Saturday, 4th September 2021
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
Section One V1-2 Little Drama in the Heart
Everyone will have times of depression, but how can we come out from depression? In distressed and depressed times, we know God is still there, but it’s only a knowledge in our head. If our knowledge cannot be transformed and turned into actions, then it will always stay as knowledge. We must ask God to overturn our lives, to make all knowledge become actions and become our lifestyle. God is real and God is Great! It’s like how Jonah experienced the storm, the big fish then finally he humbled himself. David also had a little drama in his head, with the voices inside him, as he kept on asking God ‘how long?’
David had a dialogue with himself, asking and answering questions by himself, and that made him even more depressed. He said ‘How long will my enemy be exalted over me?’ David knew God was there but he allowed these negative voices to swallow him up. We must deal with the negative voices inside us, because if we don’t deal with them then they will become the cancer cells in our lives.
Section Two V3-4 Call Upon the Lord my God
David realised that God is his God, and he was able to pray to Him. What did David pray for? He was walking out of depression and asking God to watch over him. David knew he could not do this by himself, but as he surrender before God, God will bring in the light. Why do we feel depressed and distressed? Because the things we see with our eyes are waste, we tend to focus on the negative things in life and that keeps us in the dark. David said, ‘Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; enlighten my eyes’ because he knew he must be filled with the Word of God. He knew he could not fall asleep and he could not stay in the dark.
David cries out to God, asked for his eyes to be enlightened and not become enslaved by the darkness. We must stop listening to the negative voices inside us, but follow the Holy Spirit.
Section Three V5-6 Trust in the Lord Completely
‘But I have trusted in Your mercy’, David knew he had to come close to God. Why do we run away from God and from our authority? Because we don’t believe God loves us and we don’t believe our authority loves us. Why do we have depression? Because we are lack of love, we are weak and we forget God already told us no matter where we go, He will be with us. God is our God, He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and by faith we become the decedents of Abraham. Therefore we also receive the promises and blessings of Abraham from God.
Psalm 42:5 says, ‘Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.’ It’s our hearts we must deal with, let God’s Word fill us and believe He will surely deliver us! Let our heart rejoice in Gods salvation, to enjoy coming to the Morning Devotion, to praise God and to receive the Word of God. When we transfer our faith into action, to sing to the Lord, and He will deal bountifully with us!
Worship: Dwell in You https://youtu.be/F6LFd0l9ADQ
Prayer & Pursuit
Lord, we can fully trust in You, You are our God and You rule and reign in our lives, we are determined to praise You in the darkness. Lord, shine Your light upon us, so we can see Your salvation, Your love and Your grace. We no longer focus on the storms of the world, but see Your help is already here! Let our faith be firmly rooted in You. Let us receive Your living water, let our love for You never dries out. Bless us oh Lord, to fully trust in You. From knowing to trusting, because only You are our Rock, our Shield, and our Fortress. Only You can lead us into this path of Grace, generation by generation. Amen.
2021年9月4日 星期六
潘锡安牧师
一、内心的小剧场 13:1-2
本段讲的是人常遇到的低潮。无论我们处在什么样的地位，从总理到普通工人，我们都经历过人生的低潮。本篇诗篇的作者大卫经历过人生很多低潮，所以描述很恰当、到位。他知道世上有神，我们也都知道有神，知道什么事情是对的，但这个“知道”只是我们头脑里的知识，没有成为我们的生命。我们要学习将我们的知识变成我们的生命。先知约拿从狂风和大鱼的课程中学习顺服神，大卫也是从人生的经历学习。他在这里写出他内心的小剧场，连续四次对神说“要到几时呢”？他虽知道有神，但在诗中他说神“忘记、掩面不顾”他。他又“心里筹算”- 就是在心里自问自答，有点人格分裂的意思。当我们听到这些内心的噪音时，会让它们影响我们吗？我们不能逃避不理，而要好好处理，不然这些声音会变成我们里面的肿瘤，使我们原本跟随神的生命变得冷淡退后，甚至跌倒。
二、求告我的神 13:3-4
大卫这里开始宣告“耶和华”是“我的神”，说他与神有关系，他的祈求是蒙神垂听的。当大卫愿意从低潮中走出来，知道靠自己是不行的，他需要神，就完全降服在神面前向神祷告。我们会垂头丧气、我们会忧郁，因为我们的眼睛看的都是负面的东西，使我们处在黑暗中，所以大卫在这里求神让他“眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死”。我们若沉睡，就会进入死亡。当我们看见周围的人沉睡，是否帮助摇醒他们？
当我们眼目光明的时候，我们就看见恶者的计谋。若仇敌说他们胜了我们，就是在说我们做了他们的奴仆，陷入黑暗死亡中。当我们不是真的信靠神的时候，仇敌的作为很容易动摇我们。当我们眼目光明，从沉睡中醒来，就不会落入仇敌的计谋，不被仇敌动摇我们的信心，因为耶和华是我们的神。
三、全心倚靠耶和华 13:5-6
大卫在这里说“但我倚靠你的慈爱，我的心因你的救恩快乐”。我们有低潮，我们不想去靠近神，不想去靠近我们的权柄，因为我们的心不相信神，不相信我们的神和我们的权柄是爱我们的。圣经说，无论我们去哪里，神都与我们同在。神是亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神，他给亚伯拉罕的应许直到万代，我们因信成为亚伯拉罕的后裔，所以神给亚伯拉罕的祝福我们借着耶稣基督都能承受。当我们的心与神对齐的时候，我们就快乐了。一天的开始我们能来到神的殿中领受他的光，我们是蒙福的。
大卫说“我要向耶和华歌唱”- 当我们在线上参加敬拜赞美的时候，也要起立一同敬拜神，而不只是坐在屏幕前观看。我们知道一天的开始领受神的灵粮很重要，我们就要在行动上表现出来。我们能每天在晨祷中领受神的灵粮是很大的恩典。
诗篇42:5说“我的心哪，你为何忧闷？为何在我里面烦躁？应当仰望神，因他笑脸帮助我，我还要称赞他。”这一节经文总结了诗篇第13篇。我们要对付我们的心，对付我们我们里面的小剧场和感觉，不再靠我们的感觉行事，而单单倚靠神的话。让我们的心顺服在神的话语里，我们就能快乐、歌唱赞美神。
*追求和回应：
主耶稣 我们赞美你，让我们领受从你而来的活水泉源，使我们里面的爱永不枯干。帮助我们从知道成为倚靠你，因为唯有你是我们盾牌，唯有你能给我们永生的福气，带领我们一代又一代走进蒙福、恩典、反败为胜的道路。主你的恩典够我们用！奉耶稣基督的名祷告，阿门！