Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 22

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

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ACT.2

2024 Thanksgiving Month Day 22:

Giving Thanks To God With A Whole Heart
(Psalm 138:1-8)
(Memorize verses 1-3)
1 I will praise You with my whole heart;
Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,
When they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.
6 Though the Lord is on high,
Yet He regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand
Against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

Reflection:
David was a man after God’s own heart, and he deeply understood and practiced thanksgiving. In today’s psalm and many others, David emphasizes an important aspect of thanksgiving: “I will praise You with my whole heart” (see also Psalms 9:1, 86:12).
David was able to praise God wholeheartedly because he recognized that God’s deliverance and mercy were not in vain. Rather, they were given so that he might proclaim all God’s marvelous works (Psalm 9:13-14). Through Psalm 138:1-3, David provides us with a few reminders and examples of how to praise God with a whole heart:
- Sing praises before the gods: Wholehearted thanksgiving involves refusing to allow anything or anyone to take God’s place as our Savior and Lord.
- Worship toward God’s holy temple: To praise Him wholeheartedly is to pursue living in His presence, worshiping Him in spirit and truth, and honoring Him as God.
- Remember God’s lovingkindness and truth: Wholehearted thanksgiving means recounting His faithful acts and praising His name for them.
- Treasure and give thanks for God’s Word: Those who thank God with their whole heart value His Word, knowing that He magnifies His Word above all His name, and through it, He answers, strengthens, and encourages them.
Lord, help me also to be one who praises You with my whole heart, for You are a God Who hears prayer and “will perfect that which concerns me.” Amen.



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2024 感恩月 Day 22：

要「一心」稱謝 神（詩篇138:1-8）
(背誦1-3節)
1 我要一心稱謝祢，在諸 神面前歌頌祢。
2 我要向祢的聖殿下拜，為祢的慈愛和誠實稱讚祢的名；因祢使祢的話顯為大，過於祢所應許的。
3 我呼求的日子，祢就應允我，鼓勵我，使我心裡有能力。
4 耶和華啊，地上的君王都要稱謝你，因他們聽見了你口中的言語。
5 他們要歌頌耶和華的作為，因耶和華大有榮耀。
6 耶和華雖高，仍看顧低微的人；他卻從遠處看出驕傲的人。
7 我雖行在患難中，你必將我救活；我的仇敵發怒，你必伸手抵擋他們；你的右手也必救我。
8 耶和華必成全關乎我的事；耶和華啊，你的慈愛永遠長存！求你不要離棄你手所造的。

【心得分享】大衛是個合 神心意的人，更是一個知道感恩、也特別會感恩的人。在今天的詩篇第1節和他的其他詩篇中，大衛幾次提到感恩實行中的一個重要的、該有的操練—「一心稱謝耶和華」（參詩9:1、86:12等）。他能這樣「一心稱謝」 神，是因他深知 神對他的救拔和憐憫不是徒然的，乃是叫他能述說祂的一切美德（詩9:13-14）。感謝主，藉著今天經文1-3節，大衛給了我們幾點可以效法他「一心稱謝」 神的提醒和示範。「一心稱謝」神當是在「諸 神面前歌頌」祂，不允許有任何的人事物成為偶像，取代了祂作我們的救主和生命的主；「一心稱謝」神的人當常常向祂的聖殿下拜，追求活在祂的同在裡，把祂當 神，以心靈和誠實敬拜和榮耀祂；「一心稱謝」神是能記念 神一切「慈愛和誠實」的作為，並因此稱頌祂的名；「一心稱謝」神的人特別寶貝和感謝 神的話，因為知道祂藉著祂的話顯為大，用祂的話來「應允我，鼓勵我，使我心裡有能力」。主啊，求你幫助我也成為這樣「一心稱謝」你的人，因為你是聽禱告的 神，「必成全關乎我的事」！