Praising Scripture - Dec 1

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

HOS.6-9
ACT.12

2024 31-Day Praising Day 1:

"Enter His Courts with Praise" (Psalm 100:1-5)
(Memorization Scripture 4-5)

1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is He who made us, and we are His;
we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise;
give thanks to Him and praise His name.
5 For the Lord is good
and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.

Reflection:
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise." Praise the Lord! Through thanksgiving, we draw near to God and enter His gates; through praise, we come even closer, entering His courts and journeying into the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. Following our thirty days of practicing thanksgiving, we now begin the month of praising, continuing to cultivate thanksgiving and praise in our lives. Let us, with faith and expectation, embark on these next thirty-one days of focused practice, ascending daily toward greater spiritual growth, fullness, and victory brought about by thanksgiving and praise. This psalm, often used in worship services by liturgically oriented churches throughout history, is a rich resource for reflecting on and practicing praise. Notably, the six imperative sentences in this psalm remind us that thanksgiving and praise are not just attitudes we should adopt when drawing near to the Lord but are also the very pathways into His presence. Furthermore, the psalm emphasizes that our thanksgiving and praise should be accompanied by joyful shouting and gladness of heart. This morning, let us all shout for joy to the Lord and sing to Him with glad hearts! For indeed, "the Lord is good, and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations."



年度讀經計畫

何6-9
徒12

2024 讚美月 Day 1：

「讚美進入祂的院」（詩100:1-5）
（背誦4-5節）

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】「當稱謝進入祂的門；當讚美進入祂的院。」感謝主！藉著感恩，我們得以親近 神，進入祂的門；藉著讚美，我們可以更加親近祂，進入祂的院，一路進入聖所和至聖所。接續前面三十天感恩的操練，我們在今天開始的讚美月繼續操練感恩和讚美。讓我們帶著信心和期待，藉著這三十一天特別的操練，每天都走在上行之路上，活出感恩、讚美帶下的生命的成長、豐盛和得勝！這首詩在教會歷史中常常被注重儀式的教會在敬拜時使用，也非常值得我們在操練讚美時常常思想和誦讀。特別是這首詩篇中的七個「當」字，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！並且，這首詩歌特別提到我們感謝和讚美 神時當向祂「歡呼」，並帶著「樂意」的心情。就讓我們今早都向祂歡呼，都以喜樂的心像祂歌唱！因為祂「因為耶和華本為善，祂的慈愛存到永遠；祂的信實直到萬代。」