以弗所书生命读经 · 第13篇

我们得基业的凭质

THE PLEDGE OF OUR INHERITANCE

1以弗所一章十三至十四节同时题到圣灵的印记和圣灵的凭质。关于印涂和作质，我们很难说何者在先。根据林后一章二十一至二十二节，似乎是印涂在先。林后一章二十二节说，『祂既印了我们，又赐那灵在我们心里作质。』然而，印涂和作质二者实际上是同时发生的。

1In Ephesians 1:13 and 14 the seal of the Holy Spirit and the pledge of the Holy Spirit are mentioned together. It is difficult to say which comes first, the sealing or the pledging. According to 2 Corinthians 1:21 and 22, the sealing seems to come first. Second Corinthians 1:22 says that God “hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.” However, both the sealing and the pledging actually take place at the same time

壹神第四项福分的另一面

I. Another Aspect of the Fourth Item of God’s Blessing

2我们得基业的凭质乃是神第四项福分的另一面。那灵的印涂是神这项福分的第一面。

2The pledging of our inheritance is another aspect of the fourth item of God’swell-speaking. The sealing of the Spirit is the first aspect of this item of God’s blessing

贰我们的基业

II. OUR INHERITANCE

3我们需要圣灵的印涂和作质，因为神在我们身上的工作，与两种基业有关。以弗所一章十一节指明，我们成了神所选定的基业；十四节指明，神是我们的基业。我们的基业就是神自己。在神的经纶里，我们是神的基业，神也是我们的基业；这是互为基业。我们要成为神的基业，就需要印涂。我们是神所买的产业；祂既是我们的拥有者，就在我们身上盖了印记。因为神是我们的基业，我们也需要圣灵的凭质作为保证。我们要承受神一切所是的，也就是祂的人位；并要承受神一切所有的，也就是祂的工作。为著这样的基业，圣灵乃是凭质，就是担保。

3We need both the sealing and the pledging because in God’s work on us two kinds of inheritances are involved. Ephesians 1:11 indicates that we were made God’s inheritance, and verse 14, that God is our inheritance. Our inheritance is God Himself. In God’secon o my we are an inheritance to God, and God is an inheritance to us. This is a mutual inheritance. For us to be God’s inheritance, we need the sealing. We are God’s possession, and as our owner, God has put a seal upon us. Because God is our inheritance, we also need the pledging of the Holy Spirit as a guarantee. We shall inherit all that God is, that is, His Person, and all that God has, that is, His work. For such an inheritance, the Holy Spirit is the pledge, the guarantee

参圣灵是我们

III. THE HOLY SPIRIT

4圣灵是我们得基业的凭质。十四节的『凭质』原文的意思也是豫尝，担保；意即象征性的付款，先付的部分款，保证全额的付清。我们是神的基业，圣灵在我们身上乃是印记；神是我们的基业，圣灵对我们乃是这基业的凭质。神将圣灵赐给我们，不仅作我们基业的保证，担保我们所承受的；也作我们从神所要承受的豫尝，使我们豫先尝到完全的基业。

4The Holy Spirit is the pledge of our inheritance. The Greek word for “pledge” in verse 14 also means foretaste, guarantee, token payment guaranteeing the full payment, a part payment in advance. Since we are God’s inheritance, the Holy Spirit is a seal upon us. Since God is our inheritance, the Holy Spirit is a pledge of this inheritance to us. God gives His Holy Spirit to us, not only as a guarantee of our inheritance, securing our heritage, but also as a foretaste of what we shall inherit of God

5在古时，『凭质』的原文是用于土地的买卖，卖主给买主那片土地的一些泥土作样品；因此，根据古代希腊文的用法，凭质也是样品。圣灵乃是我们从神所要完满承受之产业的样品。

5In ancient times, the Greek word for pledge was used in the purchase of land. The seller gave the buyer a sample of the soil from the land being purchased. Hence, a pledge, according to ancient Greek usage, was also a sample. The Holy Spirit is the sample of what we shall inherit of God in full.

