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创世记生命读经 · 第106篇

约瑟和便雅悯的属灵意义（二）

The Spiritual Significance of Joseph and Benjamin (2)
1雅各对他十二个儿子的豫言，结束于十项祝福。这十二个儿子的历史，开始于罪人，也就是开始于罪；不是轻微的罪，乃是重大的罪。开始有一个满了罪的人，末了有一个得著宇宙之福的人。因此这豫言结束于完满的祝福。对约瑟而言，每件事都是福，到处都是福，乃是福上加福。圣经是一本奇妙的书，人的心思无法完全明白。我们越研读圣经，就越觉得我们真正懂得的是何等少。圣经太深奥了，例如，关于约瑟的十福，就需要整本圣经为其发展。
1Jacob’s prophecy regarding his twelve sons ends with a blessing that includes ten items. The history of these twelve sons begins with a sinner, that is, it begins with sin, even with a gross sin, not a refined sin. At the beginning we have a person who is full of sin, and at the end we have a person who receives the universal blessing. Thus, the prophecy ends with the full blessing. With Joseph, everything is a blessing, and the blessing is everywhere. There is blessing upon blessing. The Bible is a wonderful book; no human mind can fully understand it. The more we study the Bible, the more we realize how little we really know it. The Bible is too profound. The ten blessings related to Joseph, for example, require the whole Bible for their development
4 蒙福
IV. BLESSED
ａ得天上的宝物
A. With the Precious Things of Heaven
2第一项福是得天上的宝物。（创四九25。）天上的宝物必然包括雨和雪，也必然包括天使，因为天使对我们必然是福。他们是我们的仆役，甚至在我们四围安营。（来一13～14，诗三四7。）每位信徒至少有一个天使。例如，行传十二章说到彼得的天使，（徒十二15，）在马太福音主耶稣指明我们有天使。（太十八10。）旧约物质的东西乃是新约实际的影儿。在新约里的福乃是属灵的福。以弗所一章三节说，『我们主耶稣基督的神与父，是当受颂赞的，祂在基督里，曾用诸天界里各样属灵的福分，祝福了我们。』这一节有祝福和福分二辞。神是用诸天界里各样属灵的福分，祝福了我们。这里的诸天界，原文不仅是指天的所在；很难说诸天界这辞确指甚么。当然这包括属天的性质、属天的地位、属天的状态、属天的光景、属天的气氛以及属天的能力。属灵的福分有属天的性质，在属天的光景和气氛里，并在属天的状态下。换句话说，这些属灵的福分，每一面都是属天的。今天我们在享受这些属天的福分。按照新约的实际和应验，天上的宝物乃是诸天界里的福分。
2First are the blessings with the precious things of heaven above (49:25). The precious things of heaven above certainly include rain and snow. These precious things must also include the angels, for the angels certainly are a blessing to us. They are our servants and even camp around us (Heb. 1:13-14; Psa. 34:7). Every believer has at least one angel. For example, Acts 12 speaks of Peter’s angel (v. 15), and in the Gospel of Matthew the Lord Jesus indicates that we have angels (18:10). The material things in the Old Testament are shadows of the reality in the New Testament. In the New Testament the blessings are spiritual blessings. Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.” In this verse we have the words blessed and blessing. We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies. The word “places” is not found in the original text. It is difficult to say what the words “the heavenlies” definitely refer to. Certainly this includes the heavenly nature, the heavenly position, the heavenly condition, the heavenly situation, the heavenly atmosphere, and the heavenly capacity. The spiritual blessings are of a heavenly nature, in a heavenly situation and atmosphere, and under a heavenly condition. In other words, every aspect of these spiritual blessings is heavenly. Today we are enjoying these heavenly blessings. According to the New Testament reality and fulfillment, the precious things of heaven above are the blessings in the heavenlies.
