Category: 260灵修

第六章
1 耶和華啊，求你不要在怒中責備我，也不要在烈怒中懲罰我。
2 耶和華啊，求你可憐我，因為我軟弱！耶和華啊，求你醫治我，
因為我的骨頭發戰！
3 我心也大大地驚惶。耶和華啊，你要到幾時才救我呢？
4 耶和華啊，求你轉回搭救我；因你的慈愛拯救我。
5 因為在死地無人記念你，在陰間有誰稱謝你？
6 我因唉哼而困乏，我每夜流淚，把床榻漂起，把褥子濕透。
7 我因憂愁眼睛乾癟，又因我一切的敵人眼睛昏花。
8 你們一切作孽的人，離開我吧！因為耶和華聽了我哀哭的聲音。
9 耶和華聽了我的懇求，耶和華必收納我的禱告！
10 我的一切仇敵都必羞愧，大大驚惶；他們必要退後，忽然羞愧。

默想：
1) 大衛在這篇詩中描述了他的軟弱感，他無力來面對生命中的痛
苦（大大的驚惶）；他的精力耗盡，身心陷於痛苦中，且因悲
愁而衰殘。夜夜他的床榻浸在眼淚裡，他的枕頭也濕透了；他
的眼睛紅腫，視力衰退（現中譯本）。

 

2) 跟著大衛的詩來禱告，幫助我們面對生命中的挑戰。他很真實
地面對自己的軟弱，也誠實地看清自己的懼怕。當我們不能誠
實地面對自己的真相時，就是想要在人前保持“完美”的形
象；這樣我們就無法認清自己的軟弱，這使得我們無法全然地
依靠仰望神。

 

3) 再多讀幾遍這篇詩，特別留意大衛用來描述自己感受的字眼。
遇到適切你現今情況的地方，停下來，用這首詩、這些字詞，
來向神禱告，懇求神的幫助。

 

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 6
1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint;
heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.
3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?
4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?
6 I am worn out from my groaning.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with
tears.
7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my
weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

Meditation
1. David described his feeling of weakness as he had no strength left
to face life’s challenges. His bones were in agony, his soul in anguish,
he was worn out from groaning. His bed was flooded with
weeping and his couch drenched with tears. His eyes grew weak
with sorrow.

 

2. Praying along with David’s psalm helps us face our own challenges.
He was realistic about his weaknesses, and honest about his fears.
Dishonesty – an attempt to maintain a “perfect” image – keeps us
from acknowledging our weaknesses. And keeps us from full dependence
on the Lord.

 

3. Read through this psalm for a couple more times. Pay attention to
the words David used to describe his emotions and attitudes. Use
this psalm as your plea to God for your own situations.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第五章
1 耶和華啊，求你留心聽我的言語，顧念我的心思。
2 我的王我的神啊，求你垂聽我呼求的聲音，因為我向你祈禱！
3 耶和華啊，早晨你必聽我的聲音；早晨我必向你陳明我的心意，
並要警醒。
4 因為你不是喜悅惡事的神，惡人不能與你同居。
5 狂傲人不能站在你眼前；凡作孽的，都是你所恨惡的。
6 說謊言的，你必滅絕；好流人血弄詭詐的，都為耶和華所憎惡。
7 至於我，我必憑你豐盛的慈愛進入你的居所；我必存敬畏你的心
向你的聖殿下拜。
8 耶和華啊，求你因我的仇敵，憑你的公義引領我，使你的道路在
我面前正直。
9 因為他們的口中沒有誠實；他們的心裡滿有邪惡。他們的喉嚨是
敞開的墳墓；他們用舌頭諂媚人。
10 神啊，求你定他們的罪。願他們因自己的計謀跌倒；願你在他
們許多的過犯中把他們逐出，因為他們背叛了你。
11 凡投靠你的，願他們喜樂，時常歡呼，因為你護庇他們；又願
那愛你名的人都靠你歡欣；
12 因為你必賜福與義人。耶和華啊，你必用恩惠如同盾牌四面護
衛他。

默想：
1.詩人每早晨首先向神陳明自己的心意，向神呼求；然後他就等
候、觀察神的工作。這是信心——向神呼求，並期待神來答覆。

2.以禱告開始每一天，並隨時操練六個短禱（第II頁），經歷神
的同在。

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 5
1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament.
2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
3 In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence.You hate all who do wrong;
6 you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful, you, LORD, detest.
7 But I, by your great love, can come into your house;
in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies—
make your way straight before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with
malice.
Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
10 Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may
rejoice in you.
12 Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

 

Meditation
1. The psalmist begins the day first pleading his case to God and then
watching God at work. This is faith – praying and expecting God
to answer.