6原文的『凭质』大约等于今天的定金，指明守信用，保证将来必定付款。无论是凭质、保证或担保，这些辞的意义都差不多，都是指保证把款项付清。但是在原文中，这辞还含有样品、豫尝的意思。有些译者比较喜欢『豫尝』这辞。藉著享受样品，我们豫尝了要来的东西。比方有人送我他果园里的十个桃子，这些桃子就是整个果园里出产的样品和豫尝。我们这些将要承受神的人，有圣灵作我们得基业的凭质、担保、保证和定金。同时圣灵也是样品和豫尝；这豫尝使我们尝到神，只是全享尚未来到。在林后一章我们有膏抹、印涂和作质。二十一节说，『然而那把我们同你们，坚固的联于基督，并且膏了我们的，就是神。』膏抹将神的元素带进我们里面。神圣的膏油可比作油漆。当你漆一件家具时，你就把漆的元素涂到家具上。照样，膏抹把神圣的膏油涂抹在我们身上，这就把神圣的元素带进我们里面。我们里面膏油的涂抹越多，我们就越多得著神的元素。我们需要一再的涂上这神圣的膏油。许多年长的弟兄姊妹已接受了上百次的涂抹，但年轻人接受得不多。约壹二章说，膏油涂抹住在我们里面，并且教导我们；我们乃是藉著膏油涂抹而受教导。圣灵在我们里面作复合的膏油教导我们，不是藉著字句，乃是藉著『涂漆』。不管我们是否顺服祂的教导，祂仍然涂抹我们，在我们身上一层一层的涂抹。就这样，膏油的涂抹将神的素质带进我们里面。我赞美主，今天神将自己分赐到人里面，比第一世纪更强。你若读早期教父的著作，你会发现他们的著作无法与主在祂话中给我们所看见的相比。有那一个教父曾说过，神正将祂自己分赐到我们里面？甚至今天有些青年人说出来的话，比教父所写的还要高明。我们天天被涂抹，神圣的素质天天加给我们。

6The Greek word for “pledge” is somewhat equal to today’s down payment, which indicates good faith and is a guarantee of coming payments. Pledge, earnest, and guarantee— all these words are about the same in meaning, all referring to a payment that guarantees the balance. But the Greek word in addition signifies a sample, a foretaste. Some translators prefer the word “foretaste.” By enjoying the sample we have a foretaste of what is coming. Suppose someone gives me ten peaches from his peach orchard. These peaches are a sample and a foretaste of the produce of the whole orchard. As those who are to inherit God, we have the Holy Spirit as a pledge, guarantee, earnest, and down payment of our inheritance. At the same time the Holy Spirit is also a sample and a foretaste. The foretaste gives us a taste of God; the full taste is yet to come. In 2 Corinthians 1 we have the anointing, the sealing, and the pledging. Second Corinthians 1:21 says, “Now he who firmly attaches us with you unto the anointed One, and hath anointed us, is God” (Gk.). The anointing brings the element of God into us. The divine ointment can be compared to paint. When you paint furniture, you apply the element of the paint to the furniture. Likewise, the anointing puts the divine ointment upon us, and this brings the divine element into us. The more of the anointing we have within, the more of the element of God we receive. We need to be coated with the divine ointment again and again. Many of the older brothers and sisters have received hundreds of coatings, but the younger ones have received just a few. First John 2 says that the anointing abides in us and teaches us. We are taught by being anointed. The Holy Spirit as the compound ointment within us teaches us, not by words, but by painting us. Whether we obey His teaching or not, He still anoints us, putting coat after coat upon us. In this way the anointing brings the very essence of God into our being. I praise the Lord that there is a greater dispensation of God Himself today than there was in the first century. If you study the writings of the early church fathers, you will find that their writings cannot compare with what the Lord has shown us in His Word. Which of the church fathers ever said that God is dispensing Himself into our being? Even certain things uttered by the young people today are superior to what was written by the church fathers. Day by day we are being anointed, and the divine essence is added to us

7林后一章说到膏抹之后，又说到印涂。圣灵的印涂带来形像、样子和彰显，因为印是带著记号和形状的。神不仅用祂的素质膏抹我们，也用祂的样子、形像和彰显印涂我们。随著膏抹和印涂，还有作质，那是享受和品尝的事。作母亲的都知道，在𫗪孩子时，要把食物作得可口。当食物可口时，孩子们就会争先恐后的吃饭。但是如果食物的味道不好，就很难叫孩子们开口吃。今天圣灵在我们里面是豫尝。如果圣灵只是膏抹和印涂，我们很可能对经历圣灵觉得厌烦。但是我们对圣灵不觉厌倦或厌烦，因为圣灵也在我们里面作质。

7After the anointing, 2 Corinthians 1 mentions the sealing. The sealing of the Holy Spirit brings in the image, the appearance, and the expression, for the seal bears the sign, the form. God is not only anointing us with His essence; He is also sealing us with His appearance, image, and expression. Along with the anointing and the sealing there is the pledging, which is a matter of enjoyment and taste. Mothers realize that in feeding their children they need to make the food tasteful. When food is delicious, the children are eager to come to the table at mealtime. But if the food does not have a pleasant taste, it will be difficult to get the children to eat. The Holy Spirit is within us today as a foretaste. If the Spirit were only the anointing and the sealing, we might become bored with the experience of the Spirit. But we are not tired or bored of the Spirit because the Spirit is also pledging within us.

