親近上帝

親近上帝
聖經閱讀：詩篇73:1-28 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年5月30日(四)

有時候我們會在電視上看到有錢又有名的人，也許我們會想要和這些人一樣有錢、有名，我們會忌妒他們的生活方式。 　詩篇第73篇的作者說他的「腳險些滑倒」（第2b節），為什麼呢？因為他嫉妒成功的人。作者說那些人強壯健康，而且「沒有遭遇痛苦」（第4節）。他們穿戴珠寶、華服（第6節），但是這些人既驕傲又充滿憎恨，而且會嘲笑別人（第8節）。 　但是作者終於明白上帝會逞罰這些驕傲的人，他決定他必須專注於上帝。作者最後說：「至於我，我能夠親近上帝多麼好啊！」他用這句話來結束這詩篇（第28a節）。 　你今天想要得到什麼呢？財產、金錢、還是名聲呢？記得要專注於上帝，祂是你一切所需。 —BH 「除祢以外，在天上我還有誰呢?除祢以外，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的。」 詩篇73:25 禱告：主啊，我不需要任何的人事物，祢是我唯一的需要。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (YUDL譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Close to God
Bible Reading: Psalm 73:1-28
Thursday May 30, 2013

Sometimes we see people on TV who are rich and famous. We may think that we want to be rich and famous like these people. We become jealous of the way these people live. 　The writer of Psalm 73 says that he “almost fell into sin” (verse 2b). Why? Because he was jealous of people who were successful. The writer says that these people were healthy and didn’t have “to struggle to survive” (verse 4). They wore jewels and fancy clothes (verse 6). But these people also were proud and hateful (verse 6) and made fun of other people (verse 8). 　But then the writer finally understood that God will punish these proud people. He decided that he needed to focus on God. The writer closed this psalm by saying, “As for me, all I need is to be close to God” (verse 28a). 　What do you want today — possessions or money or fame? Remember to focus on God. He is all you need. —BH “In heaven, God, I have only you. And if I am with you, what on earth could I want?” Psalm 73:25 PRAYER: Lord, I do not need anything or anyone. All I need is You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.