Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 14

Introduction...

Day 14 Psalm 34:1-8 Give thanks to God for His goodness and salvation
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 7- 8）

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

After David departed from Abimelech the king of the Philistines, he wrote the psalm to give thanks to God for answering him when he called upon the Lord in distress, and listening to his prayer in trouble. David said “I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (v1). Also the psalmist invited us to exalt His name and to give thanks to God, for He sent His messengers far off and encamped all around those who fear Him, so that those who looked to Him will not be ashamed.
When you face challenges and go through a spiritual valley, please do not forget that our God is good. Open your eyes of faith and look around, “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.” (v7) For we not only see, but taste the Grace of the Lord, and we (shall) live through the greatness of God day by day. David said: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (v19)Praise the Lord, blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

【簡介】...

Day 14 詩篇34:1-8 為著神的美善和救恩感謝祂
(背誦7-8節)
1 我要時時稱頌耶和華，
讚美他的話必常在我口中。
2 我的心必因耶和華誇耀，
謙卑人聽見，就要喜樂。
3 你們和我當稱耶和華為大，
一同高舉他的名。
4 我曾尋求耶和華，他就應允我，
救我脫離了一切的恐懼。
5 凡仰望他的便有光榮，
他們的臉必不蒙羞。
6 我這困苦人呼求，耶和華便垂聽，
救我脫離一切患難。
7 耶和華的使者在敬畏他的人四圍安營，搭救他們。
8 你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味，便知道他是美善。
投靠他的人有福了！



【心得分享】
大衛從非利士王亞比米勒面前逃離後，就作詩感謝神在急難中應允他的尋求；在困苦艱難中垂聽他的禱告；救他脫離了一切的恐懼和患難。他說：「我要時時稱頌耶和華，讚美祂的話必常在我口中」。也邀請我們和他一同來高舉稱謝耶和華的名，因為祂差派使者四圍安營保守敬畏祂的人，叫凡仰望祂的人必不蒙羞。
當你遇到困境和屬靈低谷時，千萬不要忘記，我們的神是美善的，張開你信心的眼睛看：「祂使者正在你的四圍安營，如同當年滿山的火車火馬圍繞以利沙一樣圍繞你」。不但看見，而且我們還要去嘗嘗主的恩典，在每天的實際生活去經歷神的美善。大衛說：「義人多有苦難，但耶和華救他脫離這一切」。（參詩34：19）真是感謝主，投靠祂的人有福了！

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 13

Introduction...

Day 13 Pslam103:1-13 Reminding yourself to count on God's salvation in your heart and give thanks to God
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 1-5）

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 iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

Have you ever talked to your heart? When facing extreme difficulties, have you ever encouraged yourself to bless the Lord? David started with “Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!” in the psalm today, and it feels like he needed to consciously encourage himself to give thanks to our Lord. David reminded himself to not forget all of the Lord’s blessings - the forgiveness of all of his iniquities, the healing of all his diseases, the redemption of his life from destruction, and being crowned with lovingkindness and tender mercies. David was also able to give thanks to the Lord as God satisfied his mouth with good things, so that his youth was renewed like the eagle’s. As David counted God’s blessings one by one, the Spirit enlightened him to acknowledge God’s everlasting mercy and love, a love so wide, so long, so deep, and so high that it goes well beyond our knowledge.
Maybe today you’re facing some challenging situations that drain you, but like David you can encourage yourself to not be overwhelmed! In spite of all life’s afflictions, let’s remind ourselves to “Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits”!

【簡介】...

