日用的力量
在我爷爷穆德去世之前,他整理了一份圣经章节清单,让牧师在他的葬礼上传给孙子们。就这样,在我的圣经中诗篇27篇旁边,写着爷爷的名字。这鼓励我去思想神如何加给我爷爷力量,去忍受生活中的艰难。
爷爷的一个孩子在11岁去世,那时耶和华是他的保障。他们家在大萧条时期几乎无法谋生,那时耶和华是他的保障。他的妻子在55岁去世,那时耶和华是他的保障。后来白血病耗尽了他的生命,那时耶和华是他的保障。他在病床上望着天堂唱赞美诗的一幕,我永远也无法忘记。
当神的子民被生活中众多的挑战包围——包括悲伤、经济困难,疾病等等——我们可以忍受,因为神是我们的保障。神的手从不放松,即使我们感觉自己将要滑跌。诗人大卫写道:当“我遭遇患难”,神会“暗暗地保护我。”然后“将我高举在磐石上。”这是得胜的记号。
这篇诗篇充满了安慰的话:亮光,拯救,安稳,荣美,保守,欢然,帮助,怜恤,恩惠。记住这篇诗篇,并在困难的日子不断重复它,对任何受苦的人来说,都是力量的源泉。
“耶和华啊,我用声音呼吁的时候,求你垂听。并求你怜恤我,应允我....你向来是帮助我的。”求你给我力量,面对将要来的一切。阿们。
诗篇 27
1耶和华是我的亮光,是我的拯救,我还怕谁呢?耶和华是我性命的保障,我还惧谁呢?
2那作恶的,就是我的仇敌,前来吃我肉的时候,就绊跌仆倒。
3虽有军兵安营攻击我,我的心也不害怕;虽然兴起刀兵攻击我,我必仍旧安稳。
4有一件事,我曾求耶和华,我仍要寻求,就是一生一世住在耶和华的殿中,瞻仰他的荣美,在他的殿里求问。
5因为我遭遇患难,他必暗暗地保守我,在他亭子里,把我藏在他帐幕的隐密处,将我高举在磐石上。
6现在我得以昂首,高过四面的仇敌。我要在他的帐幕里欢然献祭,我要唱诗,歌颂耶和华。
7耶和华啊,我用声音呼吁的时候,求你垂听,并求你怜恤我,应允我。
8你说:“你们当寻求我的面。”那时我心向你说:“耶和华啊,你的面我正要寻求。”
9不要向我掩面,不要发怒赶逐仆人,你向来是帮助我的。救我的神啊,不要丢掉我,也不要离弃我!
10我父母离弃我,耶和华必收留我。
11耶和华啊,求你将你的道指教我,因我仇敌的缘故引导我走平坦的路。
12求你不要把我交给敌人,遂其所愿,因为妄作见证的和口吐凶言的起来攻击我。
13我若不信在活人之地得见耶和华的恩惠,就早已丧胆了。
14要等候耶和华!当壮胆,坚固你的心!我再说,要等候耶和华!
Strength For Today
"The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?" — Psalm 27:1
Before my Grandpa Mulder died, he compiled a list of Bible passages for the pastor to give to the grandchildren at his funeral. Thus his name is written alongside Psalm 27 in my Bible. It encourages me to think about how God gave my grandfather the strength to endure the difficulties in his life.
The Lord was Grandpa’s stronghold when one of his children died at age 11, when their family could barely made a living during the Great Depression, when his wife died at age 55, and when leukemia later drained him of life. The image of him looking to heaven as he sang a hymn in his hospital bed is one I will not forget.
When God’s people are besieged by an army of challenges in life—grief, financial struggles, illness—we can endure because God is our stronghold. God’s grip never loosens, even when we feel as if we are slipping away. David the psalmist writes that “in the day of trouble” God will “keep [us] safe in his dwelling” and then “set [us] high upon a rock” as a sign of victory.
This psalm is packed with words of comfort: light, salvation, confidence, beauty, safety, joy, help, mercy, and goodness. Memorizing this psalm, and repeating it throughout the day in times of difficulty, can be a sure source of strength for anyone who is suffering.
“Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me. . . . You have been my helper.” Give me strength to face whatever comes my way. Amen.
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