第十六天（22/08/12)

我们印象中的大卫，首先是一名追求神的敬拜者，也知道他是以色列最被爱戴的君王。
今天的我们，当我们提到敬拜者就会想像他是一位音乐人、歌者，或在教会敬拜团事奉的一位团员；而且很多时候，这些所谓敬拜团队的“事奉者”在生命、态度、人际关系上都挺糟糕。。。

固然教会一定有，也应该有所谓的敬拜或音乐团队；但事实上，敬拜不只局限于音乐、舞蹈、诗歌等等，更不是只停留在教堂四面墙里的一种表现。敬拜是一种生命，延伸至你的私人生活、家庭、事业、学业、人际关系等等。。。

单单撒母耳记上第18章就提到三次大卫“做事精明”，而且他还得人喜爱和尊重，这非常值得我们默想、思考和学习。。。

^“5 扫罗无论差遣大卫往何处去，他都做事精明。扫罗就立他做战士长，众百姓和扫罗的臣仆无不喜悦。
¹⁴ 大卫做事无不精明，耶和华也与他同在。
³⁰ 每逢非利士军长出来打仗，大卫比扫罗的臣仆做事精明，因此他的名被人尊重。”
～ 撒上 18:5, 14, 30 ～

Day 16 (22/08/12)

Our impression of David, first and foremost was a worshipper after God’s own heart, and we also know he was the most loved king of Israel.
For us today, when we talk about a worshipper, we would imagine that is a musician, singer, or a member of the church’s worship team; and many times, these so-called worship team members can be quite terrible people in real life, attitude, inter-personal relationship with others…

Of course a church will have, and should have a so-called worship or music ministry; but  in actual fact, worship is not just limited to music, dance, songs etc, and even less just confined to performing within the four walls of the church-building. Worship is your life, extending to your private lifestyle, family, career, schools, relationship with others etc…

Just in Chapter 18 of 1 Samuel alone, David did things successfully was mentioned three times, and he found favour with people and won people’s respect. This is really something worth our meditating, thinking and learning…

^“5 Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully^[a] that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul’s officers as well.
¹⁴ In everything he did he had great success,^[c] because the Lord was with him.
³⁰ The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success^[f] than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.”
～ 1 Samuel 18:5, 14, 30 ~

第十五天（21/08/12）

“他要像一棵树，栽在溪水旁，按时候结果子，叶子也不枯干，凡他所做的，尽都顺利。”
～ 诗篇 1:3 ～

我们都希望能得着以上诗1：3的应许，按时候结果子即表示：该有什么样的反应就有什么反应、一缺乏什么就会有什么、该有什么样的收获就有什么样的收获等等；再者，所做的“尽都顺利”的意思是“发达亨通”。。。

然而，为什么太多时候我们都没看到自己结出这样的生命或果子？其实，答案很简单，还没抵达终点，一定先有起点和必须经过的过程，但我们往往不喜欢这种起点或过程，所以想越过或走捷径，因此所抵达的终点当然不一样。。。

该遵行的步骤与走的路是一定要走过的。。。
“不从恶人的计谋，不站罪人的道路，不坐亵慢人的座位，
² 唯喜爱耶和华的律法，昼夜思想，这人便为有福！
³ 他要像一棵树，栽在溪水旁，按时候结果子，叶子也不枯干，凡他所做的，尽都顺利。”
～ 诗篇 1:1-3 ～

Day 15 (21/08/12)

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
    Whatever he does prospers.”
~ Psalm 1:3 ~

How we all wish we can receive the promise the promise of Psalm 1:3 above, yielding its fruit in season means: we will have the right response when needed, we will have what we are lacking at the right time, we will harvest what we should be harvesting etc etc; also, we should be prosperous in whatever we are doing…

However, why is it that so often we do not see ourselves bearing such life and fruit? Actually the answer is very simple, before we reach the destination, there is always a starting point and necessary process or journey to go through, but normally we do not like the beginning or process, so we want to by-pass or find a shortcut which in the end causes us to arrive at a different destination of course…

We must really go through the steps to be followed and the path that is necessary…
^“1 Blessed is the man
    who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
    or sit in the seat of mockers.
² But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law he meditates day and night.
³ He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
    Whatever he does prospers.”
~ Psalm 1:1-3 ~

第十二天（18/08/12）

我们之所以会悔改信主是圣灵的感动与工作，我们都是神手中的工作。上帝拣选我们的时候，他已知道我们的背景、过去、软弱和未来，然而他还选择在我们身上动工。。。

我知道自己的诸多软弱，多少次的不顺服和让上帝难过，我对自己没把握，更不懂上帝为何拣选我。
但我更知道上帝的伟大与全能，也知道没有什么能够难倒他，慈悲怜悯的他也绝对不会半途而废；所以纵然我对自己缺乏把握，我对我的神有绝对的把握和信任，晓得他一定完成他所开始的工作。

^“我深信那在你们心里动了善工的必成全这工，直到耶稣基督的日子。”
～ 腓立比书 1:6 ～

Day 12 (18/08/12)

That we would repent and believe in the Lord is really the conviction and work of the Holy Spirit, we are all work in God’s hand. When God chose us, He already knew our background, past, weaknesses and future, yet He chose to work on us…

I know my own many weaknesses, the number of times I was being disobedient and when I hurt God, I have no confidence in myself, and even more so, I do not understand why God would want to choose me.
But one thing I know even better is God’s greatness and almighty power, and I know nothing is too difficult for Him, and our kind and merciful God will never stop His work halfway undone. Therefore, no matter how I lack confidence in myself, I have full confidence and trust in my God that He will accomplish what He has started to do.

^” being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
~ Philippians 1:6 ~