第三課 被神的話語轉化
2 願他用口（話語）與我親嘴…（歌1:2a）
I. 主要概念
領受 神話語的親吻，意思就是藉著禱讀 神的話、默想 神的話，來領受 神所要賜給我們最奧秘的事物。藉著 神的話語與 神親密，會攪動我們的情感，轉化我們和 神的關係。
II. 教導
● 神話語的親吻
從 神的口中出來的就是 神的話，我們的心只能靠 神口中出來的話語而活。這三千年來，猶太拉比一直解釋這節「用口與我親嘴」為「用律法書（Torah）與我親嘴」，而耶穌在曠野受試探時，也是引用申命記8章 3節（太4: 4）：「人活著，不是單靠食物，乃是靠神口裡所出的一切話。」。所以「用口與我親嘴」要這樣解釋：是 神的手藉著聖靈觸動我們的心，擴張我們的心靈，使我們能夠更多承受祂的愛，使我們心裏火熱，更加委身獻上我們自己，來回應祂的愛。
聖經中記載著各樣的親吻，如朋友的面頰之吻、奴僕的腳足親吻，而用口親嘴，是婚姻之愛或親密關係的親吻。就像人與人的親吻代表親密的關係，同樣的，神聖的親吻也是與 神親密的象徵，藉著 神的話語與 神親密，會攪動我們的情感，轉化我們和 神的關係。所以「祂口的親吻」指的是神話語的釋放，使我們的心能軟化在 神的愛中。得著 神話語的親吻一直是新婦的生活目標，整本雅歌都在啓示得著 神話語親吻的途徑。
請注意，我們絕對不要想成與耶穌口對口親吻，這完全在神話語的界線之外，我們抵擋所有用肉體感官對「用話語親嘴」的解釋。
● 神百姓最大的呼求
所羅門是仿照他自己與 神的經歷，寫下這首描述愛情的雅歌。所羅門早年做王的時候， 神在夢中臨到他、試驗他（代下1；王上3），神對所羅門的試練，是允許他求任何事物，而他所要求的，是領受超自然的智慧，所以他能夠更好的服事 神的百姓。
同樣的， 神繼續考驗祂的百姓，向教會發出邀請，允許教會求任何的事情。我們以一個新婦的身份站在天父面前，向祂發出我們内心深處中最大的渴慕，我們呼喊: 「天父，願他用口與我親嘴。」我們求 神滿足人的靈魂中最深處的需要，我們求 神擴充我們的心靈，使我們能更多地愛祂，向耶穌更深地委身。
新婦對天父最大的請求，就是 神話語的親吻，她渴慕 神話語的親吻，超過渴慕權力、高位、和地上的舒適。神正在興起一群百姓，最大的願望就是渴慕祂話語的親吻。我們可以提出需要，但那些都是次要的，最崇高的信仰禱告，就是要從 神那裏領受全心全力 愛神的恩典。
● 為一位觀眾而活
我聼過上個世紀，一個鋼琴演奏家的故事，他夢想能在維也納大劇院演奏。當他在維也納大劇院完成了他第一次的千人演奏會時，人們站立鼓掌許久，之後，有人問他:「這麼長的掌聲是不是你人生中最偉大的一刻？」鋼琴演奏家回答:「不！我很喜歡，但是對我而言，這不是最重要的。」他接著說:「當人們都坐下了以後，一位坐在樓座包廂頂端的一位長者，向我點了點頭，那是我人生中最重要的一刻，因為他是指導我30年的老師。他的點頭示意，比群眾的不斷掌聲，還要寶貴的許多。」我們必須學會為了一位觀眾而活。那些愛祂的人，會因為贏得我們主的一個點頭鼓勵，心裏充滿了能力，而那力量，將會超過所有周圍人的認同。
「呼求 神話語的親吻」就是追求盡心盡力愛 神的恩典，也就是爲了一位觀眾而活。
● 操練被神的話語轉化
若要領受 神話語的親吻，就必須禱讀 神的話、默想 神的話，來領受 神所要賜給我們最奧秘的事物。受試探時，我們宣告:「天父，我不要向罪讓步，願祂用口與我親嘴，我的生命就是為要領受 神話語的親吻。這才是真正的我。」當人不公平對待我們時，我們宣告:「我的生活不是為了要受人歡迎，我活著，乃是為了 神話語的親吻而活。」
III. 複習
1. 「祂口的親吻」指的是神話語的釋放，使我們的心能軟化在神的愛中。
2. 神正興起一群百姓，渴慕祂話語的親吻，成為他們最大的願望。有許多的需求可以提出，但那些都是次要的，最崇高的信仰禱告，是要從 神那裏，領受全心全力 愛神的恩典。
3. 我們必須學會為了一位觀眾而活。那些愛祂的人，會因為贏得我們主的一個點頭鼓勵，心裏充滿了能力，而那力量，將會超過所有周圍人的認同。
IV. 回應和操練
1. 深入思考1：「最崇高的信仰禱告，就是要從 神那裏領受全心全力 愛神的恩典」和最大的誡命彼此有什麼關聯？
2. 深入思考2：哪些聖經人物的生命見證，讓你想到他們是為了一位觀眾而活，遠超過周圍人的認同？
3. 操練：如何實際地調整生活的腳步，在生活當中操練「領受 神話語的親吻」？
4. 禱讀並默想：願他用口（話語）與我親嘴…（歌1:2a）
5. 經文背誦：歌1:2a; 申 8:3
Session 3 Transformed by the Word
2 Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth (Word)… (Song 1:2a)
I. Key Concept
We receive the kisses of God’s Word by pray-reading God’s Word or in meditation on it as we set our heart to receive the deepest things that God will give us.
