第三十四章
8 你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味,便知道他是美善;投靠他的人有福了!
9 耶和華的聖民哪,你們當敬畏他,因敬畏他的一無所缺。
10 少壯獅子還缺食忍餓;但尋求耶和華的,甚麼好處都不缺。
11 眾弟子啊,你們當來聽我的話!我要將敬畏耶和華的道教訓你們。
12 有何人喜好存活,愛慕長壽,得享美福,
13 就要禁止舌頭不出惡言,嘴唇不說詭詐的話。
14 要離惡行善,尋求和睦,一心追趕。
15 耶和華的眼目看顧義人;他的耳朵聽他們的呼求。
16 耶和華向行惡的人變臉,要從世上除滅他們的名號。
17 義人呼求,耶和華聽見了,便救他們脫離一切患難。
18 耶和華靠近傷心的人,拯救靈性痛悔的人。
19 義人多有苦難,但耶和華救他脫離這一切,
20 又保全他一身的骨頭,連一根也不折斷。
默想:
1.我們很難承認有些事是懂的,有些問題是無法克服的;而當我
們不再拼命想辦法靠自己來解決時,就可以接受神所要賜給我
們的幫助。
2.“嚐嚐……,便知道”,詩人邀請我們一起去經歷神對我們的
美善恩典。讓我們一起委身來作正確的事, 有時候我們可能
還是會做一些很愚蠢的事,但是若我們決心討神的喜悅,我們
就相信神必會拯救我們,脫離任何的難關。
3.求神增加你“嚐嚐……,便知道”的能力,明白神是與你同
在,並且他是美善的。
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 34
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes
refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD
lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive
to heir cry; 16 but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them
from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are
crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers
him from them all; 20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will
be broken.
Meditation
1. It assaults our pride to acknowledge that there are things we don’t
know or problems we can’t overcome. But when we stop trying to
do it ourselves, we are in a position to receive the help God sends.
2. “Taste and see”, the psalmist invites us to experience God’s goodness
for ourselves. Let us commit ourselves to doing what is right.
We may act foolishly at times, but if we are dedicated to pleasing
God, we can trust the Lord to deliver us.
3. Ask God to increase your ability to “taste and see” that he is with
you and that he is good.
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.