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Book of Psalm 18

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诗篇第18篇|Book of Psalm 18

【我与我神】

主讲：陈炎明牧师

18/10/2023

引言：

一个珠宝盒的价值乃在于里面装了什么东西？同样一个人的价值不仅仅在于他有多少学问或才能，而是他的生命里面有谁？

一、神是我全方位的力量（18:1-6）

1.因此我爱神（V1-2）

我的力量不在乎我自己，因为神才是我真正的力量。而且这力量是全方位、全面性的。因此，我爱神，且要全心爱神，让神完全掌管自己的一生。

2.因此求告神（V3-6）

当各种祸患、仇敌、甚至威胁到生命的急难出现时，这正是引导我们求告神的时候。事实不正是如此吗？考验越大呼求神的迫切感就越强烈！

二、神显出祂无比的权能（18:7-15）

1.地震与火山的爆发（V7-9）

神是掌管天地的主灾，当神发怒时，可以是顿一顿脚、或者打个喷嚏，就惊天动地到山崩地裂，火山冒烟，喷出熔岩火花。大地都被黑云罩住，一片黑暗。人在这些天灾面前真是微不足道，束手无策。

2.天降灾殃谁能抵挡（V10-15）

当我们看着地上的风球、雷暴等愁云惨雾的时候，人只能在惧怕中寻求庇护，这些灾殃人都无法抵挡，也根本无法改变这些事实。无论你喜欢或不喜欢，当雷电、台风、龙卷风等灾难出现时，人都无法制止。正如神若出手，仇敌要往哪儿逃呢？

三、我是神喜悦而得益的人（18:16-42）

1.大能的神救我脱离劲敌（V16-19）

神常以超自然的方式拯救我们，甚至得以脱离比我们更强大的敌人。因此我们愿意全心依靠祂成为神所喜悦的儿女。神是爱我们的神，我们如果也是全心爱神，得神喜悦，祂怎么会不帮助我们呢？

2.留心谨守诫命做个完全人（V20-28）

神常常按着祂的公平法则行事，你是怎样的人，祂就以怎样的方式待你。我们若愿意遵行神真理法则做事，我们就成为完全人。我们想神怎么待我们，就要成为怎样的人！

3.神的子民是强而有力的军队（V29-42）

以色列是神的军队，神亲自教导他们作战。神要除灭仇敌，这是公义之神的法则。但是神如果只是公义的神，祂就如同暴君，顺我者昌、逆我者亡。但神是慈爱的神，因为祂以完全的爱去爱那些凡是愿意领受爱的人。人若选择听从神，信靠神，就不再是遭灭绝的罪人了不是吗？

四、恩典福音要扩展到列邦（18:43-50）

外邦人要看见神在祂子民中的作为而归向神，以致外邦人也要起来歌颂敬拜赞美神。 我们不就是归向神而起来赞美神的外邦见证人吗？

总结：神的计划我的命定

神的计划是让人认识祂、依靠祂、跟随祂、经历祂····。但是人就是要回应祂的计划，成就神的命定，可以经历神的一切丰盛应许。

Psalm 18 My God and I
GK611 Morning Devotion
18/10/2023

The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction：

What is the value of a jewellery box but what is in it? In the same way, the value of a person is not just how much knowledge he has or how talented he is, but who is in his life?

1. God is my all-encompassing strength (18:1-6)

(1) Therefore I love God (V1-2)

My strength does not care about myself, for God is my true strength. And that strength is all-encompassing and comprehensive. Therefore, I love God and will love Him with all my heart and let Him have complete control over my life.

(2) Therefore seek God (V3-6)

When various disaster, enemies, and even life-threatening emergencies arise, this is the time that leads us to ask God. Isn't this exactly what happens? The greater the trial the greater the sense of urgency to call on God!

2. God reveals His incomparable power (18:7-15)

(1) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (V7-9)

God is the Lord who rules over heaven and earth. When God is angry, it can be a pause or a sneeze, and it shakes the heavens and earth to the point of landslides, and volcanoes smoke and spew out sparks of lava. The earth is covered with black clouds and darkness. People in front of these natural disasters is really insignificant, helpless.

(2) Who can resist the natural disasters (V10-15)

When we look at the sorrowful clouds of wind balls and thunderstorms on the earth, man can only seek refuge in fear. None of these calamities can be resisted by man, and there is nothing at all that can be done to change these facts. Whether you like it or not, when disasters such as thunder and lightning, typhoons, tornadoes, etc. appear, man cannot stop them. Just as if God strikes, where will the enemy flee?

3. I am a person in whom God delights and benefits (18:16-42)

(1) A Mighty God Delivers Me from a Powerful Enemy (V16-19)

God often saves us in supernatural ways, even from enemies stronger than us. Therefore, we are willing to rely on Him with all our hearts to be God's beloved children. God is a God who loves us. If we love God with all our heart and are pleasing to Him, how can He not help us?

(2) Be careful to keep the commandments to be a perfect man (V20-28)

God often acts according to His law of justice. As you are, He will treat you in the same way. If we are willing to do things by God's law of truth, we become perfect. We become what we want God to treat us!

(3) God's people are a strong and powerful army (V29-42)

Israel was God's army, and God Himself taught them to fight. It is the law of a righteous God to destroy His enemies. But if God were only a God of righteousness, He would be like a tyrant, those who obey me would prosper and those who oppose me would perish. But God is a loving God, for He loves with perfect love those who are willing to receive it. If a person chooses to listen to God and trust Him, he will no longer be a sinner who perishes, will he?

4. The gospel of grace to be extended to the nations (18:43-50)

The Gentiles will see what God is doing among His people and turn to God, so that the Gentiles will also rise up to sing and worship and praise God. Are we not Gentile witnesses who turn to God and rise up to praise Him?

Conclusion: God's Plan and my destiny

God's plan is for man to know Him, depend on Him, follow Him, and experience Him…. But man is to respond to His plan, fulfill God's destiny, and can experience all the rich promises of God.