Day 13 詩篇103:1-13 提醒自己的心要數算神的救恩，稱謝耶和華
(背誦1-5節)
1 我的心哪，你要稱頌耶和華；凡在我裡面的，也要稱頌他的聖名！
2 我的心哪，你要稱頌耶和華，不可忘記他的一切恩惠。
3 他赦免你的一切罪孽，醫治你的一切疾病。
4 他救贖你的命脫離死亡，以仁愛和慈悲為你的冠冕。
5 他用美物使你所願的得以知足，以致你如鷹返老還童。

6 耶和華施行公義，為一切受屈的人申冤。
7 他使摩西知道他的法則，叫以色列人曉得他的作為。
8 耶和華有憐憫，有恩典，不輕易發怒，且有豐盛的慈愛。
9 他不長久責備，也不永遠懷怒。

10 他沒有按我們的罪過待我們，也沒有照我們的罪孽報應我們。
11 天離地何等的高，他的慈愛向敬畏他的人也是何等的大。
12 東離西有多遠，他叫我們的過犯離我們也有多遠。
13 父親怎樣憐恤他的兒女，耶和華也怎樣憐恤敬畏他的人。




【心得分享】
您是否曾經向自己來說話？當您在面對人生的低谷的時候，您是否曾經鼓勵您自己要來稱頌耶和華？在今天的詩篇中，大衛一開始就講到「我的心哪，你要稱頌耶和華；凡在我裡面的，也要稱頌他的聖名！」似乎大衛的心也需要一些的鼓勵才能向 神發出感恩。大衛提醒自己不可忘記耶和華 神的一切恩惠。祂是如何赦免他一切的罪孽，醫治他的一切疾病；不僅僅救贖他的命脫離死亡，更以仁愛和慈悲為他的冠冕；還用美物使大衛所願的得以知足，以致大衛能常常如鷹返老還童。當他這樣一一數算 神的恩典，聖靈就開啟他認識了 神的慈愛和憐憫，實在是何等的長闊高深，過於我們能測度！
也許就在今天，您的生活中就有一些的難處，但請不要讓自己被自己低沉的心所控制。相反的，我們如大衛一樣，也來告訴自己：「我的心哪，你要稱頌耶和華；凡在我裡面的，也要稱頌他的聖名！我的心哪，你要稱頌耶和華，不可忘記他的一切恩惠。」

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 12

Introduction...

Day 12 Psalm 51:1-19 Give Thanks to God for His Mercy and Forgivness
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 10-12）

A Prayer of Repentance
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

This psalm is the most renowned of all prayers of repentance. When Nathan the prophet pointed out David’s sin, David the psalmist came before God with a broken and a contrite heart and confessed that he had sinned against God, and asked God for His kindness and mercy, and to cleanse his sin. The psalmist believed that if he (himself) is willing to confess to God and to repent in truth, God Himself will “Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.” (v.9) and “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted” (2 Corinthians 7:10). Such a repentant sinner responds in thankfulness when they know the wonderful mercy that has blotted out all of the iniquities: Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods, having great mercy, passing over the transgressions and cleansing all the iniquities by which we have sinned against Him, (so) “that the bones You have broken may rejoice (vv. 7-8).

Furthermore, God not only forgives but gives us a new heart and a new spirit, that we may do His will. David said “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me” (vv. 10-11). After offering the broken and contrite heart to God, the psalmist, with boldness and diligence, asked for an obedient spirit. He would rejoice in His salvation again, and never let sins separate him from God (v.12). If we can confess and repent in truth, it shows that we know God’s grace and aim to bear fruits worthy of repentance.

At the end of the prayer, the psalmist asked blessings for Zion and Jerusalem, that God (shall) build the walls of Jerusalem, to protect the children of God from falling into the net which enemies have laid, and they therefore would not sin against Him like the psalmist.

【簡介】...

Day 12 詩篇51:1-19 為著神的憐恤和赦免感恩
大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。
(背誦10-12節)
1 神啊，求你按你的慈愛憐恤我，
按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！
2 求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡，並潔除我的罪！
3 因為我知道我的過犯，我的罪常在我面前。
4 我向你犯罪，唯獨得罪了你，在你眼前行了這惡，
以致你責備我的時候顯為公義，判斷我的時候顯為清正。
5 我是在罪孽裡生的，在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
6 你所喜愛的是內裡誠實，你在我隱密處必使我得智慧。
7 求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨；
求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
8 求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音，使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
9 求你掩面不看我的罪，塗抹我一切的罪孽。

