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第三篇　事奉主者的资格－神在身体里作我们的“够”

事奉主者的资格、追求与学习

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　　在神的计划里，一面，祂要将祂自己作到我们里面；另一面，祂要把我们这些有神的人，作成为一个团体的器皿，就是召会─基督的身体。有人说，这些我们都听多了，听惯了；然而，这不是一件听多或听惯的事，而是一个很严肃的问题。
　
　　在这个宇宙中，不光是在这个时代，甚至是从已过的永远到将来的永远，神所作的，就是要将祂自己作到我们里面。这样的信息，虽然我们从前说了很多，但是明白这些辞句，听过这些道是一件事；忠实、实际的碰着它，摸着它，接触它，却是另一件事。唯有等你碰着它了，你才会觉得这是重大的。
　　神为什么要把祂自己作到我们里面？实在说，就是要把我们作成一个器皿，一个召会，成为一个身体。祂这位无限量、伟大的神，在宇宙间所要作的事，就是把祂自己放在我们这个宇宙的器皿里。唯有到了这时候，神的计划、创造、救赎才算完成。
　　圣经告诉我们，神在宇宙间没有别的事可作，祂只作一件事，就是把祂自己作到人里面。祂不想医病，不想赶鬼，也没有想要可怜穷人、行神迹，这一切祂都不想，甚至创造天地，也不是祂的目的。因为这些都不过是祂那件伟大工作里的局部，是零零星星的一件件小事。神在宇宙中所要作的，没有别的，就是要将祂自己作到一个大器皿里，再从这个大器皿里，将祂自己彰显出来。
　　只要神将祂自己作在一个大器皿里，一切问题就都解决了。若是宇宙间有黑暗，黑暗就在那里解决了；若是宇宙间有死亡，死亡就在那里解决了。神在宇宙间的仇敌，那个背叛的权势，那个恶者也在那里被解决了。什么时候这件事作成功了，那就是光来了，就是生命吞灭死亡，也就是撒但和他的使者完全被丢到火湖里的时候，一切问题都解决了。同时，凡神在积极方面，关乎生命的事，都要往前，也都很自然的在完成。我们所感觉的软弱、荒凉、构不上、不行等问题，无路可以得着解决，只有当神调在人里面作生命，并把人作成一个团体的器皿，这些问题才得以解决。
　
　　在我几十年追求的过程里，有许多时候，我感觉好像越追求，越感觉不满意，而想要改正自己的生活，总觉得自己不像个基督徒。再看看召会的光景，也不觉得满意；既不满意自己，也不满意别人。只有一些时候，感觉好像有点成就，有点可夸。那是神稍微把你放松一些，让你有一点所谓的得着，所谓的成就。那时你会觉得相当不错，好像能够满意，也能够安息。然而，你并不觉得那是你被神放松了。等到事过境迁，自己再回头看时，才知道那是一段神放松你的时间，神没有把你拉得很紧。
　　神若将你紧紧握在手里，你会觉得自己十分荒凉。你越感觉荒凉，越证明神的手在你身上拉得紧。祂再把你拉一拉，把你紧一紧，你就更觉得荒凉。只有当神把你松一松的时候，你才会觉得有所看见、经历和得着，你才觉得自己在工作上作得不错，你的工作有相当好的结果。若不是神有祂的尺度，请记得，神再松一下，就是我们跌倒的时候。然而，感谢主，许多时候，神还是怜悯我们，拉紧我们。
　　每一次当祂稍微拉一拉我们，马上我们就觉得不行，觉得荒凉。虽然我们觉得不行，但是也无法定罪，因为是我们自己不行。若是神再拉你一下，你会觉得你更不行。比方，你批评站讲台的弟兄不行，神就把你拉一下，指给你看，别人讲台不行，你更不行。这些都是神在那里拉紧我们。
　　只有被神拉紧，被神带领到一个地步的人，才会看见一切的我行、我能、我可以，都不在我们人里面，全数是神自己。你永远不能，也永远不能是，全数都是神自己。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，使你对自己不再有希望。你感觉世界黑暗，一点不希奇。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，让你看见你没有办法不黑暗，没有办法不荒凉，没有办法不软弱；你这个人比一朵花还不如。所有的刚强，所有的能，不是我们，乃是祂。
　
　　林后三5~6说，“并不是我们凭自己够资格将什么估计作像是出于我们自己的；我们之所以够资格，乃是出于神；祂使我们够资格作新约的执事，这些执事不是属于字句，乃是属于灵，因为那字句杀死人，那灵却叫人活。”作为事奉主者，我们的资格，我们的“够”，是在神里面，神自己就是我们的“够”；这个“够”是神自己。使徒保罗仿佛在那里说，“我们能成为新约的执事，不是在于我们，乃是在于神；不是我保罗够资格作新约的执事，我是永远不够的，这个‘够’乃是神自己。”
　　保罗在以弗所三章也说，“我作了这福音的执事，是照着神恩典的恩赐，这恩赐是照着祂大能的运行所赐给我的。”（弗三7）这运行的大能就是神自己。多年来我一直观察，一直摸我们众人的光景，我发现神在我们中间所作的，没有别的，乃是要显明祂的心意，就是祂要进到我们里面，作我们的生命、能力，作我们的亮光，作我们的“够”。这个“够”能在我们里头，担当新约的职事。你让神把祂自己调在你里头，你就“够”；没有神，你就缺少“够”，立刻你就不够。
　　到了林后四章，使徒保罗更说，“但我们有这宝贝在瓦器里，要显明这超越的能力，是属于神，不是出于我们。”（林后四7）这给我们看见，林后三章与四章是连起来的。这意思是，神自己要进到我们里面，作我们的“够”，作我们的生命、能力、亮光。我们总盼望自己能够明亮、刚强，能承担什么事，但神就是要来打掉我们的能。我们要明亮，神就来打掉我们的明亮；我们要刚强，祂就来打掉这个刚强；我们要动，神偏不给我们动。因为神要训练、引导我们，叫我们知道我们的“够”，不在乎自己，乃在乎祂。我们的明亮是神自己，我们的刚强也是神自己。
　　有一天，当我们真看见这亮光时，就是我们在毗努伊勒的经历。在毗努伊勒，雅各蒙神光照，看见自己不再是雅各，而是以色列（创三二22~32）。换句话说，在毗努伊勒，你不再盼望自己明亮，不再盼望自己刚强，也不再盼望自己够。你看见一切乃是神自己，是神自己在你里面。从今以后，你在神面前像瘸了腿一样。瘸腿的雅各，不是别的，就是对自己不再抱任何希望，不再为自己的黑暗难过，不再为自己的荒凉忧伤。一面，一个蒙恩的人该为自己的荒凉、黑暗，忧伤难过；但是另一面，当他真看见异象的时候，就蒙了拯救，不为自己的荒凉、黑暗忧伤，而知道那些都是属于“艾”（十二8），不过是乱堆。
　　我确实知道，有一位祂是生命、是亮光，祂在我们里面，是我们的“够”。我虽然是个瓦器，但祂是宝贝。不仅如此，当你真看见这些的时候，你会发现，神如此将祂自己作到你我里面，乃是要将我们众人作成一个完全的器皿。结果你就不会太注意自己的光景如何，而会学习倚靠身体，靠着召会在神面前服事。不是你刚强的问题，乃是身体刚强的问题；不是你明亮的问题，乃是身体明亮的问题；不是你作得好的问题，乃是身体作得好的问题。我个人刚强、软弱，不成问题；即使我软弱，但身体不软弱。
　　神要一步一步的开我们的窍，一面感觉不是我们，乃是神；祂在你我里面作生命，作亮光，作能力，作我们的“够”。另一面叫我们感觉，不是你我个人单独的生命明亮了，够了，乃是你我在身体里面明亮了，够了。所以有人见证，当我们和弟兄姊妹多有交通时，会得着更多供应。我们不仅要看见主在我们里面作生命，还要看见这个生命是在身体里；不仅要看见主要与我们调和，更要看见这调和是为着成功一个身体。你什么时候要调和而不要身体，就立刻会失去这个调和。调和乃是为着身体。
　
　　全本圣经只有一件事，就是神在永世里，在宇宙间，要把祂自己作到我们这些蒙救赎的人里面，并把我们作成一个独一的团体大器。仅仅有前面一半还不够，必须后面一半再加上去。从经历里我们知道，每一次我们自己介入时，都是没有用的；另一面，当我们以为自己得着神就可以时，我们所得着的就立刻失去了。得着神必须是在身体里。当我们个人追求有所得着时，就要用所得着的，去供应别人，与身体联结。我们所得着的，若不用在身体里，马上就要看见，这些得着被消减了。唯有在身体里，我们所得着的才能更加倍、更丰富。
　　我们需要一直学习否认自己，学习看见一切对于我们都是主自己。祂是生命，祂是亮光，祂是能力，祂是我们的“够”；在祂里面所有问题都得解决。另一面还要看见，神一切的丰富都是为着身体，也是在身体里越过越加多，越过摸着的越丰富。这样，你就会懂得，也会觉得，你一否认自己，而注重神，问题就容易解决。你再进到神里面，问题更是全数解决。你还要与众圣徒多有接触，无论是行动、工作，都要和弟兄姊妹一直有交通，绝不单独，不信自己够，而信那“够”的乃是神自己。并且这个神自己，这个“够”是在身体里的。你我都倚靠神，也倚靠弟兄姊妹，结果我们就看见，基督是在召会里。事实上，创一28管理的权柄，是属于召会的。
　　盼望我们看见两面的事：－创世记一面，神要进到我们里面；另一面，神在我们里面作我们的一切，乃是在召会中，在身体里的。任何的个别肢体，都没有办法单独享受这个丰满；我们若要把丰富留在自己里面，单独享受，立刻我们就变成脱节的肢体。在福音书末了，主向个人的显现，都是为着团体。祂向马利亚显现过，向彼得显现过，这些个别向着个人的显现，都是为着团体（约二十16~18，二一15~17）。什么时候你得着主的显现，而把这个显现留在自己里头，不肯带到众圣徒中，马上这显现就会模糊。你我属灵的得着都是为着身体，什么时候我们把它扣住，为着自己，这在神面前就毫无价值。然而，你若将这得着带到身体里，这得着就要更加丰富。
　　所以，我们无须自怨自艾，只要承认我们爬也爬不起来，刚强也刚强不了。不要勉强自己，装作刚强，对人说自己在主面前还不错。你我可以在交通聚会、擘饼聚会、或是祷告聚会末了，站起来告诉弟兄姊妹，我们是何等的不行，里头是何等的荒凉；结果，你我就活了。你不必站起来说一段教训的话，只要学习把自己信托给主，学习把自己摆在身体里，倚靠身体，供应就来了。
　　一九六〇年八月二日讲于台北
