a pattern. You chose Paul, and You equipped him, supplied him, established him, and presented him as a pattern for us.” Then we need to ask for grace to follow these patterns, saying, “Lord, I am willing to receive the same grace. If it pleases You, grant me the same grace so that I may follow Paul’s pattern.” We should praise, and then we should beseech the Lord concerning our willingness to receive the same grace.
　　圣经还有关乎神应许的话。读到这些应许的话，我们消化时要先感谢。我们要感谢主说，“主啊，谢谢你给我们这些应许，其中都是宝贵的话、甜美的话、丰富的话。我们为此感谢你。”然后，要有接受的态度，说，“主，我愿意接受这话。”接着，要表示我们自己没有能力相信。对于神的应许，我们没有能力相信，所以还得在主面前对祂说，“主，这个信的能力是出于你。你的应许我信不来，需要你赐给我信的能力。主，我愿意在这里，把自己信托你，接受你到我里面，作我信的能力。”我们先赞美、感谢主赐给我们应许的话，并且用信的态度接受这些话。末了还得承认我们自己信不来，需要主在我们里面作相信的能力。

　　盼望借着以上的分类和说明，圣徒们更能得帮助，懂得如何借着祷读，享受圣经里神圣话语的供应。

　　一九六一年七月三十一日讲于台北家排负责人聚会
 
　There are also words in the Bible concerning God’s promises. When we read words of promise, we need to give thanks in order to digest these words. We need to thank the Lord and say, “Thank You for giving us these precious, sweet, and rich promises. Thank You for these words.” Then, with an attitude of receiving, we need to say, “Lord, I want to receive these promises.” However, we also need to acknowledge our limited faith, even our inability to believe. Since we do not have the ability in ourselves to believe, we need to say, “Lord, all my believing ability comes from You. I am unable to believe Your promises in myself. I need You to be my believing ability. I entrust myself to You and receive You into me as my believing ability.” We should praise and thank the Lord for His words of promise, and then we should receive His words with a believing attitude by acknowledging Him as the believing One in us.

　I hope that the saints will receive more help to enjoy the supply of the divine word in the Bible through pray-reading in this way.

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