敬畏上帝

敬畏上帝
聖經閱讀：詩篇128:1-6 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年8月10日(三)

有什麼東西是你害怕的嗎？也許你怕火、怕黑暗、怕孤單或是怕蜘蛛，就算是耶穌的門徒有時候也會害怕，他們在加利利湖上遇到暴風雨時就感到害怕（馬太福音8:23-27），他們以為自己會淹死在水裡，但是耶穌平息了風和浪。
今天經文閱讀的1a節說：「敬畏上主的人多麼有福啊！」這句話是什麼意思呢？我們是不是應該敬畏上帝如同我們害怕黑暗或蜘蛛呢？敬畏上帝的意思是，我們愛上帝並完全委身於祂，意思是我們願意去做蒙上帝喜悅、尊榮祂的事，而不去做祂不喜歡的事。
生活中有時候我們也許會害怕一些東西，這時我們就必須倚靠耶穌賜給我們的平安，但是我們也要敬畏上帝和祂的大能。 上帝愛你並希望你信靠、尊榮祂。 —GT

「在我驚惶的時候，我就倚靠你。我信靠上帝，頌讚他的應許；我倚靠他，我不懼怕。血肉凡人能對我怎麼樣？」 詩篇56:3-4

禱告：上帝，我願天天信靠祢、尊榮祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(尤榮輝譯)

Fear God
Bible Reading: Psalm 128:1-6
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

What are you afraid of? Maybe you are afraid of fire, the dark, being alone or spiders. Even Jesus' disciples were afraid sometimes. They were afraid when they were in the storm on Lake Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27). They thought they would drown. But Jesus calmed the wind and the waves.
Verse 1a of our Bible Reading says, “Great blessings belong to those who fear and respect the Lord.” What does this mean? Should we fear God like we fear the dark or spiders? Fearing God means that we love God and are totally devoted to Him. It means that we want to do things that please and honor Him instead of things that He does not like.
There will be times in life when we may be afraid of something. That's when we need to depend on the peace that Jesus gives us. But we also need to fear and respect God and His awesome power. God loves you and wants you to trust and honor Him. —GT

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. I trust God, so I am not afraid of what people can do to me. I praise God for his promise to me!” Psalm 56:3-4

PRAYER: God, I want to trust and honor You every day. In Jesus' name. Amen.