讚美上帝 (1)

讚美上帝 (1)

聖經閱讀：路加福音4:1-13

2015年11月22日(日)

再過不久，美國人就要慶祝感恩節了，所以我認為來談談讚美上帝應該很不錯。當我用字典查「讚美」這個詞時，我找到了好幾個意思，其中的一個意思是「敬拜」。

今天的經文閱讀告訴我們魔鬼三次企圖引誘耶穌犯罪。魔鬼要耶穌向牠下拜，在第8節，耶穌告訴魔鬼：「聖經說：『要拜主─你的上帝，惟獨敬奉他！』」耶穌知道，祂只能敬拜唯一真神上帝，唯獨上帝值得我們敬拜和讚美。

耶穌也知道上帝命令人們只能單單敬拜祂，在出埃及記20:3，上帝說：「我以外，不可敬拜別的神明。」假如我們願意順服上帝，就應該單單敬拜祂。

敬拜上帝對我們來說是容易的，為什麼呢？因為祂是如此偉大和奇妙。當想到所有上帝為我們成就的事時，我們就充滿了喜樂和讚美。 —CW*

「上主至大，應該大受頌讚。」歷代志上16:25a

禱告：上帝，祢是何等奇妙，我願天天讚美祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

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Praise God (1)

Bible Reading: Luke 4:1-13

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Soon in the United States, we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. So I thought it would be good to talk about praising God. When I looked up the word “praise” in the dictionary, I found several meanings. One meaning I found was “worship.”

Our Bible Reading today tells us about when the devil tried three times to get Jesus to sin. The devil wanted Jesus to bow down and worship him. In verse 8b Jesus told the devil, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.’” Jesus knew that He should only worship the one true God. Only God is worthy of our praise and worship.

Jesus also knew that God had commanded people to worship only Him. In Exodus 20:3 God said, “You must not worship any other gods except me.” If we want to obey God, we should only worship Him.

It is easy for us to worship God. Why? Because He is so awesome and wonderful. When we think about all God has done for us, we are full of joy and praise. —CW*

“The Lord is great and worthy of praise.” 1 Chronicles 16:25a

PRAYER: God, You are so wonderful. I want to praise You every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.