指正

指正
聖經閱讀：詩篇141:1-10
2012年11月3日(六)

大部分的人不喜歡被人指正，或是被人批評，而當需要去指正別人時，我們大都也會感到不舒服。但是今天的經文裡，大衛求上帝告訴他做錯了什麼事，大衛同時說，當有人指正我們時，那真是一件好事。 　在第3-4節，大衛禱告說：「上主啊，求你管制我的口；求你把守我的嘴唇。求你使我不偏向惡行，不跟邪惡的人同流合污；求你使我不參加他們的筵席。」我們也應該這樣禱告。每天，我們都需要上帝的幫助，才能控制好我們的話語(或手語)，並且控制好思想和作為。 　你要求上帝幫助你說出對別人有好處、有幫助的話。當別人指正你時，求上帝幫助你保持謙卑，並且願意接受別人的指正。—JKS 「我情願接受義人愛心的責打。」 詩篇141:5a 禱告：上帝，謝謝祢留心聽我的禱告；幫助我控制所做的事，並且願意接受別人的指正。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (SSL譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Correction
Bible Reading: Psalm 141:1-10
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Most people do not like to have people correct them or criticize their actions. And most of us feel uncomfortable when we need to correct someone else. But in our Bible Reading today, David asked God to show him what he was doing wrong. David also said that when people correct us, that is a good thing. 　In verses 3-4 David prayed, “Lord, help me control the things I say. Help me watch what I say. Don’t let me want to do bad things. Stop me from joining bad people when they do wrong.” That should be our prayer, too. We need God’s help every day so we can control what we say/sign, think and do. 　Ask God to help you say/sign things that are good and helpful to other people. And when other people correct you, ask God to help you be humble and willing to accept their correction. —JKS “A good person can correct me. That would be kind of him. Your followers can criticize me. It would be good for them to do that. I would accept that.” Psalm 141:5a PRAYER: God, thank You for paying attention to my prayers. Help me to control what I do and be willing to accept correction from good people. In Jesus’ name. Amen.