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马太福音生命读经 · 第22篇

国度宪法的颁布（十）

The Decree Of The Kingdom’s Constitution (10)
1在本篇信息中，我们来到马太六章十九至三十四节，王所颁布国度宪法的第五段，关于国度子民的理财。
1In this message we come to the fifth section of the King’s decree, 6:19-34, which concerns the dealing of the kingdom people with riches
陆 、关于国度子民的财物
VI. CONCERNING THE DEALING of the kingdom people with riches
一 、不要积蓄财宝在地上，只要积蓄财宝在天上
A. Laying Up Treasures Not on Earth but in Heaven
2在十九、二十节王颁布说，国度子民不要为自己积蓄财宝在地上，只要积蓄财宝在天上。积蓄财宝在天上，乃是将财物分给贫穷的人，（太十九21，）并顾到缺乏的圣徒，(徒二45，四34～35，十一29，罗十五26，)以及主的仆人。（腓四16～17。）
2In verses 19 and 20 the King decrees that the kingdom people should not lay up for themselves treasures on earth, but treasures in heaven. To lay up treasures in heaven is to give material things to the poor (19:21) and to care for the needy saints (Acts 2:45; 4:34-35; 11:29; Rom. 15:26) and for the Lord’s servants (Phil. 4:16-17
财宝在那里，心就在那里
1. The Heart Being Where the Treasure Is 1.
3二十一节说，『因为你的财宝在那里，你的心也必在那里。』国度子民必须将他们的财宝送到天上，使他们的心也能在天上。他们去那里以前，他们的财宝和他们的心必须先到那里。
3Verse 21 says, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” The kingdom people must send their treasure to heaven so that their heart can also be in heaven. Before they go there, their treasure and their heart must go there first
眼睛若单一，全身就明亮
2. The Eye Being Single 2. and the Whole Body Being Illuminated
4二十二节说，『眼睛乃是身上的灯。所以你的眼睛若单一，全身就明亮。』我们的两眼一次只能注视一样东西，倘若想要同时看两样东西，眼光就会糢糊。我们的眼睛若只注视一样东西，眼光就会单一，并且我们的全身就明亮。我们若将财宝积蓄在天上，又积蓄在地上，我们的眼光就会糢糊。我们若要有单一的眼光，就必须将财宝积蓄在一处。
4Verse 22 says, “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is single, your whole body will be illuminated.” Our eyes can focus on only one thing at a time. If we endeavor to see two things at once, our sight will be blurred. If we focus our eyes on one thing, our sight will be single, and our whole body will be illuminated. If we lay up our treasure both in heaven and on earth, our sight will be blurred. If we would have single sight, we must lay up our treasure in one place
眼睛若邪恶，全身就黑暗
3. The Eye Being Evil 3. and the Whole Body Being Dark
5二十三节说，『但你的眼睛若不专，全身就黑暗。所以你里面的光若黑暗了，那黑暗是何等的大！』不专，直译，恶。同时看两样东西而不专视，会叫我们的眼睛变恶。（参太二十15，申十五9，箴二八22。）这样，我们的全身就黑暗。我们的心若专注于那积蓄在地上的财宝，我们里面的
5Verse 2 3 says, “But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great the darkness!” To see two objects at one time is to make our eye evil. Thus, our whole body will be dark. If our heart is fixed on treasure laid up on earth, the light that is in us will become darkness, and great will be the darkness.
