12/16/2020— Psalms 27-28
每日詩歌: 能不能 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqhV0Mvgms )
每日讀經：诗篇27-28
( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+27&version=CUVS )
每日金句:
诗篇27:4 有一件事，我曾求耶和华，我仍要寻求。就是一生一世住在耶和华的殿中，瞻仰他的荣美，在他的殿里求问。
每日问题：
- 如果你可以向神求一件事，你会求什么？
- 你觉得大卫在28章4-5节向神祷告咒诅他的敌人这样的做法正确吗？
每日灵修：
这两章诗篇让我们看到大卫和神之间及其亲密的关系。大卫在他的时代是非常富足的，他唯一最渴望的事情就是有神的同在。我们从大卫和神的关系中可以学到非常宝贵的功课。
首先，大卫告诉我们财富，地位，名利，舒适的环境都无法像神的同在一般满足我们的心。我常常发现自己每天祷告中会像神求很多的事情，但是却忘记求神让我更多的经历他。我需要常常提醒自己，我的服侍、传福音、参加聚会的目的不是让我得到一个基督徒的身份，而是为要得着基督自己。所以我求神能够给我有大卫一样的心志单单寻求神的同在。
其次，从大卫和神的关系中我也学习到，我们是可以和神分享我们内心真正的情绪和感受的。大卫求神将报应加给他的敌人们。有时候当我被别人伤害，沮丧甚至愤怒的时候，我觉得我们可以向大卫一样把我们的情绪和感受告诉神，甚至求神向我们的敌人施行公义。但最重要的是，我们要知道施行公义审判的是神而不是我们。我需要学习为公义能够在这个世代得到彰显而祷告，求神来阻止那些邪恶不法之事。
祷告：
亲爱的天父，求你赐给我一颗渴慕你的心。我想要切慕你胜过这世上的一切。求你帮助我真的能看万事如粪土，为要认识我主基督耶稣为至宝。求你帮助我信靠你，知道你在掌权，公义必得到彰显。求你加给我力量让我可以更加爱你！我奉耶稣基督的名求，阿们！
Daily Questions:
Question 1: If you could ask the Lord for one thing, what would you ask?
Question 2: Do you think it is right for David to pray curses against his enemy? （28:4-5）
Daily Devotion:
In these two Psalms we see how close David is with God. David is the wealthiest man of his time and the only thing he desires is to be in the presence of God. David’s relationship with God teaches us valuable lessons about life.
First, David teaches us that possession, status, fame, or earthly comfort cannot satisfy us like being in the presence of God can. I find myself often praying for many things week to week, however, I fail to ask God to just let me experience Him more. I need to be reminded often that I do not get involved in ministry, church, evangelism, or bible studies to get Christan status, but to get God himself. So I pray that God would give me the desire to want what David wants.
The second lesson I can learn from David’s relationship with God is that it is okay to share our true feelings with God. David asked God to send many troubles to his enemies. there are times when I feel hurt, upset, and even angry about some people. In these times, I think it is okay to tell God how we feel and even ask that God would send justice to our enemies like David did. Most importantly, we must know that it Is God who gives us justice and revenges our enemies, not us. I need to learn that it is a good thing to pray for justice in the world and ask God to stop the evils we see.
Prayer:
Dear God, I ask you also to give me a heart that desires you. I want to desire you more than any other things on this Earth. Help me to count everything as rubbish when compared to the surpassing worth of knowing you. Please help me to trust you as the rule and the true judge. And Lord please stretch my ability to love you beyond my imagination. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen!