8从前有人告诉我，圣灵的作质是一次永远的，是客观的事。但是后来我才知道，圣灵不仅是凭质，也在作质。作质是继续不断的事。我所以知道这事，不是从研读来的，乃是从经历来的。在我的经历中，我发现作质继续不断在我里面发生。圣灵的作质是给我们享受的。每当我失望或受压时，这个作质就来挑旺我。我每天，甚至每小时都在经历这作质。作质也表示某些东西赐给我们作担保。藉著圣灵的作质，我们受鼓励且被激励；每当我们觉得情况无望，这作质就使我们满了盼望。从我们得救那天起，神就开始以祂自己给我们作质，这样的作质天天都在进行。要叫一个在灵里的基督徒不相信神与他同在是很难的。我们很容易也很自然的相信这事，因为我们天天都得著那灵的作质。神一直在作质。当我软弱时，祂以祂自己给我作质，成为我的鼓励。当我的盼望低落时，祂以祂自己给我作质，我就有了盼望。当我的信心似乎消退时，祂以祂自己给我作质，我的信心就立刻复苏。当我似乎不再爱弟兄姊妹时，那灵就以祂自己给我作质，就有更多对圣徒的爱流进我里面。尽管我们可能不注意或不了解这些经历，但我信我们都有类似的经历。

8In the past I was taught that the pledge of the Holy Spirit was a once-for-all, objective matter. But later I learned that the Spirit is not only the pledge, but also the pledging. This pledging is a continual matter. I learned this, not from studying, but from experience. In my experience I came to realize that a pledging was continually taking place within me. The pledging of the Spirit is given for our enjoyment. Whenever I am disappointed or depressed, the pledging comes in to uplift me. I experience this pledging daily, even hourly. Pledging also means that something is given to us as a guarantee. Through the Spirit’s pledging, we are encouraged and stirred up. Whenever we feel that the situation is hopeless, the pledging fills us with hope. On the day we were saved, God began to pledge Himself to us, and this pledging continues day by day. It is very difficult for a Christian in the spirit to not believe that God is with him. We easily and spontaneously believe this because we daily receive the pledging of the Spirit. God is pledging all the time. When I am weak, He pledges Himself to me and becomes my encouragement. When my expectations are low, He pledges Himself, and I have hope once again. When it seems that my faith has ebbed away, He pledges Himself to me, and immediately my faith revives. When it seems that I have no more love for the brothers and sisters, the Spirit pledges Himself, and more love for the saints flows in. I believe that we have all had experiences like this, although we may not have recognized or understood these experiences

9在十天特别训练期间，我每天释放三篇信息。有的人也许会希奇，在我这个年纪为甚么还有力气说这么多话。很多次我说得筋疲力竭了；但每一次我觉得疲累时，神立即进来以祂自己给我作质。因著那灵的作质，我准备好在下一次聚会时再说话。当我站起来开始说话时，因著圣灵的作质，我就满了能力。事实上，我越说越有享受。当我讲完信息回家时，我极其快乐，比聚会前更快乐。原因在于当我说话时，我得了很多那灵的作质。

9During the special ten-day trainings, I speak three times a day. Some may wonder how I have the energy to speak so much at my age. Many times I have been exhausted and tired by speaking. But whenever I have this sense of tiredness, God immediately comes in to pledge Himself to me. Because of the Spirit’s pledging, I am ready to speak again at the next meeting. When I stand up and begin to speak, I am full of energy because of the pledging of the Holy Spirit. In fact, the more I speak, the more enjoyment I have. When I return home after giving a message, I am exceedingly happy, much happier than before the meeting. The reason for this is that during my speaking I receive a great deal of the Spirit’s pledging.