6光就成为黑暗，并且那黑暗是大的。
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二 、不能事奉两个主
B. Being Unable to Serve Two Masters
7二十四节说，『没有人能事奉两个主；因为他不是恨这个爱那个，就是忠于这个轻视那个。你们不能事奉神，又事奉玛门。』玛门这辞是亚兰文，指钱财、财富。这里的玛门与神对立，指明钱财或财富是神的对头，夺取神子民对神的事奉。
7Verse 24 says, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” The word mammon is an Aramaic word signifying wealth, riches. Here mammon, standing in opposition to God, indicates that wealth or riches is the opponent of God, robbing God’sp eople of their service to Him
三 、不要为生命忧虑
C. Not Being Anxious about Our Living
生命胜于食物，身体胜于衣服
1. The Life Being More than Food 1. and the Body More than Clothing
8二十五节说，『所以我告诉你们，不要为生命忧虑，吃甚么，喝甚么；也不要为身体忧虑，穿甚么。生命不胜于食物么？身体不胜于衣服么？』在本节中，主告诉我们不要为生命忧虑。这里的『生命』一辞，直译，魂。指魂生命，其中有对饮食和穿著的欲望和嗜好。（赛二九8。）我们的生命胜于食物，身体胜于衣服。我们的生命和身体，不是因我们的忧虑，乃是因神而有的。神既然为我们创造了生命和身体，祂必定会顾念我们生命和身体的需要。国度子民不需要为此忧虑。
8Verse 25 says, “Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life, what you should eat and what you should drink; nor for your body, what you should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than clothing?” In this verse the Lord tells us not to be anxious about our life. The Greek word translated “life” here is soul, in which is the desire, the appetite, for food and clothing (Isa. 29:8). Our life is more than food, and our body is more than clothing. Both our life and our body came into existence by God, not by our anxiety. Since God has created us with a life and a body, surely He will care for their needs. The kingdom people do not need to be anxious about these things
不要忧虑吃甚么，喝甚么，披戴甚么
2. Not Being Anxious about Eating, 2. Drinking, and Clothing
9三十一节说，『所以不要忧虑，说，我们要吃甚么？喝甚么？披戴甚么？』这里我们来到十九至9三十四节的重点。表面看来，在宪法的这一段，主说到国度子民的理财，事实上，祂论到忧虑的事。主是智慧的。祂摸过我们的脾气、情欲、天然的人、己和肉体之后，就继续摸我们的忧虑。在这些经节里，『忧虑』这辞用了七次。（太六25，27，28，31，34。）主似乎也在摸我们的心，因为我们的财宝在那里，我们的心也在那里。然而，我们的心不只与财富有关，也与许多其他的事有关。
9Verse 3 1 says, “Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?” Here we come to the crucial matter in verses 1 through 3 4. Apparently, in this section of the constitution, the Lord is speaking about the dealing of the kingdom people with material riches. Actually, He is dealing with the matter of anxiety. The Lord is wise. After touching our temper, lust, natural being, self, and flesh, He goes on to touch our anxiety. In these verses the word “anxious” is used six times (vv. 25, 27, 28, 31, 34). It may also seem that the Lord is touching our heart, for where our treasure is, there our heart is also. However, our heart is related not only to riches, but to many other things.
10诸天之国的宪法是由父的生命和性情组成的。这几章虽然没有真正用『生命』和『性情』这些辞，但从上下文我们可以看见，没有父的神圣生命和性情，这几章就是白写了。没有父的生命和性情，就没有一个人能满足诸天之国的要求。每种宪法都是基于某种生命。假定你要为狗制定宪法，毫无疑问，这样的宪法要基于狗的生命。这宪法若规定，每天早晨狗必须飞到空中守晨更，这就不合理，因为狗不能飞，牠们不能满足这样的要求。但宪法若告诉狗用吠叫守晨更，那就没有问题。同样的，主耶稣在山上新颁赐的宪法是给神的众子，这乃是基于父的生命和性情。在五章有两节指明这事实。九节说，『制造和平的人有福了，因为他们必称为神的儿子。』四十八节说，『所以你们要完全，像你们的天父完全一样。』