2. Begin each day with prayer. And practice the 6 breath prayers (cf.
P.II) anytime to experience God’s presence throughout the day.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第四章
1 顯我為義的神啊，我呼籲的時候，求你應允我！我在困苦中，
你曾使我寬廣；現在求你憐恤我，聽我的禱告。
2 你們這上流人哪，你們將我的尊榮變為羞辱要到幾時呢？你們
喜愛虛妄、尋找虛假要到幾時呢？
3 你們要知道，耶和華已經分別虔誠人歸他自己。我求告耶和華，
他必聽我。
4 你們應當畏懼，不可犯罪；在床上的時候，要心裡思想，並要肅靜。
5 當獻上公義的祭，又當倚靠耶和華。
6 有許多人說：“誰能指示我們甚麼好處？”耶和華啊，求你仰
起臉來，光照我們！
7 你使我心裡快樂，勝過那豐收五穀新酒的人。
8 我必安然躺下睡覺，因為獨有你耶和華使我安然居住。

默想：
1.大衛的跟從者在面對周圍的困難時，沮喪氣餒了。但是大衛卻
抬頭仰望，因為知道神的臉定要轉向他，他因而得到喜樂。神
向人“仰臉”的意思是神眷顧這個人，並定意要幫助他。

2.再多讀幾遍這段經文，同時心中思考：我最大的憂慮是什麼？
我所信靠的是什麼？

3.背熟7-8節。每一個晚上，臨上床前，背讀這兩節經文，作為
對神的感恩禱告，並學習喜樂地將你一切的憂慮及重擔交託給
神，安穩地在神的豐富與保護中入眠。

 

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter4
1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2 How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
3 Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
the LORD hears when I call to him.
4 Tremble and do not sin;
when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.
5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
6 Many, LORD, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
Let the light of your face shine on us.
7 Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.
8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me
dwell in safety.

Meditation
1. David’s followers looked at surrounding troubles, and despaired.
David, however, looked up and found a source of joy in the knowledge
that God’s face was turned toward him. The image of God’s
face “shining on” a person means to look with favour; to look with
the intent to do good for them.

2. Read this psalm a couple more times, asking: What is my biggest
source of stress? Where lies my confidence?

3. Memorize vv7-8. Tonight and every night before going to bed, recite
this passage as a thanksgiving to God. Learn to let go all your
worries and burdens joyfully at the end of the day and rest in God’s
abundant and protective care.

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第三章
1 耶和華啊，我的敵人何其加增！有許多人起來攻擊我；
2 有許多人議論我說：“他得不著神的幫助。”
3 但你耶和華是我四圍的盾牌，是我的榮耀，又是叫我抬起頭來的。
4 我用我的聲音求告耶和華，他就從他的聖山上應允我。
5 我躺下睡覺，我醒著，耶和華都保佑我。
6 雖有成萬的百姓來周圍攻擊我，我也不怕。
7 耶和華啊，求你起來！我的神啊，求你救我！因為你打了我一
切仇敵的腮骨，敲碎了惡人的牙齒。
8 救恩屬乎耶和華，願你賜福給你的百姓。

 

默想：
1.詩人大衛當時面對眾叛親離，甚至他的敵人也認為神都離棄大
衛了。當事事都出錯時，我們很容易懷疑神的同在；這就會帶
來焦慮、失眠，甚至使我們無法有效地工作。

 

2.但是,此時大衛卻決意專注在神的身上，思想神的本性與祂的
作為。大衛認識神是他的盾牌（保護者），是他的榮耀（極有
價值），並使他抬起頭來（力量的源頭）。大衛回顧神過去在
他生命中的工作，因此他能夠即使在面對背叛與沮喪之時，仍
然憑信心向神禱告。

 

3.在遇到挫折、意外、苦難時，試著不去往灰心、喪志的路上
走，卻刻意回想神過去在你生命中所作的事，一一的數算出
來，會有怎樣不同的果效？

 

4.重覆讀幾次這首詩，或是唱下面這首詩歌，作為我對神的讚美及禱告：
“耶和華你是我的神” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQl
OeKhwfA&feature=related

 

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 3
1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him. ”
3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your
people.

