Praising Scripture - Dec 01

Paising Month Introduction...

Psalm 100:1-5
（Memorization Scripture 3-5）
1 Make a joyful shout (noise) to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

【Reflection】 Praise the Lord! At the beginning of the 31 Days
of Praise Practice, let’s remember that thanksgiving and praise
are not only the right attitudes we shall have before the Lord but
also paths through which we enter His presence.
Have you noticed that this psalm is a charge? (There are seven
occurrences of “should” in the Chinese translation) If you do not
know how to enter into God’s presence, try giving thanks, praising
and singing with a joyful noise; professing that He is your creator
and you are His sheep; believing in His goodness, lovingkindness,
and faithfulness. Then, you will surely experience God’s presence.
This psalm calls for people to come and worship God. The psalm
is not only meant for those who have known God, but it is an
invitation to those who do not yet know Him. Why? Because He is
the God of all nations and all peoples; He is the savior of all. With
passionate cries, the psalmist calls for people to shout joyfully to the Lord, to sing His praise, and to respond to His presence: we
belong to Him, we are His sheep, and He is the one true God! Oh
that the people would begin their worship by singing this psalm at
the top of their lungs! We can only imagine how magnificent and
glorious that must have been!

【讚美月簡介】...

詩篇 100:1-5
(背誦經文:3-5)
1 普天下當向耶和華歡呼！
2 你們當樂意事奉耶和華，當來向祂歌唱！
3 你們當曉得耶和華是 神！我們是祂造的，也是屬祂的；
我們是祂的民，也是祂草場的羊。
4 當稱謝進入祂的門；當讚美進入祂的院。當感謝祂，稱頌祂的名！
5 因為耶和華本為善，祂的慈愛存到永遠；祂的信實直到萬代。

【心得分享】感謝主，在我們開始「卅一天讚美的操練」的時候，讓我們
確信「稱謝」與「讚美」不僅是我們親近主時該有的態度，也是
我們進入祂同在的路徑！
注意到了嗎？這首詩中，用了七個「當」字。如果你不知道
如何進入 神的同在，不妨試著與眾民一同用歡樂的聲音大聲地
感謝、讚美、歌唱，承認祂是 神，是你的創造者，你是祂的
羊，相信祂的良善、慈愛、信實，那你肯定可以嚐到 神同在的
滋味。
這也是一篇呼召眾人來敬拜 神的詩，不只是呼召認識 神的
百姓，也邀請普天下未信之人。為什麼呢？因為這位 神，是萬
民萬國的 神，是全人類的救主！詩人用極為熱情的語氣說：來
啊，向這位造我們的 神大聲歡呼，用喜樂的喧囂來向祂歌唱，
回應祂的同在！我們是屬祂的，是祂草場的羊，而祂是獨一的真
神！我們可以想像一下，當眾人一起大聲唱着這首詩開始他們的
敬拜的時候，場面聲勢是何等的壯觀浩大，我們會一同進入和經
歷祂同在中何等的榮耀！