10The constitution of the kingdom of the heavens is composed with the Father’s life and nature. Although these chapters do not actually use the words “life” and “nature,” from the context we can see that apart from the Father’s divine life and nature, these chapters are in vain. No one would be able to fulfill the requirements of the kingdom of the heavens without having the Father’s life and nature. Every constitution is based upon a certain kind of life. Suppose you intend to make a constitution for dogs. Undoubtedly such a constitution would be based upon the dog life. It would be unreasonable for this constitution to decree that, every morning, dogs should observe morning watch by flying in the air. Because dogs cannot fly, they could not fulfill such a requirement. But if the constitution told the dogs to keep morning watch by barking, there would be no problem. In like manner, the constitution given by the Lord Jesus on the mount was for the sons of God, and it was based upon the life and nature of the Father. Two verses in chapter five indicate this fact. Verse 9 says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God,” and verse 48 says, “You, therefore, shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect
11许多基督徒不领会这段话，因为他们还没有看见这段话是基于神圣的生命和神圣的性情。甚至许多不信的人在他们的著作中，也引用这几章的经节，认为这几章是对全人类说的话。不，狗的生命怎样不能飞，照样人的生命也不能满足诸天之国宪法的要求。这是基于神圣生命和神圣性情而有的宪法。
11Many Christians do not understand this section of the Word because they have not seen that it is based upon the divine life and divine nature. Even many unbelievers have quoted verses from these chapters in their writings, thinking that these chapters are words spoken to all human beings. No, just as the dog life cannot fly, so the human life cannot fulfill the requirements of the constitution of the kingdom of the heavens. This is a constitution based upon the divine life and the divine nature
12在神圣的生命和神圣的性情里没有忧虑。忧虑不属于神圣的生命，乃属于人的生命，正如吠叫属于狗的生命，不属于鸟的生命。我们人的生命是忧虑的生命，而神的生命是享受、安息、安慰和满足的生命。对神而言，忧虑是陌生的辞，在他没有忧虑这样的事。你想神忧虑过么？神受过忧虑的苦么？虽然神有许多愿望，祂却没有忧虑。反之，我们人的生命是由忧虑组成的，由忧虑构成的。从人拿去忧虑，结果就是死亡。死人没有忧虑。蜡像馆里的人像，或天主堂前的雕像，都没有忧虑，但只要你是活人，你就免不了忧虑。
12There is no anxiety in the divine life and the divine nature. Anxiety is not of the divine life, but of the human life, just as barking is of the dog life, not of the bird life. Our human life is a life of anxiety, whereas God’s life is a life of enjoyment, rest, comfort, and satisfaction. To God, anxiety is a strange term. With Him, there is no such thing as anxiety. Do you think that God has ever been anxious? Has He ever been afflicted with anxiety? Although God has many desires, He has no anxiety. Our human life, on the contrary, is virtually composed of anxiety; it is constituted with it. Take anxiety away from a human being and the result will be death. A dead man has no anxiety. A figure in a wax museum or a statue in front of a Catholic cathedral has no anxiety, but as long as you are a living person, you cannot escape from anxiety.
13我们若想想主在新约里说话的风格，就会看见祂和使徒所说的迥然不同。使徒们，尤其是保罗，写了很多卷属灵的书信。虽然保罗说到许多神圣、属灵、属天的事情，然而，他的风格是属人的。彼得和约翰的著作也是一样。不论新约的作者说了多少属灵、神圣的事情，他们的风格还是属人的。但在新约里，主说话的风格是独特的，完全不可能描述。你若读马太五、六、七、十三、二十四、二十五章，以及约翰十四至十七章，你会看见主说话的风格是特别的。牠不是属人或平常的；乃是深奥的，却很简短、简单、中肯。这是带著神圣风格的神圣说话。我年轻时，读过一位法国大哲学家的著作，他说四福音若是虚构的，那么写四福音的人就有资格当基督了。我同意这句话。
