壹 祷告的意义是吸取神；我们接触神多，吸取神就多；我们吸取神多，享受神作亮光和救恩也就加多： |
Ⅰ The meaning of prayer is to absorb God; the more we contact God, the more we will absorb Him, and the more we absorb Him, the more we will enjoy Him as our light and our salvation: |
一 大卫在诗篇二十七篇一节说，“耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救；”神是我们的亮光和拯救，说明我们所需要的乃是神自己；祂所给的，乃是祂的自己；亮光是神自己，拯救是神自己，能力是神自己，（林前一24，）恩典是神自己；（约一16~17，彼前五10，林前十五10，参加二20；）我们属灵上所需要的每一项都是神自己。 |
A In Psalm 27:1 David says, "Jehovah is my light and my salvation"; God's being our light and our salvation shows that God Himself is what we need; what God gives us is just Himself; light is God, salvation is God, power is God (1 Cor. 1:24), and grace is God (John 1:16-17; 1 Pet. 5:10; 1 Cor. 15:10; cf. Gal. 2:20); every spiritual need that we have is God Himself. |
二 大卫瞻仰神的荣美而接触神并吸取神；（诗二七4；）当他接触神而吸取神，他里面就蒙光照并得着拯救： |
B David contacted and absorbed God by beholding Him as beauty (Psa. 27:4); when he contacted God to absorb God, he was enlightened and received salvation within: |
１ 瞻仰神作我们的荣美乃是非常大的关键和诀窍，使我们能为着神的心愿而经历神—林后三16~18。 |
１ Beholding God as our beauty is a great key and a great secret to experiencing God for His heart's desire—2 Cor. 3:16-18. |
２ 基督借着祂话中生命之水的洗涤而有神圣的分赐，使我们作为祂荣美的殿得荣美，成为祂荣美的新妇，使祂得荣美—赛六十7、9、13，19，21，五九21，弗五26~27，启十九7。 |
２ By the divine dispensing through the washing of the water of life in the word of Christ, He beautifies us as the house of His beauty to be His beautiful bride for His beautification—Isa. 60:7, 9, 13, 19, 21; 59:21; Eph. 5:26-27; Rev. 19:7. |
三 有一首诗歌说，“照我本相，”（诗歌七二四首，）意思是照着我们原本的样子来到神面前，一点都不必改、不必动；我们乃是这样接受基督，也该这样在基督里行事为人—西二6~7。 |
C There is a hymn that says, "Just as I am" (Hymns, #1048); this means that we should come to God just as we are without trying to improve or change our condition; we received Christ in this way, and we should walk in Christ in this way—Col. 2:6-7a. |
四 祷告是照我本相到主面前；当我们到主面前，就要这样把里面的光景都摊出来，甚至告诉主，我们什么都够不上；即使我们软弱、糊涂、难过、没有话说，也可以到神面前；无论我们里面有什么光景，就把那种光景带到神面前。 |
D To pray is to come to the Lord just as we are; when we come to the Lord, we should lay our inner condition before Him and tell Him that we are short in every matter; even if we are weak, confused, sad, and speechless, we can still come to God; no matter what our inner condition is, we should bring it to God. |
五 我们不该顾自己的光景，反而要借着仰望神、瞻仰祂、赞美祂、感谢祂、敬拜祂并吸取祂，进到神的面前来接触祂；这样，我们就会享受神的丰富，饱尝祂的甘甜，接受祂作亮光和能力，里面平安、光明、刚强且有力；如此我们就学会这功课：在我们向圣徒供应话语时要留在与神的联结里—彼前四10~11，林后二17，十三3。 |
E Instead of caring about our condition, we need to enter into God's presence to contact Him by looking to Him, beholding Him, praising Him, giving thanks to Him, worshipping Him, and absorbing Him; then we will enjoy God's riches, taste His sweetness, receive Him as light and power, and be inwardly peaceful, bright, strong, and empowered; we will then learn the lesson of staying connected to Him when we are ministering the word to the saints—1 Pet. 4:10-11; 2 Cor. 2:17; 13:3. |
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诗二七1 耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救；…耶和华是我生命的力量…。 4 有一件事，我曾求耶和华，我仍要寻求；就是一生一世住在耶和华的殿中，瞻仰祂的荣美，在祂的殿里求问。 祷告就是接触神，在接触里吸取神。所以，祷告不在你说多少话，也不在你求告多少，乃在你接触神多少。你接触神多，吸取神就多；吸取神多，享受神、享用神的救恩也就加多。 我们要作一点说明，因为我们对于神和神的救恩，有许多不准确的观念。诗篇二十七篇一节说，“耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救。”这里不是说神光照我，乃是说神就是我的亮光；不是说神拯救我，乃是说神就是我的拯救。…神光照我，拯救我，乃是神为我作事；但神是我的亮光，是我的拯救，乃是神自己就是那件事。我有神，就有亮光，就有拯救；我没有神，就没有亮光，没有拯救。（祷告的意义与目的，四至五页。） |
Psa. 27:1 Jehovah is my light and my salvation;…Jehovah is the strength of my life… 4 One thing I have asked from Jehovah; that do I seek: to dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire in His temple. To pray is to contact God and to absorb Him in that contact. Thus, the importance of prayer does not depend on how much we say to God or on how much we cry out to Him but on how much we contact Him. The more we contact God, the more we will absorb Him, and the more we absorb Him, the more we will enjoy God and salvation. Let me say a word here to clear up our inaccurate concepts concerning God and His salvation. Psalm 27:1 says, “Jehovah is my light and my salvation.” This verse does not say that God shines on us but that He is our light, nor does it say that God saves us but that He is our salvation…. By shining on us and saving us, God is accomplishing something for us. But by being our light and our salvation, God Himself is what we need. When we have God, we have light and salvation. Without God we have neither light nor salvation. (CWWL, 1956, vol. 3, “The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer,” p. 223) |
