Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 17

Thanksgiving Month Introduction...

Psalm 116:8-14
（Memorization Scripture 12-14）
8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord, In the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore I spoke, “I am greatly afflicted.”
11 I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord, For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, Now in the presence of all His people.

【Reflection】In this psalm, the psalmist is set free from the ropes of suffering and pain that entangled him, as if it were death. God heard the psalm’s plea and voice, saving him from death, stopping his eyes from shedding tears, and preventing his feet from stumbling. After experiencing God's rescue in the midst of hardship, the psalmist chooses to walk the path of the living before the Lord in the days to come. He will lift up the cup of salvation before all people, praising the name of the Lord, and giving glory and thanks to God. The Chinese translation in verse 12 once again uses the concrete description of "abundant grace" to express that God's grace is not just a little, not just enough, but extremely plentiful and excellent! God's grace always exceeds what we deserve and can be described as "too good to be true!" Let us all take a moment to reflect on our own situations and experiences. How should we review our hardships and give thanks? The answer lies in remembering His faithfulness and salvation towards us. May the psalmist’s gratitude and praise in the midst of affliction become an example for us to face all circumstances today.

【感恩月簡介】...

詩篇 116:8-14
(背誦經文:12-14)
8 主啊，祢救我的命免了死亡，救我的眼免了流淚，救我的腳免了跌倒。
9 我要在耶和華面前行活人之路。
10 我因信，所以如此說話。
11 我受了極大的困苦。我曾急促地說：「人都是說謊的。」
12 我拿什麼報答耶和華向我所賜的一切厚恩？
13 我要舉起救恩的杯，稱揚耶和華的名。
14 我要在祂眾民面前向耶和華還我的願。

【心得分享】在這首讚美詩中，詩人從宛如死亡的繩索纏繞他的痛苦和悲痛中被解脫出來。神聽了詩人的懇求和聲音，救他的命免了死亡，救他的眼免了流淚，救他的腳免了跌倒。當詩人經歷 神在患難中的搭救之後，他選擇在今後的日子裡，在耶和華面前行活人之路，也要在眾人的面前，舉起救恩的杯，稱揚耶和華的名，將榮耀感恩來歸給 神。在12節的中文翻譯再度用「厚恩」這個具象的描述，表達神的恩典不僅是一點點、不僅是剛剛好，而是非常多、非常好! 神的恩典總是過於我們應得、配得的，用英文來說就是"too good to be true （「難以置信」之意）!" 讓我們也都思想一下自己的光景與經歷。我們該如何回顧苦難並感恩？答案就是通過牢記祂對我們的信實及拯救。甚願詩人在患難中的感恩與讚美也成為我們今天面對一切環境的榜樣!