13If we consider the style of the Lord’s speaking in the New Testament, we shall see that it is absolutely different from the speaking of the Apostles. The Apostles, especially Paul, wrote many spiritual books. Although Paul spoke of many divine, spiritual, and heavenly things, his style is nonetheless human. It is the same with the writings of Peter and John. No matter how much the New Testament writers spoke of spiritual and divine things, their style remained human. But the style of the Lord’s speaking in the New Testament is unique. It is utterly impossible to describe it. If you read Matthew 5, 6, 7, 13, 24, and 25 and John 14 through 17, you will see that the style of the Lord’s speaking is extraordinary. It is not human or common; it is profound, yet brief, simple, and to the point. This is the divine speaking with the divine style. When I was young, I read a statement written by a certain great French philosopher who said that if the four Gospels were falsehoods, then the person who wrote them was qualified to be Christ. I agree with this word
14在马太六章，表面看来，主论到财物的事。然而实际上，祂在摸忧虑的事，就是我们为人生活的基本问题。正如我们所看见的，在六章一至十八节，表面看来，祂论到国度子民的义行，但事实上，他在摸己和肉体。我不是从书本上认识这事，乃是从召会生活的经历中认识的。藉著我的经历，我知道炫耀义行必是出于己并出于肉体。我们若留在十字架上，绝不会这样炫耀。同样的原则，六章十九至三十四节似乎是摸我们的钱财、财富；事实上，主在这里的心意是要摸忧虑，就是我们日常生活问题的根源。全世界都被忧虑纠缠。忧虑是使世界活动的齿轮，牠刺激全人类的文化。我们的生活若没有忧虑，就没有人会作甚么，反而人人都会闲懒。因此，主摸我们的忧虑，就摸著为人生活的齿轮。
14In His speaking in chapter six of Matthew, the Lord apparently is dealing with the matter of riches. In reality, however, He is touching the matter of anxiety, the basic problem of our human living. As we have seen, in 6:1-18 He apparently dealt with the righteous deeds of the kingdom people, but actually He was touching the self and the flesh. I came to know this not by reading books, but from my experience in the church life. Through my experience I have learned that making a display of righteous deeds is certainly of the self and of the flesh. If we remain on the cross, we would never make such a display. In the same principle, 6:19-34 seemingly touches our wealth, our riches; actually, the Lord’sin tent i on here is to touch anxiety, the source of the problem of our daily living. The whole world is involved with anxiety. Anxiety is the gear that makes the world move. It is the incentive for all human culture. If there were no anxiety regarding our living, no one would do anything. Rather, everyone would be idle. Thus, by touching our anxiety, the Lord touches the gear of human life.
15青年人听见这话，也许会说，『阿利路亚！因著主耶稣摸著了忧虑，就是为人生活的齿轮，我们就不需要努力读书或工作了。我们若饿了，只要吃点剩菜剩饭就行了。』这观念是错误的。在六章二十六节，主耶稣说，『你们看天空的飞鸟，牠们既不种，也不收，又不收积在仓里，你们的天父尚且养活牠们。』主耶稣若在这里，我会问祂：『主，你把我们比喻为飞鸟。飞鸟既不种，也不收；牠们只在空中飞，甚么也不作。主，这是不是说我们不该作甚么？飞鸟靠人的劳苦维生。主耶稣，你的意思是我们该占别人的便宜么？我们该忘掉工作，只作空中的飞鸟，享受生活，享受别人的劳苦么？』我也会问主说，『主，你也把我们比喻为百合花。百合花不作甚么，却披戴得比所罗门更荣耀。（太六28～30。）你是说我们不该作甚么，只该享受空气、阳光、土壤和水么？』这是许多引用主耶稣这些话的青年人所持有的观念。他们说，『让我们作空中的飞鸟和谷中的百合花罢！』这就是领会主这一段话的难处。我再说，主若在这里，我会问祂说，『你的意思是我们只该像鸟一样飞翔在空中，享受别人的劳苦么？他们种植谷物，我们只要来享受，这合法么？这公平么？似乎所有的飞鸟都是贼。我只有一个小院子，但飞鸟来利用我在院子里所种的。你说我们该作同样的事么？我问这些问题，因为我晓得青年人的心理。他们求学多年之后，也许对读书厌倦了。当他们从初中到高中，从高中到大学，再从大学到研究所，课程就变得更为艰难。许多青年人不愿这么辛苦的读书，宁愿像鸟一样在空中飞翔。如果青年人诚实，他们会承认自己有这样的观念。
15When the young people hear this word, they may say, “Hallelujah! Because the Lord Jesus has touched anxiety, the gear of human life, we don’t need to study or work hard. If we are hungry, we can simply eat some leftovers.” This concept is wrong. In 6:26 the Lord Jesus says, “Look at the birds of the heaven, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father nourishes them.” If the Lord Jesus were here, I would ask Him, “Lord, You liken us to birds. The birds neither sow nor harvest; they just fly in the air and do nothing. Lord, does this mean that we should not do anything? The birds feed