　　在神的计划里，一面，祂要将祂自己作到我们里面；另一面，祂要把我们这些有神的人，作成为一个团体的器皿，就是召会─基督的身体。有人说，这些我们都听多了，听惯了；然而，这不是一件听多或听惯的事，而是一个很严肃的问题。
　
　　在这个宇宙中，不光是在这个时代，甚至是从已过的永远到将来的永远，神所作的，就是要将祂自己作到我们里面。这样的信息，虽然我们从前说了很多，但是明白这些辞句，听过这些道是一件事；忠实、实际的碰着它，摸着它，接触它，却是另一件事。唯有等你碰着它了，你才会觉得这是重大的。　　神为什么要把祂自己作到我们里面？实在说，就是要把我们作成一个器皿，一个召会，成为一个身体。祂这位无限量、伟大的神，在宇宙间所要作的事，就是把祂自己放在我们这个宇宙的器皿里。唯有到了这时候，神的计划、创造、救赎才算完成。　　圣经告诉我们，神在宇宙间没有别的事可作，祂只作一件事，就是把祂自己作到人里面。祂不想医病，不想赶鬼，也没有想要可怜穷人、行神迹，这一切祂都不想，甚至创造天地，也不是祂的目的。因为这些都不过是祂那件伟大工作里的局部，是零零星星的一件件小事。神在宇宙中所要作的，没有别的，就是要将祂自己作到一个大器皿里，再从这个大器皿里，将祂自己彰显出来。　　只要神将祂自己作在一个大器皿里，一切问题就都解决了。若是宇宙间有黑暗，黑暗就在那里解决了；若是宇宙间有死亡，死亡就在那里解决了。神在宇宙间的仇敌，那个背叛的权势，那个恶者也在那里被解决了。什么时候这件事作成功了，那就是光来了，就是生命吞灭死亡，也就是撒但和他的使者完全被丢到火湖里的时候，一切问题都解决了。同时，凡神在积极方面，关乎生命的事，都要往前，也都很自然的在完成。我们所感觉的软弱、荒凉、构不上、不行等问题，无路可以得着解决，只有当神调在人里面作生命，并把人作成一个团体的器皿，这些问题才得以解决。
　
　　在我几十年追求的过程里，有许多时候，我感觉好像越追求，越感觉不满意，而想要改正自己的生活，总觉得自己不像个基督徒。再看看召会的光景，也不觉得满意；既不满意自己，也不满意别人。只有一些时候，感觉好像有点成就，有点可夸。那是神稍微把你放松一些，让你有一点所谓的得着，所谓的成就。那时你会觉得相当不错，好像能够满意，也能够安息。然而，你并不觉得那是你被神放松了。等到事过境迁，自己再回头看时，才知道那是一段神放松你的时间，神没有把你拉得很紧。　　神若将你紧紧握在手里，你会觉得自己十分荒凉。你越感觉荒凉，越证明神的手在你身上拉得紧。祂再把你拉一拉，把你紧一紧，你就更觉得荒凉。只有当神把你松一松的时候，你才会觉得有所看见、经历和得着，你才觉得自己在工作上作得不错，你的工作有相当好的结果。若不是神有祂的尺度，请记得，神再松一下，就是我们跌倒的时候。然而，感谢主，许多时候，神还是怜悯我们，拉紧我们。　　每一次当祂稍微拉一拉我们，马上我们就觉得不行，觉得荒凉。虽然我们觉得不行，但是也无法定罪，因为是我们自己不行。若是神再拉你一下，你会觉得你更不行。比方，你批评站讲台的弟兄不行，神就把你拉一下，指给你看，别人讲台不行，你更不行。这些都是神在那里拉紧我们。　　只有被神拉紧，被神带领到一个地步的人，才会看见一切的我行、我能、我可以，都不在我们人里面，全数是神自己。你永远不能，也永远不能是，全数都是神自己。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，使你对自己不再有希望。你感觉世界黑暗，一点不希奇。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，让你看见你没有办法不黑暗，没有办法不荒凉，没有办法不软弱；你这个人比一朵花还不如。所有的刚强，所有的能，不是我们，乃是祂。
　
　　林后三章五至六节说，“并不是我们凭自己够资格将什么估计作像是出于我们自己的；我们之所以够资格，乃是出于神；祂使我们够资格作新约的执事，这些执事不是属于字句，乃是属于灵，因为那字句杀死人，那灵却叫人活。”作为事奉主者，我们的资格，我们的“够”，是在神里面，神自己就是我们的“够”；这个“够”是神自己。使徒保罗仿佛在那里说，“我们能成为新约的执事，不是在于我们，乃是在于神；不是我保罗够资格作新约的执事，我是永远不够的，这个‘够’乃是神自己。”
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林后3:5  
并不是我们凭自己够资格将什么估计作像是出于我们自己的；我们之所以够资格，乃是出于神；
林后3:6  
祂使我们够资格作新约的执事，这些执事不是属于字句，乃是属于灵，因为那字句杀死人，那灵却叫人活。
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　　保罗在以弗所三章也说，“我作了这福音的执事，是照着神恩典的恩赐，这恩赐是照着祂大能的运行所赐给我的。”（弗三7）这运行的大能就是神自己。多年来我一直观察，一直摸我们众人的光景，我发现神在我们中间所作的，没有别的，乃是要显明祂的心意，就是祂要进到我们里面，作我们的生命、能力，作我们的亮光，作我们的“够”。这个“够”能在我们里头，担当新约的职事。你让神把祂自己调在你里头，你就“够”；没有神，你就缺少“够”，立刻你就不够。
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以弗所书三章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
弗3:7  
我作了这福音的执事，是照着神恩典的恩赐，这恩赐是照着祂大能的运行所赐给我的。
以弗所书一章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
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　　到了林后四章，使徒保罗更说，“但我们有这宝贝在瓦器里，要显明这超越的能力，是属于神，不是出于我们。”（林后四7）这给我们看见，林后三章与四章是连起来的。这意思是，神自己要进到我们里面，作我们的“够”，作我们的生命、能力、亮光。我们总盼望自己能够明亮、刚强，能承担什么事，但神就是要来打掉我们的能。我们要明亮，神就来打掉我们的明亮；我们要刚强，祂就来打掉这个刚强；我们要动，神偏不给我们动。因为神要训练、引导我们，叫我们知道我们的“够”，不在乎自己，乃在乎祂。我们的明亮是神自己，我们的刚强也是神自己。
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哥林多后书四章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
林后4:7  
但我们有这宝贝在瓦器里，要显明这超越的能力，是属于神，不是出于我们；
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　　有一天，当我们真看见这亮光时，就是我们在毗努伊勒的经历。在毗努伊勒，雅各蒙神光照，看见自己不再是雅各，而是以色列（创三二22~32）。换句话说，在毗努伊勒，你不再盼望自己明亮，不再盼望自己刚强，也不再盼望自己够。你看见一切乃是神自己，是神自己在你里面。从今以后，你在神面前像瘸了腿一样。瘸腿的雅各，不是别的，就是对自己不再抱任何希望，不再为自己的黑暗难过，不再为自己的荒凉忧伤。一面，一个蒙恩的人该为自己的荒凉、黑暗，忧伤难过；但是另一面，当他真看见异象的时候，就蒙了拯救，不为自己的荒凉、黑暗忧伤，而知道那些都是属于“艾”（十二8），不过是乱堆。
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创32:22  
他夜间起来，带着两个妻子，两个使女，并十一个孩子，过雅博渡口。
创32:23  
他带着他们，打发他们过河，又打发所有的都过去。
创32:24  
只剩下雅各一人，有一个人和他摔跤，直到黎明。
创32:25  
那人见自己胜不过他，就将他的大腿窝摸了一把；雅各正与那人摔跤的时候，他的大腿窝就脱了节。
创32:26  
那人说，天快亮了，让我去吧。雅各却说，你若不给我祝福，我就不让你去。
创32:27  
那人对他说，你名叫什么？他说，我名叫雅各。
创32:28  
那人说，你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因为你与神与人较力，都得了胜。
创32:29  
雅各问祂说，请将你的名告诉我。但那人说，你何必问我的名？于是祂在那里给雅各祝福。
创32:30  
雅各便给那地方起名叫毗努伊勒，因为他说，我面对面看见了神，我的性命仍得保全。
创32:31  
日头升起，照在雅各身上，那时他渡过毗努伊勒，他的大腿就瘸了。
创32:32  
故此，以色列人不吃大腿窝的筋，直到今日，因为那人摸了雅各大腿窝的筋。
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创12:8  
从那里他又迁到伯特利东边的山，支搭帐棚；西边是伯特利，东边是艾；他在那里又为耶和华筑了一座坛，并且呼求耶和华的名。
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　　我确实知道，有一位祂是生命、是亮光，祂在我们里面，是我们的“够”。我虽然是个瓦器，但祂是宝贝。不仅如此，当你真看见这些的时候，你会发现，神如此将祂自己作到你我里面，乃是要将我们众人作成一个完全的器皿。结果你就不会太注意自己的光景如何，而会学习倚靠身体，靠着召会在神面前服事。不是你刚强的问题，乃是身体刚强的问题；不是你明亮的问题，乃是身体明亮的问题；不是你作得好的问题，乃是身体作得好的问题。我个人刚强、软弱，不成问题；即使我软弱，但身体不软弱。　　神要一步一步的开我们的窍，一面感觉不是我们，乃是神；祂在你我里面作生命，作亮光，作能力，作我们的“够”。另一面叫我们感觉，不是你我个人单独的生命明亮了，够了，乃是你我在身体里面明亮了，够了。所以有人见证，当我们和弟兄姊妹多有交通时，会得着更多供应。我们不仅要看见主在我们里面作生命，还要看见这个生命是在身体里；不仅要看见主要与我们调和，更要看见这调和是为着成功一个身体。你什么时候要调和而不要身体，就立刻会失去这个调和。调和乃是为着身体。
