審判

審判
聖經閱讀：詩篇75:1-10 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年4月27日(六)

一個有智慧的老師會事先告訴她的學生，不久將有一個考試，並告訴他們要讀哪些資料。一個有智慧的學生會研讀這些資料並作好考試的準備。今天我們閱讀的經文中，上帝告訴我們祂將會審判我們，也告訴我們祂要我們做什麼。如果我們有智慧，就會為上帝的審判作好準備。 　在4到7節的經文中，上帝談到驕傲的人。驕傲的人誇耀自己，他們希望別人仰慕他們。但是，只有上帝才能決定未來誰才是重要的人，第7b節說：「他判某些人有罪，某些人無罪。」我們必須確定，我們是謙卑而不是驕傲的。 　當我們「宣揚雅各的上帝」並「歌頌讚美他」(第9節)時，我們才是謙卑的。當我們看重上帝和其他人超過看重自己時，我們才是謙卑的。 　我希望你是謙卑的，並為上帝的審判作好準備。 —SH* 「上主至尊無上，但他看顧卑微的人；狂傲的人無法在他面前藏匿。」 詩篇138:6 禱告：天父，幫助我使我謙卑。我願尊榮祢，高過世上所有的一切。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (PPC譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Judgment
Bible Reading: Psalm 75:1-10
Saturday, April 27, 2013

A wise teacher tells her students that there will be a test and what material they should study. A wise student will study the material and be ready for the test. In our Bible Reading today, God tells us that He will judge us. He also tells us what He wants us to do. If we are wise, we will prepare for this judgment. 　In verses 4 through 7, God talks about proud people. Proud people brag about themselves and want other people to admire them. But God is the only one who can decide who will be important. “He lifts one person up and brings another down” (verse 7b). We need to make sure that we are humble, not proud. 　We are humble when we “tell people how great God is” and “sing praise to God” (verse 9). And we are humble when we think about God and other people more than we think about ourselves. 　I hope you are humble and ready for God’s judgment. —SH* “The Lord has the highest place above all others, but he still cares for the humble. Even from there, so high above, he knows what the proud do.” Psalm 138:6 PRAYER: Father, help me to be humble. I want to honor You above all other things. In Jesus’ name. Amen.