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Psalm 22 – Walk With God 與神同行

Tuesday, 5th December 2023

Rev Daniel Xi An Poon

What is it that makes us want to give up? There are many stumbling stones around us, waiting for us to fall and to stop follow God. We must have a firm heart to walk with God, then we can continue to walk this path of faith. It’s not easy to walk in the path of faith, the world gives us disappointment and discouragement. But God is with us no matter what. He knows our every emotion and feeling, and He is waiting for us to turn back to Him.

是什麼讓我們想要放棄？我們周圍有許多絆腳石，等待我們跌倒並停止跟隨神。我們必須有一顆堅定的心與神同行，才能繼續走這條信心的路。走在信心的路上並不容易，世界給我們失望和灰心。但無論如何，神都與我們同在。祂知道我們的情緒和感受，祂正在等待我們轉向祂。

When we try to do many things to make changes, we will gradually lose ourselves. God knows our weaknesses, He appointed us to be the royal priests, not to use our strength to please this world or to fix things, not to be the slaves of this world. We have a royal identity, we must know who we are, and we must respect the identity God has given to us. When we look down on ourselves, then others will also look down in us.

當我們試著做很多事情去改變時，我們就會逐漸迷失自我。神知道我們的軟弱，祂任命我們為君尊的祭司，不是用我們的力量去取悅這個世界或解決問題，更不是成為這個世界的奴隸。我們有君尊的身份，我們必須知道我們是誰，我們必須尊重神賦予我們的身份。當我們看不起自己的時候，別人也會看不起我們。

V1-21 Proclaim in Difficulties 在患難中的宣告

V1-2 “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; and in the night season, and am not silent.” When we walk with God, we will come across trials and hardships, but in difficulties we must declare the Name of our God. He is our God, but do we really know that? Psalm 22 tells us to cry our day and night, and to continue proclaiming His Name and His Attributes. God is our holy God, He is always our God, even when He didn’t answer, He is still our God.

V1-2 “我的神！我的神！為什麼離棄我？為什麼遠離不救我，不聽我唉哼的言語？我的神啊，我白日呼求，你不應允；夜間呼求，並不住聲。” 當我們與神同行時，我們會遇到考驗和困難，但在困難中我們必須宣告神的名。祂是我們的神，但我們真的知道這一點嗎？詩篇 22 告訴我們要晝夜呼求，並繼續宣揚祂的名和祂的屬性。神是我們聖潔的神，祂永遠是我們的神，即使祂沒有回答我們，祂仍然是我們的神。

V4-5 “Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them. They cried to You, and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not ashamed.” Do we praise God and let Him sit enthrone within us? His throne is in our heart, but do we let Him come to sit enthrone? God has been with us all this time, His help and salvation have come to our rescue, but do we remember everything He’s done for us? We have experienced God so greatly, yet we still focus on our problems more than on God.

V4-5 “我們的祖宗倚靠你，他們倚靠你，你便解救他們。他們哀求你便蒙解救，他們倚靠你就不羞愧。” 我們是否讚美神並讓祂在我們裡面坐著為王？祂的寶座在我們心裡，但我們是否讓祂來坐寶座呢？神一直與我們同在，祂幫助和拯救了我們，但我們還記得祂為我們所做的一切嗎？我們經歷神如此多，但我們仍然看重我們的問題，過於看重神。

It’s so easy to complain, but it’s not easy for us to see God’s hands in our life. We walk with God not because we are able but because of the grace of God. We must humble ourselves, do not see ourselves more than we should. Give all the glory and credits to God, then we will no longer complain, but to give thanks for everything that happened to us. Then we will feel the love of God and we can see the protection of God.

抱怨是很容易的事，但我們在生活中看到神的手卻不容易。我們與神同行，不是因為我們有能力，而是因為神的恩典。我們必須謙卑自己，不要過度看待自己。將一切的榮耀和功勞歸給神，我們就不再抱怨，而是感謝發生在我們身上的一切。然後我們就會感受到神的愛，看到神的保守。

God has given us all the strength we need, we don’t need to use our own strength to fight, everything is from God, in difficulties we can still give thanks, and we can still see hope. Difficulties will not longer be so big and so high, because God, our Creator of Heaven and earth, is bigger than an everything.

神給了我們所需要的一切力量，我們不需要用自己的力量去奮鬥，一切都是從神而來，在困難中我們仍然可以感恩，我們仍然可以看到希望。困難將不再那麼大、那麼高，因為神，我們天地的創造者，比一切都偉大。

V22-31 Proclaim in Faith 在信心中宣告

V22-23 “I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise You. You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, and fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!” Not only we proclaim God’s goodness by ourselves but we also must share this with others. We must praise God and proclaim His Name in front of people, honour Him, praise Him, and have reverence in Him. The Holy Spirit comes for us to convict ourselves for sins, for righteousness, and for judgements. It’s important for us to examine our own lives.

V22-23 “我要將你的名傳於我的弟兄，在會中我要讚美你。你們敬畏耶和華的人，要讚美他！雅各的後裔，都要榮耀他！以色列的後裔，都要懼怕他！” 我們不只自己宣揚神的良善，也要與他人分享。我們必須在人面前讚美神，宣揚祂的名，榮耀他，讚美他，敬畏他。聖靈來為我們叫我們為罪、為義、為審判自己責備自己。對我們來說，審視自己的生活很重要。

V27-28 “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations.” Praises are from God, without Him we cannot praise. God is real, His heart is for us to turn to Him, for the nations to turn to Him. Do we have a heart for God’s Kingdom? We tend to only think about ourselves, but often do we think about the heart of God. What is God’s heart for the nations? Let us have a heart to preach the gospel, by faith, proclaim God’s power.

V27-28 “地的四極都要想念耶和華，並且歸順他，列國的萬族都要在你面前敬拜。因為國權是耶和華的，他是管理萬國的。” 讚美是從神而來的，沒有祂我們就無法讚美。神是真實的，祂的心是要我們歸向祂，讓萬民都歸向祂。我們有一顆追求神國的心嗎？我們往往只考慮自己，但我們常常考慮神的心意。神對列國的心是什麼？讓我們有一顆傳福音的心，憑著信心，宣揚神的大能。

We must strive to walk with God, He is an abundant God and He can give us an abundant life, it’s our choice. Proclaim God’s power and everything He’s done for us, we can live an abundant life as we walk with Him!

我們必須努力與神同行，祂是豐盛的神，祂可以給我們豐盛的生命，這是我們的選擇。宣揚神的大能和祂為我們所做的一切，當我們與祂同行時，我們就能活出豐盛的生命！