　
　　全本圣经只有一件事，就是神在永世里，在宇宙间，要把祂自己作到我们这些蒙救赎的人里面，并把我们作成一个独一的团体大器。仅仅有前面一半还不够，必须后面一半再加上去。从经历里我们知道，每一次我们自己介入时，都是没有用的；另一面，当我们以为自己得着神就可以时，我们所得着的就立刻失去了。得着神必须是在身体里。当我们个人追求有所得着时，就要用所得着的，去供应别人，与身体联结。我们所得着的，若不用在身体里，马上就要看见，这些得着被消减了。唯有在身体里，我们所得着的才能更加倍、更丰富。　　我们需要一直学习否认自己，学习看见一切对于我们都是主自己。祂是生命，祂是亮光，祂是能力，祂是我们的“够”；在祂里面所有问题都得解决。另一面还要看见，神一切的丰富都是为着身体，也是在身体里越过越加多，越过摸着的越丰富。这样，你就会懂得，也会觉得，你一否认自己，而注重神，问题就容易解决。你再进到神里面，问题更是全数解决。你还要与众圣徒多有接触，无论是行动、工作，都要和弟兄姊妹一直有交通，绝不单独，不信自己够，而信那“够”的乃是神自己。并且这个神自己，这个“够”是在身体里的。你我都倚靠神，也倚靠弟兄姊妹，结果我们就看见，基督是在召会里。事实上，创世记一章二十八节管理的权柄，是属于召会的。
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创1:28  
神就赐福给他们；又对他们说，要繁衍增多，遍满地面，并制伏这地，也要管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟和地上各样行动的活物。
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　　盼望我们看见两面的事：一面，神要进到我们里面；另一面，神在我们里面作我们的一切，乃是在召会中，在身体里的。任何的个别肢体，都没有办法单独享受这个丰满；我们若要把丰富留在自己里面，单独享受，立刻我们就变成脱节的肢体。在福音书末了，主向个人的显现，都是为着团体。祂向马利亚显现过，向彼得显现过，这些个别向着个人的显现，都是为着团体（约二十16~18，二一15~17）。什么时候你得着主的显现，而把这个显现留在自己里头，不肯带到众圣徒中，马上这显现就会模糊。你我属灵的得着都是为着身体，什么时候我们把它扣住，为着自己，这在神面前就毫无价值。然而，你若将这得着带到身体里，这得着就要更加丰富。
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约20:16  
耶稣对她说，马利亚。马利亚就转过身来，用希伯来话对祂说，拉波尼（意思就是夫子）。
约20:17  
耶稣对她说，不要摸我，因我还没有升到父那里；你往我弟兄那里去，告诉他们说，我要升到我的父，也是你们的父那里，到我的神，也是你们的神那里。
约20:18  
抹大拉的马利亚就去告诉门徒说，我已经看见主了；并且告诉他们主也对她说了这些话。
约21:15  
他们吃完了早饭，耶稣对西门彼得说，约翰的儿子西门，你爱我比这些更深么？彼得对祂说，主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你喂养我的小羊。
约21:16  
耶稣第二次又对他说，约翰的儿子西门，你爱我么？彼得对祂说，主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你牧养我的羊。
约21:17  
耶稣第三次对他说，约翰的儿子西门，你爱我么？彼得因为耶稣第三次对他说，你爱我么？就忧愁，对耶稣说，主啊，你是无所不知的，你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你喂养我的羊。
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　　所以，我们无须自怨自艾，只要承认我们爬也爬不起来，刚强也刚强不了。不要勉强自己，装作刚强，对人说自己在主面前还不错。你我可以在交通聚会、擘饼聚会、或是祷告聚会末了，站起来告诉弟兄姊妹，我们是何等的不行，里头是何等的荒凉；结果，你我就活了。你不必站起来说一段教训的话，只要学习把自己信托给主，学习把自己摆在身体里，倚靠身体，供应就来了。　　一九六〇年八月二日讲于台北
　According to His plan, God wants to work Himself into us so that we can become a corporate vessel—the church, the Body of Christ. We have heard many messages concerning God’s plan, but we still need to see His plan.
　
GOD DESIRING TO WORK HIMSELF INTO A CORPORATE VESSEL
　Throughout the ages God has had one desire, which is to work Himself into us. We have given many messages concerning God’s desire, but to hear a message is one thing and to touch the reality of the message is still another thing. Only when we touch the reality will we realize the importance of this desire.
　God wants to work Himself into us in order to make us a corporate vessel to be the church, the Body of Christ. The infinite and mighty God desires to do one thing in the universe: He desires to work Himself into us so that we would be a universal vessel. Only then can God’s plan in creation and redemption be accomplished.
　The Bible shows that God is doing only one thing in the universe: He is working Himself into man. Healing the sick, casting out demons, and performing miracles are not His ultimate purpose. Even creating the heavens and the earth was not His ultimate purpose. These things are merely a part of His great work. God has only one desire in the universe, which is to work Himself into a great corporate vessel so that He can be expressed through this vessel.
　Every problem in the universe, including darkness and death, will be resolved through God’s working Himself into this vessel. Even the problem of God’s enemy with the authority of darkness will be resolved. When God’s work is accomplished, light will come, life will swallow up death, and Satan and his angels will all be cast into the lake of fire. Thus, every problem in the universe will be solved. At the same time, every positive thing, that is, everything concerning the divine life, will be accomplished. We often feel weak, dry, incompetent, and incapable, but we have no way to solve these problems. The more God mingles Himself with us to be our life, thereby making us a corporate vessel, the more these problems are resolved.
　
SEEING OUR INSUFFICIENCY