on human labor. Lord Jesus, do You mean that we should take advantage of others? Should we forget about working and simply be birds in the air, enjoying life and taking advantage of the labor of others?” I would also ask the Lord, “Lord, You also liken us to lilies. Lilies don’t do anything, but are clothed in more glory than Solomon (vv. 28-30). Are You saying that we should not do anything, that we should simply enjoy the air, the sunshine, the soil, and the water?” This is the concept held by many young people who quote these words of the Lord Jesus. They say, “Let’s be birds in the air and lilies in the valley.” There is a difficulty in understanding the Lord’sword here. Again I say, if the Lord were here, I would ask Him, “Do You mean that we should just be like birds soaring in the air, taking advantage of the labor of others? They sow and grow the crops, and we simply come to enjoy them. Is this legal? Is it fair? It seems that all birds are thieves. I have only a small yard, but the birds come and take advantage of what I am growing in my yard. Are You saying that we should do the same thing?” I ask these questions because I know the psychology of the young people. After spending so many years in school, they may be tired of studying. As they go from junior high to high school, from high school to college, and from undergraduate school to graduate school, the work becomes more difficult. Instead of studying so hard, many of the young people would rather be like birds flying in the air. If the young people are honest, they will admit that they have such a concept
16现在让我们来看主在十九至三十四节的用意。主是要青年人完成学业，还是要他们中途退学，像空中的飞鸟一样？忧虑是不对的，因为忧虑不属于神圣的生命。神的生命没有忧虑。然而主并不是说，我们不该尽自己的本分。当主把以色列人带进美地时，他们都必须在那地工作，那是他们的本分。美地是否出产丰富的收成，在于好些事：天气、阳光、适量的雨水、合式的温度。这些事没有一件在以色列人的支配之下，他们的责任就是在那地劳苦。他们不仅为自己劳苦，也为飞鸟劳苦。他们若不耕作，飞鸟就很难存活。尽自己的本分是对的，也是必需的，但忧虑就不对了。同样的，今天我们必须尽自己的本分，但不要为我们的生活忧虑。你舍不得给人是因著你的忧虑。因著忧虑，你就喜爱物质的东西。你若没有忧虑，就不会在意物质的东西。反之，你会让别人得著那些东西。使我们困扰的乃是忧虑。
16Let us now consider the Lord’sin tent i on in verses 19 through 34. Does the Lord intend that the young people finish school, or dropout and be like birds in the air? It is wrong to have anxiety, for anxiety does not belong to the divine life. There is no anxiety in the life of God. However, the Lord does not mean that we should not do our duty. When the Lord brought the children of Israel into the good land, they all had to work on the land. That was their duty. Whether or not the good land produced a rich harvest depended on a number of things: the weather, the sunshine, the proper amount of rain, and the right temperature. None of these things was under the control of the children of Israel. Their responsibility was just to labor on the land. They labored not only for themselves, but also for the birds. If they did not do the work of farming, it would have been difficult for the birds to live. To do their duty was right and necessary, but to have anxiety was wrong. Likewise, we must do our duty today, but do it without being anxious about our living. The reason you are so reluctant to give to others is your anxiety. Because of anxiety, you love the material things. If you had no anxiety, you would not care for the material things. Rather, you would let others have them. It is anxiety that causes us trouble.
