提后二22 你要逃避青年人的私欲，同那清心呼求主的人，竭力追求公义、信、爱、和平。

　　罗十12～13 …众人同有一位主，祂对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。因为“凡呼求主名的，就必得救”。

　　2 Tim. 2:22 But flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

　　Rom. 10:12-13 … for the same Lord is Lord of all and rich to all who call upon Him; For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

　　罗马九章二十一、二十三节告诉我们，在神的拣选之下，我们蒙召的人已被作成蒙怜悯、得尊贵、得荣耀的器皿。然而，我们仍必须领悟，这样的器皿本身是虚空的。器皿需要内容。…我们需要被充满。被充满的路见于罗马十章。每个器皿都有口。若没有口，就不是器皿。锤子、刀子、斧子这样的工具没有口。然而，我们是器皿；作为器皿，我们有口。…我们的口被造，是为着呼求主耶稣的名。…祂对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。诗篇里有一节说，“你要大大张口，我就给你充满。”（八一10。）我们是有口的虚空器皿，该大大张口，好使我们被主的丰富充满。

　　旧约的圣徒天天呼求主（八八9），并且一生呼求祂（一一六2）。我们如何？我们更应当实行这事，“出于清洁的心，”（提后二22，直译，）并用“清洁的嘴唇”（番三9，另译）呼求主。我们若实行这事，必定会有分于主的丰富，并享受这些丰富。呼求主不但是为着得救，也是为着享受主同祂一切的丰富。

　　这样呼求主名以接受那灵，不但是属灵的呼吸，也是属灵的喝。我们呼求主的名，就吸入祂作生命的气，并喝祂作生命的水。诗歌六十五首第二节说，“可颂耶稣、大能救主，我所需要在你名；只要呼吸耶稣这名，就是饮于你生命。”（罗马书生命读经，三二一至三二二、三二六至三二七页。）

　　In Romans 9:21, 23 we are told that under God's selection we, the called ones, have been made vessels of mercy unto honor and glory. However, we still must realize that such vessels by themselves are empty. Vessels need content. Although Romans 9 tells us that we are vessels, it does not give us the way to be filled. It is wonderful to be a vessel of mercy unto honor and glory, but it is pitiful to be empty. We need to be filled. The way to be filled is found in Romans 10. Every vessel has a mouth, an opening. If it has no mouth, it is not a vessel. Instruments such as hammers, knives, and axes have no mouths. However, we are vessels, and as vessels we have an opening—our mouth. Do you know why you have a mouth? You were made with a mouth that you might be filled with the riches of Christ. Our mouth was made for calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. The Lord is so rich! He is rich to all who call upon Him. There is a verse in the Psalms which says, “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it” (81:10). As empty vessels with a mouth we should open our mouth wide that we may be filled with the riches of the Lord.

　　The Old Testament saints called on the Lord daily (Psa. 88:9) and throughout their entire life (Psa. 116:2). How about us? We should practice it more, calling on the Lord “out of a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22) and with “a pure lip” (Zeph. 3:9, Heb.). If we practice this, we will certainly partake of the Lord's riches and enjoy them. To call on the Lord is not only for salvation, but also for the enjoyment of the Lord with all His riches.

　　This kind of calling on the name of the Lord to receive the Spirit is not only spiritual breathing, but also spiritual drinking. When we call on the name of the Lord, we breathe Him in as the breath of life and we drink of Him as the water of life. The second stanza of hymn number seventy-three in our hymnal says,

　　Blessed Jesus! Mighty Savior!

　　In Thy Name is all I need;

　　Just to breathe the Name of Jesus,

　　Is to drink of Life indeed.

　　This is the way for us to partake of and enjoy the Lord. We all need to do it. May the Lord bless us in this matter. May it be fully recovered in these days. (Life Study of Romans 321-322, 326-327)

　　呼求主乃是实际，因为我们呼求主便摸着主。保罗在有关呼求的经文里说，“这话与你相近，就在你口里，也在你心里。”（罗十8。）…这里的话就等于主。因此，这话是近的，就是说主是近的。每当我们呼求主名，我们就经历祂的相近，经历祂亲密的同在。…我们若继续呼求，就会了解祂不仅是近的，甚至就在我们里面。我们越呼求主，祂就越成为我们的享受。借着呼求祂，祂也成为我们在各种处境中的平安、安息、安慰与解答。这不仅仅是道理或肤浅的教训，乃是给我们经历的真理（使徒行传生命读经，六一六至六一七页）。

　　Calling on the Lord is a reality, for when we call on Him we touch Him. In a verse related to this calling Paul says: “The word is near you, in your mouth” (Rom. 10:8). In a very practical sense, the word here is equal to the Lord. Thus, for the word to be near means that the Lord is near. Whenever we call on the name of the Lord, we experience His nearness, His intimate presence.

　　How do we know that the Lord is near us? We know this by calling on the Lord. You cannot convince someone that the Lord is near him by arguing or debating with him. The more we argue, the farther away the Lord may seem to be. But if instead of arguing we call on His name a few times, we shall sense that He is near. If we continue calling on Him, we shall realize that He is not only near but even within us. The more we call on the Lord, the more He becomes our enjoyment. Through calling on Him He also becomes our peace, rest, comfort, and solution in all kinds of situations. This is not a mere doctrine or superficial teaching; this is a truth for our experience.(Life Study of Acts 616-617)

　　呼求主名不仅仅是一个道理，它非常的实际。我们需要天天、时时来实行。我们绝不该停止这样属灵的呼吸。盼望更多主的百姓，尤其是初信的，能够开始实行呼求主。今天许多的基督徒已经发现，借着呼求主名，他们能够认识祂，被带进复活的大能里，经历祂自然的拯救，并且能够与祂合一行动。不论在什么景况，在什么时间，都要呼求：“主耶稣，哦，主耶稣！”你若实行呼求主的名，就会看见这是享受主丰富奇妙的路（呼求主名，二二、二四页）。

　　Calling on the name of the Lord is not merely a doctrine. It is very practical. We need to practice it daily and hourly. We should never stop our spiritual breathing. We hope that many more of the Lord's people, especially new believers, will begin the practice of calling on the Lord. Today, many Christians have found that they can know Him, that they can be brought into the power of His resurrection, that they can experience His spontaneous salvation, and that they can walk in oneness with Him by calling on His name. In any situation, at any time, call: "Lord Jesus, O Lord Jesus!" If you practice calling on His name, you will see that it is a wonderful way to enjoy the Lord's riches. (Calling on the Name of the Lord Page 22, 24)