圣经——神给我们的礼物
诗篇第一篇
1不从恶人的计谋，不站罪人的道路，不坐亵慢人的座位。
2惟喜爱耶和华的律法，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。
4恶人并不是这样，乃像糠秕被风吹散。
5因此当审判的时候，恶人必站立不住；罪人在义人的会中也是如此。
6因为耶和华知道义人的道路，恶人的道路却必灭亡。
信息分享
我们怎能在属灵上成长呢？任何成长都与足够的食物和正确的生长条件紧密相关。彼得教导我们，要「爱慕灵奶，叫你们因此渐长」。故此，我们要追求灵命成长，就必须要在圣灵的带领下，用心研读和吸收神的话语。不吃灵粮，又哪来成长呢？
现代人的生活忙碌，我们很容易找到种种理由，不花时间研读神赐给我们的话语。然而，成长与否，关键却在于我们有否研读神的话语──不单是研读，更是要遵从神的话语而行，我们的生命才会彻底被改变。
换言之，我们的灵命成长，是基于三个要素：首先是靠神话语的喂养；其二，常常与神相交；第三，是容让圣灵在我们的生命中动工。此外，我们与其他信徒一起祷告、研经、敬拜和事奉的生活，就是帮助我们成长的有利条件。
祷告父神，你愿意成长，并记住灵命成长永不嫌太晚。
THE BIBLE, GOD’S GIFT TO US
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Message
How do we grow spiritually? Any growth is closely connected with adequate food and the right conditions. Peter wrote that we should “crave spiritual milk (food) so that by it we might grow.” Spiritual growth is obviously linked with our reading, studying, and being fed on the words of God under the guidance of the Spirit of God. There can be no spiritual growth apart from this.
It is very easy in our busy lives to find reasons for not spending time in God’s word, which is His gift to us. Yet here is where it has its greatest impact. It is not merely reading the word that makes the difference, but our obeying it.
Then our spiritual growth is dependent on our feeding on the word of God, plus our communing with God and thirdly allowing the Spirit of God to work in our lives. Remember also the right environment for spiritual growth is a vital relationship with other believers in prayer, in study, in worship, and in service.
Tell God, your heavenly Father, that you want to grow and don’t forget - no one is too old to start growing - spiritually.