奋力追求基督以得着基督
保罗是奋力追求基督以得着基督的人。（腓三8，12。）然而，今天很少基督徒和保罗一样，包括我们在内。我们也许是追求的基督徒，但我们也许只追求基督到某个程度，满意于例行的教会生活，和为着基督例行的工作和事奉。遵守这样的例行公事，无法使我们竭力得着基督。因为许多基督徒没有追求基督以得着基督，神就需要得胜者。
圣经给我们看见，首先，神试着在亚当族类身上作工，但亚当族类失败了。然后神对另一个族类－以色列，亚伯拉罕的族类，有新的起头。至终，以色列也使神失望。于是神到另一班人－教会－那里。然而，虽然神在教会身上作工将近二千年，神还是没有得着祂所愿望的。因此，早在第一世纪，主就进来呼召得胜者，今天祂仍对得胜者发出呼召。然而，甚至在奉献的基督徒中间，也很难找到一些得胜者，一些追求基督以得着基督的人。
在约书亚的时代，有二、三百万以色列人，但少有约书亚和迦勒。少有竭力的人，真实追求神的人。没有这样的人，美地和赐地者都会闲站。那地和赐地者需要一些人取得那地，据有那地，并享受那地。那些据有那地的人，乃是帮助将那地赐与他们的一位。
今天我们需要为着基督取得并据有那地。我们需要为基督得着基督。我们若这样作，就会帮助基督。然而，我们若继续过例行的基督徒生活和教会生活，就无法为着基督得着那地。为此，神需要一些得胜者。今天地上有数以百万计的真基督徒，但得胜者在那里？神正在呼召得胜者，但谁愿意响应神的呼召，追求基督以得着基督？我盼望我们中间有许多人会帮助基督，响应神对得胜者的呼召。
我们享受基督，祂就使我们成为祂的产业。这是一件生机的事。我们若取得基督，据有基督，并享受基督作我们包罗万有的美地，那地就成为我们的供应。那地所供应我们的，会使我们成为生机的。
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Struggle to Pursue Christ in Order to Gain Christ — Phil 3:8, 12
Paul was one who struggled to pursue Christ in order to gain Christ (Phil. 3:8, 12). However, very few of today’s Christians, including us, are like Paul. We may be seeking Christians, but we may pursue Christ only to a certain extent, being content with a routine church life and routine work and service for Christ. Following such a routine does not enable us to endeavor to gain Christ. Because so many Christians do not pursue Christ in order to gain Him, God needs the overcomers.
The Bible shows us that, first, God tried to work with the race of Adam, but the Adamic race was a failure. Then God had a new start with another race, with Israel, the race of Abraham. Eventually, Israel also failed God. Then God went to another people – the church. However, although God has been working with the church for nearly two thousand years, God has not yet gained what He desires. Thus, as early as the first century, the Lord came in to call for overcomers, and today He is still sounding out the call for the overcomers. Nevertheless, even among devoted Christians it is hard to find some overcomers, some who are pursuing Christ in order to gain Him.
At the time of Joshua, there were two or three million Israelites, but there were not many Joshuas and Calebs. There were not many endeavoring ones, genuine pursuers of God. Without such ones both the good land and the Giver of the land would have been idle. Both the land and the Giver of the land needed certain ones to take the land, possess the land and enjoy the land. Those who possessed the land did a favor to the One who gave them the land.
We today need to take and possess the land for Christ. We need to gain Christ for Christ. If we do this, we will do Christ a favor. However, if we go on living a routine Christian life and church life, we will not be able to gain the land for Christ. For this, God needs some overcomers. There are millions of real Christians on earth today, but where are the overcomers? God is calling for overcomers, but who will answer His call? Who will respond to God’s call by pursuing Christ in order to gain Christ? I hope that many among us will do Christ a favor by responding to God’s call for overcomers.
When we enjoy Christ, He makes us His possession. This is something organic. If we take Christ, possess Christ and enjoy Christ as our all-inclusive good land, the land will become our supply. What the land supplies us will cause us to become organic.