讚美上帝

讚美上帝
聖經閱讀：詩篇145:1-21 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年2月23日(六)

詩篇中許多章節告訴我們要讚美上帝，但是，我們為什麼要讚美上帝呢？ 　今天的聖經閱讀給了我們幾個要讚美上帝的理由：第一，上帝慈悲，充滿憐憫 (第8a節)；第二，祂不輕易發怒，滿有不變的愛 (第8b節)；第三，祂恩待每一個人 (第9a節)；第四，祂的恩慈及於一切被造物 (第9b節)；第五，祂豐豐富富地供給他們，滿足他們一切的需要 (第16節)；第六，祂垂聽他們的呼求，成全敬畏祂的人的心願 (第19節)。 　當我們讚美上帝時，就表示我們信靠祂來幫助我們度過美好或難過的日子，也同時告訴上帝，我們相信耶穌死而復活，並且有一天我們將永遠與祂同住。 　詩篇146:6說：「上帝創造天、地、海，和其中萬物」，「萬物」就包含了你和我，我們應該隨時準備好向上帝表達我們的讚美。 —DJH* 「我的上帝啊，我要宣揚你的偉大；我的君王啊，我要永遠感謝你。」 詩篇145:1 禱告：天父，謝謝祢為我所做的一切，幫助我天天讚美祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (KCC譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Praise God
Bible Reading: Psalm 145:1-21
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Many chapters in the book of Psalms tell us to praise God. But why should we praise God? 　Our Bible Reading today gives us several reasons why we should praise God. 1) God is kind and merciful (verse 8a); 2) He is patient and full of love (verse 8b); 3) He is good to everyone (verse 9a); 4) God shows His mercy to everything He made (verse 9b); 5) He gives every living thing all that it needs (verse 16); and 6) God listens to His followers and answers their prayers (verse 19). 　When we praise God, we show Him that we trust Him to help us through good times and bad times. We also show God that we believe that Jesus died and rose and that someday we will live with Him forever. 　Psalm 146:6 says that God “made heaven and earth. He made the sea and everything in it.” Everything includes you and me. We should always be ready to show our praise to God. —DJH* “I will tell of your greatness, my God and King. I will praise your name forever and ever.” Psalm 145:1 PRAYER: Father, thank You for all You have done for me. Help me to praise You today and every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.