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电在电灯里，是电光；在电熨斗里，是电热；在电风扇里，是电力。电遇到这一个需要，是力量；遇到那一个需要，是亮光；遇到另一个需要，是热力。照样，亮光是神自己，拯救是神自己，能力是神自己，恩典是神自己，我们属灵上所需要的每一项，都是神自己。除了祂自己之外，神没有给我们任何一件其他的东西。所以，我们若失掉神，就什么都得不到。 无论在新约或旧约时代，凡认识神的人，都这样经历神。大卫从他的经历中，有了启示，认识神是他的亮光，是他的拯救。（诗二七1。）…他巴不得能天天时时都接触神，吸取神。他的瞻仰，说出他怎样接触神，怎样把神吸取到他里面。他一接触神，里面就明亮；他一吸取神，里面就有拯救。他乃是借着瞻仰神而得着神，在他里面作他的亮光，作他的拯救。这是一个非常大的关键，非常大的诀窍。 神是灵，我们要接触祂，吸取祂，不一定在于外面的话语。…若是我们到神面前，虽然没有说什么话，但我们的全人、全心都到神面前，在那里叹息，仰望神，皱皱眉，承认自己真不行，真软弱，爬不起来，不像样，里面实在干渴，传福音没有话，碰到弟兄姊妹也不喜欢交通。我们到神面前，就要这样把里面的光景都摊出来，甚至告诉神，说，“神啊，我什么都够不上。”总之，无论我们里面有什么光景，就把那种光景带到神面前。有一首诗歌说，“照我本相，”（诗歌七二四首，）意思是照着我们原本的样子来到神面前，一点都不必改、不必动。 许多人祷告亲近神时，有一个天然的观念，以为总要把自己改一改，准备准备，等到自己光景改善了，或者里面感觉刚强了，再到神面前。这种观念是错误的；这不是祷告。祷告是照我本相，…一点都不必改，不必等，更不必准备；即使你软弱、糊涂、难过、没有话说，也可以到神面前。 我们在祷告中，应当多多瞻仰神的荣脸，停留在祂的面光中，对祂有敬拜和赞美，也有感谢和默想。要思想祂的作为、祂的自己，不要看我们的光景，也不要看四围的情形。这样仰望神，等候神，默想神，就能把神吸取到我们里面。（祷告的意义与目的，五至八、一一页。） 参读：祷告的意义与目的，第一至四篇。 |
Electricity is the electric light in a lamp, the electric heat in an iron, and the electric power in a fan. Electricity is light to meet one need, heat to meet another need, and power to meet yet another need. Similarly, light is God, salvation is God, power is God, and grace is God. Every spiritual need that we have is God Himself. God has not given us anything besides Himself. Hence, if we lose God, we lose everything; that is, we have nothing. Those who knew God in the Old Testament age experienced Him in this way, and those in the New Testament age also experience God in this way. David received revelation from his experience to see that God was his light and his salvation [Psa. 27:1]…. David was eager to contact and absorb God daily and hourly. David contacted and absorbed God by beholding Him. When he contacted God, he was enlightened within, and when he absorbed God, he received salvation within. David obtained God as his light and salvation by beholding God. This is a great key and a great secret to experiencing God. God is Spirit; hence, our contacting and absorbing Him do not depend on our words….We may not say anything when we come to God, but our whole being, including our heart, should face God. While we look to God, we may sigh and confess that we are incompetent, weak, unable to rise, unpresentable, and thirsty and that we lack words for the gospel and are not inclined to fellowship with the saints. We should lay our inner condition before God and even tell Him that we are short in every matter. No matter what our inner condition is, we should bring it to God. There is a hymn that says, “Just as I am” (Hymns, #1048). This means that we should come to God just as we are without trying to improve or change our condition. Many believers have the natural concept that before they can pray and draw near to God, they must wait until their condition improves or until their inner feeling is strong. This concept is not according to the meaning of prayer. To pray is to come to God just as we are….We do not need to wait for anything, change anything, or prepare anything. Even if we are weak, confused, sad, and speechless, we can still come to God. When we pray, we should behold His glorious face and linger in His presence to worship, praise, give thanks to Him, and muse upon Him. We should think of His works and His person and not look at our condition or our environment. By looking to God, waiting on Him, and musing upon Him, we can absorb Him into us. (CWWL, 1956, vol. 3, “The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer,” pp. 223-225, 227) Further Reading: CWWL, 1956, vol. 3, “The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer,” chs. 1-4 |