四 我们在与主接触的事上，需要学习以下的原则： |
D In our contact with the Lord, we need to learn the following principles: |
１ 我们在祷告中不该支配主；（参二4；）反之，我们该像大数的扫罗那样问：“主啊，我当作什么？”而不是说，“主啊，我要这样作。”（徒二二10。） |
１ We should not direct the Lord in our prayer (cf. 2:4); instead, like Saul of Tarsus, we should ask, "What shall I do, Lord?" not "This is what I will do, Lord" (Acts 22:10). |
２ 我们亲近主，与祂接触时，祂就使我们看见我们的需要，把我们身上的难处、错处、污点和罪点出来；我们接受活水的路，就是向主承认这些罪—约四15~18。 |
２ When we draw near to the Lord and contact Him, He causes us to see our needs and points out our problems, faults, stains, and sins; the way for us to take the living water is to confess these sins to the Lord—John 4:15-18. |
３ 我们亲近主以接触祂时，该寻求主自己，就是那看不见、属灵的事，而不是看得见、物质的事—六27、31~33，林后四18，来十一27。 |
３ When we draw near to the Lord to contact Him, we should seek the Lord Himself as the unseen spiritual matters, not the seen physical matters—6:27, 31-33; 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:27. |
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徒二二10 我说，主啊，我当作什吗？主对我说，起来，进大马色去，在那里要将所派你作的一切事都告诉你。 约六27 不要为那必坏的食物劳力，要为那存到永远生命的食物劳力，就是人子要赐给你们的…。 我们得救之后，…最重要的一件事，就是与神接触。…若是一个人不知道怎样与主接触，或者缺少和主来往交通，他无论怎样努力，都不能作个好的基督徒。 约翰福音里有许多例子，都是给我们看见该怎样与主接触。…你们若真心要和主接触，就能在这些重点上，看见与主接触的秘诀。（祷告的意义与目的，四五至四六页。） |
Acts 22:10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told to you concerning all the things which have been appointed to you to do. John 6:27 Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you… After we are saved, the most important thing is for us to contact God…. If we do not know how to contact God and lack fellowship with Him, we cannot be proper Christians, no matter how much we try. There are many cases in the Gospel of John that show how we should contact the Lord…. If we truly want to contact the Lord, we need to see some principles in contacting Him in these cases. (CWWL, 1956, vol. 3, “The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer,” pp. 251-252) |
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第一个例子是…主变水为酒的事。…在（这）个例子里，我们看见一个重大的原则，就是我们和主接触时，不能支配主，主权必须完全在祂手中。因此，时间和作法都得由祂定规，不能由我们支配。…我们不可对主说，“主啊，你作这个吧，你作那个吧。”若是这样，恐怕主要说，“我与你何干？”（约二4。）…这并非主不要和我们接触，或者主不负责我们的事。…主来到我们里面，就是要和我们接触，要负责我们的事，如同那一天祂来到迦拿那个婚筵的地方一样。 第二个例子，是约翰四章所记撒玛利亚妇人与主接触的事。在这里，我们看见一个妇人发现自己的干渴，也发现主有活水，而向主要活水。然而，主没有把活水立时给她，反而向她要东西。…主向她要丈夫，（15~16，）就是向她要罪恶。主向她提起丈夫的问题，就是点出她罪恶的问题。主的意思是说，“你要活水吗？你应当把你的罪恶交出来。你要得着满足吗？你应当注意到你罪恶的问题。” 我们到主面前，发现了自己的需要，也知道主能供给我们所需要的，因此我们就向主要。然而，就在我们要的时候，主给我们看见我们的污点、错处、失败，以及许多应该对付的问题。…我们就需要把祂所点到的事，把祂向我们要丈夫这件事说出来，然后才会得着祂的供应。 第三个例子，是六章所记许多人吃饼得饱的事。我们看见有大批群众来接触主，主…行神迹给他们吃饱了。但他们第二天又来，还想要吃饱。因此主对他们说，“不要为那必坏的食物劳力，要为那存到永远生命的食物劳力。”（27。）主的意思是要教导他们，不要一直寻求物质的食物，反而要花工夫寻求那永远生命的食物。这里又有一个极大的原则，在我们和主接触的事上，主不欢喜我们把很多盼望、寻求和祷告，都摆在物质的事上。 有的弟兄早晨用半小时祷告，…都是为着物质的事。有的姊妹为她的丈夫、儿女祷告也是这样，…全是为着物质的事。这样祷告亲近主，…初期主还给他吃饱，顾到他所求的。但他若长期这样行，主也要断定他是吃饼得饱的人。…在接触主的时候，主不大喜欢我们提起物质的事，因为这些事…主都知道。我们接触祂，应该注意属灵的事、生命的事，就是要先寻求祂的国和祂的义。我们若注意这些事，其他物质的东西，主都要加给我们。（太六31~33。）（祷告的意义与目的，四六至四七、五○至五二页。） 参读：认识生命与召会，第十六篇。 |
In the first case the Lord changed water into wine….The major principle in the first case is that we must not direct the Lord when we contact Him. All authority must be in His hands. Hence, both the timing and the way we do things must be determined and directed by Him, not by us. We cannot say, “Lord, do this,” or “Lord, do that.” If we say this, the Lord might say, “What do I have in this that concerns you?” (John 2:4)…. This does not mean that the Lord does not want any contact with us or that He is not bearing responsibility for our matters. The Lord entered into us in order to contact us and to be responsible for our affairs, just as He was at the wedding in Cana. The Samaritan woman’s contact with the Lord in chapter 4 illustrates a second principle. Here the Samaritan woman realized that she was thirsty and that the Lord had living water. Hence, she asked the Lord for living water. However, the Lord did not give her this living water immediately; instead, He asked her a question…. By asking about her husband [vv. 15-16], the Lord touched her sinful life; her sins were related to her husband….The Lord seemed to say, “Do you want living water? You should hand your sins over. Do you want to be satisfied? You should give heed to your sins.” Knowing that the Lord can supply our need, we…go to the Lord and discover a need. When we see a need, we ask the Lord to meet that need. However, while we are asking, the Lord shows us our stains, faults, and failures; that is, He shows us matters that need to be dealt with. We need to confess the things that He points out, the “husband” He asks us to bring, so that we can receive His supply. A third principle is seen in the case of the feeding of the five thousand in chapter 6. A great crowd contacted the Lord, and He performed a miracle in order to feed them. When the crowd returned the next day to be filled, the Lord said, “Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto eternal life” (v. 27). The Lord was teaching the crowd to seek the food that abides unto eternal life instead of physical food. This is another principle: the Lord does not want us to seek or to put our hope in physical things when we contact Him in prayer. Some brothers spend half an hour in the morning praying for physical things. Likewise, some sisters pray for the physical affairs of their spouse and children. The Lord may initially feed and care for those who draw near to Him in prayer in this way, but the Lord will eventually regard such a person as one who comes only to eat and be filled….The Lord does not want us to always mention physical things when we contact Him; He already knows about these things. When we contact Him, we should focus on spiritual things, the things of life. This is to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. If we would focus on these things, the Lord will add the physical things to us (Matt. 6:31-33). (CWWL, 1956, vol. 3, “The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer,” pp. 252, 254-256) Further Reading: CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,” ch. 16 |