Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 28

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

DAN.11-12
ACT.8

2024 Thanksgiving Month Day 28:

Giving Thanks For God Commanding Victory For Us
(Psalm 44:1-8)
(Memorize verses 4-8)
1 We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
2 You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
3 For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm,
And the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.
4 You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.
5 Through You we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
7 But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
8 In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah

Reflection:
The author of this psalm is one of the descendants of Korah. As they reflected on the experiences of their forefathers, they developed a profound understanding of God and His works. From the victories of Israel’s ancestors, they realized that their success was “not by their own sword” or “their own arm,” but by “Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,” because God delighted in them and was their King.
Thank the Lord that among the many ways He relates to us, one is as the Captain of His army (Exodus 12:41), and He is the Commander of this army (Joshua 5:14). As our God, He prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies and leads us into every battle with one outcome in mind—victory.
With this understanding and confidence, the descendants of Korah prayed with boldness:
“You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob. … But You have saved us from our enemies and have put to shame those who hated us. In God we boast all day long and praise Your name forever.”
Dear brothers and sisters, are you facing battles on your spiritual journey? Remember, every battle is not ours but God’s, and He will lead us forward to victory through Him. For this, let us give thanks for the opportunity to fight and win through reliance on Him and pray with faith: “You are my King, O God. Command victories for me (us)!”



年度讀經計畫

但11-12
徒8

2024 感恩月 Day 28：

為 神出令使我們得勝感恩（詩篇44:1-8）
（背誦4-8節）
1 神啊，祢在古時，
我們列祖的日子所行的事，我們親耳聽見了；
我們的列祖也給我們述說過。
2 祢曾用手趕出外邦人，卻栽培了我們列祖；
祢苦待列邦，卻叫我們列祖發達。
3 因為他們不是靠自己的刀劍得地土，
也不是靠自己的膀臂得勝，
乃是靠祢的右手、祢的膀臂，和祢臉上的亮光，
因為祢喜悅他們。
4 神啊，祢是我的王；求祢出令使雅各得勝。
5 我們靠祢要推倒我們的敵人，
靠祢的名要踐踏那起來攻擊我們的人。
6 因為，我必不靠我的弓；
我的刀也不能使我得勝。
7 惟祢救了我們脫離敵人，使恨我們的人羞愧。
8 我們終日因 神誇耀，還要永遠稱謝祢的名。 （細拉）

【心得分享】這首詩篇的作者是可拉的後裔。他們實在是因著回想列祖的經歷，對 神和 神的工作有著非常深刻的認識。從列祖一切得勝的經歷中，他們深知以色列「不是靠自己的刀劍得地土，也不是靠自己的膀臂得勝」，乃是靠著 神的「右手」和「膀臂」，並祂「臉上的亮光」，因為 神「喜悅他們」，是他們的王。感謝主，在祂與我們的各種關係中，有一種關係講到我們是祂的軍隊（出12:41），祂是這軍隊的元帥（書5:14）。並且因祂是 神，是在我們敵人面前為我們擺設筵席的 神，祂帶領我們進入的一切爭戰的結局只有一個—就是得勝。因著這樣的看見和確信，可拉後裔能這樣向 神禱告：「神啊，祢是我的王；求祢出令使雅各得勝。... 惟祢救了我們脫離敵人，使恨我們的人羞愧。我們終日因 神誇耀，還要永遠稱謝祢的名。」弟兄姐妹，你是否在前行的靈程中面臨爭戰？請記念一切的爭戰不是我們的，乃是 神自己的，祂會帶領我們靠祂往前，爭戰得勝！為此，就讓我們為有這樣靠祂爭戰得勝的機會感恩，並且這樣禱告：「神啊，祢是我的王。求祢出令使我（們）得勝！」