Wednesday, 26th January 2022
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
Section One V1-17 The Lord Upholds Us
We are facing a lot of natural disasters every day, the tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruptions, pandemic… too many unpredicted events happening around this world, and we must hold onto God. It’s easy for us to see problems bigger than God, because we are afraid, and we refuse to rely on God. In this world, we will come across wicked people and righteous people. V1 ‘Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.’ We should not focus on the wicked people but the righteous people. God sees our hearts; He knows everything about us. When our hearts are right, He will give us everything we ask for.
V11 ‘But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.’ Do we believe in God that His Will for us is full of peace? God will support us, and He will make everything right for us, but do we believe? Do we trust Him? What is our attitude when we face difficulties?
Section Two V18-33 The Lord Knows
Do we believe that God knows everything about us? Do we believe that God will uphold us? Genesis 6:9 says that ‘Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.’ Can we also be a just man in God’s eye? It won’t be easy, but it will also not be too hard. Do we really know God? When we trust in God and trust in our authority, then we will not need to worry.
V19 ‘They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.’ There will be evil times and there will be days of famine. We must learn to proclaim the promises of God, because when we remember the Word of God, we will be able to fully rely on God through trouble times, and God will not put us to shame. God promised us to be satisfied in the days of famine, it’s not about us how much we work, or we do, but that God will provide!
V25-26 ‘I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful and lends; and his descendants are blessed.’ God will not leave us nor forsake us, He will always look after those who trust in Him. Follow God and forget about the past, He will lead us and our children to new blessings!
God promised Abraham in Genies 18:17-19, And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” God wants us to walk in His path, not to go sideway but to go straight, focus on what He wants us to do, not what we want to do. Then we will receive every blessing He promised Abraham and us!
Section Three V34-40 The Lord Helps
V37 ‘Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; for the future of that man is peace.’ The blameless man is the just man, those who follow closely in the path of God, and we will bear good fruits.
诗篇 37 – 当倚靠耶和华
2022年1月26日 星期三
潘锡安牧师
面对现在世上频发的天灾人祸，我们都当倚靠耶和华神。当我们看生活中所面对的问题大过神的时候，我们就会害怕；而当我们愿意祷告交托的时候，我们就会看到神迹奇事。
一、v.1-17 耶和华扶持
V1-2 这世上本来就是恶人当道，但我们要看的不是这些，不要“心怀不平”，而要在“大便里面找黄金”，看到属神的义人的部分，因为那些恶人恶事终有一天会“如草快被割下，又如青菜快要枯干”。
V3 “行善”指的是做神眼中看为正的事，就是圣经里面教导我们的事。“信实”这个词第一次出现在申命记 32:4“他是磐石，他的作为完全，他所行的无不公平，是诚实无伪的神，又公义又正直”- “诚实”就是“信实”。以耶和华神的“信实为粮”就是我们要抓紧神对人所有的应许，当我们读圣经的时候，要用心听，因为神的话是我们脚前的灯、路上的话。
V4 约伯记22:26里说“你就要以全能者为喜乐，向神仰起脸来”。当我们相信神，我们就会心欢喜，灵快乐。“以耶和华为乐”的原文指的是以神为傲。当我们以神为乐的时候，“他就将你心里所求的赐给你”。大卫知道他不会乱向神求。我们还未开口，神已经知道我们心里所求的是什么。我们的心要对，应当被圣灵充满，因为神看到我们内心，圣灵在我们心中为我们所求的都会成就。
V5 我们不要一手将事情交给神，另外一手又靠自己做事。我们要双膝跪在神的面前，全心全意倚靠神，而不是靠着自己的情绪或蛮力去处理问题。
V7-8 我们若为自己的事情担忧，不愿意交托神的时候，我们会忧郁。…
V11 耶和华对我们所怀的是赐平安的意念，我们愿意相信吗？
V16-17 我们是否相信“耶和华是扶持义人”的？面对困难和不顺的时候，我们是否倚靠耶和华，相信他会扶持我们？我们要用我们的膝盖、眼泪来到神面前祷告。
二、v.18-33 耶和华知道
V18 创世纪6:9 -“挪亚的后代记在下面。挪亚是个义人，在当时的世代是个完全人。挪亚与神同行”。要想做“完全人”，就要谦卑顺服，正如挪亚当年在山上听神的话去造方舟而不顾人的嘲笑那样。
V19 在地上我们是会有“急难”的，但跟从神的时候，神就不会让我们羞愧，因为面对急难，我们可以宣告神的应许。“饥荒”即使是在现在也会出现，但在这样的日子，神也应许我们“必得饱足”。遭遇急难、饥荒，我们要用神在圣经里给我们的这些应许来向神祷告。
V25-26 倚靠神的人，他的后裔不会讨饭。
V27 真正的义人要“离恶行善”，就是离开那已经与耶稣同死同埋葬的过去的生活，相信我们是与耶稣同复活的，转回跟从神。
V28 创世纪18:17-19 讲到神论亚伯拉罕的话“……我眷顾他，为要叫他吩咐他的众子和他的眷属，遵守我的道，秉公行义，使我所应许亚伯拉罕的话都成就了”- “秉公行义”就是神所喜爱的“公平”，他喜爱我们不歪曲、真实地去做他要我们做的事。“圣民”指的是对神敬虔的人，神不会丢弃这样的人。
V29-31 我们要来晨祷、要速读、背诵圣经，因为这样我们才能有神的话在我们里面，让我们能“谈论智慧，…讲说公平”, 也使我们的脚“总不滑跌”。
V33 不要以为我们做的恶事没人看见，其实神都知道。我们若做错了，就要谦卑悔改，唯有在生命树下我们才能得以完全。
三、v.34-40 耶和华帮助
V37 “和平人”就是“完全人”，活在神的话里面，这样的人“有好结局”，就是我们每个人所渴望的好结果。
V39-40 我们要耶和华神帮助我们，我们就要投靠他。不要靠自己的力量，而是双膝跪下、流泪痛哭来到神面前，祷告交托。我们愿意一生一世都倚靠耶和华吗？