17在神的经纶里，我们都必须工作。我们和以色列人不同，因为我们不能按字面在美地工作。今天的青年人必须读书，接受好的教育。读书就等于耕地，大学毕业就等于有了收成。青年人，读书是你们的本分，你们必须读书。古时，以色列人必须劳苦，他们耕地、撒种、浇灌并收割，这是他们的本分。但他们有没有收成却在于神。他们的责任就是无忧无虑的工作。他们若是忧虑，就得罪了神，他们不需要忧虑。他们只须作神所要他们作的。例如，按照申命记，神要求他们分出十分之一为著祂，另外十分之一为著利未人，还有十分之一为著不同的用途。他们不可把所有的出产都留给自己享受。他们不必忧虑。他们若没有忧虑，就能慷慨，乐意给人，并且把他们物质的东西摆在主手中。
17In God’secon o my we all must labor. We are not like the children of Israel, for we cannot literally work on the good land. Instead, the young people today must study and acquire a good education. Studying is equal to tilling the ground, and graduating from college is equal to reaping a harvest. Young people, studying is your duty, and you must do it. In ancient times, the children of Israel had to labor by tilling the ground, sowing the seed, watering, and harvesting. This was their duty. But whether or not they received the harvest depended upon God. Their responsibility was to labor without having any anxiety. If they were anxious, that would have been an offense to God. There was no need for them to be anxious. They simply had to do whatever God asked them to do. For example, according to Deuteronomy, God required them to set aside one tenth for Himself, another tenth for the Levites, and still another tenth for a different purpose. They were not permitted to keep all the produce for their enjoyment. They were not to have any anxiety. If they had no anxiety, they could be generous, willing to give to others and put their material things into the hand of the Lord.
18我们需要在这样的光中读六章十九至三十四节。在神的主宰之下，以色列人必须在那地劳苦。在神的主宰之下，今天的青年人必须读书，完成学业。我们若要有正当的召会生活，我们的青年人都必须大学毕业。不完成学业，就像撒种没有收成一样。今天谋生的要求和几百年前迥然不同。今天青年人必须像耕地、撒种、浇灌农作物一样的勤奋读书，从高中和大学毕业。但他们不可因著忧虑这样作。我们必须区别忧虑和本分。你的本分是完成你的耕作，就是从高中和大学毕业，否则就很难生活。要在这地上为神而活，你必须完成你的教育。但你在读书并完成教育时，必须与世人不同。世人因著忧虑而读书；你不该因著忧虑而读书，乃要尽自己的本分。你若没有看见这点，这段话对你就不过是律法。
18We need tore ad 6:19-34 in such a light. Under God’s sovereignty, the children of Israel had to labor on the land. Under God’s sovereignty, the young people today must study and finish school. If we are to have the proper church life, all our young people must finish college. Failing to finish college is like sowing without having a harvest. The requirement for making a living today is much different from what it was hundreds of years ago. Today the young people must till the ground, sow the seed, and water the crop by studying diligently and graduating from high school and college. But they must not do this because of anxiety. We must differentiate anxiety from duty. Your duty is to finish your work of farming, that is, to graduate from high school and college. Otherwise, it will be difficult to live. To live on this earth for God, you must finish your education. But as you are studying and completing your education, you must be different from the worldly people. The worldly ones study for the sake of their anxiety; you should not study for anxiety, but to fulfill your duty. If you do not see this point, this portion of the Word will simply be a legal matter to you.