　I have been a Christian for many years, but it seems that the more I pursued, the less I was satisfied. I always felt that my living was not up to the standard of a Christian. Neither was I satisfied with the condition of the church. There were times when I had a sense of accomplishment and thought that I had ground to boast. I now realize that when I felt satisfied, the Lord had loosened His hold on me.
　When God holds us tightly in His hand, we are desperate. Our being desperate proves that God is holding us. The tighter He holds us, the more desperate we feel. When God loosens His hold, we feel that we have seen something, experienced something, or gained something. Only then do we feel that the work is in our hand and that there are reasonable results. Without God’s measure we cannot see our true situation. When God loosens His hold on us, we fall down. However, He has mercy on us and holds us tightly.
　The tighter God holds a brother, the more he will feel that he is incapable and dry. When he is dry, he cannot condemn the other saints. For example, suppose a brother criticizes the brothers who give the messages and says that they are incapable. God will let the brother see that even if the other brothers are incapable, his condition is even poorer. Such an experience shows that God is holding him.
　Only those who are held tightly and led by the Lord realize that what they are and what they achieve are not of themselves but of God. We cannot do anything nor can we be something in ourselves. Everything is of God. God does not want us to have hope in ourselves. Hence, we sense that the world is dark. God does not want us to be in darkness or to feel dry or weak. All our strength and our abilities are of Him, not of ourselves.
　
GOD BEING OUR SUFFICIENCY
　Second Corinthians 3:5-6 says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God, who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” The sufficiency, the competency, of the Lord’s serving ones is from God. God Himself is our sufficiency. In these verses the apostle Paul seemed to be saying, “We are ministers of a new covenant because of God, not because of ourselves. I am not sufficient to be a minister of the new covenant, and I will never be sufficient. My sufficiency is God.”
　Paul also says, “I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the operation of His power” (Eph. 3:7). The operating power here refers to God. I have been observing and considering our condition for many years. God has revealed His heart’s desire to us. He wants to enter into us to be our sufficiency, that is, to be our life, our power, our light, and our everything. This sufficiency enables us to be ministers of the new covenant. When we are mingled with God, we become sufficient. Without God we lack sufficiency; we are insufficient.
　In 2 Corinthians 4:7 the apostle Paul says, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out of us.” This shows that chapters 3 and 4 of 2 Corinthians are related. God desires to enter into us in order to be our sufficiency, that is, to be our life, our power, and our light. We want to be enlightened and strengthened, that is, to be sufficient, for the work. God, however, comes in to tear down our “sufficiency.” We want to be enlightened and strong, but when He comes, we are in darkness, and our strength is broken. We want to move, but He does not allow us to move. God wants to train us and guide us so that we realize that our sufficiency does not lie in ourselves but in Him. God is our brightness, our strength, and our move.
　The day a believer sees that God is his sufficiency, he will experience Peniel. Peniel is where Jacob was enlightened by God to see that he was no longer Jacob; he was Israel (Gen. 32:22-32). At Peniel a believer no longer hopes to be enlightened, strong, or sufficient. Instead, he sees that God is everything and that God is in him. After experiencing Peniel, he will limp before God, just as Jacob limped. He will no longer harbor any hope for himself, and he will not bemoan his condition. On one hand, a believer should not be content with his condition. On the other hand, when he sees the vision of God as his sufficiency, he will be delivered from looking at himself. He will know that his poor condition belongs to Ai (12:8), the heap of ruins.
