３ 基督作牧长，借着众召会的长老牧养祂的羊群—彼前五4： |
３ As the Chief Shepherd, Christ shepherds His flock through the elders of the churches—1 Pet. 5:4: |
ａ 若没有长老的牧养，召会就无法得建造—2节。 |
ａ Without the elders’ shepherding, the church cannot be built up—v. 2. |
ｂ 长老的牧养该是基督借着他们的牧养。 |
ｂ The elders’ shepherding should be Christ’s shepherding through them. |
４ 是灵的基督作我们魂的牧人，监督我们里面的光景，顾到我们内里所是的情形—二25： |
４ As the Shepherd of our souls, the pneumatic Christ oversees our inward condition, caring for the situation of our inner being—2:25: |
ａ 祂是借着顾到我们魂的益处，并借着监督我们内里所是的光景，而牧养我们。 |
ａ He shepherds us by caring for the welfare of our soul and by exercising His oversight over the condition of our inner being. |
ｂ 因为我们的魂很复杂，所以我们需要那在我们灵里是赐生命之灵的基督，在我们的魂里牧养我们，照顾我们的心思、情感和意志，并顾到我们的难处、需要和创伤。 |
ｂ Because our soul is very complicated, we need Christ, who is the life-giving Spirit in our spirit, to shepherd us in our soul, to take care of our mind, emotion, and will and of our problems, needs, and wounds. |
ｃ 主作我们魂的牧人，使我们的魂苏醒，并使我们的魂得安息—诗二三3上，太十一28~30。 |
ｃ As the Shepherd of our souls, the Lord restores our soul and gives rest to our soul—Psa. 23:3a; Matt. 11:28-30. |
５ 在将来的永远，基督将是我们永远的牧人，领我们到生命水的泉—启七16~17： |
５ In eternity future Christ will be our eternal Shepherd guiding us to springs of waters of life—Rev. 7:16-17: |
ａ 基督是我们永远的牧人，要领我们进入祂自己这生命水的泉，使我们得享三一神永远的分赐—17节上。 |
ａ As our eternal Shepherd, Christ will lead us into Himself as the springs of waters of life so that we may enjoy the eternal dispensing of the Triune God—v. 17a. |
ｂ 基督要供应我们生命水，并要擦去我们的泪水—17节下。 |
ｂ The waters of life will be supplied, and the water of tears will be wiped away—v. 17b. |
ｃ 在永世里，在基督的牧养下，必没有眼泪、饥饿或干渴—只有享受—16~17节。 |
ｃ Under Christ’s shepherding in eternity, there will be no tears, no hunger, and no thirst—only enjoyment—vv. 16-17. |
晨兴喂养
彼前二25 你们好像羊走迷了路，如今却归到你们魂的牧人和监督了。 诗二三1~3 耶和华是我的牧者；我必不至缺乏。祂使我躺卧在青草地上，领我在可安歇的水边。祂使我的魂苏醒……。 基督在木头上受死，乃是作我们的救赎主，……现今祂在复活的生命里，在我们里面乃是作我们魂的牧人和监督，因此祂能指引我们，并以生命供应我们，使我们照着祂受苦的榜样跟随祂的脚踪行（彼前二21）。照着彼前二章二十五节，基督是我们魂的牧人和监督。我们的魂是我们内里的所是—真人位。主是我们魂的牧人和监督，借着顾到我们里面各部分的益处，并监督我们真人位的光景，而照其需要牧养我们（彼得前书生命读经，二二七页）。 |
1 Pet. 2:25 For you were like sheep being led astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Psa. 23:1-3 Jehovah is my Shepherd; I will lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside waters of rest. He restores my soul… Christ was our Redeemer in His death on the tree. Now He is our soul’s Shepherd and Overseer in the resurrection life within us. Therefore, He is able to guide us and supply us with life that we may follow His model in His steps of suffering (1 Pet. 2:21). According to verse 25, Christ is the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls. Our soul is our inner being, our real person. Our Lord, as the Shepherd and Overseer of our soul, shepherds us by caring for the welfare of our inner being and by exercising His oversight over the condition of our real person. (Life-study of 1 Peter, p. 190) |
信息选读
我们的难处是我们好像羊走迷了路。但现今我们已经归到、转回我们魂的牧人和监督。……牧人照顾羊群物质的需要，我们的牧人基督照顾我们魂的需要。祂不是我们身体的牧人；祂是我们魂，我们里面之人的牧人。我们都有灵，而灵是我们里面的器官。但我们这人是魂。所以，基督主要是借着照顾我们的魂而牧养我们。祂照顾我们的心思、情感和意志。……我们也许以为我们的难处在于身体。毫无疑问，身体的确给我们许多难处。然而，我们真正的难处在魂里。我们的心思、情感和意志都有难处。不信的人是在魂里游荡的人，他们没有牧人照顾他们。但我们……有一位牧人照顾我们的魂。我们不但有主的生命在我们里面，我们也有祂作我们的牧人。祂现今在我们的魂里牧养我们。 〔彼得前书〕是写给受许多逼迫之苦的犹太基督徒。表面看来，逼迫与我们外面的身体有关。事实上，逼迫是针对魂的。因为受苦的是我们的魂，所以我们的魂需要主的牧养。需要这种照顾的，不是我们的身体，主要的也不是我们的灵。需要主作牧人的，乃是我们的魂—我们的心思、我们的情感和我们的意志。 在我们的经历中，有时候我们就是不知道要思考什么。我们不知道要指引我们的意念何去何从。这指明我们的心思需要主耶稣作牧人。我能见证，许多时候，在这种情况里，主耶稣作了我的牧人。祂牧养的结果，就使我们的心思受指引，摆在正路上。 我们的情感是复杂的，容易受搅扰。姊妹们的情感尤其是这样。所以，我们需要主耶稣在我们的情感里牧养我们。祂的牧养安慰我们的情感。 我们的意志也需要主的牧养。我们人常常发觉很难作正确的决定，有时候最难为的事就是作决定。不信的人没有人带领并引导他们作决定，但我们有牧人带领并引导我们。主的带领和引导主要与我们的意志有关。主是活的牧人，不断指引我们的意志。我无法告诉你，这事我经历过多少次。主实在是我们魂的牧人。祂指引我们的心思，安慰我们的情感，带领并引导我们的意志。 主是我们的牧人，首先带领我们，然后引导我们。祂带领我们到正确的地方，并且引导我们到准确的地点。这就是基督，我们的牧人（彼得前书生命读经，二二七至二三○页）。 参读：彼得前书生命读经，第二十一篇；新约总论，第四十四、二百零一、二百八十一、二百八十九、三百八十一、三百八十四、三百八十七、四百一十八篇；启示录生命读经，第二十一篇。 |
