圣经是神的话，里面充满了神的光，但这光乃是照亮向祂敞开的人。林后三章十八节：“我们众人既然敞着脸，得以看见主的荣光…。”敞着脸来看主，乃是被荣光照亮的基本条件。人若蒙着脸来朝见主，荣光就不能照亮他。神的光只能照亮向祂敞开的人。人向神若不是敝开的，就没有法子得着神的光。有的人的难处，就是他在神面前是一个关闭的人。他的灵向着神是关闭的，他的心向着神是关闭的，他的意志向着神是关闭的，他的意志向着神是关闭的，他的思想向着神是关闭的，所以，圣经的光就不能照亮他。这就像太阳原是充满了光来普照这一个世界的，可是，我们如果坐在房子里，把门窗全掩闭起来，光就不能进来照亮我们。难处不在光身上，难处是在人身上。光只能照亮向它敞开的人。
物质的光是如此，属灵的光也是如此。甚么时候我们关闭起来，甚么时候光就不能照亮我们。有的人在神面前是一个关闭的人，所以总是看不见神的光。我们不要光花功夫在诵读上，我们也要注意我们在神面前是不是一个敞开的人。人如果不敞着脸，主的荣光就不能照着他。人的心如果不向神敞开，神就不能给他看见光。
向着光敞开的人，光就照亮他；敞开有多少，光照也有多少。这是一定的律。我们即使在房间里把门窗全关了，但只要有一条缝，光还会射进来。所以得着光并不是困难的事，只要顺着这个律，就能得着光。反之，违反了光的律，就怎么也得不着光。一个向神关闭的人，即使他研究得很多，祷告得很多，却仍旧是一个不能读圣经的人。人向着神不敞开，而盼望能得着光照，这就非常困难。神的光并不是无条件的赐给人的。人要得着神的光，必须履行得着光的条件。
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The Heart Must Be Open (1) – 2 Cor. 3:18
The Bible is the Word of God, filled with His light. But this light only shines upon those who are open to Him. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord…” To behold the Lord with an unveiled face is the basic condition for being enlightened by His glory. If a person comes before the Lord with a veiled face, the glory cannot shine upon him. God’s light can only shine upon those who are open to Him. If one is not open before God, there is no way for him to receive God’s light. The problem for some people is that they are closed before God — their spirit is closed toward God, their heart is closed toward God, and their will is closed toward God, their mind is closed toward God. Therefore, the light of the Scriptures cannot shine upon them. This is like the sun, which is full of light and shines upon the whole world. Yet if we sit inside a house and shut all the doors and windows, the light cannot come in to brighten us. The problem is not with the light itself — it is with man. Light can only shine upon those who are open to it.
So it is with spiritual light as with physical light. Whenever we close ourselves, the light cannot shine. Some people remain closed before God and therefore never see His light. We should not spend all our effort merely on reading the words of the Bible; we must also pay attention to whether we are open before God. If one does not behold the Lord with an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord cannot shine upon him. If a person’s heart is not open toward God, God cannot cause him to see the light.
Those who open themselves to the light will be illuminated by it; the more open they are, the more light shines. This is an unwavering law. Even if we close all the doors and windows in a room, as long as there is a crack in between, light will still shine in. Therefore, obtaining light is not difficult; as long as we follow this law, we can have light. On the contrary, if one violates the law of light, he will never receive it. A person who is closed toward God, no matter how much he studies or prays, is still unable to read the Bible. Without being open to God, it is very difficult for man to hope to receive enlightenment. God’s light is not given to man unconditionally. To receive God’s light, man must fulfill the conditions for receiving it.