3以弗所一章启示，这些属天的福分，其中一样是神的拣选。神不是在地上拣选我们，乃是在诸天上拣选我们。因此我们的蒙拣选是属天的，有属天的性质，在属天的状态下，并在属天的气氛里。第二样属灵的福分是豫定。豫定不是属地的事，乃是属天的事。神拣选我们之后，就在诸天界里豫定我们，标出我们。这个标出，在性质上、气氛上和状态上是属天的。虽然属世的人不知道属天的福分，我们却在享受这些福分，因为神已经从天上拣选并豫定了我们。我们都已被标出，无论我们到那里，都带著这属天的标记。这标记是在创立世界以前，神在诸天界里所作的。所以这不是甚么属地的事，乃是属天的事。以弗所一章所题属天的福分，还有一样是得著神儿子的名分。救赎和赦免也包括在这些属天的福分里。虽然我们在地上，却在享受属天的救赎和属天的赦免。那位救赎我们，赦免我们的，乃是在天上的神。我们的救赎和赦免来自诸天。除此之外，以弗所一章还列举了其他各项属灵的福分。属天的雨和雪也降在我们身上。很多人不喜欢雪，但那些生活在有雪地区的人，常比生活在温暖地区的人健康。不管我们喜欢不喜欢，在我们属灵的生活中，我们天上的父有时降雪给我们。在户外雪地里活动，对于健康有益，而且是美好的享受。雨是好的，雪是可享受的。这些乃是天上的宝物。我们需要一直题醒自己，我们在神各样属天宝物的福之下。
3Ephesians chapter one reveals that one of these heavenly blessings is God’ss election. God did not select us on earth, but in the heavens. Thus, our selection is heavenly, with the heavenly nature, under a heavenly condition, and in a heavenly atmosphere. A second spiritual blessing is predestination. Predestination is nothing earthly; rather it is heavenly. After God selected us, He predestinated us, marked us out, in the heavenlies. This marking out is heavenly in nature, in atmosphere, and in condition. Although the worldly people know nothing of the heavenly blessings, we are enjoying them, for we have been selected and predestinated by God from heaven. We all have been marked out, and wherever we go we bear this heavenly mark. This mark was made in the heavenlies before the foundation of the world. Therefore, it is not anything earthly, but heavenly. The adoption to be the sons of God is another heavenly blessing mentioned in Ephesians 1. Redemption and forgiveness are also included among these heavenly blessings. Although we are on earth, we are nonetheless enjoying the heavenly redemption and the heavenly forgiveness. The One who redeemed us and who has forgiven us is the very God in heaven. Our redemption and forgiveness come from the heavens. Besides all these, in Ephesians 1 there are also other items listed among the spiritual blessings. The heavenly rain and snow also come down upon us. There are many who do not like snow. However, those who live where there is snow are often healthier than those who live in a warm climate. Whether we like it or not, in our spiritual life our heavenly Father sometimes sends snow upon us. It is healthy to be outside in the snow; it is a marvelous enjoyment as well. Rain is good, and snow is enjoyable. These are some of the precious things of heaven above. We need to constantly remind ourselves that we are under God’s blessing of the precious things of heaven
ｂ得甘露
B. With the Dew
4约瑟也得甘露的福。（申三三。）甘露的福比雨雪的福细致。圣经用甘露形容神怜悯的看顾。（参哀三22～23。）这指明天上总有东西降在我们身上。这种东西不是非常强烈粗鲁，乃是细致柔和，似乎是静悄悄的来，一次一点点。这就是甘露。诗篇一百三十三篇说，那降在弟兄合一之上的福，就像黑门的甘露降在锡安山。黑门山在锡安山以北，比锡安山高得多。黑门的甘露必须藉著强烈的北风降在锡安山。甘露来自北方。不要以为只有雪来自北方，因为甘露也来自那个方向。父有时降雨，有时降雪，但更常降露。每早晨主的怜悯就像甘露一样，这就是我们必须守晨更的原因。你若不参加晨更，就要失去甘露。太阳升起后，露水就消失了。你若要享受甘露，旱晨就必须早起。这露水不像雪那样冰冷、刺骨、麻烦。露水是藉北风吹送，从天而来；但露水降下时却很柔和、静寂，一次一点点。你若察看自己的经历，就会知道你会有一些甘露的经历。这种降在我们身上的甘露，一次滋润我们一点。这是何等的柔细！ｃ得地下深处的泉水创世记四十九章和申命记三十三章都说，约瑟得著『地里所藏的福。』这必是指地下深处的泉水。给约瑟的福开始于天上，接著是空中的雪和甘露，然后是地里的泉水。藉著所题的甘露和深处的泉水，我们就看见，天上的宝物无疑是指雨和雪。按照新约，真正的泉水不在地底下，乃在我们里面。约翰四章十四节说，『人若喝我所赐的水，就永远不渴；我所赐的水，要在他里面成为泉源，直涌入永远的生命。』我们有神圣生命的泉源，从里面涌出来。何等的福！所以我们一直在接受并享受从天上、从里面、以及从空中来的福。有些从天上来的福像雨雪，有些从里面来的福像泉水，有些在空中的福像甘露。我们基督徒是今日的约瑟，完全在这些福之下。
4Joseph was also blessed with the dew (Deut. 33:13). Dew is a finer blessing than either rain or snow. The 13 Bible uses dew to describe God’s merciful favor (Lam. 3:22-23). This indicates that something from the heavens is always descending upon us. This something is not very strong and bold; it is fine and gentle, seeming to come quietly, a little at a time. This is the dew. Psalm 133 says that the blessing upon the unity of the brothers is like the dew of Hermon that descends upon the mountains of Zion. Mount Hermon, to the north of Mount Zion, is much higher than Mount Zion. The dew of Hermon must descend upon Zion by means of a strong north wind. The dew comes from the north. Do not