Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 07

Thanksgiving Month Introduction...

Psalm 92:1-15
（Memorization Scripture 12-15）
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night,
3 On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.
4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
5 O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.
6 A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked [a]spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
8 But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
9 For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my [b]horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.
11 My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked. Who rise up against me.
12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord. Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be [c]fresh and [d]flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

[Sharing] These few years have been particularly challenging, but we are still invited to “declare [His] lovingkindness in the morning, and [His] faithfulness every night.” If we begin each day with praises and thanksgiving towards God, our focus turns from the burdens and pressures of life to our loving Lord. We are then able to enjoy His lovingkindness and blessings, and to experience His amazing work. And just suppose, at the end of each day, if we would come before God again to reflect on how He has led us through the day by the integrity of His heart and the skillfulness of His hands, oh our gratitude would overflow!
Let’s learn to speak the words of faith and love in the name of Jesus to ourselves and our companions: “We shall flourish like palm trees, grow like cedars in Lebanon, still bear fruit and be fresh and flourishing in old age.” How blessed our lives will be!

【感恩月簡介】...

詩篇 92:1-15
(背誦經文:12-15)
1 稱謝耶和華，歌頌你至高者的名，
2 用十弦的樂器和瑟，用琴彈幽雅的聲音，早晨傳揚你的慈愛，每夜傳揚你的信實，這本為美事。 3 
4 因你耶和華藉著你的作為叫我高興，我要因你手的工作歡呼。
5 耶和華啊，你的工作何其大！你的心思極其深！
6 畜類人不曉得，愚頑人也不明白：
7 惡人茂盛如草，一切作孽之人發旺的時候，正是他們要滅亡，直到永遠。
8 唯你耶和華是至高，直到永遠。
9 耶和華啊，你的仇敵都要滅亡，一切作孽的也要離散。
10 你卻高舉了我的角，如野牛的角；我是被新油膏了的。
11 我眼睛看見仇敵遭報，我耳朵聽見那些起來攻擊我的惡人受罰。
12 義人要發旺如棕樹，生長如黎巴嫩的香柏樹。
13 他們栽於耶和華的殿中，發旺在我們神的院裡。
14 他們年老的時候仍要結果子，要滿了汁漿而常發青，
15 好顯明耶和華是正直的，他是我的磐石，在他毫無不義。

【心得分享】這幾年對我們每一人來說都不容易，但我們仍要「早晨傳揚 神的慈愛，每夜傳揚 神的信實」。當我們用向 神的感謝和讚美來開始一天的生活的時候，我們的注意力不知不覺地就從所要面對的壓力和重擔上，轉移到這位慈愛的主的身上。這可以幫助我們在一天的生活中，更多地來享受祂的慈愛和眷顧，經歷祂奇妙的作為。而當一天結束的時候，我們再一次來到 神的面前來回想 神是怎樣按著祂心中的純正和手中的巧妙，來帶領我們這一天的時候，我們的感恩將更加滿溢！也讓我們學習奉耶穌基督的名來對自己及基督身體說信心和盼望的話：『我們要發旺如棕樹，生長如黎巴嫩的香柏樹，到年老的時候仍要結果子，要滿了汁漿而常發青，這是何等蒙福的人生！』