10 神啊，求你為我造清潔的心，使我裡面重新有正直的靈。
11 不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面，不要從我收回你的聖靈。
12 求你使我仍得救恩之了樂，賜我樂意的靈扶持我。
13 我就把你的道指教有過犯的人，罪人必歸順你。
14 神啊，你是拯救我的神；
求你救我脫離流人血的罪！
我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義。
15 主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開，
我的口便傳揚讚美你的話！

16 你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；
燔祭，你也不喜悅。
17 神所要的祭就是憂傷的靈；
神啊，憂傷痛悔的心，你必不輕看。

18 求你隨你的美意善待錫安， 建造耶路撒冷的城牆。
19 那時，你必喜愛公義的祭 和燔祭並全牲的燔祭；
那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。



【心得分享】
這是七篇懺悔詩裡最著名的一篇。大衛在先知拿單指出他的罪時，憂傷、痛悔地到 神面前承認自己得罪了 神，求 神賜下慈愛和憐恤，赦免、潔淨他的罪。詩人相信只要願意向 神真心認罪悔改，祂就「掩面不看我的罪，塗抹我一切的罪孽。」（9節）「依 神的意思憂愁，就生出沒有後悔的懊悔來，以致得救。」 （林後7：10）一個犯下重罪 的人（4節），在這個時刻，不僅是滿心的懊悔，也一定是充滿了感恩。有何神像我們的 神這樣有豐盛的憐憫和赦罪之恩，願意塗抹、潔淨我們一切已犯的罪，並且使我們原本因受定罪而壓傷的骨頭都可以再起來踴躍！（7-8節）
更沒想到的，是 神還要賜給我們新心和新靈，使我們可以遵行祂的旨意。大衛呼求說，「神啊，求袮為我造清潔的心，使我裡面重新有正直的靈。不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面，不要從我收回你的聖靈。」（10-11節）在獻上憂傷痛悔的心為祭物之後，詩人坦然而且迫切的祈求一個樂意順服的靈，他要重新以 神的救恩為樂，再也不讓罪使他與 神分離。（12節）一個真正憂傷痛悔的人，一定是一個認識恩典的人，也一定是曉得用實際的改變來證實他的悔改的人。（13-17節）
最後，詩人不忘記為錫安與耶路撒冷求祝福，求 神來建造耶路撒冷的城牆，保護 神的兒女不像他自己一樣陷在仇敵的網羅裡而得罪 神。

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 11

Introduction...

Day 11 Psalms 98:1-9 Remembering God’s salvation with a new song
（Memorization Scripture: v. 1）

1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
For He has done marvelous things;
His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.
2 The Lord has made known His salvation;
His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
5 Sing to the Lord with the harp,
With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell in it;
8 Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord,
9 For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with equity.

“Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory” (v1). Our God does marvelous things. His work among the people of Israel is marvelous. Similarly, God accomplished the marvelous work of salvation through His son Jesus, whose name is “wonderful” (Isaiah 9:6). Jesus is the Incarnate Word. He lived among us and paid our debt on the cross. He was resurrected, and he ascended to the heavens. He will come again and bring judgement. God’s salvation, from beginning to end, is full of marvels.

Not only did God accomplish salvation before the foundation of the world, but, every day He brings renewal into our lives. In each day, God delivers us from a fallen world and from our sin nature so that we are not condemned before His righteous judgement. The “new song” flows out of the new experiences we have under God’s saving grace. As it is written, “[Your mercies and compassions] are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:23). Day by day, let us take to heart God’s new doings on us through His finished salvation and count His blessings. Let us shout joyfully before Him and sing Him a new song.

【簡介】...