think that only the snow comes from the north, for dew also comes from that direction. Sometimes the Father sends us the rain and at other times He sends the snow, but more often He sends the dew. Every morning the Lord’s mercy is like the dew. This is the reason we must keep morning watch. If you do not attend morning watch, you will miss the dew. After the sun rises, the dew will disappear. If you would enjoy the dew, you must rise up early in the morning. This dew is not as cold, sharp, or troublesome as the snow. It comes from the heavens by the blowing of the north wind. But when it comes, it comes gently and quietly, a little at a time. If you consider your experience, you will realize that you have had some experience of the dew. This dew that comes upon us waters us a little at a time. How gentle and fine it is! C. With the Deep, the Springs, Lying Beneath Both Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 say that Joseph was blessed “with the deep that lieth beneath” (Heb.). This must refer to the deep springs underneath the earth. The blessings upon Joseph begin with heaven above, proceed to the snow and the dew in the air, and then go on to the springs in the earth. By the mention of the dew and the deep, the springs, we realize that the precious things of heaven above should no doubt refer to rain and snow. According to the New Testament, the real spring is not underneath the earth; it is within us. John 4:14 says, “But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall by no means thirst forever; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a spring of water welling up into eternal life.” We have a spring of divine life welling up from within us. What a blessing! Therefore, we are constantly receiving and enjoying the blessings that come from above, from within, and from the air. Some of the blessings from above are like rain and snow, some of the blessings from within are like springs, and some of the blessings in the air are like the dew. We Christians, today’s Josephs, are fully under these blessings.
ｄ得太阳所产生的美果
D. With the Precious Fruits Brought Forth by the Sun
5申命记三十三章十四节说到『得太阳所产生的美果。』（另译。）植物的果实是靠著阳光产生的。没有阳光，果树就长不好。许多水果其实是由阳光形成，甚至是由阳光构成的。太阳既表征基督，太阳所产生的属灵果子，就表征基督一切的丰富。在宇宙中，特别对我们而言，基督是真太阳。在以弗所三章八节，保罗说到基督那追测不尽的丰富。基督一切的丰富，几乎都经过了过程。例如，基督是我们的生命，但这生命不是『生的』生命，乃是经过了过程的生命。我们从基督所接受的生命，我们所凭著生活的生命，是经过了过程的生命。基督有许多宝贵的果子，生命是其中之一，忍耐是另一项。但这种忍耐是经过过程的忍耐。基督也是我们的服从，这种服从也是经过过程的服从。说基督是我们的一切很容易，但要逐项列举祂是我们的一切并不容易。我们需要来在一起，大家交通基督的丰富，列举这些丰富。但不要客观的说，而要列举基督一切主观的方面。果子是经过一段过程之后所产生的。基督一切的丰富都是果子，每一种果子都经过了一段过程。基督一切的丰富都是福，我们今天就在这些福之下。我在这里不仅是说到基督的丰富，也是说到基督的丰富作了我们的福。基督每一项的丰富都是福。在基督的忍耐下是何等的福！在基督的鼓励下是何等的福！我因基督得了鼓励，基督就是我的鼓励。这种鼓励是我今天所享受经过过程的果子。圣经也说基督是我们的道路。（约十四6。）我们常感到无法处理某种情况，但我们的经历证明基督是我们的道路。我们需要信靠祂，凭祂活著，并接受祂作我们的一切。当我们在难处中需要一条出路时，基督就是道路。祂也是我们处理各种情况的方法。这对于我们岂不是福么？凡基督的所是，都是福。祂的丰富就是太阳所产生的美果。ｅ得月亮所养成的宝物申命记三十三章十四节也说到『月亮所养成的宝物。』在圣经中圣灵从来没有用错过字。注意这一节是说太阳所产生的，月亮所养成的。太阳能产生，但月亮不能产生。所以果子是太阳所产生的，美物是月亮所养成的。在实际上，基督是太阳，召会是月亮。果子是由基督产生，却由召会养成。这些果子中有一样是赦免，还有一样是称义；此外，召会所养成的果子还有和好、救赎和永远的生命。赦免、称义、和好、救赎和永远的生命，不是直接得自基督，乃是间接得自召会。
5Deuteronomy 33:14 speaks of the blessing “with the precious fruits brought forth by the sun” (Heb.). The fruits of plants are produced by sunshine. Without sunshine, no fruit tree could grow very well. Many fruits are actually formed and even constituted with sunshine. Since the sun is a type of Christ, the spiritual fruits brought forth by the sun signify all the riches of Christ. In the universe, and especially to us, Christ is the real sun. In Ephesians 3:8 Paul speaks of the unsearchable riches of Christ. Nearly all the riches of Christ are items that have been processed. For example, Christ is our life. But this life is not a “raw” life; it is a processed life. The life which we have received of Christ and by which we are living is a processed life. Christ has many precious fruits, and life is one of them. Patience is another. This patience, however, is