然而我们的确有一条路:借着操练我们的灵捆绑那壮者。我们必须一直认识并知道,撒但是在人的身体里控制人的心思,而主耶稣是在人的灵里,等待机会将祂自己扩展到人的魂内里的各部分。我们必须一直借着操练灵与主耶稣合作。操练灵最好的路就是忘掉我们的思想,简单地呼喊,“哦,主耶稣!”这样的呼喊会使你简单。你越这样喊主,你就变得越简单。你是简单地,却有强的灵。这样,你就不再喜欢辩论。当你摸着人的心思,就摸着撒但坚固的营垒;如果你摸着那坚固的营垒,就会受苦。你要反过来转向灵;当你转向灵,撒但就颤抖。
我们都很熟悉罗八6。将心思置于肉体,就是死。死是撒但国度的事。将心思置于灵,乃是生命平安;这些乃是神国的事。如果我们将心思置于灵,就在神的国里。但是当我们将心思置于肉体,就在撒但的国里。我们留在撒但的国里,或在神的国里,完全在于我们将心思置于何处。将心思置于肉体就是在撒但的国里;将心思置于灵就是在神的国里。如果我们将心思置于肉体,所有的鬼都要蜂拥兴起。然而,如果我们将心思置于灵,鬼就要离开。将心思置于灵,实际上就是在赶鬼。“我若靠着神的灵赶鬼,这就是神的国临到你们了。”(太十二28)国度生活的实行,就是将我们的心思置于灵,并顺着内住的灵。我们有一条过国度生活的路。国度生活的实行乃是在灵里。当我们过国度生活的时候,我们不思虑,并且我们将心思置于灵。
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The Mind Sets on the Spirit – Rom. 8:5-6
However, we do have a way: by exercising our spirit to bind the strong man. We have to know Satan is in the human body controlling the human mind, while the Lord Jesus is in the human spirit, looking for an opportunity to extend himself to all parts of the human soul. We need to cooperate with the Lord Jesus by exercising our spirit. The best way to exercise the spirit is to forget our thoughts and simply shout, “Oh, Lord Jesus!” Such shouting will make you uncomplicated. The more you call upon the Lord’s name like this, the simpler you become. You are simple yet your spirit is strong. In this way, you no longer enjoy debating. When you touch a man’s mind, you touch Satan’s stronghold which makes you suffer. On the contrary, you have to turn to the spirit, which makes Satan tremble.
We are all familiar with Romans 8:6: to set the mind on the flesh is death. Death is a matter of Satan’s kingdom; While setting the mind on the spirit is life and peace, these are matters of the kingdom of God. If we set our mind on the spirit, we are in the kingdom of God. But when we set our mind on the flesh, we are in the kingdom of Satan. It depends entirely on where we set our mind to remain in the kingdom of Satan or in the kingdom of God. If we set our mind on the flesh, all of the demons will arise. However, if we set our mind on the spirit, the demons will leave. As a matter of fact, to set your mind on the spirit is to cast out demons: “If I, by the Spirit of God, cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Matt. 12:28) The practice of the kingdom life is to set our mind on the spirit and follow the indwelling spirit. This is the way to live a kingdom life, whose practice is in the spirit. When we live the kingdom life, we do not reason but set our mind on the spirit.