19大卫的先祖波阿斯，就是尽本分而没有忧虑的例子。波阿斯是个富农，他的出产丰盛。然而，这人出产多不是因著忧虑，乃是因著尽本分。时候到了，主吩咐他给出一些，他就那样作了。波阿斯的确宝贝天上的事物。藉著胜过忧虑，他积蓄财宝在天上。
19Boaz, a forefather of David, is an example of one who did his duty without anxiety. Boaz was a rich farmer; he was very productive. However, this man was not productive for the sake of anxiety, but for the sake of fulfilling his duty. When the time came, the Lord told him to give a certain amount away, and he did it. Certainly Boaz treasured the things in heaven. Through the overcoming of anxiety, he laid up treasures in heaven
20几年之后，我们许多青年人都将获得学位。我信在主主宰的祝福之下，许多财富会进来。那时你需要记得，你进学校读书不是因著忧虑，乃是要尽本分。因此，你带进的财富不该为著你的忧虑使用，而该为著你的本分使用。你的本分就是给，就是积蓄财宝在天上。不要想当百万富翁，不要竭力想有一百万元的积蓄。反而要学习给，积蓄财宝在天上。要把你的财宝从地上转到天上。这样，你就不是地上的百万富翁，乃是天上的百万富翁。你的本分就是获得学位，然后去赚钱。但不要想成为百万富翁，却要照著天父的生命和性情，作个乐意施舍的人。这乃是这段话的意义。
20After a number of years, many of our young people will have college degrees. I believe that under the Lord’ss ove reign blessing, many riches will come in. At that time you will need to remember that you have gone to school not for anxiety, but to do your duty. Therefore, the riches that you bring in should not be used for your anxiety, but for your duty. Your duty is to give, to lay up treasures in heaven. Do not aspire to be a millionaire. Do not endeavor to have a savings account of a million dollars. Rather, learn to give and lay up treasures in heaven. Transfer your treasures from the earth to the heavens. In this way you will not be a millionaire on earth, but a millionaire in the heavens. Your duty is to earn your degree and then to make riches. But do not seek to become a millionaire. Instead, be a good giver according to the life and nature of your heavenly Father. This is the meaning of this portion of the Word.
21我在本篇信息中的负担，就是要挖出这基本的点。我们都有自己应尽的本分。我们尽自己的本分时，不该因著忧虑作甚么，因为我们有不知忧虑的神圣生命，并且我们有全能、包罗万有的天父，祂在各方面都眷顾我们。今天的世界满了忧虑，但国度子民不该为任何事忧虑。我们不能因忧虑使我们的身量多加一吋。（太六27。）关于道德，我们里面有父的生命和性情，使我们能满足最高道德的要求。关于我们的生活，有天父自己眷顾我们。然而，这不是说，我们不需要尽本分。虽然我们必须尽本分，但我们不该忧虑。就像以色列人一样，他们足彀维持生活，就把一部分给出去为著各种的用途；我们也该有收成，并且乐意把一些给出去为著各种的用途。最终，我们所给的都会积蓄在天上的银行里，我们的财富都会在那里。
21My burden in this message is to dig out this basic point. We all have our duty to do. As we are fulfilling our duty, we should not do anything for the sake of our anxiety, because we have a divine life that knows no anxiety. And we have an almighty and all-inclusive heavenly Father who takes care of us in every way. Today’s world is filled with anxiety, but the kingdom people should not be anxious about anything. We are not able to add one cubit to our stature by our anxiety (v. 27). Concerning morality, we have the life and nature of our Father within us to enable us to fulfill the highest moral requirements. Concerning our living, we have the heavenly Father Himself to take care of us. However, this does not mean that there is no need for us to do our duty. Although we must fulfill our duty, we should have no anxiety. Like the children of Israel who had enough to live on and who gave certain portions away for various purposes, we also should have a harvest and be willing to give a certain amount away for various purposes. Eventually, all we give will be laid up in the heavenly bank, and all our riches will be there
