大衛在曠野困境其中確認耶和華是他的神。他在亁旱疲乏無水之地渴向神。期待看見神的能力。因神的慈愛比生命更好。他在夜間思想神,心靈就得飽足。他決意還活著的時候, 要頌讚神。
大衛心靈對神的信靠、在各樣環境中並白日及夜間時時尋求神的迫切感是我的榜樣。因為這樣生命才能與神建立一個很緊密的關係,才能得到神所賜的飽足。願我還活的時候,時時說出讚美神的話。
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在人生低谷時,我要稱讚神,因爲祂是唯一的拯救,只有祂才能救我脫離黑暗進入光明。在春風得意一帆風順時,我更要稱謝神,因爲那是祂奇妙的作爲,如果沒有祂的應許和幫助我將一事無成。
願我在有生之年,能像大衛一樣開口讚美,尊崇上帝,以表達我的滿足和感謝。
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諸天述說神的榮耀,穹蒼傳揚他的手段。(诗19:1)
凡有氣息的,都要讚美耶和華。(诗150:6)
願主從我的口中完全了讚美的話。
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哥林多前書10:13 說:“你們所遇見的試探,無非是人所能受的,神是信實的,必不叫你們受試探過於所能受的;在受試探的時候,總要給你們開一條出路,叫你們能忍受得住。”感謝主,並求主保守我的信仰,把一切困難交給主,定晴在主的應許上。
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無論身陷人生低谷,在亁旱無水之地,抑或身處順境,享受著榮華富貴,都可能不頌讚感謝神,將上帝置於腦後。我願意學習詩篇裡的大衛,列王紀上記載的所羅門,在任何境況都懂得用嘴唇將頌讚感謝獻給神。
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I believe this is human nature if something happened not according to our wish or liking, then we complain about why this happened to me since I didn’t do anything wrong. And I think this is absolutely legitimate and valid. Yesterday I came to the usual place to pick up my son from work. When I was about to open the door, a sudden gust of wind pushed the door and hit the door of the car right next to me. It was not just slammed the next car. My door was trapped between the gap of two doors. I got stuck. I could not close the door. I got out without turning the ignition key off. I tried to pull the door back to my car but it didn’t succeed. I went back to the car and turned the car off. The car jerked a little forward and the door got away from the gap. I was so relief that I was free. I wondered why this happened to me. Perhaps at that moment, I should ask God to help or cooled me down to see what could be done. Yet I complained and was pleased that I got away without involving with compensation. When I was in panic situation, I complained or even swore. Should I praise the Lord even in a difficult condition and ask God to grant me wisdom and calmness to solve the problem. I ask God to help me to learn from David even in adverse position, praise Him because I know He loves me.
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