The proper way to take the milk of the Word is to drink it.

[jidong xiao]

现在我们能知道经历恩典繁增的路。我们需要领悟，一切关于生命和敬虔的事已经赐给我们，并且我们在里面得着神的生命和神的性情。藉着新约里所赐的应许，我们能有分于神的性情。我们只需要打开神的话，并祷读这些应许。我们若这样接受话，就会经历恩典的繁增。

单单知道恩典的繁增并不彀。我们需要藉着宝贵的应许，有分于神的性情。然后恩典就会繁增的归与我们。我们若喝神的话这纯净的奶，（彼前二2，）忠信的吸入这话，我们就会经历恩典内里属灵的繁增。这就是在恩典上长大。

接受话奶正确的路就是喝。我们喝话奶，这话奶就被消化并吸收到我们这人里面。这样，话奶就成为我们的一部分，恩典也就在我们里面繁增。主对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。（罗十12。）我们若要有分于基督的丰富，就需要呼求祂的名，并将祂的话祷告到我们里面。这样，恩典就会在我们里面繁增。

一切关于生命和敬虔的事，已藉着神的神能赐给了我们，宝贵的应许也赐给了我们。我们若简单的呼求主的名，并祷读祂应许的话，吃喝祂，我们就会经历恩典的繁增。这是过真实基督徒生活的路，这种基督徒生活产生真正的召会生活。

Now we can know the way to experience the multiplication of grace. We need to realize that all things which relate to life and godliness have already been given to us, and that inwardly we have the divine life with the divine nature. Through the promises given in the New Testament, we can become partakers of the divine nature. We simply need to open the Word and pray-read the promises. If we take the Word in this way, we shall experience the multiplication of grace.

It is not sufficient simply to learn about the multiplication of grace. We need to partake of the divine nature through the precious promises. Then grace will be multiplied to us. If we are faithful to take in the Word by drinking it as pure milk (1 Pet. 2:2), we shall experience an inward spiritual multiplication of grace. This is growth in grace.

The proper way to take the milk of the Word is to drink it. When we drink in the milk of the Word, it will then be digested and assimilated into our being. In this way, it will become part of us, and grace will be multiplied in us. The Lord is rich to all who call upon Him (Rom. 10:12). If we would partake of the riches of Christ, we need to call on His name and pray His Word into us. In this way grace will be multiplied within us.

Everything pertaining to life and godliness has been given to us by the divine power, and the precious promises have also been given to us. If we simply call on the name of the Lord and pray-read the word of His promises, eating and drinking of Him, we shall experience the multiplication of grace. This is the way to have a true Christian life which produces the genuine church life.