a processed patience. Christ is also our submission, but this submission is a processed submission. It is easy to say that Christ is everything to us; however, it is not so easy to itemize all the aspects of what He is to us. We need to come together for the purpose of fellowshipping regarding the riches of Christ and itemizing them. But do not speak about things in an objective way. Instead, itemize all the subjective aspects of Christ. Fruit is what comes into being after passing through a particular process. All the riches of Christ are fruits, and every fruit has passed through a process. All the riches of Christ are blessings, and we are under these blessings today. Here I am not merely speaking about the riches of Christ, but about the riches of Christ as blessings to us. Every item of the riches of Christ is a blessing. What a blessing it is to be under the patience of Christ! And what a blessing to be under Christ’s encouragement! I am encouraged by Christ, and Christ is my encouragement. This encouragement is a processed fruit that I enjoy today. The Bible also says that Christ is our way (John 14:6). Often we feel that we do not have a way to handle a certain situation. But our experience proves that Christ is our way. We need to trust in Him, live by Him, and take Him as our everything. When we need a way out of a difficulty, Christ is the way. He is also the way for us to handle our situations. Is this not a blessing to us? Whatever Christ is, is a blessing. His riches are the precious fruits brought forth by the sun. E. With the Precious Things Put Forth by the Moon Deuteronomy 33:14 also speaks of “the precious things put forth by the moon.” The Holy Spirit never uses the wrong word in the Bible. Notice that this verse says that the sun has brought forth, but that the moon has put forth. The sun produces, but the moon does not produce. Thus, fruit is brought forth by the sun, but the precious things are put forth by the moon. In reality, Christ is the sun, and the church is the moon. The fruits are brought forth by Christ, but they are put forth by the church. One of these fruits is forgiveness, and another is justification. Other fruits put forth by the church are reconciliation, redemption, and eternal life. We receive forgiveness, justification, reconciliation, redemption, and eternal life not directly from Christ, but indirectly through the churches.
6帖前二章十四节说，『弟兄们，你们曾效法犹太地在基督耶稣里神的众召会。』这一节指明外邦的众召会效法在犹太地的众召会。在犹太地的众召会建立得较久，他们学习并经历了许多事。凡他们所学习所经历的，都用以养活外邦的众召会，外邦的众召会就享受他们的果子。我们逐日所享受基督的丰富，几乎都不是直接来自基督，乃是间接来自召会。凡在安那翰的召会所享受所经历的，都用以养活其他众召会，而其他众召会所经历的，也用以养活在安那翰的召会。最近在台湾的众召会帮助我们吃喝消化生命读经信息，这是在台湾的聚召会所养成的果子。神给我们的福包括召会一切的经历。ｆ得上古之山的至宝
6First Thessalonians 2:14 says, “For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus.” This verse indicates that the Gentile churches followed the churches in Judea. The churches in Judea had been established longer, and they had learned and experienced a number of things. Whatever they learned and experienced was put forth to the Gentile churches, and the Gentile churches enjoyed their fruit. Nearly all the riches of Christ we enjoy day by day do not come directly from Christ, but come indirectly through the churches. Whatever the church in Anaheim enjoys and experiences will be put forth to all the other churches, and what the other churches experience will be put forth to the church in Anaheim. Recently the churches in Taiwan helped us to eat and digest the life-study messages. This is a fruit put forth by the churches in Taiwan. The blessings upon us include all the experiences of the church. F. and G. With the Best Things of the Ancient Mountains
ｇ得永世之岭的宝物
and with the Precious Things of the Eternal Hills
7创世记四十九章二十六节说到福如『永世的山岭，至极的边界。』申命记三十三章十五节说到『得上古之山的至宝，永世之岭的宝物。』『上古』和『永世，』这些辞指明福的时间；『山、』『山岭、』『至极的边界，』这些辞指明福的空间。时间和空间加起来就等于宇宙。因此这一节指明，我们所得的福乃是宇宙的，从已过的永远到将来的永远，从上古之山到永世之岭，甚至到至极的边界。当然这是诗的语言，指明我们所得的福是宇宙的，包括一切的时间和空间。题到山和山岭，含示平原包括在内，因为不经过平原，不可能在山上。所以山、山岭和至极的边界含示一切的空间，甚至包括会所和你的住处。宇宙的福是长远而广阔的，从已过的永远到将来的永远，广大到我们无法尽历。我们所得的福随处都有，每个时刻、每天早晨、下午、傍晚、昼夜，都是蒙福之时。
