每日箴言｜患难中由衷的感谢

每日箴言

患难中由衷的感谢

“耶和华又要给受欺压的人作高台，在患难的时候作高台。” - 诗 9:9

灵修

诗篇第9篇以感谢开始，感谢神一切奇妙的作为，包括神要作受欺压的人的高台。

谈到逼迫，你马上会想到什么呢？我会想起南非的一个监狱，在那里为受压迫的人争取公平的纳尔·逊曼德拉(Nelson Mandela)，他被囚了很多年。我曾探访这个监狱，看过曼德拉的囚室，我无法理解，一个在那里被拆腾的人，怎还能生出盼望和毅力，继续为公平奋战。然而，曼德拉表示，像他这样被囚在那里的，不只是他一人。而在这痛楚的日子中，他有一个可以倚靠的高台，这个高台就是公义的神，是衪 “按公义审判世界，按正直判断万民。” 当曼德拉最后重获自由时，他称谢这位在患难中对他不离不弃的神。

“耶和华啊，认识你名的人要倚靠你，因你没有离弃寻求你的人。” 他们 “歌颂 …… 耶和华” 并 “将他所行的传扬在众民中。” 神要扶起所有受欺压的人，论到那位将要降临的基督，先知以赛亚这样宣告说：“压伤的芦苇，他不折断；将残的灯火，他不吹灭。他凭真实将公理传开。”(以赛亚书 42:3)

惟愿你认识这位公义的神，祂已经在基督里来到我们中间，今天要成为你可倚靠的高台。

祷告

公义的神啊，在患难的日子中，祢作我们的高台，求祢悦纳我们由衷的感谢。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。

普世佳音每日箴言

Thanks In Times Of Trouble

"The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble." — Psalm 9:9

Devotion

Psalm 9 begins with thanks for all of God’s wonderful deeds, including being a refuge for the oppressed.

Where does your mind go when you think of oppression? Mine goes to the prison in South Africa where Nelson Mandela spent years behind bars because he wanted justice for oppressed people. I visited that prison and saw Mandela’s cell. It’s hard to fathom a person emerging from that place with the hope and fortitude to keep fighting for justice. But what Mandela professed is that he was not alone during his imprisonment. There was a stronghold he could rely on in his time of trouble. His stronghold was the God of justice, who “rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.” When Mandela was finally freed, he praised the God who does not abandon us in times of trouble.

“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.” They “sing the praises of the Lord” and “proclaim among the nations what he has done.” God wants to lift up all who are burdened by oppression. The prophet Isaiah declared about the coming Christ: “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice” (Isaiah 42:3).

May you know that the God of justice who has come to us in Christ is your refuge today.

Prayer

Lord God of justice, receive our thanks for being our stronghold in times of trouble. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

诵读:楚云片头: 张妙阳

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