第五週 • 週一
晨興餧養
詩二二22 我要向我的弟兄宣告你的名；在會中我要讚美你。
二三1 耶和華是我的牧者；我必不至缺乏。
二四9~10 眾城門哪，你們要抬起頭來；永久的門戶阿，你們要把頭抬起；榮耀的王將要進來。那榮耀的王是誰呢？萬軍之耶和華—祂是榮耀的王！細拉
詩篇二十二至二十四篇是啟示基督的一組詩，啟示祂從釘十字架到來世的君王職分。在二十二篇，我們看見基督的死，祂的復活，以及祂在復活裏所產生的許多弟兄，形成祂的召會。二十三篇是關於基督作牧者。今天這牧者是在祂的復活裏。二十四篇是關於基督在神的國裏作要來的王。因此，在這三篇詩裏，有釘十字架的基督，復活的基督，產生召會的基督，作牧者並牧養祂羊羣（召會）的基督，以及回來作王的基督（詩篇生命讀經，一六九頁）。
信息選讀
〔詩篇二十三篇〕告訴我們，基督分五個階段牧養我們。第一階段是青草地和可安歇的水邊（2）。草地和水是為着我們的滋養，包括顧惜和享受。第二階段是義路（3）。義路指明我們的行事為人。我們享受基督、被基督充滿且得基督滋養以後，就走在義路上。第三階段是死蔭的幽谷（4）。…基督的牧養帶我們行過死蔭的幽谷。第四階段是戰場（5），在那裏我們與敵人爭戰。在戰場上，基督為我們擺設了筵席。最後，末了的階段是一生一世住在耶和華的殿中（6）。
我們安息在主裏，會使谷縮短，使蔭減少，並將死除去。我們不該說自己正在谷中。…最好的路，就是忘記我們在谷中，因為有主與我們同在。我們不怕遭害，因為祂與我們同在。
主在我們敵人面前為我們擺設筵席。主的桌子乃是一個筵席（林前十21）。每主日我們來到主的桌子前坐席，總是在我們敵人面前。每天對我們都是爭戰的日子。…一面，我們享受主的筵席；另一面，我們該為着勝利而爭戰。
在召會之外，沒有召會，基督就無法牧養我們。這是因為祂是羊羣的牧者，羊羣就是召會。離開召會就是離開羊羣，而牧者總是與羊羣同在（詩篇生命讀經，一七二、一七八至一八○、一八二頁）。
我盼望因着我們接受有關牧養的這個負擔，在我們中間會有真正的復興。眾召會若都接受這教訓，有分於基督奇妙的牧養，在主的恢復裏就會有一次大的復興。…牧養和教導，應當像雙腳，為着我們與主一同行動。
約翰福音末了的第二十一章，啟示使徒的職事與基督在天上的職事合作。
牧養是神聖的事。我們要作牧人，就必須是基督的見證人，是基督的肢體，也是基督的弟兄，有分於祂兒子的名分。這樣，我們就有分於兒子名分的發言，而成為申言者。我們既是為着神發言的申言者，我們就為主說話。同時，我們需要牧養人。這是結果子的路，是得着繁增和擴增的路。我們若接受這種交通，我信地上會有一個大復興，但不是由少數屬靈大漢帶來的，乃是由基督身體的許多肢體，跟隨經過過程之三一神尋找並得着墮落之人的步驟，成為牧人所帶來的（李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五冊，一二七至一二八頁）。
參讀：活力排，第四章。
WEEK 5 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Psa. 22:22 I will declare Your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23:1 Jehovah is my Shepherd; I will lack nothing.
24:9-10 Lift up your heads, O gates; and lift up, O long enduring doors; and the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts—He is the King of glory! Selah.
Psalms 22—24 are a group of psalms revealing Christ from His crucifixion to His kingship in the coming age. In Psalm 22 we see Christ’s death, His resurrection, and His many brothers produced in His resurrection to form His church. Psalm 23 concerns Christ as the Shepherd. This Shepherd today is in His resurrection. Psalm 24 concerns Christ as the coming King in God’s kingdom. Thus, in these three psalms we have Christ crucified, Christ resurrected, Christ producing the church, Christ being the Shepherd and shepherding His flock, the church, and Christ coming back to be the King. (Life-study of the Psalms, p. 137)
Today’s Reading
[Psalm 23] tells us that Christ’s shepherding of us is in five stages. The first stage is of the pastures and the waters of rest (v. 2). Pasture and waters are for our nourishment, including cherishing and enjoyment. The second stage is the stage of the paths of righteousness (v. 3). The paths of righteousness indicate our walk. After we enjoy Christ, are filled up with Christ, and are nourished by Christ, we walk on the paths of righteousness. The third stage is the valley of the shadow of death (v. 4)…Christ’s shepherding leads us through the valley of the shadow of death. The fourth stage is the battlefield (v. 5), where we are fighting against the adversaries. At the battlefield a table, a feast, is spread for us. Finally, the last stage is to dwell in the house of God for the length of our days (v. 6).
Our resting in the Lord will shorten the valley, reduce the shadow, and remove the death. We should not talk about our being in the valley…The best way is for us to forget that we are in the valley, because we have the Lord with us. We do not fear evil, because He is with us.
The Lord spreads a table—a feast—before us in the presence of our adversaries (1 Cor. 10:21). The Lord’s table is a feast. Every Lord’s Day when we come to His table to take the feast, it is always in the presence of our adversaries. Every day is a fighting day to us…On the one hand, we enjoy the feast of the Lord, and on the other hand, we should fight for the victory.
Outside of the church, without the church, there is no way for Christ to shepherd us. This is because He is the Shepherd of the flock, and the flock is the church. To get out of the church is to get out of the flock, and the Shepherd is always with the flock. (Life-study of the Psalms, pp. 139, 144-148)
I hope that there will be a genuine revival among us by our receiving this burden of shepherding. If all the churches receive this teaching to participate in Christ’s wonderful shepherding, there will be a big revival in the recovery… Shepherding and teaching should be like two feet for our move with the Lord.
John 21 reveals the apostolic ministry in cooperation with Christ’s heavenly ministry.
Shepherding is something divine. In order to be a shepherd, we must be a witness of Christ, a member of Christ, and a brother of Christ, sharing His sonship. Then we will participate in the oracle of the sonship to become a prophet. As a prophet for God’s oracle, we will speak for the Lord. Meanwhile, we need to shepherd people. This is the way to be fruitful, to have the multiplication and the increase. If this kind of fellowship is received by us, I believe there will be a big revival on the earth, not by a few spiritual giants but by the many members of Christ’s Body being shepherds who follow the steps of the processed Triune God in seeking and gaining fallen people. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Vital Groups,” pp. 92-93)
Further Reading: CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Vital Groups,” ch. 4