Our problem was that we were like sheep being led astray. But now we have returned, turned back, to the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls….A shepherd takes care of the physical needs of his flock, and Christ our Shepherd takes care of the needs of our soul. He is not the Shepherd of our body; He is the Shepherd of our soul, our inner being. We all have a spirit, and the spirit is our inward organ. But our being is a soul. Therefore, Christ mainly shepherds us by taking care of our soul. He takes care of our mind, emotion, and will. We may think that our problems are with the body. No doubt, the body does give us many problems. Nevertheless, our real problem is in our soul. Our mind, emotion, and will all have problems. Unbelievers are wanderers in the soul, and they do not have a shepherd to take care of them. But…we have a Shepherd who takes care of our soul. Not only do we have the Lord’s life within us, but we also have Him as our Shepherd. He is now shepherding us in our soul. This Epistle was written to Jewish Christians who were suffering much persecution. Apparently persecution is related to our body outwardly. Actually, persecution is aimed at the soul. Because it is our soul that suffers, it is our soul that needs the Lord’s shepherding. It is not our body that needs this kind of care, nor is it mainly our spirit. It is our soul—our mind, our emotion, and our will—that needs the Lord as the Shepherd. In our experience sometimes we just do not know what to think about. We do not know where to direct our thoughts. This is an indication that our mind needs the Lord Jesus as the Shepherd. I can testify that many times in this kind of situation the Lord Jesus has been a Shepherd to me. As a result of His shepherding our mind is directed and set in the right way. Our emotion, being complicated, is easily upset. This is especially true of the sisters’ emotion. Therefore, we need the Lord Jesus to shepherd us in our emotion. His shepherding comforts our emotion. Our will also needs the Lord’s shepherding. As human beings, we often find it difficult to make the right decision. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make a decision. Unbelievers have no one to lead them and guide them in making decisions. But we have a Shepherd to lead us and guide us. The Lord’s leading and guiding are primarily related to our will. As the living Shepherd, the Lord continually directs our will. I cannot tell you how many times I have experienced this. The Lord is truly the Shepherd of our soul. He directs our mind, comforts our emotion, and leads and guides our will. As our Shepherd, the Lord leads us first and then guides us. He leads us to the right place, and He guides us to the exact spot. This is Christ, our Shepherd. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 190-192) Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Peter, msg. 21; The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 44, 201, 281, 289, 381, 384, 387, 418; Life-study of Revelation, msg. 21 |