叁 但以理借着神的话语，联于神的心意—但九1~4，申十七18~20，提后三16~17，弗六17~18，诗一一九11，24： |
Ⅲ Daniel joined himself to God’s desire through God’s Word—Dan. 9:1-4; Deut. 17:18-20; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Eph. 6:17-18; Psa. 119:11, 24: |
一 但以理不仅是常读神话语的人，而且还是与神的话联得起来的人： |
Ａ Daniel was not only a person who read God’s Word regularly but also a person who was joined to God’s Word: |
１ 当但以理从耶利米书读出来，神定规以色列人被掳七十年，到了七十年期满，神就要回头恩待以色列人，就立刻禁食祷告；他从圣经里一摸着神的心意，就把自己联在这个心意上—但九2~3。 |
１ When Daniel read from the book of Jeremiah that God had ordained seventy years of captivity for the Israelites and that after seventy years God would turn back to bless them, he immediately fasted and prayed; as soon as he touched God’s desire through the Word, he joined himself to that desire—Dan. 9:2-3. |
２ 但以理读到利未记之后，就不能吃不洁的食物；（但一8~21；）他读到耶利米书之后，就不能不禁食为着神百姓的复兴祷告。（二九10~14。） |
２ After Daniel read the book of Leviticus, he could no longer eat the unclean food (Dan. 1:8-21); after he read the book of Jeremiah, he could not help but fast and pray for the restoration of God’s people (29:10-14). |
二 我们必须在祷告的灵和气氛中读神的话，而从神的话摸着神的心意；然后，我们必须马上把自己联在那个心意上；圣经应该影响我们的生活，我们也应该联于圣经—参诗一一九11，15~16，133，140，林后六14~18。 |
Ｂ We must read God’s Word in a spirit and atmosphere of prayer and touch God’s desire from His Word; then we must immediately join ourselves to that desire; the Bible should affect our living, and we should be joined to the Bible—cf. Psa. 119:11, 15-16, 133, 140; 2 Cor.6:14-18. |
肆 但以理是祷告的人，有美好的灵，他是在诸天之国（诸天管治）的实际里，活在神的管治之下的人—但二17~19，28，六10，九1~4，17，五12，14，六3，五22~23，四25~26，32： |
Ⅳ Daniel was a man of prayer with an excellent spirit, a man living under God’s rule in the reality of the kingdom of the heavens, the ruling of the heavens—Dan. 2:17-19, 28; 6:10; 9:1-4, 17; 5:12, 14; 6:3; 5:22-23; 4:25-26, 32: |
一 但以理六章的中心乃是人的祷告以执行神的经纶；人的祷告好像轨道，为神的行动铺路；除了祷告之外，没有别的路可以把神的经纶带到完满和完成；这是本章的内在秘诀。 |
Ａ The center of Daniel 6 is man’s prayer for the carrying out of God’s economy; man’s prayers are like the rails that pave the way for God’s move to go on; there is no other way to bring God’s economy into fullness and into fulfillment except by prayer; this is the inner secret of this chapter. |
二 人与神合作最高的表现就是祷告；神是借着人作祂忠信祷告的管道，在地上执行祂的经纶—太二六41，徒六4，弗六17~18，西四2。 |
Ｂ The highest expression of a man who cooperates with God is in prayer; God carries out His economy on the earth through His faithful channels of prayer—Matt. 26:41; Acts 6:4; Eph. 6:17-18; Col. 4:2. |
三 祷告乃是主恢复的命脉；撒但越要阻挠我们的祷告，我们越该祷告—但六10，参4~9： |
Ｃ Prayer is the lifeline in the Lord’s recovery; the more Satan tries to frustrate our prayer, the more we should pray—Dan. 6:10, cf. vv. 4-9: |
１ 但以理是活在神面前的人，他倚靠祷告来作人所不能作的事，倚靠祷告来明白人所不能明白的事—二17~19，九1~4，十1~3，11~13。 |
１ Daniel was a person living before God; he depended on prayer to do what man could not do, and he depended on prayer to understand what man could not understand—2:17-19; 9:1-4; 10:1-3, 11-13. |
２ 但以理的祷告完全是为着神而祷告，不是为着他自己；他借着祷告给神最高的合作—九2下，耶二五11，但九17，王上八48。 |
２ Daniel’s prayer was totally for God and not for himself; through prayer he afforded God the highest cooperation—9:2b; Jer. 25:11; Dan. 9:17; 1 Kings 8:48. |
３ 因着但以理是祷告的人，他是神所印证的，是能给神使用的，是能把神的奥秘说出来的—参徒六4。 |
３ Because Daniel was a man of prayer, he was acknowledged by God, qualified to be used by God, and capable of speaking forth the mystery of God—cf. Acts 6:4. |
４ 但以理的祷告达到了最高峰；他求神为神自己作事；他祷告说，“我们的神啊，现在垂听你仆人的祷告恳求，为主的缘故使你的脸光照你荒凉的圣所”—但九17。 |
