第一週 • 週一
晨興餧養
徒二八31 全然放膽宣揚神的國，並教導主耶穌基督的事，毫無阻礙。
約五17 耶穌就對他們說，我父作工直到如今，我也作工。
你讀到行傳二十八章，覺得這一本書還沒有完，這一本書還沒有結束。使徒行傳這一卷書是沒有結束的，因為使徒的行傳是要繼續的。第一世紀的使徒，他們的行傳也許結束了；但是，全部使徒的行傳並沒有結束。一直到今天，你都看見還是使徒行傳，使徒行傳沒有結束。
主說，『我父作工直到如今，我也作工。』（約五17）這告訴我們，自從撒但背叛以來，自從人墮落以來，神作工直到如今，並且主也作工。使徒行傳是甚麼呢？行傳不是記載保羅的工作，也不是記載彼得或約翰的工作，行傳是記載神的工作。誰能說神在行傳二十八章之後就不作工了，誰能說神的工作到了行傳二十八章的時候就停止了呢？（倪柝聲文集第二輯第十七冊，一五七頁）
信息選讀
使徒行傳是沒有結束的，在二十八章以後，還有許多神的器皿在作神的工作。神的工作正在繼續下去，沒有停在那裏。不是保羅在羅馬作了兩年工，以後就沒有事了。就以保羅一生來說，他住在羅馬，後來被殺殉道，這些事都沒有記在使徒行傳裏面。彼得、保羅、約翰是三個要緊的人，他們的結局都沒有寫進去，這樣，我們那裏能說使徒行傳已經完了呢？可是神的見證是寫不完的，二十九章還是那樣，三十章還不能完，一直到一百章還是寫不了，如果要寫的話，一直有新的事情要加進去，所以寫到二十八章就不再寫了。二十八章以後雖然沒有再寫，但是神的工作還是在那裏繼續。第一世紀的工作並不是到了絕頂。神四千年之久，有一個工作，如果到行傳二十八章已經到了絕頂，那麼我們是到山底下了，我們是退下來了。但是沒有這件事，因為主說，『我父作工直到如今，我也作工。』我們不要以為神的工作在保羅的時候已經到了絕頂了，我們也不要以為在路德馬丁的時候，神的工作就是到了絕頂了。不。第一世紀不是神工作的結局，第十六世紀不是神工作的結局，直到前一個世紀都不是神工作的結局，神的工作還要一直往前去。一直到國度，一直到新天新地，神都是一直往前進，絕不停止。我們如果知道這一個，同時也相信這一個，我們就要讚美神。
人常常有一個錯誤，就是以為自己所處的時候，是召會最不行的時候。路德馬丁的時候，有人這樣想；衛斯理約翰的時候，也有人這樣想。但是，我們說，路德馬丁的時候好得很，衛斯理約翰的時候也好得很。我們在這裏說他們所處的時候是好的，再過五十年，人又要說我們所處的時候是好的。我們是怕人要停止，但是，神是不會停止的，每一年祂都知道祂作甚麼，每一年祂都知道要作到那裏，每一年祂都要作祂所要作的。神是一天天往前去，神是一直往前進的。阿利路亞！神是一直往前進的！
神往前進的時候，都有祂的器皿。在使徒行傳裏，神有祂的器皿；在路德馬丁的時候，神有祂的器皿；在衛斯理約翰的時候，神有祂的器皿；每一次有一個屬靈的復興的時候，神都有祂的器皿。那麼，今天神的器皿在那裏？不錯，我父作工直到如今，但是甚麼人繼續下去與神同工？甚麼人說『我也作工』？這是要緊的問題（倪柝聲文集第二輯第十七冊，一五七至一五九頁）。
參讀：倪柝聲文集第二輯第十七冊，第二十篇；李常受文集一九七五至一九七六年第三冊，青年訓練，第一章。
WEEK 1 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Acts 28:31 Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered.
John 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father is working until now, and I also am working.
When you read Acts 28, you feel as if the book has not yet concluded. This book does not have an ending. The Acts of the Apostles is a book without an ending because this book is still being continued. Perhaps the acts of the first-century apostles have ended, but the book of Acts as a whole has not yet ended. Until now we still have the Acts of the Apostles with us.
The Lord said, “My Father is working until now, and I also am working” (John 5:17). This shows that since the rebellion of Satan and the fall of man, God has been working until now, and the Lord is also working. What is the book of Acts? The book of Acts is not a record of the work of Paul or a record of the work of Peter or John. The book of Acts is a record of the work of God. Who can say that God has done no work after Acts 28? (CWWN, vol. 37, p. 121)
Today’s Reading
The book of Acts does not have an ending. After chapter 28, many of God’s vessels are still carrying on with His work. His work is continuing and has not stopped. Everything was not over after Paul worked in Rome for two years. Paul lived in Rome and was later martyred. None of these things are recorded in the book of Acts. Peter, Paul, and John are three important persons, yet none of their endings were recorded. How can we say that the book of Acts has ended? God’s testimony can never be finished. We could say the same thing even if there was a twenty-ninth chapter, or a thirtieth chapter, or even a hundredth chapter. If one wanted to write more, new things could always be added. This is why Acts stops at chapter 28. Although the written record no longer continued after chapter 28, God’s work has been going on. The work in the first century was not the peak. For four thousand years, God has been working. If we say that Acts 28 was the peak, we must be at the bottom of the hill; we must have come down from the peak. This is not true, because the Lord said, “My Father is working until now, and I also am working.” We should not assume that God’s work reached its peak at the time of Paul, and we should not consider that God’s work reached its peak at the time of Martin Luther either. No, the first century was not the end of God’s work, nor was the sixteenth century the end of His work. Even last century was not the end of God’s work. His work will go on until the kingdom and even until the new heaven and the new earth. God is always advancing; He never stops. If we know this and believe in this, we will praise our Lord.
Man always has a misconception that his age is the worst age of the church. At the time of Martin Luther some thought this way. At the time of John Wesley some thought this way. We consider Martin Luther’s time a marvelous age and John Wesley’s time a marvelous age also. While we consider their ages marvelous, some who come fifty years after us will say that we were at a marvelous age. We are afraid that man will stop. But God never stops. Every year, He knows what He is doing, and He knows how much He will work. Every year, He does what He wants to do. He is a God who goes on day by day; He is always advancing. Hallelujah! God is a God who keeps onadvancing!
Every time God advances, He finds some vessels. In the book of Acts, God found some vessels. At the time of Martin Luther, God found a vessel, and at the time of John Wesley, He also found a vessel. Every time there is a spiritual revival, God finds some vessels. Where is God’s vessel today? It is true that the Father is working until now. But who is continuing to work together with Him? Who can say, “I also am working”? This is the crucial question. (CWWN,vol. 37, pp. 121-123)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 37, ch. 20; CWWL, 1975-1976, vol. 3, “Young People’s Training,” ch. 1
