第七週 • 週三
晨興餧養
詩一三三1~3 …弟兄和睦同居，是何等的善，何等的美！這好比那上好的油，澆在亞倫的頭上，流到鬍鬚，又流到他的衣襟；又好比黑門的甘露，降在錫安山；因為在那裏有耶和華所命定的福，就是永遠的生命。
恩典是我們所站的範圍〔羅五2〕，我們必須留在恩典所在之處。…你必須站在恩典中。每當你覺得你在恩典的範圍之外，就要立刻回來。你快要和妻子爭吵，並覺得你是在恩典的範圍之外時，就要停下你所作的，回到恩典的範圍，並站在那裏（羅馬書生命讀經，一二○頁）。
信息選讀
我們不需要作甚麼罪惡的事，就可能與恩典隔絕。我們只需要留在一地太久，就會覺得我們已從恩典的範圍遷入另一領域。在這樣的情形中，我們該作甚麼？我們該禱告：『主，赦免我。將我帶回恩典的範圍。』我們回到恩典範圍的路，與我們原初進入恩典的路一樣。我們藉着本於信得稱義，進入恩典的範圍。我們只是向神承認我們的罪，接受主耶穌作我們的救主，應用祂的血，我們就得稱義了。神的稱義將我們帶進我們所站的這恩典中。每當我們行為不當，並覺得我們在恩典之外，我們就必須重複同樣的禱告：『神阿，赦免我，用寶血潔淨我。』你若這樣作，就會立即被帶回恩典中。
在恩典的範圍裏，我們在神裏面誇耀（羅五11）。這裏的誇耀，原文含歡樂意。因此，我們在神裏面誇耀，在神裏面歡樂。我們站在恩典的範圍裏，行走在平安的路上，就不斷在我們的神裏面誇耀、歡樂。這意思就是我們享受神。神是我們的分，給我們享受。我們有這樣一位神，使我們在其中可誇耀並歡樂（羅馬書生命讀經，一二○至一二二頁）。
詩篇一百三十三篇是一位聖民上錫安時，因弟兄在一裏同居，有耶和華所命定的福而有的讚美。在來到一百三十三篇以前，我們必須達到一百三十二篇。這就是說，神若沒有安息並居住在祂的居所裏，我們就沒有地方能來在一起；我們就沒有錫安，沒有聚集的中心。當錫安被建造，神安息在那裏，並居住在耶路撒冷時，我們就有了聚集的地方，並且能在一裏同居。倘若這是我們在召會聚會中的光景，我們就能享受神所命定的福。
我信〔一百三十三篇一節裏〕『何等的善』是指二節的油，『何等的美』是指三節的甘露。
油從頭上流到衣襟〔2〕，表徵頭與身體，基督與召會，都在神上好之油的膏抹之下。
三節上半繼續說，『又好比黑門的甘露，降在錫安山。』北風使甘露從黑門降在錫安山。這甘露表徵神新鮮、復甦的恩典。這樣的甘露，這樣的恩典，滋潤了我們。
我信〔三節下半〕說到『永遠的生命』，詩人是想到長壽。然而按我們的解釋，我們領會這裏的『生命』不是指長壽，乃是指永遠的生命。我們在召會生活裏住在一起，就享受神永遠的生命，就是祂所命定給我們的福。這就是召會生活。
一百三十二篇是召會生命的一面，一百三十三篇是召會生活的一面。後者乃是最高的生活—弟兄在一裏同住的生活。這樣的生活使神進來，以上好的油和新鮮的甘露祝福我們（詩篇生命讀經，五九○至五九二頁）。
參讀：羅馬書生命讀經，第九篇。
WEEK 7 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
Psa. 133:1-3 …How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell in unity! It is like the fine oil upon the head that ran down upon the beard, upon Aarons beard, that ran down upon the hem of his garments; like the dew of Hermon that came down upon the mountains of Zion. For there Jehovah commanded the blessing: life forever.
Grace is the realm in which we stand [Rom. 5:2]. We must stay where the grace is…You must stand in grace. Whenever you sense that you are out of the realm of grace, return to it immediately. If you are about to quarrel with your wife and sense that you are out of the realm of grace, stop what you are doing, return to the realm of grace, and stand there. (Life-study of Romans, p. 101)
Todays Reading
We need not do anything sinful to be cut off from grace. We only need to stay in a place too long, and we will sense that we have moved from the realm of grace into another sphere. What should we do in such a case? We should pray, “Lord, forgive me. Bring me back to the realm of grace.” We return to the realm of grace by the same way through which we entered it originally. We entered the realm of grace through justification by faith. We simply confessed our sins to God, received the Lord Jesus as our Savior, and applied His blood, and we were justified. God’s justification brought us into this grace in which we stand. Whenever we act wrongly and sense that we are out of grace, we must repeat the same prayer: “O God, forgive me. Cleanse me with the precious blood.” If you do this, you will be brought back to grace instantly.
In the realm of grace we boast in God (Rom. 5:11). The Greek word translated “boast” has at least three meanings: “boast,” “exult,” meaning to rejoice, and “glory.” Thus, we boast in God, exult in God, and glory in God. As we stand in the realm of grace and walk the way of peace, we constantly boast, exult, and glory in our God. This means that we enjoy God. God is our portion for our enjoyment. We have such a God in which to boast, exult, and glory. (Life-study of Romans, pp. 101-102)
Psalm 133 is the praise of a saint, in his going up to Zion, concerning Jehovah’s commanded blessing on brothers who dwell in oneness. Before we can have Psalm 133, we must reach Psalm 132. This means that without God’s resting and dwelling in His dwelling place, we have no place where we can come together. We have no Zion, no center for our gathering. When Zion is built up and when God is resting there and dwelling in Jerusalem, we have a place where we can gather and where we can dwell together in oneness. If this is our situation in the meetings of the church, we will enjoy God’s commanded blessing.
I believe that how good [in Psalm 133:1] refers to the oil in verse 2 and that how pleasant refers to the dew in verse 3.
For the oil to run down from the head to the hem of the garments [v. 2] signifies that both the Head and the Body, both Christ and the church, are under the anointing of God’s fine oil.
Verse 3a goes on to say that it is also like “the dew of Hermon / That came down upon the mountains of Zion.” The north wind caused the dew to descend from Hermon to the mountains of Zion. This dew signifies the fresh and refreshing grace of God. Such a dew, such a grace, waters us.
I believe that by life forever [v. 3b] the psalmist had in mind a long life. In our interpretation, however, we understand the word life here to mean not long life but eternal life. As we dwell together in the church life, we enjoy God’s eternal life commanded by Him as a blessing to us. This is the living of the church.
In Psalm 132 we have the church life, and in Psalm 133 we have the church living. The church living is the highest living—a living in which brothers dwell together in oneness. Such a living causes God to come in to bless us with the anointing Spirit, the watering grace, and the eternal life. (Life-study of the Psalms, pp. 483-485)
Further Reading: Life-study of Romans, msg. 9
