「主日之外的那六天」
灵修操练
"The Other Six"
Devotional Practice
40天灵修的第8天
Day 8 of 40 Days Devotion
12 April 2021
阅读圣经
Reading the Bible
诗篇 119:104-105
我藉着你的训词得以明白，
因此，我恨恶一切虚假的行径。
你的话是我脚前的灯，
是我路上的光。
约翰一书 1:5
上帝就是光，在他毫无黑暗；这是我们从主所听见，又报给你们的信息。
当我们真正理解上帝的话语并且把它存在心里的时候，我们就会开始恨恶那些曾经让我们沉迷于其中的事物。上帝的话语是一盏灯——它能显出我们的内心曾经是多么黑暗，因为我们不再和周围的人相比较，而是不得不和那位公义完美的上帝相比较。我们最善于向自己撒谎并说服自己相信，只要自己比身边的的那个人好一点，自己就是个“好人”。上帝的话语帮助我们意识到，“好人”是不存在的，因为我们的本性都是有罪的。我们能够得改变的唯一出路，就是承认我们是有罪的，然后通过阅读和遵从上帝的话语，恳求祂的恩典开始改变我们。
最后，他祈求上帝保护我们脱离灵魂的仇敌——魔鬼。实际上，耶稣就像跟朋友谈话那样与上帝交谈。我们也该开始这样祷告——带着感恩的心，与上帝交谈。
Psalms 119:104-105
Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
1 John 1:5
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
When we really get God’s Word and it sinks in, we begin to hate those things we were once addicted to. God’s Word is a light – it shows just how dark we once were, because instead of comparing ourselves to those around us, we are forced to compare ourselves to a perfect God who is just. We are the best at lying to ourselves and convincing ourselves that as long as we're better than the next person, then we're a 'good person.' God's Word helps us to realize that there's no such thing as a 'good person' because we're all innately sinful. The only way we can be changed is to admit that we're sinful and ask God's grace to begin to change us as we begin to read and obey His Word.
Finally, He asks for protection from the enemy of our souls. Really, Jesus is just talking to God like He would a friend. That's how we begin to pray - just by talking to God & being thankful.