| 活水江河 | |
| 經文: 「如經上所說，從他腹中要流出活水的江河來。」（約翰福音七：38） | |
| 我們的主耶穌曾在井邊與撒瑪利亞婦人對話：「我賜的活水要湧到永生。」今天我們所看的經文，給我們更大的應許：「從我們腹中要湧出活水的泉源，要給別人帶來生命及祝福。」約翰進一步說明，這泉源就是指聖靈，當耶穌復活得榮耀時，聖靈才會降臨。舊約曾提及聖靈，但那時聖靈尚未到來。因為要等耶穌藉永遠的靈在十字架上將自己無瑕疵地獻給上帝（來九：14），並且因著聖善的靈從死裡復活（羅一：4），從父上帝那兒得著權力，聖靈才得從天上那兒被差遣下來。此時，基督徒才能說：「現在聖靈在我心中。」 我們當如何做才能經歷到救恩之泉與活水江河？惟一的方法，就是過一個內在生活，毫無保留地與耶穌緊緊相連，並堅信聖靈能在我們心中動工，超過我們所求所想。簡單地說，就是相信上帝所應許的必能成就。我們需要信心，滿心喜樂地活在上帝的愛中與能力保守之下。並堅心地倚賴祂，每天來到祂的施恩寶座前，領受上帝的恩典，如此我們腹中自然會湧出活水的泉源。 自來水之所以能每天從水廠流到我們家中，有個先決條件，就是管道只要暢通無阻，水就自然會流出。所以你與基督之間必須毫無隔閡，你當憑信接受基督，並依靠祂來供應這新生命。 我們要為天父賜下聖靈而歡欣喜樂，並確信聖靈內住於心中，使我們腹中能湧出活水的泉源，不但滋潤自己，也祝福別人，並且這活水要湧到永生。 讓我們靠主喜樂，因為天父上帝把聖靈賞賜在我們心中，我們確知也確信，聖靈在我心，有如活水泉源，從腹中湧出，且湧到永生。 | |
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| RIVERS OF LIVING WATER | |
| Scripture: "He that believeth on Me, out of him shall flow rivers of living "water."—JOHN vii. 38. | |
| Our Lord, in His conversation with the Samaritan woman, said: "The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." In our text the promise is even greater: rivers of living waters flowing from him, bringing life and blessing to others. John says further that this refers to the Holy Ghost, who should come when Christ had been glorified, for the Holy Spirit was not yet poured out. The Spirit of God was mentioned in the Old Testament, but the Holy Spirit had not yet been given. Christ must first be offered through the eternal Spirit (on the cross) (Heb. ix. 14), and raised from the dead by the spirit of holiness (Rom. i. 4), and receive from the Father power to send forth the Holy Ghost. Then only would the Christian be able to say: Now the Holy Spirit of Christ is in me. What do we need in order to experience these two wonderful promises of the well of water and the rivers of living water ? Just one thing—the inner attachment to Christ, and the unreserved surrender to fellowship with Him, and the firm assurance that His Spirit will work in us what we cannot do. In one word: He that believeth on Me. We need a faith that rejoices in the divine might and love, and depends on Him day by day to grant us grace that living water may flow forth from us. If the water from a reservoir is to flow into a house all day, one thing is necessary,—the connection must be perfect, then the water passes through the pipe of its own accord. So the union between you and Christ must be uninterrupted; your faith must accept Christ and depend on Him to sustain the new life. Let your faith rejoice that Jesus Christ gives us the Holy Spirit, and may you have the assurance that the Holy Spirit is within you as a fountain of blessing. | |
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