诗篇［第146篇］
Book of Psalm 146
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诗篇［第146篇］|Book of Psalm 146【成为有福的人】
07/09/2022
引言: 专心是有挑战的！
多数人都有在超市排队结账的经历。当遇到人很多的时候，我们通常会分析哪一条个结账的队伍是最快可以付钱的，我们就会推着购物车去排队。当看到隔壁原来排的很长的队，突然效率变快了，我们的心多少都会在想要不要换过去。我也尝试过，每一次换过去了，就突然变慢了，我就后悔了。
这原因是因为我们不能专心，只专注于眼睛可以看见的效率就分心了。同样，仰望神也是有挑战的，特别当我们不认识神的时候更难，因为不知道神的属性。我们想想如果我们知道今天排的队伍，收银员是神。即使需要排很长的队，我们也会愿意耐心排下去。
昨天的晨祷说到我们要一起来学习赞美神，今天我们要起来专心仰望赞美神，成为有福的人。
一、要赞美耶和华（V1-2）
1.我的心要赞美神！（V1）
当我们赞美神，高喊哈利路亚的时候，不只是要用口，也要提醒我们自己的心。 ‘心’的原文是指我们的生命，灵魂，活着的人和心智。‘赞美’原文也带有发光的意思。所以赞美不是我们的口而已，而是连我们的生命都是要起来赞美神，为主发光的。
2.活着为了敬拜神！（V2）
敬拜赞美是给活着的人的，只要我们还活着，就是要起来敬拜神。人生的首要的目的就是要荣耀神，以神为乐。我们本是神的殿，神的殿中必有赞美的声音发出。让人都看见神的殿。
二、要仰望耶和华（V3-5）
1.不靠眼见的人（V3-4）
这里的经文列出人不值得我们去倚靠的原因。第一，人是无能的，因为人无法拯救，在人里面没有救恩，没有拯救。第二，人是短暂的，是会面对死亡的，人总会归于尘土。
2.仰望神为帮助（V5）
诗人以‘雅各的神’来表达神主动的救恩。从雅各的经历，我们看见神如何拯救转化雅各的生命，拣选他的后裔。
仰望的原文的意思是‘希望’，所以当我们把希望放在神身上的时候，换来的是神赐予雅各极大的应许与祝福。虽然雅各诡诈，但是当雅各仰望神的时候，神乐意成为他个人的神。
今天，当我们把希望放在神的身上，神也乐意成为我们个人的救主。若把希望放在自己或人的身上，换来的是短暂的，归于尘土的。
三、要认识耶和华（V6-10）
1.造天地万物的神V6a，2.永远守诚实的神V6b，3.为受屈伸冤的神V7a，4.供应于饥饿的神V7b，5.释放被囚人的神V7c，6.使瞎眼看见的神V8a，7.扶起被欺压的神V8b，8.喜爱公义人的神V8c，9.保护无家人的神V9a，10.不喜爱恶人的神V9b，11.做王到永远的神V10a
十节经文里面，提了十二次神的名字，耶和华。耶和华我们的神是独一的真神，自有永有的，是创造万物的神。神可以拯救我们是因为祂是独一的创造主，又是施慈爱，信实守约，昔在今在永在的神。
以上的应许都是神确实在过去应允在神的百姓身上的。今天我们面对的问题，我相信以上的应许都可以成就。但是我们要来认识神，认定神，仰望神，相信神的应许。不然我们就像得了一台手机却不明白其中的功能一样。
总结：仰望赞美神的人是有福的人！
只要心是对准神，任何问题对我们来说都不是问题。我们要将我们的希望放在神的身上，即使面对苦难困难的时候都可以专心仰望神。以神为我们的帮助，我们便是有福的人。神喜爱公义人，使恶人的路弯曲；但是若我们是爱神的人，必会经历亨通的道路。
Psalms 146: Become A Blessed Person
GK611 Morning Devotion
07/09/2022
Speaker: Asher Chang + Rev David Tan
Introduction: Concentration can be challenging!
Most of us have had the experience of waiting in the checkout line at the supermarket. When there are a lot of people, we usually analyse which checkout line is the fastest to pay, and we will push the shopping cart to the line. When we see the long queue next door, suddenly the efficiency becomes faster, our hearts will be more or less in the want to change over. I also tried, every time I changed over, it suddenly became slower and I regretted it.
The reason for this is because we cannot concentrate and get distracted by focusing only on the efficiency that our eyes can see. Likewise, looking to God can be challenging, especially when we don't know God, because we don't know the attributes of God. Let's think about if we knew the line we were standing in today and the cashier was God. Even if we need to wait in a long line, we will be willing to wait patiently.
Yesterday's Morning Devotion talked about how we should come together to learn to praise God, and today we are going to get up and focus on looking to God and praising Him to become blessed.
1. Praise the LORD V1-2
(1) My heart will praise God! V1
When we praise God and shout hallelujah, we should not only use our mouths, but also remind our own hearts. The original word for 'heart' refers to our life, soul, living person and mind. The original word for 'praise' also carries the meaning of shine. So praise is not just our mouth, but even our life is to rise up and praise God and shine for the Lord.
(2) Live to worship God! V2
Worship and praise are for the living, and as long as we are alive, we are to rise up and worship God. The primary purpose of life is to glorify God and take pleasure in Him. We are the temple of God, and the voice of praise will be heard in the temple of God. Let all men see the temple of God.
2. To look to the LORD V3-5
(1) Do not rely on those who see with their eyes V3-4
The verses here list the reasons why man is not worthy to be relied upon. First, man is incompetent, for man cannot save, and in man there is no salvation, no deliverance. Secondly, man is short-lived and will face death, and man will always return to dust.
(2) Looking to God for help V5
The psalmist uses 'the God of Jacob' to express God's active salvation. From Jacob's experience, we see how God saved transformed Jacob's life and chose his descendants.
The original word for look up means 'hope', so when we put our hope in God, in return, God gives Jacob great promises and blessings. Though Jacob was deceitful, God was pleased to be Jacob's personal God when he looked to God. Today, when we put our hope in God, God is also pleased to be our personal Savior. If we put our hope in ourselves or in man, we will receive a short-lived hope that will return to dust.
3. To know the LORD V6-10
(1) The God who made heaven and earth V6a，(2) The God who keeps His Word forever V6b，(3) The God of justice for the wronged V7a，(4) God who provides for the hungry V7b，(5) The God who frees the prisoners V7c，(6) The God who gives sight to the blind V8a，(7) The God who lifts up the oppressed V8b，(8) The God who loves the righteous V8c，(9) The God who protects the homeless V9a，(10) The God who does not love the wicked V9b，(11) The God who is king forever V10a.
In ten verses, the name of God, the LORD, is mentioned twelve times. The LORD our God is the only true God, the one and only eternal God, the God who created all things. God can save us because He is the only Creator, the God of love, the God of faithfulness and covenant, the God of the past and the present and forever more.
All of the above promises were indeed promised by God to God's people in the past. I believe the above promises can be fulfilled in the problems we face today. But we have to come to know God, identify God, look to God, and believe God's promises. Otherwise we are like getting a cell phone but not understanding the functions of it.
Conclusion: Blessed are those who look to God and praise Him!
As long as the heart is directed to God, no problem is a problem for us. We need to put our hope in God, so that we can focus on God even in times of suffering and difficulty. With God as our helper, we are the blessed ones. God loves the righteous and makes the path of the wicked crooked; but if we are those who love God, we will experience the path of prosperity.
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