II. Teaching
● Kiss of His Word
The focus of this session is to understand the Divine kiss of God's Word. The eight chapter love Song unfolds the implications of receiving the Divine kiss. This is the theme of the Bride’s life. There are different types of kisses in Scripture. Examples are the kiss on the cheek of a friend, or the kiss on the feet of a servant. The kiss of the mouth speaks of holy married love or intimacy.
The maiden requests the kisses of the King’s mouth. The Word of God is what proceeds from God’s mouth. Our heart can only live by that which comes from the mouth of God. Jesus quoted Deut. 8:3 in His wilderness temptation (Mt. 4:4). For 3,000 years, rabbis have referred to the “kisses of the mouth” in this verse as the “kiss of the Torah”. The Divine kiss is a metaphor for intimacy with God. We are to think of God's hand touching our heart by the Holy Spirit to expand our capacity to receive His love and to give ourselves back to Him in love. It speaks God’s invitation to go deep with Jesus. The kisses of His mouth speak of the release of the Word of God that tenderizes our hearts in the love of God.
We are NOT to think of kissing Jesus on the mouth. This is entirely outside the boundaries of God’s Word. We renounce all interpretations of the “kisses of the Word” that come from sensual imagination.
3 That He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. (Deut. 8:3)
● The Greatest Request of the People of God
Solomon writes this love Song in a way that is reminiscent of his own experience with God. In Solomon’s early years as king of Israel, God visited him in a dream to test him (2 Chr. 1; 1 Kg. 3). The Lord tested Solomon by allowing him to make one supreme request or to ask God for anything. He asked for a supernatural impartation of wisdom and knowledge to serve God better.
In a similar way, the Lord has invited the Church to ask for anything in His will. As the Bride, we stand in the Father’s presence to ask for what we want most. We cry “Father, let Him kiss me with the kisses of His Word.” We ask for the deepest things that God will give the human spirit. God continues to test His people by allowing them to ask for anything.
The Bride’s supreme request from the Father is the Divine kiss of the Word. She wants this more than power, prominence and earthly comforts. God is raising up a people who long for the kisses of God’s Word as their supreme request. There are many necessary things to ask for. They are secondary. The greatest prayer of faith is to receive grace to love God with all our heart and strength.
● Living for the Audience of One
I heard the story of a concert pianist in the last century that longed to play in the great concert hall in Vienna. When he finished his first concert before thousands, the people gave him a long standing ovation. Afterwards, he was asked, “Was it the greatest moment in your life to receive this long applause?” The concert pianist replied, “No! I liked it, but it was not the most important thing to me.” He said, “When the people all sat down, an elderly man who sat in the top corner of the balcony simply nodded his head at me. That was the greatest moment of my life because he is the master who taught me for 30 years. One nod from him was worth much more than the long applause of the masses.” We must learn to live before an audience of One. Receiving the nod from our Master has great power in the hearts of those who love Him. It has more power than the approval of all others.
The cry for the kisses of God’s Word is the same reality as living before the audience of One.
● How to Be Transformed By the Word
We receive the kisses of God’s Word by pray-reading God’s Word or in meditation on it (as covered in session 2) as we set our heart to receive the deepest things that God will give us. In times of temptation, we speak this truth before the Lord. We say, “I will not yield to sin. Father let Him kiss me. My life is about receiving the kisses of God’s Word. This is who I am.” When people mistreat us. We declare, “My life is not primarily about being more popular, I live for the kisses of God's Word.”
III. Review
1. The kisses of His mouth speak of the release of the Word of God that tenderizes our hearts in the love of God.
2. God is raising up a people who long for the kisses of God’s Word as their supreme request. There are many necessary things to ask for. They are secondary. The greatest prayer of faith is to receive grace to love God with all our heart and strength.
3. We must learn to live before an audience of One. Receiving the nod from our Master has great power in the hearts of those who love Him. It has more power than the approval of all others.
IV. Response and Application
1. Digging 1: How does “The greatest prayer of faith is to receive grace to love God with all our heart and strength” relate to the first commandment?
2. Digging 2: Can you think of any characters in the Bible who live for the Audience of One and not for the approval of others?
3. Application: How do you adjust your routine schedule to practice “receive the kisses of God’s Word” in a practical way?
4. Pray Reading and Meditation: Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth (Word)… (Song 1:2a)
5. Scripture Memorization: Song 1:2a; Deut. 8:3
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