弗五16 要赎回光阴，因为日子邪恶。

　　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。

　　Eph. 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

　　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.

　　我们从人肉身的生命，可以找到一个定律，就是人这个物质的身体，在每天早晨都需要有一个复兴。…早晨的时间眨眼即过，一个钟头很快就过去了，所以主的话说，“要赎回光阴。”（弗五16。）在一天当中最需要赎回的一段时间，就是早晨六点到七点。

　　大卫在诗篇一百十九篇一百四十七节说，“我趁天未亮呼求；我仰望了你的言语。”这里所说的呼，就是向主呼喊：“哦，主啊！”这里所说的求，就是祷告，向主诉说。向主呼喊并向主诉说，就叫作呼求。〔晨兴时，〕我们不能光呼而没有求；不能光喊主，而不对主诉说。对主的诉说，越长越好。向主呼喊加上向主诉说，就像人的深呼吸一样。你把里面的都说出来，那就是你的呼；你把从主来的恩典吸进去，那就是你的吸。…在这样的循环中，不知不觉的，我们里面就清洁了，全人也就健康了。

　　We can discover one law from man's physical life. The human body needs a revival every morning. ……The morning hour flies by quickly. One hour is over in no time. This is why the Word of the Lord says, “Redeeming the time” (Eph. 5:16). The period of time that needs to be redeemed the most is six to seven o'clock in the morning. During this hour, every minute is precious. We have to redeem this time.

　　David said in Psalm 119:147, “I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.” The crying here is to call by saying “O Lord!” It is also to pray and to speak to the Lord. To cry unto the Lord is to call on Him and to speak to Him. We cannot call on Him without praying to Him, and we cannot say His name without speaking to Him. The longer we speak to the Lord, the better it is. The calling plus the speaking to the Lord is like a man's deep breathing. When you speak out all that you have, you are breathing out. When you take in the grace of the Lord, you are breathing in. ……In this cycle, spontaneously we are cleansed within, and our whole being becomes healthy.

　　今天我们这些在新约时代的圣徒，得着主话最便捷的路，不在思想主的话，乃在祷读主的话。…祷读主话里面带着呼求，人就很容易把主的话，自动的、自然的化为祷告。

　　如果你真尝到祷读的味道，你就会宝贝圣经里的每一句话。…这样的祷读，就把主的话和我们的灵完全调在一起了。这就叫我们的灵大得操练（新路生机的实行，四○至四四页）。

　　Today, for us, the New Testament believers, the quickest way to receive the Lord's word is not to meditate on His word; rather it is to pray-read His word. ……In pray-reading the Lord's word, there is the crying and the calling, and it will be spontaneous and natural to turn the Lord's word into prayer.

　　If we have tasted the pray-reading, we will treasure every word of the Bible. ……This kind of pray-reading will fully mingle the Lord's word with our spirit. It will give our spirit the greatest exercise. (The Organic Practice of the New Way)

　　在单独与主同在的时间里，我们不该带着任何的人、事、物。清晨我们到主面前去，…应该单独去见祂，甚至必须把我们的丈夫或妻子留下。有些弟兄无论往哪里去，都习惯带着妻子同去。这种习惯很好；然而，到了在山顶上与主相会的时间，弟兄就该将妻子留在山脚下。我们这样与主相会，必须将一切人、事、物尽都忘掉。忘掉你的财产、教育、职业、前途。不要带着任何的人、事、物，要单独去见主（出埃及记生命读经第八册，二二四九至二二五○页）。

　　在团体生活中的…年轻人，有许多都没有个人祷告的时间，他们只有团体的祷告。我承认个人祷告的时间无法顶替团体的时间。…如果你自己不直接或私下去遇见主，你和主之间的关系就不够实际，无法细致（生命信息上册，一八页）。

　　During this time alone with the Lord, we should not bring with us anyone or anything. When we go to the Lord early in the morning, we should go to Him alone. We need to leave even our husband or wife behind. Some brothers have the practice of taking their wives with them wherever they go. This practice is good. However, when it is time to meet with the Lord on the mountaintop, a brother should leave his wife at the foot of the mountain. When we meet with the Lord in this way, we need to forget everything and everyone. Forget your possessions, your education, your occupation, your future. Go to the Lord alone without anyone or anything. (Life Study of Exodus, No. 178)

　　However, I am concerned that many, especially the young people in corporate living situations, do not have a private time of prayer. They have only the corporate prayer. I admit that no private time of prayer can replace the corporate time. ……If you do not go to the Lord directly and privately by yourself, your dealing with the Lord will not be very practical or detailed. (Life Message Vol. 1 #2)

　　你甚至能节省时间，和另一个人安排十分钟的晨兴；你可以用电话作这事。…早上一小时之内，你就可以接触三个人。你可以每天早上固定接触三个人，与他们一同祷读，与他们有交通，并与他们一同简单的享受主。在三个月之内，你可以接触同一个人至少八十次。在这种持续的接触三个月之后，这些人就能为着主的权益而被得着。（长老训练第十一册，长老职分与神命定之路（三），八六至八七页。）

　　You could even save your time by arranging to have a ten minute morning watch with each of them. The telephone may be used for this purpose. ……Within one hour, you could contact three persons in the morning. You could contact the same three persons every morning to pray-read with them, fellowship with them, and enjoy Christ with them in a very brief way. Within three months each person can be contacted at least eighty times. After three months of this kind of consistent contact, these ones can be gained for the Lord's interest. (Elders' Training, Book 11: The Eldership and the God-Ordained Way (3), Message 9)