7Genesis 49:26 speaks of the blessing unto the “utmost bound of the eternal hills,” and Deuteronomy 33:15 says, “And with the best things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the eternal hills” (Heb.). The words “ancient” and “eternal” indicate that this blessing refers to time, but the words “mountains,” “hills,” and “utmost bound” indicate that the blessing also refers to space. Together time and space equal the universe. Hence, this verse indicates that the blessing we are under is universal, from eternity past to eternity future and from the ancient mountains to the eternal hills, even to the utmost bound. This, of course, is poetic language. It indicates that the blessings we are under are universal, covering all of time and space. The mention of the mountains and hills implies that the plain is included, for it is impossible to be on the mountain without passing through the plain. Therefore, the mountains, the hills, and the utmost bound imply all of space, including even the meeting hall and your place of dwelling. The universal blessing is long and wide, and it reaches from eternity past to eternity future. It is so spacious that we cannot travel through it. The blessing we are under is everywhere. Every time, morning, afternoon, and evening, day and night, is a time of blessing
8当你进入新天新地，会看见随时随处都有福。那时候不再有海，意思是不再有咒诅。整个宇宙全是福。在空间里有福，在时间里有福。新天新地不是别的，就是福。到那时你就明白，我们的福是从已过的永远到将来的永远，从上古之山到永世之岭，甚至到至极的边界。我们随时随处，都在这福之下。
8When you get into the new heaven and the new earth, you will see that at every time and in every place there will be a blessing. At that time there will be no more sea, meaning that there will be no curse. The entire universe will be a blessing. In space there will be blessing, and in time there will be blessing. The new heaven and the new earth will be nothing but a blessing. At that time you will understand that our blessing is from eternity past to eternity future and from the ancient mountains to the eternal hills, even to the utmost bound. At every time and in every place we are under this blessing
ｈ得地和其中所充满的宝物
H. With the Precious Things of the Earth and Its Fullness
9申命记三十三章十六节说到『得地和其中所充满的宝物。』在林前三章二十一、二十二节，我们看到新约与此相合的话：『因为万有全是你们的，或保罗、或亚波罗、或矶法、或世界、或生命、或死亡、或现今的事、或要来的事，全是你们的。』按照这些经文，万有也包括死。因此，即使是包括一切消极事物的死，也是一种福。我们神的儿女是蒙福的人。我们是在神赐福下的约瑟。当我年轻时，我作过许多选择。例如，我告诉主说，我要健康不要疾病，我不愿受某些苦，我要有一切美好的事物。但是至终，选择并不在我，事情的结果并不照我的选择。在我刚进入主的职事时，我多方祷告，求主给我一位同工，他要一直很好，既不太强也不太弱。我在祷告里说，『主阿，你知道我，你知道我的需要。我需要一个好人，他既不太快也不太慢。』但今天我不喜欢有甚么拣选了。有时候在我看来不太好的同工，反而成了我最大的福。
9Deuteronomy 33:16 speaks of the “precious things of the earth and its fulness” (Heb.). In 1 Corinthians 3:21 and 22 we find a New Testament word that corresponds to this: “For all things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours.” According to these verses, “all things” includes death. Thus, even death, which includes all negative things, is a blessing. We, the children of God, are the blessed people. We are the Josephs under God’s blessing. When I was young, I did a great deal of selection. For instance, I told the Lord that I wanted to be healthy, not ill, and that I did not want to suffer from certain kinds of things. I wanted to have everything that was good. Eventually, however, the selection did not depend on me. Things did not turn out to be according to my choice. When I first came into the Lord’s ministry, I prayed very much and asked the Lord to give me a co - worker who was always nice, one who was neither too strong nor too weak. In my prayer I said, “Lord, You know me and You know what I need. I need a nice person, one who is neither too quick nor too slow.” But today I do not like to have any selection. Sometimes the co-worker who is not so nice in my eyes is the one who becomes the greatest blessing to me.
