DAY 3
聖靈運行
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯：Kate
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神的靈運行在水面上（見創世記1:2）。
第一次提到聖靈時，祂就在運行。聖靈是神工作的代理人，一直在運行，工作，並生出神的目的。對每一基督徒來說，認識聖靈並學習在所有事情上跟隨祂是至關重要的。為了做到這一點，我們必須不斷前進。基督徒生活的本質就是不斷前進，往某個地方。
基督徒的生活從來不是停滯不前的，而是像河流一樣流淌。我們有一個目的地，有一項工作要與聖靈一起完成。起初，"神的靈運行"，而且聖靈繼續在運行。這就是為什麼生命之河是一條河，而不是池塘或湖泊。一條河流總是要去某個地方。
一條河開始是一滴水，然後變成一條小溪。接下來，小溪與鄉下的其他小溪聚集在一起，河水不斷增長，直到到達目的地。主對每一個生命都有這樣的打算。我們被呼召到一個在生命和能力方面不斷成長的旅程。如果我們堅持走下去，箴言4:18就會成為我們的真實寫照："但義人的路好像黎明的光，越照越明，直到日午。"
我們都是從一滴水開始的，是地上數十億隊伍中的一個靈魂。然後，"我們若在光明中行，如同祂自己在光明中，就彼此相交"（見約翰一書1:7）。我們的旅程並不孤單。世上沒有其他團契能像在耶穌基督的教會。我們被呼召與其他靈魂同行。如果我們堅持走下去，我們就會與其他許多去往相同目的地的人聚集。然後，我們的小溪應該與其他人匯合，一直成長為一條強大的河流。教會也是一份榮耀的禮物。每一個靈魂都是有待發現的奇妙寶藏。
聖靈一運行，生命就出來了。無形的虛空變成了一首和諧美麗的交響樂，我們將永遠地繼續驚歎於祂的方式的奇妙。聖靈仍然喜歡把最荒涼的生命，變成生命的輝煌交響樂。然而，祂也以永久的方式建造。我們的神從永恆中計畫，正如所羅門王所理解的："我知道神一切所做的都必永存；無所增添，無所減少。神這樣行，是要人在他面前存敬畏的心。"（傳道書3:14）。在我們與祂的計畫協調工作的程度上，我們將被用來做那些將永遠存在的事情。這就是所謂的 "有留存的果子"。
教會是神的"新創造"。當我們看教會的起初，我們看到的是第二個起初，其後果不亞於第一個起初的深刻性。當全地的屬靈狀態是無形和空虛的時候，聖靈再次運行，教會誕生了。所有的生命都來自神的靈，只有當我們學會與祂一起運行/行動時，我們才會有真正的生命。當我們看到祂的工作時，我們學會了永遠不要為事物的現狀而感到氣餒。越是荒涼的地方，祂的工作就越顯得榮耀。
如果我們的屬靈生活沒有一天比一天好，沒有增加生命和力量，那麼我們就在某個地方錯過了一個轉折。如果這對你來說是真的，就不要再沿著你現在的路線前進了，而是回到你起初的愛--你與耶穌基督的個人關係。在那裡你會找到活水，只有它能滿足你的靈魂，引領你走向你的命運。不要讓與他人的小分歧將你與那些命運與你相連的人分開。許多人就是這樣偏離方向的。留在河裡。
基督徒的生活是一種運動。然而，它不是隨機的運動，而是有目的的運動。這個目的仍然是把無形無質的東西變成光榮的新創造。如果我們允許聖靈在我們身上運行，我們也將不斷地尋找那些生活中空虛混沌的人。我們將成為他們進入神的榮耀、創造性目的的橋樑。當我們開始用祂的眼睛看時，我們就不會把任何一個人或情況看成是沒有價值，不管他們現在看起來多麼空虛和無用。
當我們開始用祂的眼睛看時，我們就會開始看到以前似乎沒有希望的人和情況的潛力。祂在耶利米書15:19中說："耶和華如此說：你若歸回，我就將你再帶來，使你站在我面前；你若將寶貴的和下賤的分別出來，你就可以當作我的口...."。
DAY 3
The Spirit Moves
Rick Joyner
And the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters (see Genesis 1:2). With the first mention of the Spirit, He was moving. The Holy Spirit is the agent of God who does the work. He is ever moving, working, and bringing forth the purposes of God. It is crucial for every Christian to know the Holy Spirit, and learn how to follow Him in all things. In order to do this, we have to keep moving. The nature of the Christian life is to be moving and going somewhere.
The Christian life is never stagnant, but flowing like a river. We have a destination and a work to accomplish with the Holy Spirit. In the beginning "the Spirit of God was moving," and the Spirit continues to move. That is why the River of Life is a river, not a pond or lake. A river is always going somewhere.
A river starts as a single drop of water, and then becomes a little stream. Next, the stream gathers with other streams from the country side, and the river grows until it reaches its destination. The Lord intends this for every life. We are called to a journey that grows continually in both life and power. If we stay on the course, Proverbs 4:18 will be true of us: "But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day."
We all begin as a single drop, a single soul among the teaming billions on earth. Then, "if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another" (see I John 1:7). Our journey is not alone. There is no other fellowship on earth like that which is found in the church of Jesus Christ. We are called to walk with other souls. If we stay on course, we will gather with many others who are going to the same destination. Our little streams should then join others, growing all of the time into a mighty river. The church is also a glorious gift. Each soul is a marvelous treasure to be discovered.
When the Spirit moved, life came forth. The formless void became a symphony of such harmony and beauty that we will for eternity continue to marvel at the wonder of His ways. The Holy Spirit still loves to take even the most desolate life and turn it into a glorious symphony of life. However, He also builds with permanence. Our God planned from eternity, and as King Solomon understood: "I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him" (Ecclesiastes 3:14). To the degree that we work in harmony with His plan, we will be used to do that which will last forever. This is called "having fruit that remains."
The church is the "new creation" of God. When we look at the beginning of the church, we are observing a second beginning with consequences no less profound than the first beginning. When the spiritual state of the earth was formless and void, the Spirit moved again and the church was born. All life springs from the Spirit of God, and we will only have true life when we learn to move with Him. As we behold His work, we learn never to be discouraged by the present state of things. The more desolate it is, the more glorious His work appears.
If our spiritual lives are not getting better day by day, and increasing in life and power, then somewhere we have missed a turn. If this is true for you, do not proceed any further along your present course, but return to your first love, your personal relationship with Jesus Christ. There you will find the Living Waters that can alone satisfy your soul and lead you to your destiny. Do not let petty differences with others separate you from those whose destiny is joined to your own. This is how many turn from the course. Stay in the River.
The Christian life is one of movement. However, it is not a random movement, but one with purpose. This purpose is still turning that which is formless and void into a glorious new creation. If we allow the Spirit to move through us, we will also be constantly searching for those whose lives are formless and void. We will become a bridge for them into the glorious, creative purposes of God. When we begin to see with His eyes, we will not see any person or situation as worthless, regardless of how empty and useless they may now seem.
When we begin to see with His eyes, we begin to see potential in people and situations that before were seemingly hopeless. He said in Jeremiah 15:19: "If you return, then I will restore you—Before Me you will stand; and if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will become My spokesman…."
