世人认为,智慧、聪明和知识,是人通过科学观察、实验、理性思考,或是多年历史经验积累与总结出来的产物。People often believe that wisdom, understanding and knowledge come through scientific observation, experimentation, rational thinking, or through the accumulation and reflection of generations of human experience.这里却宣告:真正的智慧和知识源于造物主。 “出自祂的口” 代表了祂的话语/道(Logos)。Yet this verse declares that true wisdom and knowledge come from the Creator. “From His mouth” points to His Word/Logos.宇宙万物、生命运行的法则,祂的性情、智慧、旨意与权柄都包括在祂的话语里。The laws by which the universe, creation and life operate, together with His character, wisdom, will and authority, are all contained in His Word.
“智慧和聪明都出自祂的口。” 新约《约翰福音》开篇即宣告:耶稣基督神的儿子,就是那出自神口里的道。“Knowledge and understanding come from His mouth.” At the very beginning of the New Testament Gospel of John, it is declared that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the Word who comes from God.从神口中发出、创造诸天万物的智慧、聪明、权能的“话语/道(Logos)”—即耶稣基督,以人的样式、道成肉身来到地上—耶稣基督自己就是那位“活生生的神的话语(Logos)、神智慧与知识的本体”。 The “Word/Logos” that proceeds from God’s mouth—the wisdom, understanding and power through which the heavens and the earth were created—is Jesus Christ, who took on human form, became flesh and came to earth. Jesus Christ Himself is the “living Word of God (Logos), the embodiment of God’s wisdom and knowledge”.
耶稣曾宣告说:“人活着,不是单靠食物,乃是靠神口里所出的一切话”;祂又说:“我对你们所说的话就是灵,就是生命。”这表明我们灵魂生命所需要的一切智慧、知识、能力与爱,都在神口中所出的话语里面得到供应。Jesus declared: “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God”; He also said: “The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.” This shows that all the wisdom, knowledge, power and love our spiritual lives need are supplied through the words that come from God’s mouth.神的口说话,就如同吹气(正如神造人时将生气吹在人鼻孔里)。When God speaks, it is like breathing out breath (just as when God created man, He breathed the breath of life into his nostrils).当神口中的话语临到我们时,它不再是停留在头脑里的知识,而是圣灵的启示、光照与活水,直接滋养我们的灵命,苏醒我们的良知,大有智慧、能力,将我们从黑暗和愚昧中拯救出来。When the words from God’s mouth come to us, they are no longer simply knowledge in our minds, but become the revelation and illumination of the Holy Spirit and living water, directly nourishing our spiritual lives, awakening our consciences, and bringing powerful wisdom and strength to rescue us from darkness and foolishness.
祷告 | Prayer
亲爱的主耶稣,感谢祢,清晨来到祢面前。感谢祢的话语,因为智慧和知识都从祢口而出。Dear Lord Jesus, thank You that I can come before You this morning. Thank You for Your Word, because wisdom and knowledge come from Your mouth.圣灵不仅默示借着人,把祢口中的话写成圣经赐给我们,而且祢亲自道成肉身来到地上,将神口里的话活出来,彰显了神的智慧和能力,要把我从吃“知识善恶树果子”的原罪与愚昧中拯救出来。The Holy Spirit not only inspired people to write down the words from Your mouth as Scripture and give them to us, but You Yourself became flesh and came to earth, living out the words from God’s mouth and revealing God’s wisdom and power, in order to save me from the original sin and foolishness of eating the fruit of the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil”.
主耶稣,我愿意跟里面那源于“知识善恶树”的骄傲、悖逆的原罪争战,向祢回转。Lord Jesus, I am willing to fight against the pride and rebellion of original sin within me that come from the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil”, and turn back to You.不再以读万卷书、行万里路、多得几个学位为自夸,而是俯伏在祢面前,以一颗谦卑受教的心来读祢的话语。I no longer want to boast in how many books I have read, how far I have travelled, or how many academic degrees I have gained. Instead, I want to bow before You and read Your Word with a humble and teachable heart.求祢将智慧启示的灵多多赏给我,使我更多认识祢、认识祢的话,吃祢的话——就是吃祢的肉、喝祢的血、吃生命树的果子。Please give me more of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that I may know You more deeply and understand Your Word more fully, and feed on Your Word—to eat Your flesh, drink Your blood, and eat the fruit of the tree of life.
求祢激励我,在日常生活中去遵行祢的话,让祢口中那活泼、有功效、比一切两刃之剑更快的道,破开我的灵与魂,在环境里鉴察我、光照我、审判我内心的每一个黑暗与隐而未显的恶,好让我在祢的话语、恩典和真理中真实悔改。Please stir me to obey Your Word in everyday life. Let the Word from Your mouth, which is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrate even to dividing soul and spirit, searching me in every circumstance, shining Your light on me, and judging every dark and hidden evil within my heart, so that I may truly repent in Your Word, grace and truth.在天天背起十字架跟随祢的道路上,不断经历祢话语的权能,让祢口中的话也成为我手中的利剑,去击杀罪恶、击杀仇敌,带领我每一天更多地认识祢、经历祢,让我有智慧、能力荣耀祢的名。As I take up my cross daily and follow You, may I continually experience the power of Your Word. Let the Word from Your mouth also become the sharp sword in my hand, to strike down sin and defeat the enemy, leading me each day to know You more deeply and experience You more fully, and giving me wisdom and power to glorify Your name.
奉耶稣基督得胜的名祈求,阿们。In the victorious name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
(Brother Raymond)