Day 11 詩篇98:1-9 用新歌記念 神的救恩
(背誦第1節)
1 你們要向耶和華唱新歌！
因為他行過奇妙的事；
他的右手和聖臂施行救恩。
2 耶和華發明了他的救恩，在列邦人眼前顯出公義；
3 記念他向以色列家所發的慈愛，所憑的信實。
地的四極都看見我們 神的救恩。

4 全地都要向耶和華歡樂；
要發起大聲，歡呼歌頌！
5 要用琴歌頌耶和華，
用琴和詩歌的聲音歌頌他！
6 用號和角聲，在大君王耶和華面前歡呼！

7 願海和其中所充滿的澎湃；
世界和住在其間的也要發聲。
8 願大水拍手；
願諸山在耶和華面前一同歡呼；
9 因為他來要審判遍地。
他要按公義審判世界，按公正審判萬民。






【心得分享】
「你們要向耶和華唱新歌，因為他行過奇妙的事；他右手和聖臂施行救恩。」（1節）我們的 神是獨行奇事的那一位，祂在以色列人身上的作爲是奇妙的，同樣，神藉著祂的兒子主耶穌，在你我身上也成就了奇妙的救恩。主耶穌的名字就是 「奇妙」（賽9：6），祂的道成肉身、在地的生活、十架的代贖、復活與升天、再來與審判。 神的救恩，從起頭到末了，都滿了奇妙。

神不單在創世以前已完成了救恩，也在我們生活的每一天施行 祂新的拯救，從一切的環境，罪性裏面把我們拯救出來，免於 神公義的審判。「新」歌是由我們對神的救恩有新鮮的經歷而來，「每早晨這都是新的，你的誠實極其廣大！」（哀 3:23 ）。讓我們悉心的捕捉 神的救恩我們在我們身上新的工作，數算 神的恩典，以此向耶和華歡呼，唱「新」歌。

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 10

Introduction...

Day 10 Psalm 32:1-11 Forgiveness Turns Into Thankfulness
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 7）

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Today do you know the joy of being truly, completely forgiven? Once you were bound in sin, crushed in iniquity, and enslaved under the heavy load of you - your flesh and your rebellion. And just as our merciful Father forgave us when Jesus was bound to the cross for our sin and crushed for our iniquities, so too His grace is available now as you acknowledge your sin to Him. Oh what daily joy and thanksgiving is ours in being able to talk to God in confession and to be so graciously delivered from sin! Don’t groan through today under sin’s heavy weight, but come rest in your Lord who will deliver and preserve you. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

【簡介】...

Day 10 詩篇 32:1-11 因罪得赦免而有的感恩
(背誦第7節)
1 得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的，這人是有福的！
2 凡心裡沒有詭詐，耶和華不算為有罪的，這人是有福的！
3 我閉口不認罪的時候，因終日唉哼而骨頭枯乾。
4 黑夜白日，你的手在我身上沉重，我的精液耗盡，如同夏天的乾旱。（細拉）

5 我向你陳明我的罪，不隱瞞我的惡。
我說「我要向耶和華承認我的過犯」，你就赦免我的罪惡。（細拉）
6 為此，凡虔誠人都當趁你可尋找的時候禱告你，大水泛溢的時候，必不能到他那裡。
7 你是我藏身之處，你必保佑我脫離苦難，以得救的樂歌四面環繞我。（細拉）

8 我要教導你，指示你當行的路，我要定睛在你身上勸誡你。
9 你不可像那無知的騾馬，必用嚼環轡頭勒住牠，不然就不能馴服。
10 惡人必多受苦楚，唯獨倚靠耶和華的，必有慈愛四面環繞他。
11 你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂，你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼！


【心得分享】
你嘗過被 神完全赦免的喜樂嗎？曾經的我們都被罪所捆綁，被惡所壓傷，被肉體和老我所轄制。然而耶穌為我們的罪被釘在十字架上，背負了我們一切的不義。當我們在十架下向 神認罪之時，慈愛的 神赦免的恩臨到我們。如今我們可以坦然無懼地向 神認罪，與 神交通，并且完全不再受罪的轄制，這實在值得我們每天都歡喜快樂地向 神獻上感恩！不要再在罪的重擔下唉哼了，到拯救并保全我們的 神面前安息吧！你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂，你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼！

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 9

Introduction...

Day 9 Psalm 30:4-5, 10-12 Thanks Through it All
（Memorization Scripture: vv. 4-5）
4 Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
5 For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.