 

Meditation
1. David was faced with the fact that many who have rebelled against him
seemed to think that God had abandoned him. When everything seems to
be going wrong, it’s easy for us to wonder if God were still with us or not.
Such experiences cause stress, rob us of sleep, and frequently make us so
anxious that we become ineffective.

 

2. Yet, David chose to focus his thoughts on God, and to remember who God
is. David had known God as a shield (protector), and his glory (greatest value),
as one who lifted up his head (source of strength). David remembered
who God had proved himself to be in his life, and he was able to pray to God
with confidence, even in the face of opposition and stress.

 

3. When faced with frustration, accidents, troubles, try not to go on the path of
despair and gloom. Instead, recall the things God has done in your life, count
them out one by one. What different results these two ways bring out?

 

4. Read this psalm a couple of more times or sing along with this psalm as a
praise and prayer to God: “Thou art a shield for me” http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=ZJQlOeKhwfA&feature=related

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二章

1 外邦為甚麼爭鬧？萬民為甚麼謀算虛妄的事？
2 世上的君王一齊起來，臣宰一同商議，要敵擋耶和華並他的受膏者，
3 說：“我們要掙開他們的捆綁，脫去他們的繩索。”
4 那坐在天上的必發笑；主必嗤笑他們。
5 那時，他要在怒中責備他們，在烈怒中驚嚇他們，
6 說：“我已經立我的君在錫安我的聖山上了。”
7 受膏者說，我要傳聖旨：耶和華曾對我說：“你是我的兒子，我今日生你。
8 你求我，我就將列國賜你為基業，將地極賜你為田產。
9 你必用鐵杖打破他們，你必將他們如同窯匠的瓦器摔碎。”
10 現在，你們君王應當省悟；你們世上的審判官該受管教！
11 當存畏懼事奉耶和華，又當存戰兢而快樂。
12 當以嘴親子，恐怕他發怒，你們便在道中滅亡，因為他的怒氣
快要發作。凡投靠他的，都是有福的。

 

默想：
1.這篇詩繼續第一篇的主題，就是我們在生命旅途上可以作的兩
個選擇，並邀請我們作明智的選擇：義人思念如何遵行神的道
路，惡人卻思想如何背抗神的主權及旨意。

 

2.我們常常會嘲笑一些荒繆的事，但是當我們揮動著無力的雙
拳，心中盤算如何頂撞神時，有什麼比這事更可笑的？事實
上，神的旨意是最奇妙的，祂的權威是無以比擬的！

 

3.在我的生活中，我在哪些方面需要面對這樣的抉擇：或是選擇
事奉神以得福；或是抗拒神到底，最終因神的震怒而消滅（
10-12節）？求神幫助我正確地選擇事奉祂，並一心跟隨祂到底。

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter2
1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together
against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain. ”
7 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces
like pottery. ”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your de
struction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who
take refuge in him.

Meditation
1. This psalm continues the theme of two ways that we can choose to
journey in life and inviting us to make a wise choice: the righteous
think about how to follow God’s ways while the others think about
how to rebel against God’s authority and purposes.

 

2. We often laugh at the absurd, and what could be more absurd than
waving our fists and plotting against God, whose purposes are wonderful
and whose authority is unrivaled? How silly can we get?

 

3. In what specific ways do I face the decision to choose between
serving the Lord, and resisting God to the end and be destroyed
in His wrath? What’s my choice? Ask God to help me choose to
serve Him and follow Him to the end.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

詩篇第一卷
第一篇
1 不從惡人的計謀，不站罪人的道路，不坐褻慢人的座位。
2 惟喜愛耶和華的律法，晝夜思想，這人便為有福！
3 他要像一棵樹栽在溪水旁，按時候結果子，葉子也不枯乾。
凡他所做的盡都順利。
4 惡人並不是這樣，乃像糠秕被風吹散。
5 因此當審判的時候，惡人必站立不住；罪人在義人的會中也是如此。
6 因為耶和華知道義人的道路，惡人的道路卻必滅亡。

默想：
1.這篇詩篇向我們挑戰，要在義人的路和惡人的路之間做選擇。
根據本篇詩，這兩者之間，有什麼分別？

 

2.一個喜愛神的話語（耶和華的律法）的人，怎樣會像一棵栽在
溪水旁的樹？要使我的生命像按時結果子的樹，那會是怎樣的生命？

 

3.今天，花些找時間走到戶外，找一棵健壯的樹。花幾分鐘來看
這棵樹，它的樹幹、它的葉子、它的根。然後向神禱告，求主
引領，使我能夠經常開花，並結果實。求主讓我的根向下延
展，直到深植在神話語的豐富土壤中。

 

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

 

Meditation:
1.This psalm challenges us to make a choice between the way of the
righteous and the way of the wicked. What are the differences between
these two in this psalm?

