“把船开到水深之处。”（路加福音五章4节）
主今天也要我进入深处，多少深他没有说。深的程度是看我们离岸－世界－多少远，我们的需要多少大，而定的。鱼在深处可以得到，在浅水中却得不到。
我们也是如此；进入了神的一切深处，方能满足我们的需要。我们对于神的训谕，应当往深处去挖掘，同样一句话，圣灵会启示我们神晶莹瑰丽的意义，我们以前所知道的，甚为肤浅，我们进入了深处，才能真正知道如海洋深奥的意义了。神的美意亦是如此。
主要我们在救恩中进入深处，圣灵教导我们深感主的宝血来洁净我们，那就成为我们灵魂和身体的香膏，食物，和医药。
主要我们在神的旨意中进入深处；以前我们顶难寻求神的旨意，进入深处之后，便顶容易了。以前我们只能知道他的旨意，进入深处之后，我们就能明了他的美意了。
主要我们在圣灵中进入深处，直到他好象夏天的海洋，光明闪耀，波平如镜，深不可测。我们在里面浸润，沐浴，呼吸，在他永恒的宁静与平安之中，忘记了自己，消融我们的一切悲哀。
主要我们在圣灵中进入深处，直到他成了我们祷告的答应，成为我们最小心最体贴的指导者，最能关心我们的需要，最正确地引导我们的生活。
主要我们在神的目的和国度中进入深处，直到主的再来，直到我们与主同在千年国中掌权；直到我们的眼睛一看见光，我们的心就会因着将来与主同在的喜乐和荣耀跳动。——译自《灵食》
今天你愿不愿意浸沉在生命的水里？以西结所见的异象中的水，起初是由殿门的门槛下流出来的。后来手拿准绳的量了以后，水到了踝子骨了。再量了一次，水就到膝。再量了一次，水便到腰。后来竟成了可凫的水——不可趟的河了。（读以西结书四十七章）。在这生命的水里，我们已经前进了多少？让我们浸沉在这生命的水泉里沐浴，把我们自己藏起来不被看见。让我们离岸进深。不要忘记，那手拿准绳的今天仍和我们同在。
Launch out into the deep (Luke 5:4).
How deep He does not say. The depth into which we launch will depend upon how perfectly we have given up the shore, and the greatness of our need, and the apprehension of our possibilities. The fish were to be found in the deep, not in the shallow water.
So with us; our needs are to be met in the deep things of God. We are to launch out into the deep of God's Word, which the Spirit can open up to us in such crystal fathomless meaning that the same words we have accepted in times past will have an ocean meaning in them, which renders their first meaning to us very shallow.
Into the deep of the Atonement, until Christ's precious blood is so illuminated by the Spirit that it becomes an omnipotent balm, and food and medicine for the soul and body.
Into the deep of the Father's will, until we apprehend it in its infinite minuteness and goodness, and its far-sweeping provision and care for us.
Into the deep of the Holy Spirit, until He becomes a bright, dazzling, sweet, fathomless summer sea, in which we bathe and bask and breathe, and lose ourselves and our sorrows in the calmness and peace of His everlasting presence.
Into the deep of the Holy Spirit, until He becomes a bright, marvelous answer to prayer, the most careful and tender guidance, the most thoughtful anticipation of our needs, the most accurate and supernatural shaping of our events.
Into the deep of God's purposes and coming kingdom, until the Lord's coming and His millennial reign are opened up to us; and beyond these the bright entrancing ages on ages unfold themselves, until the mental eye is dazed with light, and the heart flutters with inexpressible anticipations of its joy with Jesus and the glory to be revealed.
Into all these things, Jesus bids us launch. He made us and He made the deep, and to its fathomless depths He has fitted our longings and capabilities.
--Soul Food
Its streams the whole creation reach,
So plenteous is the store;
Enough for all, enough for each;
Enough forevermore.
The deep waters of the Holy Spirit are always accessible, because they are always proceeding. Will you not this day claim afresh to be immersed and drenched in these waters of life? The waters in Ezekiel's vision first of all oozed from under the doors of the temple. Then the man with the measuring line measured and found the waters to the ankles. Still further measurement, and they were waters to the knees. Once again they were measured and the waters were to the loins. Then they became waters to swim in--a river that could not be passed over. (Read Ezekiel 47).
How far have we advanced into this river of life? The Holy Spirit would have a complete self effacement. Not merely ankle-deep, knee-deep, loin-deep, but self-deep. We ourselves hidden out of sight and bathed in this life-giving stream. Let go the shore-lines and launch out into the deep. Never forget, the Man with the measuring line is with us today.
