感恩節 (1)

感恩節 (1)
聖經閱讀：詩篇25:8-15 現代中譯本|合和本
2012年11月18日(日)

再過不久，美國人就要慶祝感恩節。今天和未來的幾天，我們要來看一些詩篇的經節，然後把它們應用在這個感恩的時節。 　在美國，大部份的人平常就有太多的東西可以吃，而在感恩節時，我們會吃更多，大大的超過我們所需要的量。我們會禁不起誘惑而想多吃一份馬鈴薯或是多吃一塊派，雖然知道吃太多對身體不好，但是要我們抗拒吃的誘惑，真是困難。 　今天經文的第8-10節告訴我們關於上帝的事，第8節說：「他指示罪人該走的路。」第9節繼續說：「他引領謙卑的人走正路，把自己的旨意教導他們。」，上帝要幫助我們抵擋誘惑，靠著祂的幫助，當我們想去做可能會傷害自己的事時，我們就有力量說「不」。 　今天，你會受到誘惑而想去犯罪，你要祈求上帝幫助你，讓你足夠堅強而能抵擋誘惑。—GT 「我時刻仰望上主；他救我脫離險境。」 詩篇25:15 禱告：天父，我要用生命來榮耀祢，幫助我抵擋誘惑。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (CNY譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Thanksgiving (1)
Bible Reading: Psalm 25:8-15
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Soon people in America will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Today and for the next few days, we will look at some verses from Psalms and apply them to this time of giving thanks. 　Most people in America have plenty of food to eat. And often on Thanksgiving Day, we have much more food than we need. We are tempted to eat one more helping of potatoes or one more piece of pie. We know that it is not good for our bodies to overeat. But it is hard for us to resist the temptation to eat more. 　Verses 8-10 of our Bible Reading tell us about God. Verse 8b says, “He teaches sinners the right way to live.” Verse 9 continues, “He teaches humble people his ways. He leads them with fairness.” God will help us resist temptation. With His help, we can say “No!” when we want to do something that might hurt us. 　Today you will be tempted to sin. Ask God to help you be strong and resist the temptation. —GT “I am always looking to the Lord for help. He always frees me from my troubles.” Psalm 25:15 PRAYER: Father, I want to honor You with my life. Help me to resist temptation. In Jesus’ name. Amen.