10这样的作质，就把更多的神加给我们。我们接受神越多，就越有把握，对神也越有胃口。有些人一听说要接受更多的神，可能就希奇甚么叫作得著更多的神，甚至把这说法当作异端。就著道理说，神是神，不可能有更多的神；但就著经历说，我们能接受更多的神。我们因著圣灵的作质，就领受更多的神。藉著圣灵在我们里面作质，我们知道神是我们的。有一个小样品在我们里面作凭质，就如古时买地时所给的一盒泥土。这一部分在我们里面是一直增加的。许多年长的弟兄姊妹可以见证，这些年来，他们对神的胃口一直在增加。一九六二年我开始在美国尽职事时，我饥渴要神。现在，十六年后，我对祂的饥渴更是加增。我饥渴到一个地步，想把神吞下去。我能对祂说，『哦，主耶稣！我要将你吞下！』有人可能会说，把主耶稣吞下去这种说法，不仅是异端，也太粗野了。然而，我的确想把祂吞下去。我们越多接受祂，就越有可接受的，祂也好像变得越大。这种胃口的扩大，是来自神的作质。我们越多尝祂，我们对祂的胃口就越大；我们的胃口越大，我们就越多尝祂。这是一个荣耀的循环。不要以为年长的圣徒吃神吃厌了。不，我们有更大的胃口，而且更多的吃祂。为著那灵的作质，我们要说，阿利路亚！神以祂自己给我们作质。祂作质越多，我们就享受得越多。这个享受扩大了我们的胃口。很多人初进入召会生活时，对基督的胃口很小；但是当他们留在召会中一段时间以后，他们的胃口增加了。我们越多享受主，我们对祂的胃口就越大。今天那灵不仅膏我们，印我们，也在我们里面作质。这意思是说，祂一点一点把更多的神加到我们里面。这事的发生不是一次永远的，乃是天天并时时刻刻发生的。这个作质从来没有停止，乃是一天二十四小时都在进行。我们吃祂的时候，那灵就作质。我们吃得越多，胃口就变得越大；我们的胃口变得越大，我们就吃得越多。藉著这个循环，我们天天有分于神。这个循环要一直继续，直到我们进入永世。那时，神要成为我们完满的享受，我们将有对祂的全享。

10The pledging gives us more of God. The more of God we receive, the more assurance we have and the more appetite we have for God. When some hear about receiving more of God, they may wonder what we mean by more of God and may even regard such a saying as here tical. Doctrinally speaking, God is God, and there cannot be more of God. But experientially speaking, we can receive more of God. By the pledging of the Holy Spirit, we all are receiving more of God. We know that God is ours by the pledging within us. A small sample, like the box of soil given in the purchase of land in ancient times, is within us as a pledge. This portion within us is increasing. Many of the older brothers and sisters can testify that throughout the years their appetite for God has been increasing. When I began the ministry in this country in 1962, I was hungry for God. But now, sixteen years later, my hunger for Him has been intensified. I am so hungry for God that I want to swallow Him up. I can say to Him, “O Lord Jesus, I would like to swallow You up.” Some may say that it is not only heretical but also crude to talk about swallowing up the Lord Jesus. Nevertheless, I do intend to swallow Him up. The more we receive of Him, the more there is to receive and the bigger He seems to become. This enlargement of appetite comes from God’s pledging. The more we taste of Him, the bigger is our appetite for Him; and the more appetite we have, the more we taste Him. This is a glorious cycle. Do not think that the older saints are tired of eating God. No, we have a bigger appetite and eat more of Him. Hallelujah for the Spirit’s pledging! God is pledging Himself to us. The more He pledges, the more enjoyment we have. This enjoyment enlarges our appetite. Many have a rather small appetite for Christ when they first come into the church life. But after they stay in the church for a period of time, their appetite increases. The more we enjoy the Lord, the bigger is our appetite for Him. The Spirit today is not only anointing us and sealing us, but also pledging in us. This means that He adds more of God into us little by little. This takes place not once for all, but daily and hourly. The pledging never stops; it goes on twenty - four hours a day. We eat, and the Spirit pledges. The more we eat, the bigger our appetite becomes. The bigger our appetite becomes, the more we eat. By means of this cycle we daily participate in God. This cycle will continue until we get into eternity. At that time, God will become our full enjoyment, and we shall have the full taste of Him.