--J.G.M.
主今天也要我进入深处，多少深他没有说。深的程度是看我们离岸－世界－多少远，我们的需要多少大，而定的。鱼在深处可以得到，在浅水中却得不到。
我们也是如此；进入了神的一切深处，方能满足我们的需要。我们对于神的训谕，应当往深处去挖掘，同样一句话，圣灵会启示我们神晶莹瑰丽的意义，我们以前所知道的，甚为肤浅，我们进入了深处，才能真正知道如海洋深奥的意义了。神的美意亦是如此。
主要我们在救恩中进入深处，圣灵教导我们深感主的宝血来洁净我们，那就成为我们灵魂和身体的香膏，食物，和医药。
主要我们在神的旨意中进入深处；以前我们顶难寻求神的旨意，进入深处之后，便顶容易了。以前我们只能知道他的旨意，进入深处之后，我们就能明了他的美意了。
主要我们在圣灵中进入深处，直到他好象夏天的海洋，光明闪耀，波平如镜，深不可测。我们在里面浸润，沐浴，呼吸，在他永恒的宁静与平安之中，忘记了自己，消融我们的一切悲哀。
主要我们在圣灵中进入深处，直到他成了我们祷告的答应，成为我们最小心最体贴的指导者，最能关心我们的需要，最正确地引导我们的生活。
主要我们在神的目的和国度中进入深处，直到主的再来，直到我们与主同在千年国中掌权；直到我们的眼睛一看见光，我们的心就会因着将来与主同在的喜乐和荣耀跳动。——译自《灵食》
今天你愿不愿意浸沉在生命的水里？以西结所见的异象中的水，起初是由殿门的门槛下流出来的。后来手拿准绳的量了以后，水到了踝子骨了。再量了一次，水就到膝。再量了一次，水便到腰。后来竟成了可凫的水——不可趟的河了。（读以西结书四十七章）。在这生命的水里，我们已经前进了多少？让我们浸沉在这生命的水泉里沐浴，把我们自己藏起来不被看见。让我们离岸进深。不要忘记，那手拿准绳的今天仍和我们同在。
Launch out into the deep (Luke 5:4).
How deep He does not say. The depth into which we launch will depend upon how perfectly we have given up the shore, and the greatness of our need, and the apprehension of our possibilities. The fish were to be found in the deep, not in the shallow water.
So with us; our needs are to be met in the deep things of God. We are to launch out into the deep of God's Word, which the Spirit can open up to us in such crystal fathomless meaning that the same words we have accepted in times past will have an ocean meaning in them, which renders their first meaning to us very shallow.
Into the deep of the Atonement, until Christ's precious blood is so illuminated by the Spirit that it becomes an omnipotent balm, and food and medicine for the soul and body.
Into the deep of the Father's will, until we apprehend it in its infinite minuteness and goodness, and its far-sweeping provision and care for us.
Into the deep of the Holy Spirit, until He becomes a bright, dazzling, sweet, fathomless summer sea, in which we bathe and bask and breathe, and lose ourselves and our sorrows in the calmness and peace of His everlasting presence.
Into the deep of the Holy Spirit, until He becomes a bright, marvelous answer to prayer, the most careful and tender guidance, the most thoughtful anticipation of our needs, the most accurate and supernatural shaping of our events.
Into the deep of God's purposes and coming kingdom, until the Lord's coming and His millennial reign are opened up to us; and beyond these the bright entrancing ages on ages unfold themselves, until the mental eye is dazed with light, and the heart flutters with inexpressible anticipations of its joy with Jesus and the glory to be revealed.
Into all these things, Jesus bids us launch. He made us and He made the deep, and to its fathomless depths He has fitted our longings and capabilities.
--Soul Food
Its streams the whole creation reach,
So plenteous is the store;
Enough for all, enough for each;
Enough forevermore.
The deep waters of the Holy Spirit are always accessible, because they are always proceeding. Will you not this day claim afresh to be immersed and drenched in these waters of life? The waters in Ezekiel's vision first of all oozed from under the doors of the temple. Then the man with the measuring line measured and found the waters to the ankles. Still further measurement, and they were waters to the knees. Once again they were measured and the waters were to the loins. Then they became waters to swim in--a river that could not be passed over. (Read Ezekiel 47).
How far have we advanced into this river of life? The Holy Spirit would have a complete self effacement. Not merely ankle-deep, knee-deep, loin-deep, but self-deep. We ourselves hidden out of sight and bathed in this life-giving stream. Let go the shore-lines and launch out into the deep. Never forget, the Man with the measuring line is with us today.
--J.G.M.