12月15日 这见证
12月15日，周一
这见证
“信神的儿子的，就有这见证在他心里；”（约翰壹书5:10）
首先，我们必须领受神的见证（即神在圣经中的启示和应许），唯有如此，我们才可能在自己里面拥有那内在的见证，即圣灵的见证。主自己亲口说过：“人若愿意遵行神的旨意，就会知道这教训是出于神。”（约7:17）因此，如果你渴望得着确据，你就必须先选择相信，之后你才能得着这确据。
由此可见，次序问题至关重要：先相信神（相信祂的话语和见证）。然后才能得着那在你里面的信心的见证（圣灵的印证）。如果颠倒这个次序，是对神极大的不敬。有人可能会说：“除非我有证据，否则我不会相信。”然而，神却宣告：“我要求你相信，因为说话的是我。”因此，不相信就是对祂的羞辱；坚持要先有证明才肯相信，无疑是在夺取祂的荣耀。我们必须首先相信，因为作见证的是神自己；如果我们这样行，我们就会在自己的里面得着圣灵的见证和印证。
当然，另一件很实际的事，就是要清楚明白“相信祂的见证”到底是什么意思。使徒约翰用极少的字，就将此阐述得淋漓尽致：“信神的儿子的，就有这见证在他心里。” 啊，这些话何等重要！其中“信神的儿子的”，原文是“藉着相信进入神的儿子”——这是多么的关键！约翰所说的“相信”，绝不是让我们仅仅在理智上说：“总的来说，我对这些证据（如历史记载）感到满意，我姑且愿意相信拿撒勒人耶稣是神的儿子。”
绝非如此！“信神的儿子的……”——这样的人已经将他整个人完全交托给祂，全心归顺于祂，是生命的彻底降服。你也许尚未完全明白这句话所有的深刻含义，但你已经将你整个生命交在神儿子大能的膀臂之中。一旦你真正做出了这种交托，你很快就会得着那内在的见证。你将确切知道祂是谁，你一切的疑惑和不确定都将烟消云散。耶稣不仅是基督（受膏者、君王）——祂更是神的儿子、是弥赛亚、是世界的拯救者。
默想主题：
首先，我们必须领受神的见证（即神在圣经中的启示和应许），唯有如此，我们才可能在自己里面拥有那内在的见证，即圣灵的见证。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：代下17章，启6章
个人灵修：亚2章，约5章
December 15, Monday
THE WITNESS
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself. (1 JOHN 5:10)
First I am to receive the witness of God, and only after that am I likely to have the evidence and the witness within myself. The Lord Himself said, “If any man will do his [God’s] will, he shall know of the doctrine” (John 7:17). So if you want to be certain, believe first, and then you will be certain.
So this question of order is a vitally important one. Believe God, and then have the belief within yourself. To reverse the order would be insulting to God. Someone may say, “Well, I will only believe if I have proof.” But God says, “I ask you to believe because I am speaking”; so not to believe is dishonoring to Him. To try to insist that you must have proof is to detract from His glory. So first I must believe because God is the witness; and if I do, then I shall have the witness of the Spirit within myself.
The other practical thing, of course, is just to learn exactly what believing His evidence means, and here John puts it in a very few words: “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.” Oh, what important words these are; what an important word is that little word “on”! John does not mean us to say, “Well, on the whole I am satisfied with the evidence, and I am prepared to believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God.”
That is not it! “He that believeth on the Son of God . . .” Such a person has abandoned himself to Him. He has surrendered to Him. You may not realize the full implications of the statement, but you hand over your whole life into the strong arms of the Son of God. And you will very soon have the witness. You will know who He is, and all your uncertainties will have gone. Jesus is not only the Christ—He is the Son of God, the Messiah, the deliverer of the world.
A Thought to Ponder: First I must believe because God is the witness; then I shall have the witness of the Spirit within myself.