第四週 • 週四
晨興餧養
賽六六2 …我所看顧的，就是靈裏貧窮痛悔、因我話戰兢的人。
太五3 靈裏貧窮的人有福了，因為諸天的國是他們的。
〔在路加九章，〕雅各和約翰問主要不要他們吩咐火從天上降下來，燒滅那些撒瑪利亞村莊裏不接待主的人（54）。但主責備他們說，『你們的靈如何，你們並不知道。』（55）這指明每當我們要作任何事以前，該先問問自己：『我們的靈如何？』
倪弟兄…說，一個人不只應該作對的事，也應該用對的方法，在對的靈裏，作對的事。一個人所作的事可能是對的，但他所憑以作對事情的靈卻可能不對。他必須用對的方法，在對的靈裏，作對的事。已過五十八年以來，倪弟兄這句話非常幫助我。…如果我們所作的事是對的，但我們的靈錯了，那麼我們的行為絕不會造就聖徒，也不會建造召會。在基督身體的建造上，我們的行為若要有建設性、能造就人並有益處，我們必須在所作的事上是對的，在所用的方法上是對的，靈也必須是對的。我們常會宣稱自己所作的是對的；這可能是真的，但我們的方法、我們的態度，或者我們的靈都可能得罪人。在這樣的時候，我們必須問自己：『我們的靈如何？』（三一神作三部分人的生命，一四六至一四七頁）
信息選讀
翻譯聖經的人，多半以為路加九章五十五節的靈就是心，或者有人以為這裏人的靈，就是指人的態度，以為所謂的靈對，就是態度要對。其實靈與態度有很大的分別。
態度是從存心出來的。那麼靈與存心如何分別呢？一個未得救的人可以有存心，但他沒有靈。一個信主的人有存心，也有靈。一個得救的人，他的靈頂容易受存心的影響。…因我們的存心有不潔，所以靈出去也不潔。我的存心乃是為自己設想，為自己的前途、事業打算，所以這些就跟着我的靈出去，就叫我的靈帶有這些性質。主耶穌為甚麼對門徒說，他們的靈錯了？這是因為主耶穌的靈與門徒的靈不同。主對於世人，乃是認為沒有一人的罪是叫他該死的；人子來不是要滅人的性命，乃是要救人的性命。
門徒的靈錯了，因為他們的存心是恨，所以主不允許他們的禱告。主的靈不認為有一個人是該死的；所以主說，人子來乃是要救人的性命，不是滅人的性命〔56〕。這是主的存心，也是祂的靈（倪柝聲文集第三輯第十六冊，二二八至二三○頁）。
尋求的聖徒應該靈裏貧窮並清心（太五3、8，賽六六2）。基督徒應當總是靈裏貧窮的。靈裏貧窮，意思就是你是謙卑的，承認自己一無所有，一無所知，一無所能，一無所是。沒有基督，沒有賜生命的靈，你就一無所是。靈裏貧窮必須也配合着清心。靈裏貧窮不只是謙卑，更是在你的靈裏，在你全人最深處，是倒空的。清心是關乎動機，是目的專一，只有一個目標，要完成神的旨意榮耀神（林前十31）（三一神作三部分人的生命，一四七至一四八頁）。
馬太五章三節這裏，靈裏貧窮，意思就是沒有甚麼豫先霸佔我們。…我們一直需要靈裏貧窮，不讓我們的靈被主自己以外的事物豫先霸佔、充滿。我們必須倒空我們的靈，倒出一切豫先霸佔我們的東西，使我們在靈裏貧窮（生命的基本功課，一八七頁）。
參讀：三一神作三部分人的生命，第十四章。
WEEK 4 — DAY 4
Morning Nourishment
Isa. 66:2 "...To this kind of man will I look, to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word."
Matt. 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the
heavens."
James and John asked the Lord whether or not they should tell fire to
come down from heaven and consume the village of the Samaritans who had
rejected Him (Luke 9:54). But the Lord rebuked...[them] saying, “You do not
know of what kind of spirit you are” (v. 55...). This indicates that whenever
we are about to do anything, we should ask ourselves, “What kind of spirit
are we of?”
Brother Nee said that a person should not only do the right thing, but also do the right thing in the right way and in the right spirit. The thing one does may be right, but the spirit by which he does the right thing may be wrong. He must do the right thing in the right way and in the right spirit. That word from Brother Nee has helped me very much throughout the past fifty-eight years....If we do the right thing, but our spirit is wrong, our conduct will neither edify the saints nor build up the church. For our conduct to be constructive, edifying, and useful in building up the Body of Christ, we must be right in the thing that we do, right in our way, and right in our spirit. Often we may claim that what we are doing is right. This may be true, but our way, our attitude, or our spirit may offend people. At such a time we have to ask ourselves, “What kind of spirit are we of?” (The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, pp. 125-126)
Today's Reading
Many Bible translators use the word heart instead of spirit in Luke 9:55.
Some may think that the spirit here refers to a man’s attitude. They think
that to be right in spirit is actually to be right in attitude. But there is a big
difference between spirit and attitude.
Attitude issues from motives in the heart. What then is the difference
between one’s spirit and his motive? Before a man is saved, he can have
motives in his heart, but he does not have a spirit. A believer has motives,
and he also has a spirit. It is easy for a saved person’s spirit to be affected
by the motives in his heart....Our spirit becomes impure when it is released
because we have impure motives in our heart. If our motive is for ourselves
or for our own future and business, this motive will taint our spirit, and our spirit will carry the characteristic of this motive. The Lord said to the disciples that their spirit was wrong; their spirit was different from His. The Lord does not want anyone to die from his sins. The Son of Man came not to destroy, but to save.
The disciples were wrong in their spirit because their motive was one of
hatred. The Lord would not allow them to pray the way they wished. The
Lord’s spirit does not think that anyone deserves to die. This is the reason
He said that He came to save, not to destroy [Luke 9:56]. This is the Lord’s
heart. This is His spirit. (CWWN, vol. 62, pp. 453-454)
A seeking saint should be poor in spirit and pure in heart (Matt. 5:3, 8;
Isa. 66:2). A Christian should always be poor in spirit. To be poor in spirit
means that you are humble, acknowledging that you have nothing, know
nothing, can do nothing, and are nothing. Without Christ, without the lifegiving Spirit, you are nothing. Being poor in spirit must also be matched with being pure in heart. To be poor in spirit is not only to be humble but also
to be emptied in your spirit, in the depth of your being. To be pure in heart
is a matter of motive; it is to be single in purpose, to have the single goal of
accomplishing God’s will for God’s glory (1 Cor. 10:31). (The Triune God to
Be Life to the Tripartite Man, p. 126)
In Matthew 5:3 to be poor in spirit means we have nothing preoccupying
us....We always need to be poor in our spirit, not letting our spirit be
preoccupied, filled up, with things other than the Lord Himself. We have to
empty our spirit, to pour out all the preoccupying items, so that we may be
poor in our spirit. (Basic Lessons on Life, p. 153)
Further Reading: The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, ch. 14
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