11许多基督徒甚至不知道膏油涂抹是在他们里面。有些人知道一些膏油涂抹的事，但不知道甚么是印涂。虽然有些人知道印涂，但很少人认识那灵的作质。也许在你基督徒一生中，从来没有听过一篇信息说到那灵的作质。按我的经历，圣灵一直在我里面作质，给我更多的神和更多的基督。我接受的基督越多，我对祂的胃口就越增加。有些人可能承认他们对基督没有太大的胃口。原因是他们不在意那灵的作质。我们不仅需要注意膏抹和印涂，也需要注意作质。我们必须说，『哦，主耶稣！你是如此甘甜。阿们！主！』我们若这么作，我们里面就会加增对圣灵作质的感觉。这是何等实际的经历！因著许多基督徒注意道理，而忽略了膏抹、印涂和作质，他们就失去对三一神的经历。他们在道理上有三一神，在经历中却没有。然而圣经启示，三一神不是仅仅当作道理给我们学习的，更是给我们经历的。在主的恢复中，我们不为观念和道理的项目所霸占。我们所关心的，主要是对三一神真实的经历。当然，我们的经历若是正确、健全，就会与圣经中的启示相符合。许多时候，我从经历中比从圣经中先得著亮光。但是当我用圣经核对我的经历时，我发现我所经历的不仅与圣经一致，且因著神的话更得著加强并巩固。每一件事都必须是可以经历的，不能只是道理上的。我们许多人可以见证，我们天天在经历膏抹、印涂和作质。每当我们这样经历那灵时，我们就接受更多神圣的素质到我们里面，我们就有更多神的彰显，并且更多享受神。哦，神实在是有滋味、有味道！我们一旦尝了祂，就忘不了祂，反而渴望更多的尝祂。以弗所一章十四节说，圣灵是我们得基业的凭质，『为使神所买的产业得赎。』这里的得赎是指我们的身体得赎，（罗八23，）就是我们卑贱的身体改变形状，成为荣耀的身体。（腓三21。）今天圣灵是我们神圣基业的担保、豫尝和样品，直等到我们的身体在荣耀里改变形状，那时我们就要完全承受神。从已过的永远神的拣选，（弗一4，）到我们的身体得赎，直到将来的永远，其中一切的要点都包含在神所赐给我们之福分的范围里。

11Many Christians do not even know that the anointing is in them. Some who know something about the anointing do not know about the sealing. Although some know the sealing, hardly any have the knowledge of the Spirit’s pledging. Probably in your whole Christian life you have never heard a message on the pledging of the Spirit. According to my experience, the Holy Spirit is constantly pledging within me, giving me more of God and more of Christ. The more I receive of Christ, the more my appetite for Him increases. Some may admit that they do not have a very large appetite for Christ. The reason for this is that they do not care for the pledging of the Spirit. We need to care not only for the anointing and the sealing, but also for the pledging. We need to say, “O Lord Jesus, You are so sweet. Amen, Lord.” If we do this, the sense of the Spirit’s pledging will increase within us. What a real experience this is! Because many Christians care for doctrine but neglect the anointing, the sealing, and the pledging, they miss the experience of the Triune God. They have the Triune God in doctrine, but not in experience. However, the Bible reveals that the Triune God is not for us to learn about as a mere doctrine, but for us to experience. In the Lord’s recovery we are not occupied with concepts and doctrinal points. We care mainly for the real experience of the Triune God. Of course, if our experience is sound and healthy, it will correspond with the reve lation in the Bible. Many times I receive light firstly from my experience rather than from the Bible. But when I check my experience with the Bible, I find that what I have experienced not only agrees with what is in the Bible but is strengthened and reinforced by the Word. Everything must be experiential, not merely doctrinal. Many of us can testify that daily we experience the anointing, the sealing, and the pledging. As we experience the Spirit in this way, we receive more of the divine essence into our being, we have more of the expression of God, and we enjoy more of God. Oh, God is so tasty and delicious! Once we have tasted Him, we cannot forget Him. Rather, we desire to taste Him more. Ephesians 1:14 says that the Holy Spirit is the pledge of our inheritance “unto the redemption of the acquired possession.” Redemption here refers to the redemption of our body (Rom. 8:23), that is, the transfiguration of our body of humiliation into a glorious one (Phil. 3:21). The Holy Spirit today is a guarantee, a foretaste, and a sample of our divine inheritance until our body is transfigured in glory, at which time we shall inherit God in full. The span of God’s blessings bestowed upon us covers all the crucial points from God’ss election in eternity past (v. 4) to the redemption of our body for eternity future.

