13我们多次说到，有一个清明的天是很重要的。事实上，有一个清明的天就是有一个清明的灵。就属灵上说，我们的灵就是我们的天。所以，当我们的灵清明时，我们的天也清明。然而，我们的灵若是阴霾的，我们的天也阴霾。保罗在四章十七至十九节说，那些在心思的虚妄里行事为人的人，在悟性上既然昏暗，就因著那在他们里面的无知，与神的生命隔绝了。他指出他们的心刚硬，感觉丧尽，就任凭自己放荡。所以，在心思的虚妄里就是在厚厚的黑暗里。对照之下，信徒从前是黑暗，但『如今在主里面乃是光』。（五8。）所以，我们『行事为人就要像光的儿女』。保罗在五章十四节说，『睡著的人哪，要起来，要从死人中站起来，基督就要光照你了。』我们一在灵里，我们就在光中，在主的光照之下；结果我们就有清明的天。我们的灵越清明，我们的天也越清明。
13A number of times we have spoken about the importance of having a clear sky. Actually, to have a clear sky is simply to have a clear spirit. Spiritually speaking, our spirit is our sky. Therefore, when our spirit is clear, our sky is clear as well. However, if our spirit is cloudy, our sky also will be cloudy. In 4:17-19 Paul says that those who walk in the vanity of the mind are darkened in their understanding and estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance which is in them. He points out that their hearts are hard, that they have ceased from feeling, and that they have given themselves over to lewdness. Therefore, to be in the vanity of the mind is to be in thick darkness. By contrast, the believers, who were once darkness, are “now light in the Lord” (5:8). Therefore, we should “walk as children of light.” In 5:14 Paul says, “ Awake, sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and Christ shall shine on you.” Whenever we are in the spirit, we are in the light, under the Lord’s shining. As a result, we have a clear sky. The more clear our spirit is, the more clear our sky becomes