Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 30

Thanksgiving Month Introduction...

Psalm 118:5-14
（Memorization Scripture 5-6,8-9,14）
5 I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord, Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord, Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.

【Reflection】Psalm 118 is a song that the people of Israel sang together when they went to the temple to offer sacrifices and praise during festivals. As they journeyed to the temple, recalling the many difficult years they had endured, they realized how the Lord had heard their prayers and placed them in spacious places. They couldn't help but say, "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (verse 6) For "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes." (verses 8-9) In the history of Israel, there were many instances where nations surrounded them like swarms of bees, hoping to annihilate them, but the people of Israel were able to overcome their enemies by trusting in the name of the Lord. Therefore, they could joyfully proclaim, "The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation." (verse 14)
In our own lives, do we also face personal, family, work, and spiritual battles? Let us come together and take refuge in the Lord, experiencing the assurance that "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear." and declaring that "The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.

【感恩月簡介】...

詩篇 118:5-14
(背誦經文:5-6,8-9,14)
5 我在急難中求告耶和華，祂就應允我，把我安置在寬闊之地。
6 有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？
7 在那幫助我的人中，有耶和華幫助我，所以我要看見那恨我的人遭報。
8 投靠耶和華，強似倚賴人。
9 投靠耶和華，強似倚賴王子。
10 萬民圍繞我，我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
11 他們環繞我，圍困我，我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
12 他們如同蜂子圍繞我，好像燒荊棘的火必被熄滅，我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們。
13 你推我，要叫我跌倒，但耶和華幫助了我。
14 耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，祂也成了我的拯救。

【心得分享】詩篇118篇是以色列民在節日的時候一同去往聖殿獻祭和讚美所唱的詩歌。當他們在去往聖殿的路上，回想在過去那麼多急難的歲月中，耶和華 神是如何聽了他們的禱告，將他們安置在寬闊之地，他們就不由得說：「有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？」（6節）因為「投靠耶和華，強似倚賴人，... 強似倚賴王子。」（8-9節）在以色列的歷史中，有許多次萬民圍繞他們，如同蜂子圍繞他們、希望剿滅他們，但以色列民卻可以靠耶和華的名勝過仇敵。因此，他們可以高唱：「耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，祂也成了我的拯救。」（14節）
此時你我的生命中，是否也面對許多個人、家庭、工作和屬靈的爭戰? 來吧，讓我們一同來投靠耶和華，並經歷「有耶和華幫助我，我必不懼怕」，因為「耶和華是我的力量，是我的詩歌，祂也成了我的拯救。」