　There is a person who is life and light and who is in us as our sufficiency. We are earthen vessels, but He is the treasure. When we see this, we will understand God’s purpose in working Himself into us. Instead of being concerned about our own condition, we will learn to rely on the Body, to depend on the church, and to serve God. Whether or not we are strong does not matter. What matters is whether or not the Body is strong. It is not a matter of our being enlightened but of the Body being enlightened. Whether or not we are weak, the Body is not weak.
　May God open our mind to gradually understand that we are not sufficient but that He is. He is in us to be our life, light, and power. He is our sufficiency. May we also understand that having light and being sufficient are not individual matters. They belong to the Body. Hence, some saints testify that when they fellowship with other saints, they receive the supply. We must see that the Lord is our life, and we must see that He is in the Body. We must not only see that the Lord desires to mingle with us but also that this mingling is to produce the Body. Any desire to have the mingling apart from the Body cannot succeed, because the mingling is for the Body.
　
GAINING GOD IN THE BODY
　The entire Bible speaks of only one thing: God desires to work Himself into His redeemed people to produce a unique corporate vessel. It is not enough to see the first part of God’s desire. We must also see the second part of His desire. From our experience we know that our effort is of no avail. Furthermore, we do not gain anything when we pursue God for ourselves. In order to gain God, we must be in the Body. What we gain in our pursuit of the Lord is to supply the other members. In this way we are joined to the Body. If what we gain is not given to the Body, it will be annulled. What we have gained is multiplied and enriched only in the Body.
　We must learn to continually deny the self and to see that the Lord is everything to us. He is life, light, and power; He is our sufficiency. In Him every problem is solved. We must also see that all God’s riches are for the Body. The more we are in the Body, the more we touch and gain His riches. When we deny the self and focus on God, our problems are resolved. The more we enter into God, the more our problems are resolved. Furthermore, we should have more contact with the saints. We should fellowship with the saints concerning our service and the work. We should not do anything as an individual or have confidence in ourselves. Our confidence should be in the all-sufficient God. God is our sufficiency in the Body. When we rely on God and on the brothers and sisters, we will see Christ in the church. The dominion spoken of in Genesis 1:28 belongs to the church.
　We must see these two points: God desires to work Himself into us, and God is everything to us in the church, the Body. An individual member cannot enjoy all of God’s riches. When we keep the riches in ourselves, for our personal enjoyment, we become detached members. At the end of the Gospels the Lord appeared to Mary and to Peter, that is, to individual believers. But His purpose in appearing to Mary and to Peter was to enlighten them concerning His corporate Body (John 20:16-18; 21:15-17). The Lord’s appearing is for the saints. If we keep His appearing for ourselves and do not share it with all the saints, His appearing will become blurred. Every spiritual gain is for the Body. When we hold back what we have gained, we will lose its value before God. However, if we bring what we have gained to the Body, what we have gained will be enriched.
　Hence, we should not live in self-pity. We simply need to admit that we cannot rise up to the standard nor can we be strong by our own efforts. We should not pretend to be strong or tell others that we are doing well in the Lord. If we are willing to tell the saints with whom we coordinate that we are incapable, we will become living. Instead of giving the saints a word of exhortation, we should learn to commit ourselves to the Lord and place ourselves in the Body by relying on the Body. Then we will receive the supply.
 
