第一週 • 週一
晨興餧養
西一25 『我照神爲你們所賜我的管家職分，作了召會的執事，要完成神的話。』
二2 『要叫他們的心得安慰，在愛裏結合一起，以致豐豐富富的在悟性上有充分的確信，能以完全認識
神的奧祕，就是基督。』
在歌羅西一章二十五節，保羅論到基督的身體，就是召會，說，『我照神爲你們所賜我的管家職分，作了召會的執事，要完成神的話。』保羅在這裏說，他是管家，成了召會的執事。
在二十五節，保羅也說到完成神的話。神的話就是神的啓示，在新約以前並未完成。在新約時，使徒們，特別是使徒保羅，在神的奧祕（基督），以及基督的奧祕（召會）這兩點上，完成了神的話，將神的經綸完滿的啓示給我們。根據歌羅西一章二十六節，神的話就是『歷世歷代以來所隱藏的奧祕，但如今向祂的聖徒顯明了』。這隱藏的奧祕是關乎基督與召會（弗五32），就是頭與身體。使徒保羅揭開這奧祕，乃是完成神的話這神聖啓示的主要部分（歌羅西書生命讀經，一一三至一一四頁）。
信息選讀
在保羅的時代以前，神的啓示還沒有完成。保羅出來盡職以前，神的啓示已經記在舊約裏。此外，藉着福音書和部分使徒行傳所記載的事情，神將祂自己啓示出來。然而，還需要保羅寫許多書信，論到基督是神的奧祕，以及召會是基督的奧祕，爲要完成神聖的啓示。這神聖啓示的完成特別可見於他的四封書信：加拉太書、以弗所書、腓立比書、歌羅西書。
歷世歷代以來所隱藏的奧祕，乃是如今必須藉着聖徒的傳揚來完成之神的話。這隱藏的奧祕，已經向神的聖徒顯明了，就是『基督在你們裏面成了榮耀的盼望』（西一27）。我多年來聽人傳福音，但我難得聽見一篇信息說，人相信耶穌基督的時候，基督不僅拯救他，並且要進到他的靈裏，還要留在那裏作他的生命。今天的基督教，多半不是這樣傳揚。因此，我們需要完成神的話。
請注意二十五節的結束不是句點，乃是撇點。保羅在二十六節繼續說，『就是歷世歷代以來所隱藏的奧祕，但如今向祂的聖徒顯明了。』照這句原文的文法，二十六節的『奧祕』與二十五節『神的話』是同位語，表明神的話就是那歷世歷代以來所隱藏的奧祕，但如今向聖徒顯明了。歷世，意從永遠以來；歷代，意從各時代以來。關於基督與召會的奧祕，是從永遠，從各時代以來一直隱藏着，直到新約時代纔顯明給聖徒，包括我們眾人，就是在基督裏的信徒（歌羅西書生命讀經，一一四至一一六、一三八至一三九頁）。
在二十五節，保羅清楚說到，他從神領受了使命，要完成神啓示的話，特別是關於神經綸中的奧祕。這奧祕是論到基督和祂的身體，其主要的點乃是基督在祂身體裏作榮耀的盼望（26~27）。如今惟一能得着發展的，就是我們的盼望。這啓示已經完成了，沒有甚麼可再發展了；今天我們已有了一切（約伯記生命讀經，一九六頁）。
參讀：歌羅西書生命讀經，第十一篇；約伯記生命讀經，第三十一篇。
WEEK 1 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Col. 1:25 "Of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of God, which was given to me for
you, to complete the word of God."
Col. 2:2 "That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto all the riches of
the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ."
Speaking of the Body of Christ, the church, Paul says in Colossians 1:25,"Of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of God, which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God." Here Paul says that,as a steward, he became a minister of the church.
In 1:25 Paul also speaks of completing the word of God. The word of God is the divine revelation, which was not completed until the New Testament was written. In the New Testament the apostles, especially the apostle Paul, completed the word of God in the mystery of God, which is Christ, and in the
mystery of Christ, which is the church, to give us a full revelation of God's economy. According to 1:26, the word of God is the "mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations but now has been manifested to His saints." This hidden mystery is related to Christ and the church, the Head and the Body. The unveiling of this mystery through the apostle Paul is a major part of the completion of the word of God as the divine revelation. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 93-94)
Today's Reading
Prior to the time of Paul, the divine revelation had not been completed.Before Paul came forth to minister, God's revelation had already been given in the Old Testament. Furthermore, God had revealed Himself through the events recorded in the Gospels and in part of the Acts. However, it was necessary for Paul to write a number of Epistles concerning Christ as the mystery of God and concerning the church as the mystery of Christ in order for the divine revelation to be complete. This completion of the divine revelation is seen especially in four of his Epistles: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians.
The mystery concealed from ages and generations is the word of God that must now be completed through the preaching of the saints. This concealed mystery, which has been made manifest to God's saints, is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (v. 27). Although I have heard the preaching of the gospel for
years, I have rarely heard a message saying that when someone believes in Jesus Christ, Christ will not only save him, but also come into his spirit and remain there as his life. Most of the preaching in today's Christianity is not like this. Thus, there is the need for the completion of the word of God.
Notice that verse 25 does not end with a period, but with a comma. Then in verse 26 Paul continues, "The mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations but now has been manifested to His saints." According to grammar, the mystery in verse 26 is in apposition to the word of
God in verse 25. This means that the word of God is the very mystery which has been hidden from the ages and generations, but is now made manifest to the saints. The ages here denote eternity, whereas the generations denote the times. The mystery concerning Christ and the church had been hidden from eternity and from all times until the New Testament age, when it was manifested to the saints, the believers in Christ. (Life-study of Colossians,pp. 94-95, 114)
In Colossians 1:25 Paul made it clear that he received a commission from God to complete God's word of revelation, especially regarding the mystery in God's economy. This mystery concerns both Christ and His Body, with the main point being that Christ is within His Body as the hope of glory (vv. 26-27). Now, the only thing that can be developed is our hope. The revelation has been completed and will have no more development. Today we have everything. (Life-study of Job, p. 165)
Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msg. 11; Life-study of Job, msg.31
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