Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 19

Thanksgiving Month Introduction...

Psalm 13:1-6
（Memorization Scripture 5-6）
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

【Reflection】 Psalmist David expressed his pain, distress, and helplessness before God by repeatedly asking, "How long, O Lord?" In the midst of difficult circumstances, he couldn't see any hope and felt forsaken by God, questioning, "How long will you hide your face from me?" However, after pouring out his anguish, David didn't dwell his negative emotions but instead cried out, "Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death." David understood that only when he saw God with his spiritual eyes could he be transformed from suffering and despair to singing about God's great love. This is a valuable reminder for us – following the Lord depends on faith, not feelings. The enemy often uses suffering and negative emotions to deceive God's children, making us focus on the present challenges rather than the God who accompanies us in hardships, leading us to doubt His love! May God give us clear eyes and a spiritual perspective so that we may constantly lift our heads, look up to Him, rely on Him, and thank Him for His loving kindness and abundant grace in our lives. Amen!

【感恩月簡介】...

詩篇 13:1-6
(背誦經文:5-6)
1 耶和華啊，祢忘記我要到幾時呢？要到永遠嗎？祢掩面不顧我要到幾時呢？
2 我心裏籌算，終日愁苦，要到幾時呢？我的仇敵升高壓制我，要到幾時呢？
3 耶和華－我的 神啊，求祢看顧我，應允我！使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死；
4 免得我的仇敵說：我勝了他；免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂。
5 但我倚靠祢的慈愛；我的心因祢的救恩快樂。
6 我要向耶和華歌唱，因祂用厚恩待我。

【心得分享】詩人大衛連續用四個「要到幾時呢?」在 神面前表達自己的痛苦、委曲和無助的心情；在艱難的環境中他看不到希望，他感覺被 神遺忘了，並質問 神說：「祢掩面不顧我要到幾時呢？」但是大衛在傾訴心中的苦情後，並沒有持續停留在自己負面的感覺中，而是呼求說：「耶和華我的 神啊，求祢看顧我，應允我！使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死。」大衛知道唯有以自己屬靈的眼睛看見 神時，才能從苦難和絕望中轉變到歌唱 神的大慈愛。這對我們來說實在是一個寶貴的提醒—跟隨主不是憑感覺而是憑信心。因為仇敵常用苦難和負面的感覺來蒙蔽 神的兒女，讓我們在艱難中低頭看眼前的困境，不看在艱難中陪伴我們的 神，進而讓我們懷疑 神的愛！求 神讓你我的眼目光明、屬靈，在生活中能常抬頭仰望祂，依靠祂，感謝祂，因祂用慈愛和厚恩待我們。阿們！