撒上二十14~15　　…你要以耶和华的慈爱待我，免我死亡；…你也永不可向我家绝了慈爱。

　　西三12　　所以你们既是神的选民，圣别蒙爱的人，就要穿上怜恤的心肠、恩慈、卑微、温柔、恒忍。

　　抹大拉的马利亚…把主当看园的。〔她〕问看园的话，主没有答应说，“我不是看园的；”或者说，“我没有把祂的尸首挪了去；”或者说，“你一个女人，怎能去取那尸首呢？”主只说了一声：“马利亚。”她一听见了这样顶熟的声音，就立刻说，“拉波尼。”〔约二十14~16。〕我们知道，每当一个人只单喊一个名字时，许多的意思就都在那里了。今天大卫看见了一个仇敌的孙子，却说了一声：“米非波设！”〔撒下九6。〕这表明在大卫的心里，不只没有仇恨的心，并且是满有恩情的。（倪柝声文集第一辑第十八册，五一页。）

　　1 Sam. 20:14-15 …Do show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I may not die; and never cut off your lovingkindness from my house…

　　Col. 3:12 Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, inward parts of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering.

　　Mary the Magdalene…thought the Lord was a gardener. When she asked the gardener where Jesus was, the Lord did not answer, “I am not the gardener,” or “I did not take His body away,” or “You are a woman; how can you get the body?” The Lord only said, “Mary!” As soon as she heard this very familiar voice, she said, “Rabboni!” We know that when someone calls another by name only, there must be considerable meaning behind it. On that day David saw his enemy’s grandson, and he only said, “Mephibosheth.” This shows that David’s heart was not only without hatred but also full of compassion. (CWWN, vol. 18, p. 283)

　　米非波设并不知道大卫的心。当他动身时，也许他的心是跳着，想到今天去见一个犹大的王，也许他要把我杀了。当他见了大卫，听见他叫自己米非波设时，他就应当知道大卫对于他，只有好感，并无恶意。但是，他预先惧怕的心太深，所以说，“仆人在此。”也许他以为自己从前是一个皇孙，如今降卑作一个奴仆，借此或者可以博得大卫的欢心，大卫就不会杀他。但是我告诉你们，没有一个人能靠自己作仆人的工作，而得着神的喜悦的。

　　大卫在这里要证明神的心，所以对他说，“你不要惧怕，我必因你父亲约拿单的缘故，以恩慈待你，将你祖父扫罗一切的地都归还你；你也可以常在我席上吃饭。”（撒下九7。）…我不知在我们中间，有几个人知道神爱我们。…如果我们知道神是爱我们的话，我们的生活就不知要有多大的改变了。…我知道〔神〕的心是一个什么心。…祂爱你，祂愿意你得救。…许多人说，神没有对我说祂爱我。但是，请你看十字架，就知道祂已经爱你了。十字架的刑罚是你该受的，但是，祂因为爱你的缘故，就叫主耶稣替你受了。…什么叫爱呢？爱不是话语。最深的爱，不是话语所能表明的。那个浪子预备见了他的父亲就说，“父亲，我犯罪得罪了天，并得罪了你。我不配再称为你的儿子，把我当作一个雇工吧。”〔路十五18~19。〕但是，他离家还远时，他父亲就动了慈心，跑去抱着他的颈项，热切地与他亲嘴。…一个父亲的心，是要缩短罪的距离。…他的父亲并没有说，我爱你；他一亲嘴，浪子就知道他父亲的心了。他不能说“把我当作一个雇工吧”的话了，他心里只能说，我父亲爱我。请你们今天不要误会神的心，请你来到十字架下。耶稣已经替你死了，这已经把神的心告诉你了。你看见主耶稣的血，就知道神是何等的爱你了。

　　“王召了扫罗的仆人洗巴来，对他说，我已将原属扫罗和他全家的一切产业，都赐给你主人的儿子了。你和你的众子，并你的众仆人，要为他耕种田地，把所产的拿来供他食用；你主人的儿子米非波设要常在我席上吃饭。…王又说，米非波设必在我席上吃饭，如同王的一个儿子。”（撒下九9~11。）这何等希奇，没有一条件，没有一命令，，都是应许。这里没有说，你当作多少。都是我给你，这是恩典。如果我们明白神的心，我们就不能不相信祂了。（倪柝声文集第一辑第十八册，五二、五四至五五页。）

　　参读：从以弗所书看召会在基督里的福分与地位，一三三至一三七页。

　　Mephibosheth did not know David’s heart. When he went to David, his heart might have been beating fast, and he might have been thinking, “Today I am going to see the king of Judah; maybe he will kill me.” When he saw David and heard him call, “Mephibosheth,” he should have known that David had only compassion and no bad intention toward him. But with a heart full of fear, he said, “Your servant is here” [2 Sam. 9:6]. He might have thought, “Formerly I was a king’s grandson; now I humble myself to be a servant. Perhaps by this I will gain David’s favor, and he will not kill me.” I must tell you that no one can please God by relying on himself becoming a servant.

　　Then David testified of God’s heart. He said to Mephibosheth, “Do not be afraid, for I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father; and I will restore to you all the land of your father Saul, and you will eat food at my table continually” (v. 7)…. I do not know how many among us realize that God loves us…. If we only knew that God loves us, our lives would be changed greatly. I know the kind of heart that He has…. He loves you and wants you to be saved…. Many people say, “God does not tell me that He loves me.” But please take a look at the cross, and you will know that He has already loved you. You should have received the punishment of the cross, but He made the Lord Jesus suffer it for you because He loves you. What is love? Love is not words. The deepest kind of love cannot be expressed in words. The prodigal son was prepared to say to his father, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants” (Luke 15:18-19). But when he was yet a great way off, his father had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. A father’s heart shortens the distance of sin…. His father did not say, “I love you,” but as soon as he kissed him, the prodigal son knew his father’s heart. He could not say the words, “Make me like one of your hired servants.” He could only say in his heart, “My father loves me.” Please do not misunderstand God’s heart. Please come to the cross. Jesus has already died for you; this should show you what is in God’s heart already. When you see the blood of the Lord Jesus, you will know how much God loves you.

　　“The king called Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, All that belongs to Saul and to all his house I give to your master’s son. And you shall work the land for him, you and your sons and your servants; and you shall bring in the produce that your master’s son may have food to eat…. And Mephibosheth, said David, shall eat at my table like one of the king’s sons” (2 Sam. 9:9-11). How marvelous that there is not one condition, not one commandment; there are only promises. It does not say how much one should work. Everything was given. This is grace. If we understand God’s heart, we cannot but believe in Him. (CWWN, vol. 18, pp. 283-284, 286)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1953, vol. 2, pp. 101-104