Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 4

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

EZK.21-22
JHN.3


2024Thanksgivign Month Day 4: Give Thanks Because God Is Mindful of Us (Psalm 8:1-9)
(Memorize verses 3-9)
1 O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants, You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6-8 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

【Reflection】
We thank our God! He is not only the Creator and Ruler of all but also a God who is “mindful” of us and “visits” us. What gratitude we have that, compared with the heavens and all creation, we alone are made in God’s image and likeness. He has made us “a little lower than the angels” and crowned us with “glory and honor,” entrusting us with dominion over all creation according to His will. Oh Lord, knowing that we are Your unique creation, endowed with a special calling and mission, partaking in Your glory and honor, fills our hearts with joy and delight! Even though we sometimes face physical weakness, the world’s rejection, or the enemy’s attacks, we are reminded that we are Your treasured ones—those You are “mindful” of and “visit.” This lifts our spirits, giving us strength through You. Lord, thank You for Your choosing and forming us, and for establishing strength within our gratitude and praise to overcome every enemy. In all creation, You are so “mindful” of us, and so we declare, “O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, in our lives, how excellent!”

【Reflection】 David's life was filled with numerous persecutions and hardships. At the same time, he also deeply experienced God's personal salvation, preservation, and provision. Therefore, he praised God with a grateful heart, saying, "(He is) the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas." (verse 5) Then, David looked upon the nature created by God, as well as the rain, crops, livestock granted by God... vividly depicting God's grace: "You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance." (verse 11) Dear brothers and sisters, having experienced the unique circumstances and challenges in the past few years, should we not be more grateful for His preservation and provision, cherish Him even more, and find our true satisfaction in Christ? When we think of God's grace upon us, day after day, year after year, can we not help but accept the psalmist's invitation, together with rivers, paths, wilderness, meadows, hills, flocks, to give thanks to God for His abundant provision and care?

年度讀經計畫
結21-22
約3

2024感恩月Day 4：因著 神是顧念我們的 神而感恩（詩篇8:1-9）
（背誦3-9節）
1 耶和華－我們的主啊，祢的名在全地何其美！
祢將祢的榮耀彰顯於天。
2 祢因敵人的緣故，從嬰孩和吃奶的口中，
建立了能力，使仇敵和報仇的閉口無言。
3 我觀看祢指頭所造的天，並祢所陳設的月亮星宿，
4 便說：人算甚麼，祢竟顧念他！世人算甚麼，祢竟眷顧他！
5 祢叫他比天使微小一點，並賜他榮耀、尊貴為冠冕。
6-8 祢派他管理祢手所造的，
使萬物，就是一切的牛羊、田野的獸、空中的鳥、海裏的魚，
凡經行海道的，都服在他的腳下。
9 耶和華－我們的主啊， 祢的名在全地何其美！

【心得分享】感謝我們的 神！祂不僅是創造和掌管萬有的 神，更是「顧念」和「眷顧」我們的 神。何等感恩，與 神所造的天地、萬物相比，獨有我們是 神照著自己的形象與樣式造的，祂叫我們「比天使微小一點」，並賜給我們「榮耀、尊貴為冠冕」，得以按著祂的心意管理其他一切受造之物。哦主，單單想到我們是你特別的創造，被你賦予特別的職分與使命，有份與你的榮耀與尊貴，我們的心就滿了歡喜和雀躍！雖然我們會不時遭遇肉體的軟弱、世界的否定、仇敵的攻擊，但想到我們是你特別寶貝的，是你所「顧念」和「眷顧」的，就足可抖落一切的灰心與重擔，靠你重新得力了！主啊，謝謝你對我們的揀選和造作，並在我們對你的感謝與讚美中建立能力，勝過一切仇敵。因為在萬有之中你是這樣的「顧念」和「眷顧」我們，因此我們要稱頌：「我們的主啊， 祢的名在全地何其美，在我們的生命中何其美！」