Month of Thanksgiving - Day 20

詩107:17-22

¹⁷ 愚妄人因自己的過犯和自己的罪孽，便受苦楚。

¹⁸ 他們心裡厭惡各樣的食物，就臨近死門。
¹⁹ 於是他們在苦難中哀求耶和華，他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。
²⁰ 他發命醫治他們，救他們脫離死亡。
²¹ 但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他！
²² 願他們以感謝為祭獻給他，歡呼述說他的作為！

Psalm 107：17-22

¹⁷ Fools, because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
¹⁸ Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
²⁰ He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.
²¹ Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
²² Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare His works with rejoicing.

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Among all the blessings you give thanks to God for, are you ever grateful for His word (the Bible)? Psalm 107 teaches us that we should definitely praise the Lord for His word, because "He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them form their destructions."(v.20)

Often time we find ourselves fools, rebelling against God's words, and as a result afflicted in difficult situations because of our transgressions and sin. Fool as we are, God has loved us with an everlasting love. He always heals us with His word, delivering us from the afflicting circumstances. His words comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable. His word exposes us, directs us, and compels us.

How I wish we can all sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, for the Bible He gives us and the word He has placed in us, right from this moment.

在你的感恩事項里，神的話（聖經）是其中一項嗎？這段詩篇告訴我們，神的話也應該是我們感恩的原因。20節：“他發命醫治他們，救他們脫離死亡。”英文版本非常清楚的翻譯 He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.

我們時常因著天然人的愚昧而犯錯，甚至犯罪；不渴慕神的話，甚至厭惡神的命令。這些都會導致我們愁苦加增，落在各樣的難處里。然而，我們縱然愚妄，神的愛和眷顧總不改變。當我們回轉求告祂的時候，祂要用祂的話來醫治我們，幫助我們脫離目前的光景。祂的話讓不安的人得著安慰，讓安逸的人感到不安 - 祂的話提醒我們，引導我們，也激勵我們。

巴不得我們今天就來操練，為著祂所賜給我們的聖經，為著祂放在我們心裡的話，獻上我們感恩的祭。