　　在神的计划里，一面，祂要将祂自己作到我们里面；另一面，祂要把我们这些有神的人，作成为一个团体的器皿，就是召会─基督的身体。有人说，这些我们都听多了，听惯了；然而，这不是一件听多或听惯的事，而是一个很严肃的问题。
 
　According to His plan, God wants to work Himself into us so that we can become a corporate vessel—the church, the Body of Christ. We have heard many messages concerning God’s plan, but we still need to see His plan.
　　在这个宇宙中，不光是在这个时代，甚至是从已过的永远到将来的永远，神所作的，就是要将祂自己作到我们里面。这样的信息，虽然我们从前说了很多，但是明白这些辞句，听过这些道是一件事；忠实、实际的碰着它，摸着它，接触它，却是另一件事。唯有等你碰着它了，你才会觉得这是重大的。

　　神为什么要把祂自己作到我们里面？实在说，就是要把我们作成一个器皿，一个召会，成为一个身体。祂这位无限量、伟大的神，在宇宙间所要作的事，就是把祂自己放在我们这个宇宙的器皿里。唯有到了这时候，神的计划、创造、救赎才算完成。

　　圣经告诉我们，神在宇宙间没有别的事可作，祂只作一件事，就是把祂自己作到人里面。祂不想医病，不想赶鬼，也没有想要可怜穷人、行神迹，这一切祂都不想，甚至创造天地，也不是祂的目的。因为这些都不过是祂那件伟大工作里的局部，是零零星星的一件件小事。神在宇宙中所要作的，没有别的，就是要将祂自己作到一个大器皿里，再从这个大器皿里，将祂自己彰显出来。

　　只要神将祂自己作在一个大器皿里，一切问题就都解决了。若是宇宙间有黑暗，黑暗就在那里解决了；若是宇宙间有死亡，死亡就在那里解决了。神在宇宙间的仇敌，那个背叛的权势，那个恶者也在那里被解决了。什么时候这件事作成功了，那就是光来了，就是生命吞灭死亡，也就是撒但和他的使者完全被丢到火湖里的时候，一切问题都解决了。同时，凡神在积极方面，关乎生命的事，都要往前，也都很自然的在完成。我们所感觉的软弱、荒凉、构不上、不行等问题，无路可以得着解决，只有当神调在人里面作生命，并把人作成一个团体的器皿，这些问题才得以解决。
 
　Throughout the ages God has had one desire, which is to work Himself into us. We have given many messages concerning God’s desire, but to hear a message is one thing and to touch the reality of the message is still another thing. Only when we touch the reality will we realize the importance of this desire.

　God wants to work Himself into us in order to make us a corporate vessel to be the church, the Body of Christ. The infinite and mighty God desires to do one thing in the universe: He desires to work Himself into us so that we would be a universal vessel. Only then can God’s plan in creation and redemption be accomplished.

　The Bible shows that God is doing only one thing in the universe: He is working Himself into man. Healing the sick, casting out demons, and performing miracles are not His ultimate purpose. Even creating the heavens and the earth was not His ultimate purpose. These things are merely a part of His great work. God has only one desire in the universe, which is to work Himself into a great corporate vessel so that He can be expressed through this vessel.

　Every problem in the universe, including darkness and death, will be resolved through God’s working Himself into this vessel. Even the problem of God’s enemy with the authority of darkness will be resolved. When God’s work is accomplished, light will come, life will swallow up death, and Satan and his angels will all be cast into the lake of fire. Thus, every problem in the universe will be solved. At the same time, every positive thing, that is, everything concerning the divine life, will be accomplished. We often feel weak, dry, incompetent, and incapable, but we have no way to solve these problems. The more God mingles Himself with us to be our life, thereby making us a corporate vessel, the more these problems are resolved.
　　在我几十年追求的过程里，有许多时候，我感觉好像越追求，越感觉不满意，而想要改正自己的生活，总觉得自己不像个基督徒。再看看召会的光景，也不觉得满意；既不满意自己，也不满意别人。只有一些时候，感觉好像有点成就，有点可夸。那是神稍微把你放松一些，让你有一点所谓的得着，所谓的成就。那时你会觉得相当不错，好像能够满意，也能够安息。然而，你并不觉得那是你被神放松了。等到事过境迁，自己再回头看时，才知道那是一段神放松你的时间，神没有把你拉得很紧。

　　神若将你紧紧握在手里，你会觉得自己十分荒凉。你越感觉荒凉，越证明神的手在你身上拉得紧。祂再把你拉一拉，把你紧一紧，你就更觉得荒凉。只有当神把你松一松的时候，你才会觉得有所看见、经历和得着，你才觉得自己在工作上作得不错，你的工作有相当好的结果。若不是神有祂的尺度，请记得，神再松一下，就是我们跌倒的时候。然而，感谢主，许多时候，神还是怜悯我们，拉紧我们。

　　每一次当祂稍微拉一拉我们，马上我们就觉得不行，觉得荒凉。虽然我们觉得不行，但是也无法定罪，因为是我们自己不行。若是神再拉你一下，你会觉得你更不行。比方，你批评站讲台的弟兄不行，神就把你拉一下，指给你看，别人讲台不行，你更不行。这些都是神在那里拉紧我们。

　　只有被神拉紧，被神带领到一个地步的人，才会看见一切的我行、我能、我可以，都不在我们人里面，全数是神自己。你永远不能，也永远不能是，全数都是神自己。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，使你对自己不再有希望。你感觉世界黑暗，一点不希奇。神要把你拉紧到一个地步，让你看见你没有办法不黑暗，没有办法不荒凉，没有办法不软弱；你这个人比一朵花还不如。所有的刚强，所有的能，不是我们，乃是祂。
 
　I have been a Christian for many years, but it seems that the more I pursued, the less I was satisfied. I always felt that my living was not up to the standard of a Christian. Neither was I satisfied with the condition of the church. There were times when I had a sense of accomplishment and thought that I had ground to boast. I now realize that when I felt satisfied, the Lord had loosened His hold on me.

