来一1~2　　神既在古时，借着众申言者，多分多方向列祖说话，就在这末后的日子，在子里向我们说话…。

　　诗一一九105　　你的话是我脚前的灯，是我路上的光。

　　约六63　　赐人生命的乃是灵，…我对你们所说的话，就是灵，就是生命。

　　没有神的说话，乃是神的惩罚。在撒上三章的时候，神的话稀少，那是对祭司以利和他全家的惩罚。你若是在神的祝福之下，祂每一分钟都会向你说话。神向你说话就证明你在祂的祝福之下。…神对你说话么？神说话就表明祂是真的、活的且是有行动的。

　　活神借着说话，将祂自己分赐到我们里面。…神要将祂自己灌输到我们里面，这主要是借着说话来完成的。祂越对你说话，祂神圣的成分就越分赐或灌输到你里面。…你一旦听到祂说的话，就绝不会和从前一样了（希伯来书生命读经，二六至二七页）。

　　Heb. 1:1-2 God, having spoken of old in many portions and in many ways to the fathers in the prophets, has at the last of these days spoken to us in the Son…

　　Psa. 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

　　John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life;…the words which I have spoken to you are Spirit and are life.

　　It is a punishment not to have God’s speaking. In the days of 1 Samuel 3, the Word of God was rare. That was a punishment to the family and house of Eli the priest. When you are under God’s blessing, God will be speaking every minute. God’s speaking to you proves that you are under His blessing… Is God speaking to you? That means that He is real, living, and moving.

　　The living God imparts Himself into us by speaking… God wants to transfuse Himself into us. This is mainly accomplished by speaking. The more He speaks to you, the more His divine element will be imparted or transfused into your being… Once you hear His speaking, you can never be the same. (Life-study of Hebrews, pp. 21-22)

　　神一说话，光就照亮。神的话第一个元素就是光。…你不需要去解释，也不需要说明。光自然会照明，因为神的话带着光。神的话是最好的照明，是最好的光体。…我们都有经历，可以证明这事。什么时候我们听见祂的话，我们就在祂的照亮之下，而这照亮带给我们光。这光又带着领悟、异象以及正确的智慧、知识和口才。…你有了光，你就有视力、景象和异象。你有了光，你就有知识、悟性和智慧。这使你有口才，叫你不作哑巴。

　　神的话也带给我们生命。主耶稣说，祂所说的话，就是灵，就是生命（约六63）。“太初有话，…生命在祂里面。”（一1、4）神的话里有生命。当你摸着话，你就被点活。…今天有许多人所以这么活，就是因为他们充满了神的话。我看到在这个充满邪恶的世代中，有青年人将自己投身给圣别的话，我非常喜乐。你们有许多人，心中最宝贝的就是神的话；这就是主在你们中间行动最好的证明。祂在我们中间说话，祂的话也在我们里面。今天每一个过召会生活的人，因为有生命的话，就洋溢出话来。我们有活的话。

　　神话语里的生命，包含非常丰富。其中包含了圣别、爱、谦卑、恩慈和忍耐等等。这生命包含一切神圣的属性和人性的美德。…你不必想要谦卑，因为谦卑好像一只飞鸟，你想捉它，它就飞了。你也不要试着爱妻子或服从丈夫；你是作不到的。只要接受神的话，话带来生命，这生命就产生出爱和服从。谦卑、爱和服从都在这生命里。我们不能凭自己的努力与修养得到这些美德，因为这一切都在神圣的生命里。…我们怎样得着生命？只要接受神的话，生命自然就有了。生命有了，一切的美善也就都有了。在这生命里有谦卑，也有人性的美丽。神既是按着祂的形像造人，人性当然就是美丽的。但这种人性的美丽只能在神圣的生命里找到，而神圣生命乃在神的话里。当神的话来了，生命就有了，美丽也随着生命一同有了。请看召会里的人，个个又俊秀又美丽。这些人若不在召会生活中，他们就像蝎子、乌龟或猴子一样。我真是爱上了召会里的人；甚至年长的也是可爱的。这个美丽，这个可爱是从生命来的，而生命是从话来的。每逢神说话，就带来生命，这生命是如此丰富（希伯来书生命读经，二七至三○页）。

　　参读：希伯来书生命读经，第二篇；使徒的教训，第一篇。

　　When God speaks, the light shines. The first element with God’s Word is light… There is no need for you to expound it or interpret it. The light shines, for the Word bears light. The divine Word is the best illuminator, the best light-bearer… We can all prove this by our experience. Whenever we hear His Word, we are under His shining, and this shining brings us light. With this light there is the understanding, vision, and the proper wisdom, knowledge, and utterance… When you have light, you have the seeing power, the view, and the vision. When you have light, you have knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. This gives you utterance, and you cannot be dumb.

　　The Word also brings us life. The Lord Jesus said that the words He speaks are spirit and life (John 6:63). “In the beginning was the Word… In Him was life” (John 1:1,4). In the Word is life. When you touch the Word, you are enlivened. Today so many are living because they are filled with the Word. I am so happy to see that in this age, an age full of evils, the young people have sold themselves to the Holy Word. To so many of you the thing most precious in your heart is the Word. This is a good sign that the Lord is moving among you. His speaking is with us, and His Word is in us. Today everyone in the church life is bubbling because of the Word of life. We have the living Word.

　　The life that is in the Word includes a great deal. It includes holiness, love, humility, kindness, and patience. Life includes all the divine attributes and all the human virtues… Do not try to be humble, for humility is like a bird. If you try to catch it, it flies away. Do not try to love your wife or to submit to your husband. You cannot do it. Simply take the Word. The Word brings life, and this life will issue in love and submission. Humility, love, and submission are all found in this life. We cannot acquire these virtues by our effort or work. They are all in the divine life. How can we have life? Simply take the Word and life comes. When life comes, every good thing comes with it. In this life is the humility and beauty of a human being. Since God created man in His image, there certainly is beauty in humanity. But this beauty of humanity can only be found in the divine life, and the divine life is in the divine Word. When the Word comes, life comes, and beauty comes with the life. Look at the church people; everyone is handsome and beautiful. If the same people were not in the church life, they would have the appearance of scorpions, turtles, or monkeys. I have truly fallen in love with the church people. Even the older ones are so lovely. This beauty, this loveliness, comes from life, and life comes from the Word. When God speaks, life is there. This life is so rich. (Life-study of Hebrews, pp. 22-25)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Hebrews, msg. 2; CWWL, 1990, vol. 1, “The Apostles’ Teaching,” ch. 1