启二二3~5 ……在城里有神和羔羊的宝座；祂的奴仆都要事奉祂，也要见祂的面；祂的名字必在他们的额上。……他们要作王，直到永永远远。

　　我们必须看见，何时宝座离开了，流的源头也就没有了。这就是何以许多时候我们觉得枯干，甚至干涸。我们没有活水的涌流，因为我们不接受或者不承认三一神在我们这人的中心作主、作元首和权柄。这就是何以宝座是关于新耶路撒冷的启示末了的一项。没有宝座，新耶路撒冷就没有中心；没有宝座，就没有生命的流。结果，整个新耶路撒冷就干涸，甚至饥饿而死。生命水流自宝座，生命树长在生命水中，并生命水河的两岸，如同藤蔓，按时候结果子，作神赎民的食物，直到永远。生命水和生命树都是宝座的结果（李文集一九八四年第三册，六二九页）。

　　Rev. 22:3-5 …And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His slaves will serve Him; and they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads…; and they will reign forever and ever.

　　We must realize that whenever the throne is gone, there is no source of the flow. This is why many times we have the feeling that we are dry and even dried up. There is not the flow of the living water because we do not accept or recognize the lordship, the headship, and the authority of the Triune God in the very center of our being. This is why the throne is the last item revealed concerning the New Jerusalem. Without the throne the New Jerusalem does not have a center, and without the throne there is no flow of life. As a result, the entire New Jerusalem would be dried up and even starved to death. The water of life flows out of the throne, and the tree of life grows in the water of life and on the two sides of the river of water of life as a vine producing timely fruits for the food of God’s redeemed for eternity. Both the water of life and the tree of life are the issue of the throne. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” p. 463)

　　什么时候你以三一神为你的元首，什么时候就有个东西开始在你全人里面涌流。我们必须把这一点应用到日常生活的每一种情况和每一件小事上。甚至我们与孩子谈话，与配偶谈话，也必须操练使自己服从这里面的宝座。不要看天上，乃要看你全人的中心，那里该有一个宝座。这宝座在你全人的中心该是得胜的。然后生命水就会从宝座流出来供应你，并把生命树带给你，终日滋养你。

　　在三一神涌流的地方，我们事奉祂（启二二3）。我们不仅事奉祂，也看见祂的面（4）。……你喝生命水，就看见祂的面。

　　你吃生命树的果子，就接受祂的面。你是借着吃喝祂而事奉祂。不要为祂作什么。一切事祂都能作，但祂不能喝祂自己，也不能吃祂自己。祂倚靠你来吃祂并喝祂。我再说，不要以为你能为祂作工。祂能为自己作一切，祂不需要你。祂只需要你吃祂，祂只需要你喝祂，祂只需要你享受祂。不要说，“我要往差传地区去作传教士。”一切事神都能作，但祂需要人来吃祂并喝祂。祂需要许多吃喝的人。

　　我们都该说，“主，我接受你作我的元首。……我让你在我心里登上宝座。我将你安置在你的宝座上。”一旦你将祂安置在宝座上，立刻水就涌流，树也生长，你就有东西可吃喝了。

　　在来自宝座的水流这里，我们事奉祂，并且看见祂的面。在这水流里，我们也作王掌权（5）。若是你往差传地区去，你必须是在全人的中心接受神的宝座而去。然后，每天有水从这宝座流出来，树也生长着。你喝生命水，吃生命树，你就要事奉祂，看见祂的面，并要作王。……主耶稣告诉我们，天上地上所有的权柄都赐给祂了，如今我们必须带着祂的权柄去，使万民作主的门徒（太二八18~19）。我们必须带着属天君王的权柄而去，这位君王如今在我们全人里面是登宝座的。我们都必须看见，这里有传福音的能力和冲击力—我们有一位万有的主，整个宇宙的元首，在我们这人的中心登了宝座。祂在我们这人里面登了宝座，水就涌流，树就生长，我们的事奉也要成为一种享受。你享受祂，你就事奉祂，面见祂，并且与祂一同作王掌权（李文集一九八四年第三册，六二九至六三三页）。

　　参读：神新约的经纶，第三十八章。

　　Whenever you would take the Triune God as your Head, that will be the time when something begins to flow in your being. We have to apply this to our daily life in every instance and in every small thing. Even in our talk to our children and in our talk to our spouse, we have to practice submitting ourselves to the inner throne. Do not look into the heavens, but look to the center of your entire being where there should be a throne. The throne should be prevailing in the center of your being. Then the water of life will be proceeding out of the throne to supply you and to bring to you the tree of life, which nourishes you all day long.

　　In the place where the Triune God flows, we serve Him (Rev. 22:3). Not only do we serve Him but also we see His face (v. 4)…When you drink the water of life, you see His face. When you eat the fruit of the tree of life, you receive His face. You serve Him by drinking and eating Him. Do not do anything for Him. He can do everything, but He cannot drink Himself, nor can He eat Himself. He depends on you to eat Him and to drink Him. I say again, do not think that you can work for Him. He can do everything for Himself, and He does not need you. He needs you only to eat Him. He needs you only to drink Him. He needs you only to enjoy Him. Do not say, “I will go to the mission field to be a missionary.” God can do everything, but He needs someone to eat Him and to drink Him. He needs many eaters and drinkers.

　　We all should say, “Lord, I receive You as my Head…I enthrone You in my heart. I put You on Your throne.” Once you put Him on His throne, immediately the water flows and the tree grows, and you have something to drink and to eat.

　　It is here in this flow from the throne that we serve Him and that we see His face. Also, in this flow we reign as kings (v. 5). If you do go to the mission field, you must go by taking God's throne in the center of your being. Then every day out of the throne the water flows and the tree grows. When you drink the water of life and eat the tree of life, you will serve Him, you will see His face, and you will be a king…The Lord Jesus told us that all authority had been given to Him in heaven and on earth and that now we need to go with His authority to disciple the nations (Matt. 28:18-19). We need to go with the authority of the heavenly King who is now enthroned in our being. We all have to realize that here is the power and the impact of the preaching of the gospel—we have One who is the Lord of all, the Head of the entire universe, enthroned in the center of our being. When He is enthroned in our being, the water flows and the tree grows, and our service will be an enjoyment. When you enjoy Him, you serve Him, you see Him, and you reign with Him to be kings with Him. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” pp. 463-466)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” ch. 38