　When God holds us tightly in His hand, we are desperate. Our being desperate proves that God is holding us. The tighter He holds us, the more desperate we feel. When God loosens His hold, we feel that we have seen something, experienced something, or gained something. Only then do we feel that the work is in our hand and that there are reasonable results. Without God’s measure we cannot see our true situation. When God loosens His hold on us, we fall down. However, He has mercy on us and holds us tightly.

　The tighter God holds a brother, the more he will feel that he is incapable and dry. When he is dry, he cannot condemn the other saints. For example, suppose a brother criticizes the brothers who give the messages and says that they are incapable. God will let the brother see that even if the other brothers are incapable, his condition is even poorer. Such an experience shows that God is holding him.

　Only those who are held tightly and led by the Lord realize that what they are and what they achieve are not of themselves but of God. We cannot do anything nor can we be something in ourselves. Everything is of God. God does not want us to have hope in ourselves. Hence, we sense that the world is dark. God does not want us to be in darkness or to feel dry or weak. All our strength and our abilities are of Him, not of ourselves.
　　林后三章五至六节说，“并不是我们凭自己够资格将什么估计作像是出于我们自己的；我们之所以够资格，乃是出于神；祂使我们够资格作新约的执事，这些执事不是属于字句，乃是属于灵，因为那字句杀死人，那灵却叫人活。”作为事奉主者，我们的资格，我们的“够”，是在神里面，神自己就是我们的“够”；这个“够”是神自己。使徒保罗仿佛在那里说，“我们能成为新约的执事，不是在于我们，乃是在于神；不是我保罗够资格作新约的执事，我是永远不够的，这个‘够’乃是神自己。”

　　保罗在以弗所三章也说，“我作了这福音的执事，是照着神恩典的恩赐，这恩赐是照着祂大能的运行所赐给我的。”（弗三7）这运行的大能就是神自己。多年来我一直观察，一直摸我们众人的光景，我发现神在我们中间所作的，没有别的，乃是要显明祂的心意，就是祂要进到我们里面，作我们的生命、能力，作我们的亮光，作我们的“够”。这个“够”能在我们里头，担当新约的职事。你让神把祂自己调在你里头，你就“够”；没有神，你就缺少“够”，立刻你就不够。

　　到了林后四章，使徒保罗更说，“但我们有这宝贝在瓦器里，要显明这超越的能力，是属于神，不是出于我们。”（林后四7）这给我们看见，林后三章与四章是连起来的。这意思是，神自己要进到我们里面，作我们的“够”，作我们的生命、能力、亮光。我们总盼望自己能够明亮、刚强，能承担什么事，但神就是要来打掉我们的能。我们要明亮，神就来打掉我们的明亮；我们要刚强，祂就来打掉这个刚强；我们要动，神偏不给我们动。因为神要训练、引导我们，叫我们知道我们的“够”，不在乎自己，乃在乎祂。我们的明亮是神自己，我们的刚强也是神自己。

　　有一天，当我们真看见这亮光时，就是我们在毗努伊勒的经历。在毗努伊勒，雅各蒙神光照，看见自己不再是雅各，而是以色列（创三二22~32）。换句话说，在毗努伊勒，你不再盼望自己明亮，不再盼望自己刚强，也不再盼望自己够。你看见一切乃是神自己，是神自己在你里面。从今以后，你在神面前像瘸了腿一样。瘸腿的雅各，不是别的，就是对自己不再抱任何希望，不再为自己的黑暗难过，不再为自己的荒凉忧伤。一面，一个蒙恩的人该为自己的荒凉、黑暗，忧伤难过；但是另一面，当他真看见异象的时候，就蒙了拯救，不为自己的荒凉、黑暗忧伤，而知道那些都是属于“艾”（十二8），不过是乱堆。

　　我确实知道，有一位祂是生命、是亮光，祂在我们里面，是我们的“够”。我虽然是个瓦器，但祂是宝贝。不仅如此，当你真看见这些的时候，你会发现，神如此将祂自己作到你我里面，乃是要将我们众人作成一个完全的器皿。结果你就不会太注意自己的光景如何，而会学习倚靠身体，靠着召会在神面前服事。不是你刚强的问题，乃是身体刚强的问题；不是你明亮的问题，乃是身体明亮的问题；不是你作得好的问题，乃是身体作得好的问题。我个人刚强、软弱，不成问题；即使我软弱，但身体不软弱。

　　神要一步一步的开我们的窍，一面感觉不是我们，乃是神；祂在你我里面作生命，作亮光，作能力，作我们的“够”。另一面叫我们感觉，不是你我个人单独的生命明亮了，够了，乃是你我在身体里面明亮了，够了。所以有人见证，当我们和弟兄姊妹多有交通时，会得着更多供应。我们不仅要看见主在我们里面作生命，还要看见这个生命是在身体里；不仅要看见主要与我们调和，更要看见这调和是为着成功一个身体。你什么时候要调和而不要身体，就立刻会失去这个调和。调和乃是为着身体。
 
　Second Corinthians 3:5-6 says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God, who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” The sufficiency, the competency, of the Lord’s serving ones is from God. God Himself is our sufficiency. In these verses the apostle Paul seemed to be saying, “We are ministers of a new covenant because of God, not because of ourselves. I am not sufficient to be a minister of the new covenant, and I will never be sufficient. My sufficiency is God.”

　Paul also says, “I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the operation of His power” (Eph. 3:7). The operating power here refers to God. I have been observing and considering our condition for many years. God has revealed His heart’s desire to us. He wants to enter into us to be our sufficiency, that is, to be our life, our power, our light, and our everything. This sufficiency enables us to be ministers of the new covenant. When we are mingled with God, we become sufficient. Without God we lack sufficiency; we are insufficient.

　In 2 Corinthians 4:7 the apostle Paul says, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out of us.” This shows that chapters 3 and 4 of 2 Corinthians are related. God desires to enter into us in order to be our sufficiency, that is, to be our life, our power, and our light. We want to be enlightened and strengthened, that is, to be sufficient, for the work. God, however, comes in to tear down our “sufficiency.” We want to be enlightened and strong, but when He comes, we are in darkness, and our strength is broken. We want to move, but He does not allow us to move. God wants to train us and guide us so that we realize that our sufficiency does not lie in ourselves but in Him. God is our brightness, our strength, and our move.

