Annual Bible Reading Plan:
Ps. 137 Nah. 1-3 Phm. 1 Day 18 Psalm 103:1-6, 11-12 (ESV)
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
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11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Reflection: When I consider myself—one born in sin, living in sin, and dead in trespasses—the wonder becomes even greater: the one and only true God, the Creator of heaven and earth, willingly forgave all my iniquities. Through the blood and sacrificial death of the Son of God on the cross, He redeemed my life from destruction. He crowns my years with His steadfast love and mercy, and satisfies me with the precious life of Christ, so that my soul is truly fulfilled. My heart cannot help but bless the Lord! I long to fear Him, love Him, and respond to His immeasurable love—higher than the heavens, deeper than the seas. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed my transgressions from me!
年度讀經計畫:
詩 137鴻 1-3 門 1 Day18詩篇103:1-6, 11-12 1(大衛的詩。)我的心哪,你要稱頌耶和華!凡在我裡面的,也要稱頌祂的聖名!
2 我的心哪,你要稱頌耶和華!不可忘記祂的一切恩惠!
3 祂赦免你的一切罪孽,醫治你的一切疾病。
4 祂救贖你的命脫離死亡,以仁愛和慈悲為你的冠冕。
5 祂用美物使你所願的得以知足,以至你如鷹返老還童。
6 耶和華施行公義,為一切受屈的人伸冤。
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11 天離地何等的高,祂的慈愛向敬畏祂的人也是何等的大!
12 東離西有多遠,祂叫我們的過犯離我們也有多遠!
【心得分享】想到我這樣一個在罪孽中生,也長在罪孽中,並且死在罪惡過犯中的人, 這位天地萬有的獨一真神竟然願意來赦免我一切的過犯罪惡,並且因著 神兒子在十架上流血捨命,祂救贖我的命脫離死亡,更是用祂的仁愛和慈悲為我年歲的冠冕,以基督的寶貴生命為我的美物,使我得以知足......我的心哪,就止不住地要來稱頌耶和華;更是要來敬畏祂,用全心的愛戴來回應這比天高、比海深的無比大愛——東離西有多遠,叫過犯離我就有多遠!