 

2.How is the person who delights in God’s word like the tree planted
by streams of water? What would my life look like if it were “bearing
fruit” in season?

 

3.Today, go outside and find a healthy-looking tree. Spend a few
moments look at the tree, its trunk, the leaves, the roots. Ask God
to guide me in a way that I will always be in blossom and bearing
fruits. Pray that my roots will go down deep and be rooted in the
healthy soil of God’s word.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二十二章

12 「看哪，我必快來！賞罰在我，要照各人所行的報應他。 13 我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛；我是首先的，我是末後的；我是初，我是終。」 14 那些洗淨自己衣服的有福了！可得權柄能到生命樹那裏，也能從門進城。 15 城外有那些犬類、行邪術的、淫亂的、殺人的、拜偶像的，並一切喜好說謊言、編造虛謊的。 16 「我─耶穌差遣我的使者為眾教會將這些事向你們證明。我是大衛的根，又是他的後裔。我是明亮的晨星。」 17 聖靈和新婦都說：「來！」聽見的人也該說：「來！」口渴的人也當來；願意的，都可以白白取生命的水喝。

18 我向一切聽見這書上預言的作見證，若有人在這預言上加添甚麼，神必將寫在這書上的災禍加在他身上； 19 這書上的預言，若有人刪去甚麼，神必從這書上所寫的生命樹和聖城刪去他的分。 20 證明這事的說：「是了，我必快來！」阿們！主耶穌啊，我願你來！ 21 願主耶穌的恩惠常與眾聖徒同在。阿們！

 

默想：

1. 「『來！』口渴的人也當來；願意的，都可以白白取生命的水喝」（17節）。這是多麼美好的邀請，讓心靈乾渴的可以進入永恒的國度。我是否已接受這個邀請？在得到滋潤後，我有沒有帶領其他疲乏、乾渴的人來到這個生命水的泉源？
2. 基督徒的禱告：「Maranatha! 阿們！主耶穌啊，我願你來！」（20節）當我們不斷地以此作禱告，我們對未來的焦慮與恐懼就會消失，取而代之的，是像熱切期盼的孩童，充滿興奮與盼望。有這樣的盼望如何影響我對物質財富及世界享樂的看法？這又如何影響我的人生目標？
3. 禱告：用「Maranatha! 阿們！主耶穌啊，我願你來！」來向主禱告，以真誠、期盼的心來對主說，也以真期盼的心，等候主對我說話。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 22

¹²“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. ¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.  ¹⁴“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. ¹⁵Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.  ¹⁶“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”  ¹⁷The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.  ¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. ¹⁹And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

²⁰He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”       Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.  ²¹The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.

 

Meditation

1. “Come! All who will, come and drink; drink freely of the Water of Life.” (v. 17) What a marvellous invitation to those who become thirsty in their journey to that eternal kingdom! Are you heeding this invitation?  After my thirst has been quenched, am I leading those who are weary and thirsty to this fountain of living water?
2. As Christians, we pray: Maranatha! “Yes! Come, Lord Jesus.” (v. 20). As often as pray this prayer, we will no longer face the future with anxiety and fear, but rather as eager children, full of excitement and hope.  How does this hope affect my attitude toward the material wealth and pleasure of this world?  How does this hope affect my life goals?
3. Pray: Use this prayer “Yes! Come, Lord Jesus” as my prayer to converse with the Lord in sincerity and expectation.  Also wait in sincerity and expectation for His speaking back to me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二十一章

1 我又看見一個新天新地；因為先前的天地已經過去了，海也不再有了。2 我又看見聖城新耶路撒冷由神那裏從天而降，預備好了，就如新婦妝飾整齊，等候丈夫。3 我聽見有大聲音從寶座出來說：「看哪，神的帳幕在人間。他要與人同住，他們要作他的子民。神要親自與他們同在，作他們的神。4 神要擦去他們一切的眼淚；不再有死亡，也不再有悲哀、哭號、疼痛，因為以前的事都過去了。」5 坐寶座的說：「看哪，我將一切都更新了！」又說：「你要寫上；因這些話是可信的，是真實的。」6 他又對我說：「都成了！我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛；我是初，我是終。我要將生命泉的水白白賜給那口渴的人喝。7 得勝的，必承受這些為業：我要作他的神，他要作我的兒子。8 惟有膽怯的、不信的、可憎的、殺人的、淫亂的、行邪術的、拜偶像的，和一切說謊話的，他們的分就在燒著硫磺的火湖裏；這是第二次的死。」