22这也与我们每天在生命里长大有关。懒散和忧虑都会耽延我们在生命里长大。没有一个闲懒、不尽本分的人，会在生命里长大。凡在生命里长大的人，都是殷勤、奋发的。当然，这种殷勤和奋发会得到报酬，一些物质的财富会临到你。这些财富都不可为著你的忧虑使用，而必须为著给出去。忧虑必须除去，不要让忧虑霸占你日常的生活。因为你里面父的生命不懂得忧虑，你就不该有忧虑。你所得的任何盈余都不该为著忧虑，却要用来增加天上银行的积蓄。你若这样作，我保证你会在生命里长大。只有殷勤却不为著忧虑使用其盈余的人，才能在生命里长大。你需要勤奋读书，得著好成绩，并且获得最高的学位。然而，那些临到你的财富不该为著你的忧虑使用。我们劳苦，尽我们的本分，但我们没有忧虑。这是在父的生命里长大的正确之路。
22This also is related to our daily growth in life. Both sloppiness and anxiety will delay your growth in life. No one who is idle, who does not fulfill his duty, will ever grow in life. Everyone who grows in life is diligent and industrious. Of course, this diligence and industriousness will yield are ward, and some material riches will come to you. All these riches must be used, not for your anxiety, but for your giving. Anxiety must go. Do not allow anxiety to occupy your daily living. Because the life of the Father within you knows no anxiety, you should not have any anxiety. Any surplus you have should not be used for the sake of your anxiety. Use it to build up savings in the heavenly bank. I assure you that if you do this, you will grow in life. The only kind of person who grows in life is one who is diligent, yet who does not use his surplus for his anxiety. You need to study diligently, make good grades, and acquire the highest degree. However, the riches that come to you should not be used for your anxiety. We labor and fulfill our duty, but we have no anxiety. This is the proper way to grow in the Father’s life.
23天父知道这一切需要
233. The Heavenly Father Knowing All These Needs 3.
24在三十二节主说，『因为这一切都是外邦人所急切寻求的，你们的天父原知道你们需要这一切。』国度子民有天父神圣的生命，作他们遵行国度新律法的力量。他们也有天父顾念他们物质的需要，使他们不需要为此忧虑。天父是他们力量和供应的源头。因此，他们无需软弱，也无需缺乏。
24In verse 32 the Lord says, “For all these things the nations are seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” The kingdom people have the divine life of their heavenly Father as their strength to keep the new law of the kingdom. They also have their heavenly Father to care for their material needs, so that they need not be anxious about them. Their heavenly Father is the source of their strength and supply. Hence, they need not be weak or lacking in anything
先寻求父的国和祂的义
4. Seeking First the Father’sKin gdom 4. and His Righteousness
25三十三节说，『但你们要先寻求祂的国和祂的义，这一切就都要加给你们了。』父的国是今天诸天之国的实际，（就是今天召会生活的实际，）也是来世诸天之国的实现；父的义乃是因遵行国度新律法而有的义，（就是国度子民所活出的基督，）如五章二十节所说的。因著国度子民先寻求他们天父的国和祂的义，不仅祂的国和祂的义要赐给他们，连他们一切的需用也都要加给他们。
25Verse 33 says, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” The Father’skin gdom is the reality of the kingdom of the heavens today and the manifestation of the kingdom of the heavens in the coming age. The Father’s righteousness is the righteousness by keeping the new law of the kingdom, as mentioned in 5:20 and 6:1. Since the kingdom people seek first the kingdom and righteousness of their heavenly Father, not only will His kingdom and His righteousness be given to them, but also all their necessities will be added
不要为明天忧虑
5. Not Being Anxious for Tomorrow 5.
26最后，三十四节说，『所以你们不要为明天忧虑，因为明天自有明天的忧虑，一天的难处一天当就彀了。』国度子民绝不该活在明天，只该活在今天。『难处，』或译作，邪恶；在此指烦扰、苦难。这指明国度的王已清楚指示国度子民，他们为著国度在地上所过的，将是烦扰、苦难的日子，而非安逸、舒适的日子。
26Finally, verse 34 says, “Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own evil.” The kingdom people should never live in tomorrow, but always in today. The word “evil” here denotes trouble and affliction. This indicates that the King of the kingdom has made it clear to the kingdom people that their days on earth for the kingdom will be days of trouble and affliction, not of ease and comfort