【上帝是我们的保障GOD is Our Protector】

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上帝是我们的保障

我要向山举目，我的帮助从何而来？我的帮助从造天地的耶和华而来。祂必不叫你的脚摇动，保护你的必不打盹（诗篇121:1-3）

大卫在诗篇121章里感言，他的保障从上帝而来。那么接下来两天，让我们详细察看这几段章节，使我们能够更加懂得我的保障（上帝）。

“我要向山举目，我的帮助从何而来？我的帮助从造天地的耶和华而来”（诗篇121:1-2）。写这两节时，山里的山贼正等着攻击无辜的过客，使毫无防备的过客成为他们的受害者。毫无疑问，穿行这些山路时，必会引起忧虑。而大卫作为一个牧人，是将自己置于危险的境地，不仅有强盗攻击的危险，还有野兽威胁着生命。

我们的生活就好比在山林一样，当你放眼未来，看到潜藏了多少的危险？但是，上帝是我们的帮助，也只有祂才能保护我们。朋友和亲人只能给我们有限的帮助，但是上帝知道万事，当我们靠着有行动的信心服从祂的命令时，祂会以足够的大能来帮助我们。

“祂必不叫你的脚摇动”（诗篇121:3）。上帝供应我们避免犯罪所需的一切：赐给我们圣灵来带领和教导我们，赐给我们祂的话语来照亮我们前行的路，使我们不致跌倒。当然，全能的上帝能够直接停止我们悖逆，但是祂不会这样做来干涉我们的自由选择，相反，祂只会扶持我们，使我们能够坚行在祂的道路上。

开头的几节集中告诉我们，在任何危险中，上帝都有保守我们的能力。当我们面对困境时，无论是因人或外部环境所致，还是由我们自己的罪所致，我们都会发现自己处在危险和不安中。但是感谢上帝，【我们有一位慈爱的上帝，当我们爱祂爱到甘心乐意地服从祂所有的命令时，祂会带领我们、确保我们平安】。

GOD is Our Protector

Psalm 121:

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
    the MAKER of heaven and earth.

3 HE will not let your foot slip—
    HE who watches over you will not slumber;
  
In Psalm 121, David describes the safety he finds in the LORD. Over the next two days, let’s look closely at several verses to better understand our security.

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains; where does my help come from? My help  comes from the LORD” (Psalm 121: 1-2). When this was written, robbers dwelled in the mountains, waiting for innocent travellers to become their unsuspecting victims. Needless to say, journeying through these hilly roads must have caused anxiety. David’s work as a shepherd took him into dangerous areas, where not only thieves but also wild animals posed a threat.

Our lives can be like mountainous territory. Do you look into the future and wonder what dangers lurk? The LORD is our helper; HE is the only one able to protect us. Friends and relatives can offer limited assistance, but GOD knows everything and has all the power necessary to rescue us when we are obedient to HIS commends in faith.
“He will not allow your foot to slip . . . . .” ( Psalm 121: 3). GOD has provided everything we need in order to avoid sin. The HOLY SPIRIT directs and empowers us; the WORD lights our path so we do not slip. Yet at times, we choose to sin. Almighty GOD could stop us from disobeying, but HE doesn’t interfere with our free will to choose. Instead, HE upholds us, enabling us to walk in HIS way.


These opening verses focus on the LORD’s ability to protect us in treacherous times. Whether trouble originates with others, external circumstances, or our own sin, we can find ourselves in danger and afraid. Thankfully, we have a loving GOD who leads us to safety when we love HIM enough to obey HIS commends.

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将上帝的话语付诸于行动

所以凡听见我这话就去行的，好比一个聪明人，把房子盖在磐石上（马太福音7:24）

亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，如果你想使你所行的能够蒙福、如果你想在你的生命中看到超凡果效，那么你就决不能只是读上帝的话语，你还要实在地遵照而行。

多年前，当我认识到，上帝是回应我一切难题的上帝，也是供应我一切所需的上帝时，我就作出承诺：凡上帝话语所吩咐我的，我一定都遵照而行。我立定心志，要靠着信心行出我在圣经里看到的所有命令。

例如，当我发现上帝的话语指示我，要帮助基督里有需求的弟兄姊妹时，原本我就需要设法节省仅有的一点钱，现在就要更进一步地节省了。事实上，我的债务已经欠到脖子了，甚至十分之一的奉献都难以拿出。但不管怎样，我还是遵命令去做。我靠着对上帝的信心迈出每一步，并且恪守我的承诺，遵行我所看到的上帝的每一条命令。不久以后，我开始看到我的经济状况有所改善了。

坚持阅读和学习圣经，听从圣经的根本教导，参加聚会来听上帝话语的讲道，但是你不要就此止步，你要向前迈出关键性的一步，就是将你听到的上帝的教导，付诸于实在的行动。

研经：马太福音7:17-27
7:17 这样，凡好树都结好果子，惟独坏树结坏果子。  
7:18 好树不能结坏果子，坏树不能结好果子。  
7:19 凡不结好果子的树就砍下来，丢在火里。  
7:20 所以凭着他们的果子，就可以认出他们来。  
7:21 凡称呼我主阿、主阿的人，不能都进天国。惟独遵行我天父旨意的人，才能进去。  
7:22 当那日必有许多人对我说：“主阿、主阿，我们不是奉你的名传道、奉你的名赶鬼、奉你的名行许多异能么？”  
7:23 我就明明的告诉他们说：“我从来不认识你们，你们这些作恶的人，离开我去吧。”  
7:24 所以凡听见我这话就去行的，好比一个聪明人，把房子盖在磐石上。  
7:25 雨淋、水冲、风吹、撞着那房子，房子总不倒塌，因为根基立在磐石上。  
7:26 凡听见我这话不去行的，好比一个无知的人，把房子盖在沙土上。  
7:27 雨淋、水冲、风吹、撞着那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很大。

Put the WORD of GOD Into Action

"Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock."(Matthew 7:24)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

If you want your deeds to be blessed, if you want to see supernatural results in your life, you'll have to do more than simply read the WORD of GOD. You'll have to put it into action.