12我们这些蒙神救赎的人─召会，乃是神用基督的宝血所买的产业。（徒二十28。）在神的经纶里，神成了我们的基业，我们也成了神的产业。何等奇妙！我们没有付出甚么，却得著了一切！神得著我们是有代价的，我们承受神却是白白的。这是使神的荣耀得著称赞。

12We, God’s redeemed ones, the church, are God’s possession acquired by His purchase with the precious blood of Christ (Acts 20:28). In God’secon o my, God becomes our inheritance, and we become God’s possession. How marvelous! We give nothing, and we get everything! God acquired us at the greatest cost, but we inherit God at no cost. This is to the praise of God’s glory

肆使神的荣耀得著称赞

IV. TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY

13因为十四节用『使祂的荣耀得著称赞』这句话作结束，所以我们需要再一次来看这件事。这是本句话第三次的重复，这次是神对我们的祝福（3～）这段话的结语。三至六节揭示父神为我们所计画的，就是拣选并豫定我们得儿子的名分，使祂恩典的荣耀得著称赞。七至十二节启示子神如何完成父神所计画的，就是救赎我们，并使我们成为神的基业，使祂的荣耀得著称赞。十三至十四节告诉我们灵神如何将子神所完成的，应用到我们身上，就是印我们，并作我们永远、神圣基业的保证和豫尝，使神的荣耀得著称赞。在神所赐给我们的福分里，三一神的荣耀配得三重的称赞。

13Because verse 14 ends with the words, “to the praise of His glory,” we need to consider this matter once again. This is the third time this phrase is repeated, this time as an ending to this section (vv. 3-14) concerning God’s blessings to us. Verses 3 through 6 disclose what God 14 the Father purposed for us; that is, He chose us and predestinated us unto sonship to the praise of the glory of His grace. Verses 7 through 12 reveal how God the Son accomplished what God the Father purposed; that is, He redeemed us and made us an inheritance of God to the praise of His glory. Verses 13 and 14 tell us how God the Spirit applies to us what God the Son has accomplished; that is, He seals us and is the guarantee and foretaste of our eternal, divine inheritance to the praise of God’s glory. The glory of the Triune God deserves the threefold praise in the blessings He bestows upon us.

14『使祂的荣耀得著称赞』这句话重复了三次，因为神的福分与神圣的三一有关。这里有说到我们的三重美言，也有对三一神的三重称赞。三一神，神圣的三一，配得我们三重的称赞。祂不仅配得我们的称赞，也配得天使和一切受造之物的称赞。最终，整个宇宙要为著祂的计画、祂的完成、和祂的应用称赞神。太好了！我们是在神的祝福之下！我们已经指出，三至十四节是关于神对我们祝福的记载。这个祝福的结果，乃是宇宙中一切正面的事物都要为祂所赐给我们的福分称赞神，因为我们这些神的儿子要成为神的基业。虽然我们堕落得这么低下，但是我们已成了神的儿子，甚至成了神的基业和享受。神成了我们的基业，我们也正在承受神作我们的享受。至终，祂在我们里面，我们也在祂里面。我们在祂里面成为祂的基业和享受，祂也在我们里面成为我们的基业和享受。为著三一神对我们的祝福，阿利路亚！我们因著有膏抹、印涂和担保，就完全满足了。现在我们所渴望的，乃是得著更多的神。

14The phrase “to the praise of His glory” is repeated three times because the Trinity is involved in God’s blessing. There is a threefold well-speaking concerning us and a threefold praise to the Triune God. The Triune God, the divine Trinity, deserves our threefold praise. He deserves not only our praise, but also the praise of the angels and of all creation. Eventually, the whole universe will praise God for His purpose, for His accomplishment, and for His application. How wonderful that we are under God’swell-speaking! As we have pointed out, verses 3 through 1 4 are a record of God’swell-speaking concerning us. The result of this well - speaking is that all the positive things in the universe will praise God for His blessings bestowed upon us, because we, the sons of God, will be God’s inheritance. Although we fell so low, we have been made sons of God, even God’s inheritance and enjoyment. God has become our inheritance, and we are inheriting God as our enjoyment. Ultimately, He is in us, and we are in Him. We are in Him to be His inheritance and enjoyment, and He is in us to be our inheritance and enjoyment. Hallelujah for the well - speaking of the Triune God concerning us! Because we have the anointing, the sealing, and the pledging, we are fully satisfied. All we desire now is more of God.