10在婚姻生活和家庭生活里也是一样。我很难告诉人，怎样的妻子才是最好的妻子。当我年轻的时候能告诉你，但今天我无法告诉你。也许看起来最糟的妻子会成为你最大的福。你需要相信，万有，包括为难的妻子，都是福。再者，不管你的儿女是乖巧的，还是顽皮的，对你都是福。很多时候，顽皮的孩子更是福。你可以向主要乖巧的孩子，但祂也许给你顽皮的孩子。然而，就是那些顽皮的孩子也是福。
10The same is true in married life and in family life. It is difficult for me to tell anyone what kind of wife is the best wife. When I was young, I could tell you, but I cannot tell you today. Perhaps the wife who seems to be the worst will become the greatest blessing to you. You need to believe that all things, including a difficult wife, are blessings. Furthermore, whether your children are nice or naughty, they are a blessing to you. Many times naughty children are a greater blessing than nice ones. You may ask the Lord for nice children, but He may give you naughty ones. However, even those naughty ones are a blessing.
11甚至我们被偷了东西也是福。我年轻时，被人偷了东西就很生气，但今天无论你给我甚么，或偷我甚么，都无关紧要。得一千元也好，失一千元也好，都无关紧要。也许损失一大笔钱，比得著同样数目的钱更蒙福。有一件事我知道－一切都是福，一切都是得著。但我年轻时，即使遗失一条手帕，也会失去安宁几小时。但今天我若失去价值一千元的东西，我仍然睡平安觉。因失去东西而这样苦恼，指明你在咒诅之下。属世的人甚至失去一点钱，就不能睡觉了。但我们就是失去大量的钱，还能为著这样的损失所要带来的福赞美主。只要我不被一件损失摸著，我就是蒙福的。因我们是在祝福之下，损失对我们就不是真损失。虽然我们还未在新天新地里，但今天我们就能豫尝。我们需要异象，看见我们是今日的约瑟，一切对我们都是福。我不喜欢人所散布关于我们的谣言。但别人能为我作见证，我赞美主，因为这些谣言对我们乃是福。这些是一种免费的广告。因著这些谣言，我在全世界都很有名。我不必为这一切广告付钱。我从未到过中美洲或非洲，但那里的人知道我的名。因此，即使谣言也是福。
11It is even a blessing to have something stolen from us. When something was stolen from me in my youth, I became angry. But today it does not matter whether you give me something or steal something from me. It does not matter whether I gain a thousand dollars or lose a thousand dollars. Perhaps losing a large amount of money will be a greater blessing than receiving the same amount. But one thing I know—everything is a blessing; everything is a gain. But when I was young, I would lose my peace for several hours even over losing a handkerchief. But if today I lost something worth a thousand dollars, I still would have the peace to sleep soundly. To suffer over the loss of something like this indicates that you are under the curse. When the worldly people lose even a small amount of money, they cannot sleep. But if we lose a large amount, we can still praise the Lord for the blessing that such a loss will bring in. As long as I am not touched by a particular loss, I am blessed. Because we are under the blessing, no loss is truly a loss to us. Although we are not yet in the new heaven and the new earth, we have a foretaste of it today. We need the vision to see that we are today’s Joseph and that everything is a blessing to us. I do not like the rumors that are being spread about us. But others can testify for me that I praise the Lord because all these rumors are blessings to us. They are a form of free advertisement. Because of these rumors, my name has become famous throughout the world. I did not have to pay anything for all this advertising. I have never gone to Central America or to Africa, but my name is known there. Thus, even the rumors are a blessing
12凡事究竟是不是福，不在于我们所遭遇的，乃在于我们的所是。我们若是约瑟，一切都是福；但我们若是流便，一切就都是咒诅。我在本篇信息中的负担，就是使你们牢牢记住，一切对我们都是福。无须详细列举宇宙之福的一切项目。凡事都是福。这不仅仅是道理，这乃是我所经历的。
12Whether or not all things are blessings does not depend on what happens; it depends on who we are. If we are Joseph, everything is a blessing. But if we are Reuben, everything is a curse. My burden in this message is to impress you with the fact that to us everything is a blessing. There is no need to list all the items of the universal blessing in detail. All things are blessings. This is not a mere doctrine; it is what I have experienced.
