Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 03

Thanksgiving Month Introduction...

Psalm 7:1,3-6,8-11,17
（Memorization Scripture 8-10,17）
1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me;And deliver me,...3 O Lord my God, if I have done this:
If there is iniquity in my hands,
4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!...8 The Lord shall judge the peoples;Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.
9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
10 My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day....17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

【Reflection】Today, let us remember that the God we believe in is a righteous God. When we find ourselves in unjust situations, we can take comfort in the fact that judgment belongs to Him. He will uphold the righteous and thus we should thank Him and praise Him! Just like David, who presented his distress before God, feeling attacked and slandered by his enemies, who were like ferocious lions in the wilderness ready to tear him apart, with no one to rescue him. In this difficult situation, the first thing he did was ask God to examine his integrity, and if he had any guilt in his hands. Then he cried out to God to "arise for me" and oppose the evil actions of his enemies. Moreover, David thanked the Lord because he knew that the Lord judged among the people in righteousness, examining the heart and mind, saving those with a blameless heart. If we encounter malicious slander and heartless criticism, let us not forget that our God is a God who judges among the people in righteousness. He is angry with the wicked but will uphold the righteous. Therefore, as Paul said, "Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’" (Romans 12:19)

【感恩月簡介】...

詩篇 7：1,3-6,8-11,17
(背誦經文:8-10,17)
1 耶和華我的神啊，我投靠你，求你救我脫離一切追趕我的人，將我救拔出來，...3 耶和華我的神啊，我若行了這事，若有罪孽在我手裡，
4 我若以惡報那與我交好的人（連那無故與我為敵的，我也救了他），
5 就任憑仇敵追趕我，直到追上，將我的性命踏在地下，使我的榮耀歸於灰塵！（細拉）
6 耶和華啊，求你在怒中起來，挺身而立，抵擋我敵人的暴怒；求你為我興起，你已經命定施行審判。...8 耶和華向眾民施行審判。耶和華啊，求你按我的公義和我心中的純正判斷我。
9 願惡人的惡斷絕，願你堅立義人，因為公義的神察驗人的心腸肺腑。
10 神是我的盾牌，他拯救心裡正直的人。
11 神是公義的審判者，又是天天向惡人發怒的神。...17 我要照著耶和華的公義稱謝他，歌頌耶和華至高者的名。

【心得分享】今天讓我們記念我們所信的 神是一位公義的 神，當我們處在不平的環境中，因知道審判在祂，祂必堅立義人而發出感謝和讚美！大衛到 神面前陳述自己的苦情，仇敵的毀謗攻擊好像曠野兇惡的獅子要將他撕碎，卻無人搭救他。在艱難的環境中他首先求 神鑑察他的正直，有無罪孽在手裡，然後呼求 神「為我興起」，抵擋仇敵的惡行。不但如此，大衛稱謝耶和華，因為他知道耶和華是按公義向眾民施行審判的 神，祂察驗人的心腸肺腑，拯救心裡正直的人。若我們遭遇惡意的毀謗、無情的批評，不要忘記我們的 神是按公義向眾民施行審判的 神—祂向惡人發怒，卻要堅立義人。所以保羅說：「親愛的弟兄，不要自己申冤，寧可讓步，聽憑主怒；因為經上記著：『主說：申冤在我，我必報應。』」 （羅12：19）