默想：

1. 閉上眼睛，想像新耶路撒冷的景象，驚嘆它的榮耀華美，就算我仍覺得難以相信，憑信心感謝神的應許。求神幫助我的信心。
2. 慢慢地讀下面這首翻譯的詩歌歌詞，體會並感受主再來的奇妙、能力、盼望。當知道有個地方「不用日月光照；因有神的榮耀光照，又有羔羊為城的燈」（23節）為我預備的，我對將來的盼望會有怎樣的改變？

永恒的主題：天地都要廢去，這不是夢想，神將在那日使萬事更新。使我失足跌倒的咒詛已不再有，邪惡被逐至永恒的地獄。不再有夜晚，不再有痛苦，不再有眼淚，也不再哭泣。讚美那位偉大的“自有永有”,我們將活在復活羔羊的光中。

環望周圍，萬國都跪下歌頌，唯一的響聲就是對基督—我們君王的稱頌。緩慢地，生命冊上的名字一個個被讀出來，我認識君王，所以不需害怕。不再有夜晚，不再有痛苦，不再有眼淚，也不再哭泣。讚美那位偉大的“自有永有”，我們將活在復活羔羊的光中。

你看那邊，有棟房子，喔，是為我預備的，我將在那兒與我的救主永遠同在。不再有夜晚，不再有痛苦，不再有眼淚，也不再哭泣。讚美那位偉大的“自有永有”，我們將活在復活羔羊的光中。讚美那位偉大的“自有永有”，我們將活在復活羔羊的光中。

（不再有夜晚No More Night」 Words & music by Walt Harrah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vX3HHtytDo&feature=related）

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 21

¹Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. ²I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. ³And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ⁴He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

⁵He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

⁶He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. ⁷He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. ⁸But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Meditation

1. Close eyes and visualize the glories of the New Jerusalem.  Marvel at it as you thank God for the promise. Even if I still struggle to believe, ask God to help me hope in it.
2. Read slowly the lyrics of this song.  Try to feel the wonder, power and hope of Christ’s second coming.  What might be different in me (even if it’s just the tiniest shift in perspective), knowing that a place “the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp” (v23) waits for me?

The timeless theme, Earth and Heaven will pass away.  It’s not a dream, God will make all things new that day.  Gone is the curse from which I stumbled and fell.  Evil is banished to eternal hell.  No more night. No more pain.  No more tears.   Never crying again. And praises to the great “I AM.”  We will live in the light of the risen Lamb.

See all around,now the nations bow down to sing.  The only sound is the praises to Christ, our King. Slowly the names from the book are read.   I know the King, so there’s no need to dread.  No more night.   No more pain.  No more tears.   Never crying again.  And praises to the great “I AM.”  We will live in the light of the risen Lamb.

See over there, there’s a mansion, oh, that’s prepared just for me,  Where I will live with my savior eternally.No more night.   No more pain.  No more tears.   Never crying again. And praises to the great “I AM.”  We will live in the light of the risen Lamb.

  (No More Night, Words & music by Walt Harrah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vX3HHtytDo&feature=related)

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二十章

11 我又看見一個白色的大寶座與坐在上面的；從他面前天地都逃避，再無可見之處了。12 我又看見死了的人，無論大小，都站在寶座前。案卷展開了，並且另有一卷展開，就是生命冊。死了的人都憑著這些案卷所記載的，照他們所行的受審判。13 於是海交出其中的死人；死亡和陰間也交出其中的死人；他們都照各人所行的受審判。14 死亡和陰間也被扔在火湖裏；這火湖就是第二次的死。15 若有人名字沒記在生命冊上，他就被扔在火湖裏。

 

