高麗菜心

高麗菜心
聖經閱讀：詩篇86:1-17 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年2月12日(二)

我的女兒珍不喜歡吃高麗菜心，所以每當生命中遇到很多問題時，她就會說：「我感覺像是上帝給我吃了一大盤高麗菜心！」 　我們當中大部份人都會經歷困難的時刻，這時好像每一件事情都不對勁──車子故障，孩子又生病，同時繳稅的期限也到了。當這種情況發生時，我們可能會因所有這些問題感到挫折，而希望上帝只讓好事發生在我們身上。 　詩篇第86篇的作者稱自己是「軟弱無助」的人 (第1節)，他也提到人們攻擊他並且想要殺害他 (第14節)。這個人過去有一些很嚴重的問題，但是在第12節，他對上帝說：「我要一心頌讚你。」 　今天你也面臨了一些問題嗎？要繼續讚美上帝並且與祂保持親近，祂是「不輕易發怒，充滿信實慈愛」的上帝。(第15節) —NM 「主啊，求你指示我該走的道路，我要順服你的真理；求你教導我怎樣敬畏你。」 詩篇86:11 禱告：親愛的上帝，今天我可能有許多的問題，但是我仍然愛祢、讚美祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (KCC譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Brussels Sprouts
Bible Reading: Psalm 86:1-17
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

My daughter, Jean, does not like brussels sprouts. So when she has a lot of problems in her life, she will say, “I feel like God has given me a big dish of brussels sprouts to eat!” 　Most of us experience times when everything seems to go wrong — the car breaks down, the kids are sick and taxes are due. When this happens, we may become frustrated with all the problems we have. We want God to only allow good things to happen to us. 　The writer of Psalm 86 calls himself a “poor, helpless man” (verse 1). He also says that people are attacking him and trying to kill him (verse 14). This man was had some very bad problems. But in verse 12 he says to God, “I praise you with all my heart.” 　Are you facing problems today? Keep on praising God and staying close to Him. He will be “patient, loyal, and full of love” (verse 15b). —NM “Lord, teach me your ways, and I will live and obey your truths. Help me make worshiping your name the most important thing in my life.” Psalm 86:11 PRAYER: Dear God, I may have many problems today. But I still love You and praise You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.