引言：最美的话

“我有的就是你的。” 这一句话或许是丈夫和太太们最喜欢听的话，因为爱所以愿意全然摆上。今天，如果我们说我们属于神的，我们是神的新妇，我们的生命可以为神全然摆上吗？

一、全地都是神所造的 (V1-2)

地和其中所有的一切及海和其中所有的一切都是属于耶和华的，全世界和住在其中的活物都属于耶和华！包括其中所充满的人也是属于祂的。

大卫一开始就宣告了全地都是属于耶和华，帮助每一位敬拜者都能在敬拜之前，重新聚焦于神伟大的爱。所以我们都是属于耶和华的，不管人是否认识祂，我们都是祂所创造的。

二、属神子民登神的山 (V3-6)

1. 心与灵属于神（V3-4）

“谁能登耶和华的山？谁能站在祂的圣所？”（V3） 山和圣所是指锡安山和会幕，象征与神亲近的地方。“就是手洁心清，不向虚妄，起誓不怀诡诈的人。”（V4），心和灵单单属于耶和华的人就能登祂的山和祂的圣所。

2. 寻求耶和华的族类 （V5-6）

手洁心清的人，也就是单单属于神的人，一方面蒙神赐福，同时也要有信心的表现，成为寻求耶和华的一代，要见神的面并单单敬拜祂。拥有这样的心的人，神就使他得福、使他为义，就可以登耶和华的山。

三、我们的神有能有力（V7-10）

当年大卫迎接约柜进耶路撒冷的时候，约柜代表那荣耀的王耶和华。即便是永久的门户，就是那久闭的心门，今天要大大敞开，迎接那荣耀的王！

当我们敬拜神，迎接神，活出属神的生命的时候，我们周围的人都可以看见我们的神是有能有力的神。他们的心门，也要为耶稣而打开！

总结：我们单单属于神

我们并不是指没有罪，而是我们有罪可以来到神面前承认，神就赦免我们的罪，用救恩为我们披上光明洁白的细麻衣。这就如我们成为顺服的新妇，我们的心就不再属于世界，而是单单属于神！

Psalm 24 We belong to the Lord
GK611 Morning Devotion
08/12/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co-worker Asher Chang

Introduction: The most beautiful words

“What I have is yours.” This phrase is perhaps the most favourite words for husbands and wives to hear, willing to lay it all on the line because of love. Today, if we say that we belong to God and that we are His bride, can we lay down our lives wholly for God?

1. All the earth is God’s creation (V1-2)

The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein! Including the people filled therein also belong to Him.

David begins by declaring that all the earth belongs to the Lord, helping every worshipper to refocus on God’s great love before they worship. So we all belong to the Lord, and we are His creation whether man knows Him or not.

2. God’s People climb the mountain of God (V3-6)

(1) Heart and Spirit Belong to God (V3-4)

“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place?” (V3) He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. (V4), Those whose hearts and spirits belong to the Lord alone can ascend His mountain and His sanctuary.

(2) The generation who seeks after God (V5-6)

Those with clean hands and a pure heart, that is, those who belong to God alone, are blessed by God on the one hand, but at the same time, they must also have a manifestation of faith and become a generation that seeks the Lord, that will see His face and worship Him alone. He who has such a heart, God will bless and justify him, and he will be able to ascend the mountain of the Lord.

(3) Our God is able and powerful (V7-10)

When David welcomed the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, the Ark represented Jehovah, the King of Glory. Even the everlasting doors, the door of the heart that has been closed for a long time, will be greatly opened today to receive that King of Glory!

As we worship God, welcome Him, and live Godly lives, those around us can see that our God is a powerful and mighty God. The doors of their hearts, too, will be opened for Jesus!

Conclusion: We belong to God alone

We do not mean that we are without sin, but that we have sin and can come to God and confess it, and He forgives us our sins and clothes us with the fine linen, clean and bright, with salvation. It is as if we have become an obedient bride, and our hearts no longer belong to the world, but to God alone!