虽然神的众儿女都有一本圣经，但是，各人从圣经中得着光照的情形并不相同，有的人对于圣经还是一窍不通似的，有的人读圣经稍为得着一点光，有的人读圣经充满了光。所以有不同，是因为读的人不一样。神的光是一样，但是人并不一样。有的人在神面前是敞开的人，所以他能读圣经。有的人在神面前是关闭的人，所以他不能读圣经。有的人的关闭是全部的，他的黑暗就也是全部的；有的人的关闭是局部的，他所得着的光就也是局部的。我们在神面前不管有何种程度的看不见，是重大的或者是微小的，是全部的或者是局部的，都证明在我们身上有黑暗。所以，千万不要以为读圣经读不好是小可的事。圣经读不好，就显明一个事实－这个人是住在黑暗里！人读神的话如果一直不懂，一直看不见光，那是一件非常严重的事。
那么，我们要问，怎样才是向神敞开？这一个敞开，必须从没有条件的、没有保留的奉献而来。向神敞开不是一时的态度，向神敞开乃是人在神面前的性情。敞开不是偶然一次的，敞开乃是继续不断的。人要向神敞开，只有从一个没有条件、没有保留的奉献而来。人向着神的奉献如果是完全的、是绝对的，自然而然他对于神的态度就没有保留，就没有一个地方是关闭的。任何的关闭都说明奉献的不完全。所有黑暗是因着关闭，所有的关闭是因着没有奉献。甚么地方人没有奉献，就在那一个地方他要保留。甚么地方人在神面前服不下来，就在那一个地方他要为自己辩护，也就在那地方他没有法子明白圣经的真理，一碰到那一件事情，他就绕圈子。所以，黑暗是由于关闭，关闭是由于不奉献。一切的黑暗，都是因着关闭；一切的关闭，都是因着在神面前有不奉献地方，有服不下来的地方。
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The Heart Must Be Open (2) – 2 Cor. 4:6
Although all of God’s children have a Bible, the enlightenment they receive from it is not the same for each of them. Some seem to have no understanding of the Scriptures at all; some receive a little light when reading; while others are filled with light as they read. The difference lies not in the Bible but in the readers themselves. God’s light is the same, yet people are not the same. Some are open before God, so they can truly read the Bible. Others are closed before God, so they cannot read it. If a person is completely closed, his darkness will also be complete. If he is partially closed, the light he receives will also be partial. No matter to what degree we are unable to see before God — whether great or small, total or partial — it proves that there is darkness within us. Therefore, never think that being unable to read the Bible properly is a small matter. Failing to read the Scriptures well reveals a serious fact: this person is living in darkness! If a person continually reads God’s Word yet never understands it or sees light, that is a very serious condition.
Now we may ask: what does it mean to be open toward God? This openness must come from an unconditional and unreserved consecration. Being open to God is not a temporary attitude; it is a disposition before Him. Openness is not a one-time act — it is continual. For a person to be open toward God, he has to begin with a consecration that is absolute and without reservation. When one’s consecration to God is complete and absolute, his attitude toward God will naturally have no reservation; there will be no area in him that is closed. Any area of closedness indicates incomplete consecration. All darkness comes from being closed, and all closedness comes from un-consecration. Wherever a person has not consecrated himself, that is where he will hold back. Wherever he cannot submit to God, that is where he will defend himself — and that is precisely where he will be unable to understand the truth of the Bible. When he encounters that issue, he will go in circles. Thus, darkness comes from closure, and closure comes from un-consecration. All darkness comes from closure, and all closure comes from un-consecration and unwillingness to submit before God.