[Sharing] Life so often moves in rhythms of peaks and valleys, with our darker days often throwing us into despair, worry, and even bitterness. David here does not whitewash over his mourning but recognizes that though times of heartache and seasons of refining come for us who are in covenant (saints) with the merciful God, there truly is great thankfulness because the joy of the Lord does comes in the morning and His favor lasts a lifetime. Darkness does not last - God sees to that! We can give thanks to God always and forever for turning our mourning into dancing and removing our sackcloth to clothe us in His goodness, all so that we may sing His glory and not be silent.

【簡介】...

Day 9 詩篇30:4-5, 10-12 感謝 神的恩典乃是一生之久
(背誦4-5節)
4 耶和華的聖民哪，你們要歌頌他，稱讚他可記念的聖 名。
5 因為，他的怒氣不過是轉眼之間；他的恩典乃是一生之久。
一宿雖然有哭泣， 早晨便必歡呼。
…
10 耶和華啊，求你應允我，憐恤我！ 耶和華啊，求你幫助我！
11 你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞， 將我的麻衣脫去，給我披上喜樂，
12 好叫我的靈( - 原文是榮耀)歌頌你，並不住聲。 耶和華－我的 神啊，我要稱謝你，直到永遠。


【心得分享】我們的生命中有高山也有低谷。在黑暗的日子里，我們會心存憂慮，絕望，甚至苦毒。在這首詩篇中，大衛絲毫沒有粉飾他的哀痛，他知道我們這群蒙恩的子民，即使是與慈愛的神立約，也會經歷心碎與試煉。但他更知道神所賜的喜樂每早晨都是新鮮，祂的恩典乃是一生之久！神看顧我們，所以黑暗總會過去。因此即使在苦難中，我們也可以有真實的感恩。讓我們學習在任何的環境中都把感恩歸給神，因為祂會將我們的哀哭變為跳舞，將我們的麻衣脫去，給我們披上喜樂。 讓我們都來歌頌祂，並不住聲！

Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 8

Introduction...

Day 8 Psalms 107:1-9
(Memorization Scripture: vv. 8-9)
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.


[Sharing] The psalmist says that each one who received grace should give thanks to God. By counting the grace of God, we should be reminded that He is good, and His mercy endures forever. He saved us from enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us, and He led us the right way, so that we would not be lost in the wilderness. Also out of His love, He promised that “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6)
Yes, all we like sheep have gone astray, it is He that found us in the wasteland, a howling wilderness. He encircled us with love, He instructed us, He kept us as the apple of His eye. And also He poured out His soul and became the bread of life for us. As Jesus said “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35)

【簡介】...

Day 8 詩篇107:1-9 因神慈愛的救贖和應許稱謝祂
（背誦8-9節）
1「你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本為善，他的慈愛永遠長存！」
2 願耶和華的贖民說這話，就是他從敵人手中所救贖的，
3 從各地，從東從西，從南從北所招聚來的。
4 他們在曠野荒地漂流，尋不見可住的城邑，
5 又飢又渴，心裡發昏。
6 於是他們在苦難中哀求耶和華，他從他們的禍患中搭救他們。
7 又領他們行走直路，使他們往可居住的城邑。
8 但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他！
9 因他使心裡渴慕的人得以知足，使心裡飢餓的人得飽美物。


【心得分享】 詩人呼籲每一個蒙恩的人都要來稱謝耶和華，藉著數算 神的恩典提醒我們，我們的 神本為善，祂的慈愛永遠長存！ 神曾救贖我們脫離仇敵的手，領我們行走直路，不在曠野漂流。又因愛應許我們，凡心裡渴慕尋求祂的人都得飽足。
是的，我們也都曾如羊走迷，是祂把我們從曠野荒涼野獸吼叫之地找回，用愛環繞我們，看顧我們，保護我們，如同保護眼中的瞳人。祂又將自己的生命傾倒，成為我們生命的糧，正如耶穌所說:「我就是生命的糧。到我這裡來的，必定不餓；信我的，永遠不渴。」（約6:35）