第五十二章
1 勇士啊,你為何以作惡自誇?神的慈愛是常存的。
2 你的舌頭邪惡詭詐,好像剃頭刀,快利傷人。
3 你愛惡勝似愛善,又愛說謊,不愛說公義。
4 詭詐的舌頭啊,你愛說一切毀滅的話。
5 神也要毀滅你,直到永遠;他要把你拿去,從你的帳棚中抽出,
從活人之地將你拔出。
6 義人要看見而懼怕,並要笑他。
7 說:“看哪,這就是那不以神為他力量的人,只倚仗他豐富的財
物 ,在邪惡上堅立自己。”
8 至於我,就像神殿中的青橄欖樹,我永永遠遠倚靠神的慈愛!
9 我要稱謝你,直到永遠,因為你行了這事;我也要在你聖民面前
仰望你的名,這名本為美好。
默想:
1.安靜——閱讀/聆聽——默想——禱告——默觀/安歇主懷
2.在閱讀默想今天的經文時,有哪個字或詞句特別觸動你的?當
你讀到這個字或詞句時,你有什麼感受?這與你的現況有什麼
關連 沒有?神想要你做什麼?
3.8節“至於我,我就像神殿中茂盛的橄欖樹一樣”(新譯本聖
經),“我就像上帝殿中的一棵橄欖樹,枝繁葉茂”(中文當
代聖經)。你是否在神的殿中“茂盛生長”?在你的靈程中還
缺少什麼?如何能幫助你的靈命“茂盛生長”?
你在教會及小組中能夠多做些什麼,使得你自己可以更加親
近神,也更加親近別人?
禱告與筆錄:
繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。
Chapter 52
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you
in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
Meditation
1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and
meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this
word or phrase? How is that related to your current situation? What
does God tell you to do?
3. Are you “flourishing in the house of God”? What is lacking in your
spiritual community? What helps you flourish? How can you offer
more of yourself in church, in your cell group, that you might grow
closer to God and to others as well?
Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.