默想：

1. 聖經裡有很多關於永遠刑罰的形像描繪，但最常出現的就是一個又大、又黑，燃燒的硫磺火湖。耶穌提到一個「外面、黑暗」的地方，在那裡的人「必要哀哭切齒」（太25：30）。
2. 新舊約聖經，都有提到一本書，其中凡事認識神、愛神的人的名字，都會記錄在其中。這就是生命冊。凡是名字在生命冊上的，就有永生，不在上面的，就是永死；是天堂的永生，而不是火湖裡無止盡的痛苦。
3. 這個審判的景觀提醒我們神的公義和正直，但同時也帶來傳福音與領人歸主的緊迫性。試想我們所愛的家人朋友將與我們永遠隔離，我們何等應當屈膝主前，為他們的得救來懇求？
4. 寫下我家中、親戚朋友當中，還沒有信主的人的名字；懇求聖靈在禱告中，將兩、三位的名字擺在我的心中。今天起，用三個月的時間，每天忠實、懇切地為他們禱告。

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 20

¹¹Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. ¹²And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. ¹³The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. ¹⁴Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. ¹⁵If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

 

Meditation

1. There are many images of eternal punishment in Scripture.  But the one that recurs most often is that of a vast, dark, and smoldering pool of burning sulfur.  Jesus spoke of a place of “darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matt 25:30).
2. Both Old and New Testaments speak of a book in which a record of those who know and love God is maintained.  It is the Book of Life.  Being found in the book is the difference between eternal life and eternal death.  Between eternal life in heaven, and unending existence in the lake of fire.
3. This Judgment scene reminds us of God’s righteousness and justice.  It also brings a sense of urgency in the proclamation of the Gospel and the evangelization of our kinsmen. Imagine that our love ones will be separated from us in eternity.  How much more should we be on our knees to beseech the Lord for their salvation?
4. Write down the names of those among my family and friends who still do not know Jesus? Ask the Holy Spirit to bring up two or three of them in my mind. Begin to pray for them earnestly and faithfully daily for the next three months starting today!

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第十九章

5 有聲音從寶座出來說：神的眾僕人哪，凡敬畏他的，無論大小，都要讚美我們的神！6 我聽見好像群眾的聲音，眾水的聲音，大雷的聲音，說：哈利路亞！因為主─我們的神、全能者作王了。7 我們要歡喜快樂，將榮耀歸給他。因為，羔羊婚娶的時候到了；新婦也自己預備好了，8 就蒙恩得穿光明潔白的細麻衣。（這細麻衣就是聖徒所行的義。）9 天使吩咐我說：「你要寫上：凡被請赴羔羊之婚筵的有福了！」又對我說：「這是神真實的話。」10 我就俯伏在他腳前要拜他。他說：「千萬不可！我和你，並你那些為耶穌作見證的弟兄同是作僕人的，你要敬拜神。」因為預言中的靈意乃是為耶穌作見證。

默想：

1. 此處，場景再次回到天上，在那裡巴比倫的毀滅使得眾人頌讚歡喜，神在掌權，眾聖徒殷切等候羔羊的婚宴。
2. 這裡的符號意義非常強烈。舊約裡，神被視為以色列的丈夫；在新約裡，基督是新郎，教會是祂揀選的新婦。聖經時代的婚宴是興高采烈的慶祝；現在巴比倫已被毀，新郎與新婦終於可以享受婚禮的宴席，在永恒裡，我們終將與神合而為一，直到永遠。
3. 在期待著這個宇宙的大歡慶，我會怎樣裝扮自己，預備參加？主再來的時候將到，我是否能以聖潔為衣，從容出席？我如何參與這項預備工夫？

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter 19

⁵Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God,  all you his servants,  you who fear him, both small and great!”

⁶Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!  For our Lord God Almighty reigns.  ⁷Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!  For the wedding of the Lamb has come,  and his bride has made herself ready.  ⁸Fine linen, bright and clean,  was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

⁹Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

¹⁰At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

 

Meditation

1. The scene again shifts to heaven.  There the fall of Babylon is a cause for rejoicing.  God now reigns.  And all the saints will celebrate at the wedding supper of the Lamb.
2. The symbolism here is powerful.  In the Old Testament God is pictured as the husband of Israel.  In the New Testament, Christ is the Bridegroom, the church his chosen bride.  In biblical times, the joining of the betrothed occasioned a week-long celebration.  So it is with us.  At last Bridegroom and bride sit down together at the wedding banquet.  For all eternity ahead life will be new.  And we will be one with God forever.
3. How do I prepare myself to participate in this much anticipated universal celebration?  The Lord’s coming is fast approaching.  Will I be clothed in holiness and purity to go?  How do I participate in the preparation?

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.