彼此一同喜乐（接上篇）
我们看见几件事：奠祭是在基本祭之外附加的；基本祭豫表基督不同的方面；奠祭豫表献上基督的人所享受的基督，奠祭叫献上的人充满基督这属天的酒，并使他成为献给神的酒；使徒藉着享受基督，成了这样的奠祭，使他浇奠在信徒信心的供物上。保罗将腓立比信徒的信心，视为向神所献上的祭物。照着彼前二章九节和启示录一章六节，所有新约的信徒都是神的祭司。因此，他们对主的服事，无论在那一方面，都是祭司的供奉（腓二17，30）。
照着二章十七和十八节，保罗与腓立比信徒彼此同乐，彼此分享他们的喜乐。保罗欢喜，能彀成为奠祭，浇奠在信徒信心的祭物上，并在他为信徒的信心而殉道的事上，与信徒分享他的喜乐。然后，腓立比信徒因着保罗这奠祭而喜乐，甚至在他为他们信心的缘故殉道时，也庆贺他。事实上，信徒喜乐的反应，乃是向保罗的庆贺。
经历基督的两个高峰
我们在这里所看见的两个构成─信徒的构成（与他们的信心有关）和保罗的构成（与他成为奠祭有关），代表经历基督的两个高峰。信徒这一面有信心的高峰，使徒那一面有殉道的高峰。这样的殉道，乃是保罗将自己当作奠祭浇奠。因着保罗爱主耶稣，并享受主到极点，至终，他被基督构成为属天的酒，成为奠祭浇奠献给神。何等有意义，何等美妙！保罗和腓立比圣徒彼此的反应都是喜乐；保罗为信徒喜乐，信徒为保罗喜乐。这样彼此喜乐也是相互庆贺，庆贺彼此的成功。保罗庆贺信徒在信心上成功，信徒庆贺保罗殉道成功。在这样彼此喜乐和彼此庆贺里，我们看见经历基督的两个高峰。但愿我们更往前，直到在经历基督和享受基督的事上，达到这两个高峰。
信息重点：经历基督有两个高峰：信徒被基督构成为信心的祭物，使徒被基督构成为奠祭。二者都是享受基督达到成熟的结果，使人甘愿完全献上，并在彼此的奉献中一同喜乐。
应用祷告：主耶稣，求你把自己更多构成到我里面，使我的信心成为祭物，也使我的一生成为奠祭，与你的众圣徒一同喜乐，使神得着满足。阿们！
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The Drink Offering and Sacrifice (6) — Lev. 23:37
Rejoicing Together (Continued)
We see several things: the drink offering is an addition to the basic offerings; the basic offerings typify various aspects of Christ; the drink offering typifies the Christ enjoyed by the one who offers Christ, and it causes the offerer to be filled with Christ as the heavenly wine and to become wine offered to God; through enjoying Christ, the apostle became such a drink offering, enabling him to be poured out upon the offering of the believers’ faith. Paul regarded the faith of the Philippian believers as a sacrifice offered to God. According to 1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 1:6, all New Testament believers are priests of God. Therefore, their service to the Lord, in whatever aspect, is a priestly offering (Phil. 2:17, 30).
According to 2:17 and 18, Paul and the Philippian believers rejoiced together, sharing their joy with one another. Paul rejoiced that he could become a drink offering, poured out upon the sacrifice of the believers’ faith, and he shared his joy with the believers in his martyrdom for the sake of their faith. Then the Philippian believers rejoiced because of Paul’s being this drink offering, even congratulating him when he was martyred for the sake of their faith. In fact, the believers’ joyful response was a congratulation to Paul.
Two Peaks in the Experience of Christ
The two constitutions we see here — the believers’ constitution (related to their faith) and Paul’s constitution (related to his becoming a drink offering) — represent two peaks in the experience of Christ. On the believers’ side is the peak of faith; on the apostle’s side is the peak of martyrdom. Such martyrdom was Paul pouring himself out as a drink offering. Because Paul loved the Lord Jesus and enjoyed the Lord to the uttermost, he was eventually constituted by Christ into the heavenly wine, becoming a drink offering poured out and offered to God. How meaningful and how wonderful! Both Paul and the Philippian saints responded with joy to one another; Paul rejoiced for the believers, and the believers rejoiced for Paul. Such mutual rejoicing was also a mutual congratulating, congratulating one another’s success. Paul congratulated the believers on their success in faith, and the believers congratulated Paul on the success of his martyrdom. In such mutual rejoicing and mutual congratulating, we see two peaks in the experience of Christ. May we press on further, until we reach these two peaks in experiencing and enjoying Christ.
Message Main Points: There are two peaks in the experience of Christ: the believers being constituted by Christ into the sacrifice of faith, and the apostle being constituted by Christ into the drink offering. Both are the result of enjoying Christ to the point of maturity, causing a person to be willing to offer himself completely, and to rejoice together in mutual offering.
Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask You to constitute Yourself into me more and more, so that my faith may become a sacrifice, and my whole life may become a drink offering, rejoicing together with all Your saints, that God may be satisfied. Amen!