Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 3

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

EZK.19-20
JHN.2

2024 Thanksgiving Month Day 3: Give Thanks Because God Is Righteous (Psalm 7:6-11, 17)
(Memorize verses 8-11, 17)
6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!
7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
8 The Lord shall judge the peoples;
Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.
9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
10 My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
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17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

【Reflection】
Today, we especially remember that our God is a “righteous God” and a “righteous Judge.” This righteous, powerful God who judges all is also the God who loves us. He sacrificed His beloved Son, covering all our sins and transgressions with His precious blood, and bore our punishment on the cross, granting us grace to become His children, freely justified by faith. In this dark and rebellious age, He is still on the throne and will surely judge sin, yet He remembers His children, upholding us, being our shield, and defending us against injustice and the enemy. Lord, in every situation, help us to remember that human judgment is nothing; judgment belongs only to You (Deut. 1:17). Help us to live with reverence before You, to pursue and maintain integrity of heart, and let us continually “praise the Lord according to His righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.”

【Reflection】Thank the Lord! Jehovah is not only the "Creator of Heaven and Earth," but also "Our Lord." What is even more amazing is that He "cares for us." Just contemplating on this fact is enough to make our hearts leap for joy! Who are we that God would care for us in this way! God says, "everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." (Isaiah 43:7) If we fail to grasp this point, we cannot understand why God entrusted us with the mission of stewardship over His creation; nor can we comprehend why, after humanity fell into temptation and followed Satan, God would send His only begotten Son in the likeness of man, willingly sacrificing Himself to accomplish redemption and initiate a new creation! Indeed, the first created man did not fulfill God's entrusted task. However, the last Adam, Jesus Christ, has received honor and glory as His crown (Hebrews 2:9), and all things are under His feet (1 Corinthians 15:27, Ephesians 1:22). Therefore, let us treasure the salvation we receive through faith in Him and be even more grateful for Jesus Christ reigning in our lives, restoring the glorious mission that God had originally bestowed upon us.

年度讀經計畫
結19-20
約2

2024感恩月 Day 3：因著 神是公義的 神而感恩（詩篇7:6-11,17）
（背誦8-11, 17節）
6 耶和華啊，求祢在怒中起來，
挺身而立，抵擋我敵人的暴怒！
求祢為我興起！祢已經命定施行審判！
7 願眾民的會環繞你！
願你從其上歸於高位！
8 耶和華向眾民施行審判。
耶和華啊，求祢按我的公義和我心中的純正判斷我。
9 願惡人的惡斷絕，願祢堅立義人，
因為公義的 神察驗人的心腸肺腑。
10 神是我的盾牌，祂拯救心裡正直的人。
11 神是公義的審判者，又是天天向惡人發怒的 神。
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17 我要照耶和華的公義稱謝祂， 歌頌耶和華至高者的名。

【心得分享】今天我們特別記念我們的 神是「公義的 神」，又是「公義的審判者」。這位公義、且有權能審判萬有的 神，也是愛我們的 神。祂犧牲愛子，用祂流下的寶血塗抹了我們一切的罪污與過犯，用祂十字架上的捨命擔當我們的刑罰，讓我們蒙恩作祂的兒女，並且是因信就白白地稱義。在當今這個黑暗、悖逆的時代，祂仍在掌權，定會審判罪惡，但祂卻記念屬祂的兒女，堅立我們，做我們的盾牌，為我們抵擋不公與仇敵。主啊，在一切的環境中，幫助我們記念人算不得什麼，審判是唯獨屬乎你的（申1:17）；幫助我們以敬畏的心活在你面前，追求和持守心裡的正直；也讓我們一生都「要照耶和華的公義稱謝祂， 歌頌耶和華至高者的名。」