【双语灵修】可靠的人 Someone To Count On

“神的应许不论有多少，在基督里都是是的。” - 林后 1:20

当生活变得乱七八糟时，我们需要有人领我们从混乱和困惑中走出来，我们需要一个可靠和值得信任的人。圣经向我们保证，神是信实的，在神来说，“是”就真的是，“不是”就真的不是。在神来说，应许是确实的。换句话说，我们是可以信靠神的。

神应许大卫王：衪会永远爱他、立他为世上最伟大的君王、和延续他后裔的王位。可是，到了诗篇89篇的那个年代，大卫的王族已陷在困境中，当时的状况已变得混乱不堪了。神的应许究竟怎么样了？

耶稣生于大卫王的后裔，衪也经历了很多艰辛，而最严重的关头，就是衪被人以荆棘冠冕封王和被钉在十字架上，他们蓄意戏弄衪，在衪头顶上面挂了一个牌子，写着“犹太人的王”，这幅场景就好像大卫的王族走到了一个死胡同。神的应许究竟怎么样了？

然而这不是故事的终结。耶稣从死里复活了！四十天之后，衪便坐在父神的右边了。

天上地下的权柄都全属耶稣，衪在作王，从今时直到永远。

神就是这样实现了衪的应许，这就是我们可以信靠神的原因。

祷告

君王耶稣，当生活变得混乱时，你的故事提醒我们，我们依然可以信靠神，因衪应许衪总不撇下我们，也不丢弃我们（希伯来书13:5）。阿们。

诗篇 89:1-4, 38-45

1我要歌唱耶和华的慈爱直到永远，我要用口将你的信实传于万代。
2因我曾说：“你的慈悲必建立到永远，你的信实必坚立在天上。”
3“我与我所拣选的人立了约，向我的仆人大卫起了誓：
4我要建立你的后裔直到永远，要建立你的宝座直到万代。”（细拉）
38但你恼怒你的受膏者，就丢掉弃绝他。
39你厌恶了与仆人所立的约，将他的冠冕践踏于地。
40你拆毁了他一切的篱笆，使他的保障变为荒场。
41凡过路的人都抢夺他，他成为邻邦的羞辱。
42你高举了他敌人的右手，你叫他一切的仇敌欢喜。
43你叫他的刀剑卷刃，叫他在争战之中站立不住。
44你使他的光辉止息，将他的宝座推倒于地。
45你减少他青年的日子，又使他蒙羞。（细拉）

Someone To Count On

"No matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ." - 2 Corinthians 1:20

When life is out of joint, we need someone to lead us through the chaos and confusion. Someone reliable. Someone we can count on. The Bible assures us that God is reliable. With God, "Yes" means yes and "No" means no. With God, promises are a sure thing. In other words, God is someone we can count on.

God made promises to King David: to love him forever, to make him the world's greatest king, and to preserve his royal line. But by the time of Psalm 89, David's royal line has known nothing but trouble. Reality is completely out of joint. Whatever happened to the promises?

Jesus was born into the royal line of King David. And he knew plenty of trouble. That trouble came to a head when he was crowned with thorns and nailed to a cross. A sign over his head said, "The King of the Jews," just to rub it in. It looked like another dead end for David's line. What about the promises?

Well, the story didn't end there. Jesus rose from the dead! And forty days later he took his seat at the right hand of God the Father.

All authority in heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus. And he is King, now and forever.

That's what happened with the promises. And that's why we can count on God.

Prayer

King Jesus, when life is out of joint, your story reminds us that we can count on God, who promised never to leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). Amen.