　The day a believer sees that God is his sufficiency, he will experience Peniel. Peniel is where Jacob was enlightened by God to see that he was no longer Jacob; he was Israel (Gen. 32:22-32). At Peniel a believer no longer hopes to be enlightened, strong, or sufficient. Instead, he sees that God is everything and that God is in him. After experiencing Peniel, he will limp before God, just as Jacob limped. He will no longer harbor any hope for himself, and he will not bemoan his condition. On one hand, a believer should not be content with his condition. On the other hand, when he sees the vision of God as his sufficiency, he will be delivered from looking at himself. He will know that his poor condition belongs to Ai (12:8), the heap of ruins.

　There is a person who is life and light and who is in us as our sufficiency. We are earthen vessels, but He is the treasure. When we see this, we will understand God’s purpose in working Himself into us. Instead of being concerned about our own condition, we will learn to rely on the Body, to depend on the church, and to serve God. Whether or not we are strong does not matter. What matters is whether or not the Body is strong. It is not a matter of our being enlightened but of the Body being enlightened. Whether or not we are weak, the Body is not weak.

　May God open our mind to gradually understand that we are not sufficient but that He is. He is in us to be our life, light, and power. He is our sufficiency. May we also understand that having light and being sufficient are not individual matters. They belong to the Body. Hence, some saints testify that when they fellowship with other saints, they receive the supply. We must see that the Lord is our life, and we must see that He is in the Body. We must not only see that the Lord desires to mingle with us but also that this mingling is to produce the Body. Any desire to have the mingling apart from the Body cannot succeed, because the mingling is for the Body.
　　全本圣经只有一件事，就是神在永世里，在宇宙间，要把祂自己作到我们这些蒙救赎的人里面，并把我们作成一个独一的团体大器。仅仅有前面一半还不够，必须后面一半再加上去。从经历里我们知道，每一次我们自己介入时，都是没有用的；另一面，当我们以为自己得着神就可以时，我们所得着的就立刻失去了。得着神必须是在身体里。当我们个人追求有所得着时，就要用所得着的，去供应别人，与身体联结。我们所得着的，若不用在身体里，马上就要看见，这些得着被消减了。唯有在身体里，我们所得着的才能更加倍、更丰富。

　　我们需要一直学习否认自己，学习看见一切对于我们都是主自己。祂是生命，祂是亮光，祂是能力，祂是我们的“够”；在祂里面所有问题都得解决。另一面还要看见，神一切的丰富都是为着身体，也是在身体里越过越加多，越过摸着的越丰富。这样，你就会懂得，也会觉得，你一否认自己，而注重神，问题就容易解决。你再进到神里面，问题更是全数解决。你还要与众圣徒多有接触，无论是行动、工作，都要和弟兄姊妹一直有交通，绝不单独，不信自己够，而信那“够”的乃是神自己。并且这个神自己，这个“够”是在身体里的。你我都倚靠神，也倚靠弟兄姊妹，结果我们就看见，基督是在召会里。事实上，创世记一章二十八节管理的权柄，是属于召会的。

　　盼望我们看见两面的事：一面，神要进到我们里面；另一面，神在我们里面作我们的一切，乃是在召会中，在身体里的。任何的个别肢体，都没有办法单独享受这个丰满；我们若要把丰富留在自己里面，单独享受，立刻我们就变成脱节的肢体。在福音书末了，主向个人的显现，都是为着团体。祂向马利亚显现过，向彼得显现过，这些个别向着个人的显现，都是为着团体（约二十16~18，二一15~17）。什么时候你得着主的显现，而把这个显现留在自己里头，不肯带到众圣徒中，马上这显现就会模糊。你我属灵的得着都是为着身体，什么时候我们把它扣住，为着自己，这在神面前就毫无价值。然而，你若将这得着带到身体里，这得着就要更加丰富。

　　所以，我们无须自怨自艾，只要承认我们爬也爬不起来，刚强也刚强不了。不要勉强自己，装作刚强，对人说自己在主面前还不错。你我可以在交通聚会、擘饼聚会、或是祷告聚会末了，站起来告诉弟兄姊妹，我们是何等的不行，里头是何等的荒凉；结果，你我就活了。你不必站起来说一段教训的话，只要学习把自己信托给主，学习把自己摆在身体里，倚靠身体，供应就来了。

　　一九六〇年八月二日讲于台北
 
　The entire Bible speaks of only one thing: God desires to work Himself into His redeemed people to produce a unique corporate vessel. It is not enough to see the first part of God’s desire. We must also see the second part of His desire. From our experience we know that our effort is of no avail. Furthermore, we do not gain anything when we pursue God for ourselves. In order to gain God, we must be in the Body. What we gain in our pursuit of the Lord is to supply the other members. In this way we are joined to the Body. If what we gain is not given to the Body, it will be annulled. What we have gained is multiplied and enriched only in the Body.

　We must learn to continually deny the self and to see that the Lord is everything to us. He is life, light, and power; He is our sufficiency. In Him every problem is solved. We must also see that all God’s riches are for the Body. The more we are in the Body, the more we touch and gain His riches. When we deny the self and focus on God, our problems are resolved. The more we enter into God, the more our problems are resolved. Furthermore, we should have more contact with the saints. We should fellowship with the saints concerning our service and the work. We should not do anything as an individual or have confidence in ourselves. Our confidence should be in the all-sufficient God. God is our sufficiency in the Body. When we rely on God and on the brothers and sisters, we will see Christ in the church. The dominion spoken of in Genesis 1:28 belongs to the church.

　We must see these two points: God desires to work Himself into us, and God is everything to us in the church, the Body. An individual member cannot enjoy all of God’s riches. When we keep the riches in ourselves, for our personal enjoyment, we become detached members. At the end of the Gospels the Lord appeared to Mary and to Peter, that is, to individual believers. But His purpose in appearing to Mary and to Peter was to enlighten them concerning His corporate Body (John 20:16-18; 21:15-17). The Lord’s appearing is for the saints. If we keep His appearing for ourselves and do not share it with all the saints, His appearing will become blurred. Every spiritual gain is for the Body. When we hold back what we have gained, we will lose its value before God. However, if we bring what we have gained to the Body, what we have gained will be enriched.

　Hence, we should not live in self-pity. We simply need to admit that we cannot rise up to the standard nor can we be strong by our own efforts. We should not pretend to be strong or tell others that we are doing well in the Lord. If we are willing to tell the saints with whom we coordinate that we are incapable, we will become living. Instead of giving the saints a word of exhortation, we should learn to commit ourselves to the Lord and place ourselves in the Body by relying on the Body. Then we will receive the supply.

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