神的「无字天书」
诗篇十九篇
1(大卫的诗,交与伶长。)诸天述说神的荣耀;穹苍传扬他的手段。
2这日到那日发出言语;这夜到那夜传出知识。
3无言无语,也无声音可听。
4他的量带通遍天下,他的言语传到地极。神在其间为太阳安设帐幕;
5太阳如同新郎出洞房,又如勇士欢然奔路。
6他从天这边出来,绕到天那边,没有一物被隐藏不得他的热气。
7耶和华的律法全备,能苏醒人心;耶和华的法度确定,能使愚人有智慧。
8耶和华的训词正直,能快活人的心;耶和华的命令清洁,能明亮人的眼目。
9耶和华的道理洁净,存到永远;耶和华的典章真实,全然公义─
10都比金子可羡慕,且比极多的精金可羡慕;比蜜甘甜,且比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜。
11况且你的仆人因此受警戒,守着这些便有大赏。
12谁能知道自己的错失呢?愿你赦免我隐而未现的过错。
13求你拦阻仆人不犯任意妄为的罪,不容这罪辖制我,我便完全,免犯大罪。
14耶和华─我的磐石,我的救赎主啊,愿我口中的言语、心里的意念在你面前蒙悦纳。
信息分享
这两本书皆向我们述说神自己。诗人在诗篇十九篇的头几节说,当我们观看神所造的天地,就能看见神的大能。日出日落,每天皆是默然无声的循环转替,可是,却默默地提醒我们念及那位创造万有的神。
不过,我们还需要另一本书,那就是圣经。圣经是神的话语,透过它,我们可以认识神的爱和神对人的旨意。自然世界那本书不能教我们如何处理罪的问题,也不能跟我们谈及永生。但圣经却能够。圣经可以教导我们、指示我们、帮助我们。请再读第7至9 节。
圣经还可以指出我们的生命中有哪些东西不讨神喜悦(12至13节)。当我们读神的话语时,神便会借着圣灵亲自教导我们。
诗人以这样的祷告作结:「主啊,愿我口中的言语、心里的意念,在你面前蒙悦纳。求你帮助我!」但不要忘记--你如果想知道神要你做些甚么和说些甚么,就必须用时间来研读神的话语。你有没有这样做呢?回顾过去一周,你用了多少时间去研读和默想圣经呢?
祷告:
主啊,求你使我愈益爱慕你和你的圣经。
God's Wordless Book
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse me from secret faults.
13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Message
Yet, both books speak to us of God. The first few verses of the Psalm tell us of God's great power as we see it in the sky and in the earth he has created. But how loud is a sunset or a sunrise? They are silent voices which every day remind us of God.
However we need the other Book too. The Bible, God's book of words, tells us of God's love, and of God's will for man. The book of nature cannot tell us how to deal with sin. It cannot tell us about a life after this life ends. But the Bible can. The Bible teaches us, instructs us, helps us. Read verses 7-9 again.
The Bible can also point out those things in our lives which do not please God (v.12-13). God speaks to us by his Holy Spirit as we read his Book.
The writer of this Psalm finishes with this prayer, 'Lord I want my words and my thoughts to be what you want them to be. Help me in this today!' But remember this -- if you want to know what God wants you to do and say, you will have to spend time reading his Word. Do you do that? How much time have you spent reading and thinking about his Book, the Bible, this week?
A Prayer:
Lord, give me a greater love for you and for your Book.