４ Daniel’s prayer reached the highest peak; he asked God to do something for Himself; he prayed, “Now hear, O our God, the prayer of Your servant and his supplications, and cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that has been desolated, for the Lord’s sake”—Dan. 9:17. |
５ 只有像但以理这样专一向神作转移时代祷告的人，才能给神用来转移时代。 |
５ Only a person like Daniel, who prayed to God single-heartedly with an age-turning prayer, can be used by Him to turn the age. |
伍 但以理是一个牺牲自己，有殉道之灵的人—六10~11： |
Ⅴ Daniel was a self-sacrificing person with the spirit of martyrdom—6:10-11: |
一 但以理的同伴有真实殉道的灵；他们以性命为代价，为主这独一的神站住，抵挡偶像敬拜，被尼布甲尼撒下令扔在烈火的窑中—三19~23。 |
Ａ Daniel’s companions had a true spirit of martyrdom; they stood for the Lord as the unique God and against idol worship at the cost of their lives, being thrown at the command of Nebuchadnezzar into a blazing furnace—3:19-23. |
二 但以理冒着性命的危险祷告；总长和总督意图毁灭但以理，而他们背后之撒但的意图，乃是要切断神用以执行祂经纶的祷告管道—六4~24。 |
Ｂ Daniel prayed at the risk of his life; the intention of the chief ministers and satraps was to destroy Daniel, but the intention of Satan, who was behind them, was to cut off the channel of prayer that God was using for the carrying out of His economy—6:4-24. |
三 凡是给神用来转移时代的人，只怕一件事，就是怕得罪神，怕失去神的同在—三17~18，林后五9~10，参诗五一11，书七4。 |
Ｃ Everyone whom God uses to turn the age is afraid of only one thing, that is, of offending God and losing His presence—3:17-18; 2 Cor. 5:9-10; cf. Psa. 51:11; Josh. 7:4. |
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但九2~3 “〔大利乌〕在位第一年，我但以理从经书上得知耶和华临到申言者耶利米的话，论耶路撒冷荒凉的年数，七十年为满。我便禁食，披麻蒙灰，面向主神寻求，祷告、恳求。” 但以理〔的第二个特点，就是他〕不光是一个常读神话语的人，而且还是一个与神的话联得起来的人。…当他从耶利米书读出来，神定规以色列人被掳七十年，到了七十年期满，神就要回头恩待以色列人，但以理把这件事读出来之后，就立刻禁食祷告。…他从圣经里一摸着神的心意，立刻就把自己联在这个心意上。 他是这样一个读经的人，所以…他读到利未记之后，就不能吃不洁的食物。他读到耶利米书之后，就不能不禁食为着神百姓的复兴祷告。他读到那一点，他就把自己联在那一点上。…什么时候我们一把神的心意读出来，马上就要把自己联在那个心意上。（转移时代的人，二五至二六页。） |
Dan. 9:2-3 In the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by means of the Scriptures the number of the years, which came as the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah the prophet, for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, that is, seventy years. So I set my face toward the Lord God to seek Him in prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. [The second characteristic of] Daniel was [that he was] not only a person who read God’s Word regularly but a person who was joined to God’s Word…. When he read from the book of Jeremiah that God had ordained seventy years of captivity for the Israelites and that after seventy years God would turn back to bless them, he immediately fasted and prayed….As soon as he touched God’s desire through the Word, he joined himself to that desire. This was the way that he read the Bible…. After he read the book of Leviticus, he could no longer eat the unclean food. After he read the book of Jeremiah, he could not help but fast and pray for the restoration of God’s people. Whichever point he read, he joined himself to that point….Whenever we find out God's desire, we must immediately join ourselves to that desire. (CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, “Men Who Turn the Age,” pp. 521-522) |