Years ago when I realized that GOD was the one who had the answers to all my problems, that HE was the one who could supply all my needs, I committed myself to do everything HIS WORD told me to do. I made a quality decision to step out in faith on every command I saw in the Bible.

When I found out, for example, that GOD's WORD instructed me to help brothers and sisters in CHRIST who are in need, I was already trying to stretch what little money I had further than it could possibly go. I was up to my necks in debt! I couldn't possibly afford to give away even ten per cent. But I did it anyway. I stepped out on faith and kept my commitment to do every GOD’s command I saw. Before long I began to see financial increase.

Keep on reading and studying the Bible. Listen to Bible base teachings. Go to a congregation and hear the WORD of GOD preached. But don't stop there. Go one crucial step further by taking the GOD’s WORD you've heard and put it into ACTION!

Scripture Study: Matthew 7:

17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘LORD, LORD,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of MY FATHER who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to ME on that day, ‘LORD, LORD, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

The Wise and Foolish Builders

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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上帝在看顾着我们

诗篇121:3-8
121:3 祂必不叫你的脚摇动，保护你的必不打盹。  
121:4 保护以色列的，也不打盹、也不睡觉。  
121:5 保护你的是耶和华，耶和华在你右边荫庇你。  
121:6 白日太阳必不伤你，夜间月亮必不害你。  
121:7 耶和华要保护你免受一切的灾害，祂要保护你的性命。  
121:8 你出你入，耶和华要保护你，从今时直到永远。  

昨天我们学到，上帝是我们的保护者。大卫也在诗篇121里，歌颂上帝为我们的保障。

“祂必不叫你的脚摇动，保护你的必不打盹。”（诗篇121:3）很多孩子会恐惧黑暗。在其他人熟睡时，如果这些小家伙醒来，那么他们就会感到孤独和害怕。可是，我们的上帝不需要睡觉，祂时刻都在警觉和关怀着我们的呼求，即使有时我们感受不到祂的眷顾，但其实祂是寸步不曾离开我们。

“保护你的是耶和华，祂要保护你的性命（灵魂）。”（诗篇121:5，7）当父母不得不离开他们的孩子时，他们会选择一个可信任的人来看管孩子。我们通常称这些人为临时“看护”，他们的责任是为孩子提供保护和喂养。然而，投入更多、更能胜任此职的是我们的天父！祂不仅保守我们的身体和灵命，制止我们的错误思想、有害的言语和不当的行为，祂的圣灵还时刻警示我们远离罪恶，并且引导我们朝敬虔的方向成长。

“你出你入，耶和华要保护你，从今时直到永远。”（诗篇121:8）上帝是至高无上的，祂是永远与我们同在，保守我们、指点我们、教导我们，即使看起来微不足道的小任务，祂也一直都会伴随和带领着我们。

当我们长大后会离开父母的“安全港湾”，这时很多人会感到伤感，还有一些对未来的担忧。然而，我们永远不会离开我们天父宝贵的爱和呵护。上帝是我们的保守者，祂对我们的呵护超过地上任何一对父母，但是我们必须首先选择热爱祂和服从祂。

GOD Is Watching Over Us

Psalm 121: 3 HE will not let your foot slip—
    HE who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, HE who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over you—
    the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
    HE will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

We learned yesterday that GOD is our protector. David’s song in Psalm 121 also portrays the LORD as our keeper.

“. . . . . HE who watches over you will not slumber” (Ps 121: 3). Many young children are fearful in the dark. If they awake when everyone else is sleeping, little ones might feel alone and scared. Our LORD needs no sleep; HE is always alert and attentive to our cries, even when our feelings tell us otherwise.

“The LORD watches over you— . . . HE will watch over your life (soul)” (Ps 121: 5, 7). When parents have to leave their children, they choose a trusted person to put in charge. We often say that this individual is “keeping” the kids. The babysitter is expected to protect and provide for the children. How much more invested and capable is our heavenly FATHER! Besides preserving us physically and spiritually, HE restrains us from wrong thoughts, harmful words, and inappropriate actions. HIS HOLY SPIRIT gives warnings to keep us from evil, and HE also provides guidance so we’ll grow in a godly direction.

“the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” (v. 8). GOD is sovereign. HE is with us always—protecting, pointing the way, and teaching. He accompanies and leads even in the small tasks that seem insignificant.

When we grow up, many of us feel sadness and a little fear as we leave the safety of our parents’ home. But we never leave the precious love and care of our heavenly FATHER. GOD is our keeper, and HE cares for us better than any earthly mom or dad ever could. But we have to choose to love HIM and obey HIM.