13没有一件事困扰我，因为我看见一切都是从我父来的。凡事无论好或坏，积极或消极，都是福。我们都必须相信这点。即使我们失去一些东西，那个损失也是福。保罗说，万有，或保罗、或彼得、或亚波罗、或生命、或死亡、或其他的事，全是我们的。从前我们是流便，现今却是约瑟。只要我们是约瑟，无论发生甚么，一切都是福。你若恨我，那是福；你若爱我，那也是福。你若抢我甚么，那是福；你若送我甚么，那也是福。不论你怎样对待我，以爱或以恨，你对我所作的，都是福。你若不作甚么，那也是福。我完全是蒙福的，因为我不是流便，乃是约瑟，我是蒙福的人。赞美主，在召会中我们是约瑟！看看约瑟的经历。他被他的哥哥们恨恶并出卖，他被放在艰难的环境中。但他所遭遇的一切都是福。约瑟的哥哥们对他所作的，结果成了祝福。当约瑟在埃及向他哥哥们表明身分时，他说，『现在不要因为把我卖到这里，自忧自恨，这是神差我在你们以先来，为要保全生命。』（创四五5。）约瑟也说，『从前你们的意思是要害我，但神的意思原是好的。』（创五十20。）约瑟似乎说，『你们无须惧怕我，或者担心我要对你们作甚么，因为你们对我所作的一切都是福。』宇宙中的一切对我们都是福。时间、空间、诸天、地、空中、地下、一切的人、事、物，对我们都是福。哦，我们必须相信这点！早期我不过将这点当作信念持守，但现今我能以诚实的心作见证，在我的经历中确是如此。我们所遭遇的一切都是福。
13Nothing bothers me because I realize that everything is from my Father. Everything, good or bad, positive or negative, is a blessing. We all must believe this. Even if we lose something, that loss is a blessing. Paul said that all things are ours, whether Paul, Peter, Apollos, life, death, or any other thing. Formerly, we were Reubens, but now we are Josephs. As long as we are Josephs, whatever betide, everything is a blessing. If you hate me, that is a blessing. If you love me, that also is a blessing. If you rob me, that is a blessing. If you give me something, that also is a blessing. No matter how you treat me, with love or with hatred, what you do to me is a blessing. If you do not do anything, that also is a blessing. I am altogether blessed. Because I am not a Reuben, but a Joseph, I am a blessed person. Praise the Lord that in the church we are Josephs! Consider Joseph’s experience. He was hated and betrayed by his brothers, and he was placed into some difficult situations. Nevertheless, everything that happened to him was a blessing. What his brothers did to Joseph turned out to be a blessing. When Joseph made himself known to his brothers in Egypt, he said, “Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life” (Gen. 45:5). Joseph also said, “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good” (50:20). Joseph seemed to be saying, “You don’t need to be afraid of me or worried about what I will do to you, for everything you did to me was a blessing.” Everything in the universe is a blessing to us. Time, space, the heavens, the earth, the air, the things underneath the earth, all persons, all matters, and all things—everything is a blessing to us. Oh, we must believe this! In the early days I held this as a mere belief. But now I can testify with an honest heart that in my experience it is truly so. Everything that happens to us is a blessing
14在雅各带著祝福的豫言里，对前十个儿子的祝福都有条件，但对约瑟的祝福没有条件。我们若看见这点，我们只有祷告说，『主阿，我不知道甚么是好甚么是坏。主阿，我只祷告，愿你的旨意成就。』一切都在于你是流便还是约瑟，不在于诸天、地、空中、或别的事物。你若是流便，一切就都是咒诅和损失；但你若是约瑟，一切就都是得著。在天上、地上、或地底下，没有一事对你是损失。只要你爱主，万有就都互相效力，叫你得益处。（罗八28。）即使最没有意义的事也互相效力，叫你得益处。你的邻居，姻亲和朋友，都互相效力，叫你得益处，因为你是蒙福的。
14In Jacob’s prophecy with blessing there is a condition for blessing the first ten sons, but not with Joseph. Joseph’s blessing is unconditional. If we saw this, we would simply pray, “Lord, I don’t know what is good or what is bad. Lord, I only pray that Your will be done.” Everything depends upon whether you are a Reuben or a Joseph. It does not depend upon the heavens, the earth, the air, or anything else. If you are a Reuben, everything will be a curse and a loss. But if you are a Joseph, everything will be a gain. Nothing in heaven, on earth, or under the earth could be a loss to you. Rather, all things will work together for good to you as long as you love the Lord (Rom. 8:28). Even the most insignificant thing works together for your good. Your neighbors, in-laws, and friends all work together for your good because you are blessed.