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好些青年弟兄姊妹是常读圣经的。但是我怕你们读圣经的时候，圣经是圣经，你们是你们。比方圣经明明说，信的跟不信的不要不配地同负一轭。〔林后六14。〕这个话说得很清楚。但是大家读过之后，可能仍旧和不信的人作朋友。这就是说，…圣经不能影响你的生活，你这个人也不能联于圣经。…你仍旧和不信的人作朋友，或者甚至和不信的人谈婚姻。所以你的生活和圣经完全是脱节的。像这样的人就不能作转移时代的人，不能在这个走下坡的时代，起来为神作相反的见证。 但以理还有第三个特点，他是一个经常祷告的人。他的祷告一点不是平常的祷告，他的祷告乃是转移时代的祷告。他每逢遇见一件重大的事，就在神面前祷告。…他所以信祷告，就是因为他信神，不信自己。（转移时代的人，二六至二八页。） 神的行动就像一列火车，必须有轨道让它行动。人的祷告好像轨道，为神的行动铺路。除了祷告之外，没有别的路可以把神的经纶带到完满和完成。…今天，祷告乃是主恢复的命脉。撒但越要阻挠我们的祷告，我们越该祷告。（但以理书生命读经，五三、五五页。） 〔在但以理二章，〕神…使众人看见，…〔但以理〕是祂所印证的，是能给祂使用的，是能把祂的奥秘说出来的。…但以理和他的三个朋友，…在他们专一的祷告里头，神把梦启示给但以理。…这就说明但以理是活在神面前的人，他倚靠祷告来作人所不能作的事，倚靠祷告来明白人所不能明白的事。…他所以能看见尼布甲尼撒王所看见的梦，还能懂得那个梦的意思，完全因为他是活在祷告里面，借着祷告给神最高的合作。…但以理的祷告达到了最高峰。他求神为神自己作事。他祷告说，“我们的神啊，…为主的缘故使你的脸光照你荒凉的圣所。”（九17。）我盼望在你们的圣经里，把“为主的缘故”几个字圈一圈。你看见他这个祷告，完全是为着神自己而祷告，不是为着他自己祷告。…这是很特别的祷告，也是最高的祷告。许多时候，我们的祷告百分之九十九点九都是为着我们自己，很少是为着神。只有像但以理这样一个专一为着神祷告的人，才能给神用来转移时代。（转移时代的人，二九至三○、三三至三四页。） 参读：但以理书生命读经，第二至八篇。 |
Many young brothers and sisters read the Bible regularly. However, I am afraid that when you read the Bible, the Bible remains the Bible, and you are still you. For instance, the Bible clearly says that a believer and an unbeliever should not be yoked together. This word is very clear. Nevertheless, after you read it, perhaps you still make friends with unbelievers…. The Bible cannot affect your living, and you cannot be joined to the Bible…. [If] you still befriend unbelievers and even consider marrying unbelievers, this means that your living is totally separate from the Bible. Such a person cannot turn the age; neither can he be an anti-testimony in a degrading age. Daniel had a third characteristic. He was a man who was always praying. His prayers were not at all common. His prayers were prayers that turned the age. Every time he encountered some crucial matter, he prayed before God…. He believed in prayer because he believed in God and not in himself. (CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, "Men Who Turn the Age," pp. 522-523) God’s move is like a train which must have rails for its move. Man’s prayers are like the rails which pave the way for God’s move to go on. There is no other way to bring God's economy into fullness and into fulfillment except by prayer. Today, prayer is the lifeline in the Lord’s recovery. The more Satan tries to frustrate our prayer, the more we should pray. (Life-study of Daniel, pp. 45, 47) [In Daniel 2] Daniel…was acknowledged by God, qualified to be used by God, and capable of speaking forth the mystery of God….In [Daniel and his three friends’] single-hearted prayer, God revealed to Daniel the [king’s] dream….This shows that Daniel was a person living before God; he depended on prayer to do what man could not do, and he depended on prayer to understand what man could not understand….The only reason he could see King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and could know its meaning was that he was a person living in prayer. Through prayer he afforded God the highest cooperation. Daniel’s prayer reached the highest peak. He asked God to do something for Himself. He prayed, “Cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that has been desolated, for the Lord's sake" (Dan. 9:17). I hope that we would circle the words for the Lord’s sake. We can see that his prayer was totally for God and not for himself….This was a very special prayer; it was also the highest prayer. Our prayers are ninety-nine and nine tenths percent for ourselves. Very few of them are for God. Only a person like Daniel, who prayed to God single- heartedly, can be used by Him to turn the age. (CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, "Men Who Turn the Age,” pp. 524, 526) Further Reading: Life-study of Daniel, msgs. 2-8 |