第五週 • 週一
晨興餧養
民六2 你要對以色列人說，無論男女許了特別的願，就是拿細耳人的願，要將自己分別出來歸給耶和華。
賽七15 他必喫乳酪〔或，奶油〕與蜂蜜，直到他曉得棄惡擇善的時候。
按豫表，人類中間獨一的拿細耳人是主耶穌。因此，拿細耳人是基督的豫表。拿細耳人表徵主耶穌在祂的人性裏為神活着（民數記生命讀經，六一頁）。
信息選讀
我們讀四福音書的時候，要看見主在外面的生活，不知有多好，有多完全。但是，我們從四福音書裏不能知道主怎麼在外面有那樣超人的生活。…以賽亞七章十五節把祂所以能有這樣生活的原因告訴我們了。祂為甚麼知道揀選善的，棄絕惡的呢？祂為甚麼知道拒絕世界，揀選神的旨意呢？祂為甚麼知道拒絕從人來的榮耀，惟獨要神的榮耀呢？我們從以賽亞七章就可以知道了。十四節：『必有童女懷孕生子，她要給他起名叫以馬內利。』我們知道，這是指着主耶穌說的。可惜許多人把十五節丟掉了。…不只十四節是指着主說的，十五節也是指着主說的。十五節是說祂一生一世，都是喫奶油與蜂蜜。因為祂一生一世，都是喫奶油與蜂蜜，所以祂能揀選好的，拒絕不好的。所以祂能順服神，求神的榮耀，得神的心。…奶油與蜂蜜，有甚麼意思呢？在所有的味中，…奶油是最豐的，蜂蜜是最甜的。主耶穌一生一世，喫了那最豐的，最甜的，所以祂能拒絕惡的，揀選善的。
聖經告訴我們，甚麼是最豐的呢？神的恩典。聖經又告訴我們，甚麼是最甜的呢？神的愛。神總是把豐盛的恩典擺在祂面前，把甘甜的愛給祂嘗了，所以祂能順服神，揀選神的旨意。所以祂知道拒絕惡的，揀選善的。〔我們要來看一點〕主是怎樣喫奶油與蜂蜜，怎樣能拒絕惡的，揀選善的。
我們的主，當十二歲的時候，跟着祂的父母上耶路撒冷去守節。期滿了，他們回去，祂仍在耶路撒冷，祂的父母並不知道。後來祂的父母回到耶路撒冷去找祂，過了三天，就遇見祂在殿裏。祂母親對祂說，『孩子，為甚麼向我們這樣行？看那，你父親和我多麼傷心的在找你。』〔路二48〕主不是答應說，『難道你不知道我應當遵行神的旨意麼？』主乃是答應說，『豈不知我必須以我父的事為念麼？』〔49〕在這裏，主有奶油與蜂蜜。主在十二歲時，就認識祂的父。祂有天上的奶油與蜂蜜。祂得着了那最豐盛、最甘甜的，所以祂是在神的旨意中生活。要是我們，也許要回答說，你們回拿撒勒去罷，你們去作木匠的事，去作管家的事罷。我不去，讓我在聖殿裏。我們的主不是這樣。祂說，祂作見證，但是祂就同他們下去，回到拿撒勒，並且順從他們。祂所以能揀選一個難的，是因神把最豐盛、最甘甜的滋味給祂嘗了。
馬利亞是常常攪擾主的。人家的酒用盡了，她就對主說，『他們沒有酒了。』（約二3）主正同許多人講道，她卻叫人去找祂，要同祂說話（太十二46）。但是，聖經記着說，『祂就同他們下去，回到拿撒勒，並且服從他們。』〔路二51〕這是主的揀選。這是人所難的，…但是祂寧肯揀選回去，同一個頭腦又小又不明白的馬利亞同住在一起。因為祂喫了奶油與蜂蜜，所以祂能揀選一個人所難堪的（倪柝聲文集第一輯第十七冊，一二四至一二七頁）。
參讀：倪柝聲文集第一輯第十七冊，揀選的能力。
‹‹ WEEK 5 — DAY 1 ››
Morning Nourishment
Num. 6:2 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to separate himself to Jehovah.
Isa. 7:15 He will eat curds and honey until he knows how to refuse evil and choose good.
According to typology, among the human race the unique Nazarite is the Lord Jesus. Hence, a Nazarite is a type of Christ. A Nazarite signifies the Lord Jesus in His living for God in His humanity. (Life-study of Numbers, p. 56)
Today’s Reading
In reading the four Gospels, we can see how good and perfect the outward living of the Lord was. Yet from the four Gospels, we cannot tell why the Lord had such a superb outward living....Isaiah 7:15 gives us the reason He had such a living. Why was He able to refuse the evil and choose the good? How did He know to reject the world and choose God’s will? How did He know to reject glory from men and choose glory from God? We can find out the answer to these questions from Isaiah 7. Verse 14 says, “Behold, the virgin will conceive and will bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel.” We know that this refers to the Lord Jesus. Unfortunately, many people have dropped verse 15....Not only does verse 14 refer to the Lord, but...verse 15 also refers to Him. Verse 15 tells us that He ate butter and honey all His life. Because He ate butter and honey all His life, He was able to choose the good things and refuse the bad things. This is why He could obey God, seek for His glory, and win His heart. What is the significance of butter and honey?...Butter is the richest food, while honey is the sweetest food. The Lord Jesus ate the richest and sweetest food throughout His life. This is why He could reject the evil and choose the good.
The Bible tells us what the richest thing is. It is God’s grace. The Bible also tells us what the sweetest thing is. It is God’s love. All the time, God placed before Christ the rich grace and gave Him to taste the sweet love. This is why He could obey God and choose His will. This is why He could reject the evil and choose the good. Today we will consider a little how the Lord ate butter and honey, and how He rejected the evil and chose the good.
At the age of twelve, our Lord went with His parents to Jerusalem to keep the feast. After the feast His parents returned, but He remained in Jerusalem without their knowing about it. Later His parents returned to Jerusalem to look for Him. After three days they found Him in the temple. His mother said, “Child, why have You treated us like this? Behold, Your father and I, being greatly distressed, have been seeking You” [Luke 2:48]. The Lord did not answer saying, “Do you not know that I should do My Father’s will?” Instead, He answered, saying, “Did you not know that I must be in the things of My Father?” [v. 49]. The Lord had eaten the butter and the honey. At the age of twelve, the Lord knew the Father already. He had the heavenly butter and honey. He had received the richest and the sweetest and was living in God’s will. If it were us, we might have said, “Go back to Nazareth to care for your carpentry and your housework. I will not go. Let me stay in the temple.” Our Lord did not behave this way. He spoke, and He testified; yet He went back with them. After they returned to Nazareth, He was subject to them. The reason He could choose the difficult thing was that God had given Him the richest and sweetest taste.
Mary bothered the Lord all the time. When the wine ran out, she told Him, “They have no wine” (John 2:3). While He was preaching to many people, she would come to speak with Him (Matt. 12:46). Yet the Bible says that “He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them” [Luke 2:51]. This was the Lord’s choice. It was something that others would find hard to do....But He chose to return with [his parents] and to live with [them]. The reason for this is that He had eaten butter and honey and was able to choose what was otherwise unbearable to men. (CWWN, vol. 17, “The Power of Choosing,” pp. 111-113)
Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 17, pp. 111-120