15所有新约的信徒都是约瑟。也许你不觉得自己是约瑟，但主说你是。只要你是信徒，你就不再是流便，乃是约瑟。因为你是约瑟，你所遭遇的一切就都是福。天、地、雪、雨、露、以及地底下的一切，对你都是福。这就是新约告诉我们，要凡事感谢主（弗五20，帖前五18）的原因。我怀疑有没有顽皮孩子的父母，为著他们顽皮的孩子感谢过主。你若有一个顽皮的孩子，你必须感谢主说，『主，我真要为这顽皮的孩子感谢你。主，我为这不听话而顽梗的孩子感谢你。这孩子对我是何等的祝福！』这样的孩子若一直是流便，一切对他就都是咒诅。但他若信了主，他就要成为另一个约瑟，然后所临到他的一切都要成为祝福。你若细读新约，会看见新约的信徒是蒙福的人。我们是那些在宇宙之福下的人。这就是我们不该咒诅人（罗十一14）的原因。因著一切对我们都是福，我们就不能不祝福别人。即使别人恶待我们，那个恶待也是福。因此我们无须咒诅他们，反而要祝福他们。我们可以说，『为著你恨我，我谢谢你。愿神祝福你。你的怨恨对我是福。我能在任何情况中祝福你。你待我好，我祝福你；你待我不好，我还是祝福你。』赞美主，我们是蒙福的人！你若看见这点，就明白你是在神的祝福之下。但我们仍然常在天然里说话，当我们得著甚么，我们就为著主的祝福感谢祂。但当我们失去甚么，通常我们就不感谢祂。我们需要看见异象，我们是约瑟，我们是蒙福的人，我们是在神的祝福之下。我们所遭遇的不论好坏，我们都应当说，『阿利路亚！赞美主！这是福。』我们常问别人，『你是得救的么？』但现在我们应当学著问他们：『你是蒙福的么？』甚么时候人问我们这个问题，我们都应当回答说，『是的，我们是蒙福的。』基要派基督徒常说信徒是蒙宝血赎回，由那灵重生的。我们需要学著说，我们是蒙宇宙之福的人。我们的家、家人、以及一切属于我们的，不管有时多糟，都是福。我们从不知道事物的结局如何。今天有的事看起来很好，但结果可能不好。然而，有的事看起来好像很不好，结果却很好。只有主知道。不管事情是好是坏，结果总是一样。不管我们的儿女乖巧或顽皮，我们的妻子或丈夫易于或难于相处，都没有两样。对约瑟而言，一切都是福。你若看见这点，你就要享受安息与平安。你会说，『阿利路亚！我们已被拣选、豫定、呼召、并得救了，现今我们是蒙福的。』我们是蒙福的人，是在神祝福之下的人，一切对我们都是福。万有全是我们的。
15All the New Testament believers are Josephs. You may not feel that you are a Joseph, but the Lord says that you are. As long as you are a believer, you are no longer a Reuben, but a Joseph. Because you are a Joseph, everything that happens to you is a blessing. Heaven, earth, the snow, the rain, the dew, and everything under the earth is a blessing to you. This is the reason the New Testament tells us to thank the Lord for all things (Eph. 5:20; 1 Thes. 5:18). I wonder whether the parents of naughty children ever thank the Lord for their naughty children. If you have a naughty child, you must thank the Lord, saying, “Lord, how I thank You for this naughty child. Lord, I thank You for this dissenting, rebellious child. What a blessing this child is to me!” If such a child remains a Reuben, everything will be a curse to him. But if he believes in the Lord, he will become another Joseph, and then whatever happens to him will be a blessing. If you read the New Testament carefully, you will see that the New Testament believers are the blessed people. We are those under the universal blessing. This is why we should not curse anyone (Rom. 12:14). Because everything is a blessing to us, we cannot help but bless others. Even if others do something bad to us, that bad thing is a blessing. Hence, there is no need for us to curse them; instead of cursing, we would bless them. We may say, “Thank you for hating me. God bless you. Your hatred is a blessing to me. I can bless you in any kind of situation. If you treat me well, I bless you. If you mistreat me, I still bless you.” Praise the Lord that we are the blessed people! If you see this, you will realize that you are under God’s blessing. However, we often still speak in a natural way. When we gain something, we thank the Lord for His blessing. But when we lose something, usually we do not thank Him. We need to see the vision that we are Josephs, that we are the blessed people, that we are under God’s blessing. Whatever happens to us, good or bad, we should say, “Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! This is a blessing.” We often ask people, “Are you saved?” But now we should learn to ask them, “Are you blessed?” Whenever we are asked this question, we should reply, “Yes, we are blessed.” Fundamental Christians often speak of believers as being blood-redeemed and Spirit-regenerated. We need to learn to say that we are the universally blessed people. Our home, family, and all that belongs to us is a blessing, no matter how bad things may sometimes be. We never know what the result of a thing will be. Today something may seem to be good, but it may turn out to be bad. However, a certain thing may seem very bad, but turn out to be good. Only the Lord knows. Whether things are good or bad, the result is the same. It does not make any difference whether our children are nice or naughty, whether our husband or wife is easy to live with or difficult. To Joseph everything is a blessing. If you see this, you will enjoy rest and peace. You will say, “Hallelujah! We have been selected, predestinated, called, and saved, and now we are being blessed.” We are the blessed people, those under God’s blessing, and everything is a blessing to us. All things are ours.