【双语灵修】主的威严THE MAJESTY OF THE LORD

以赛亚书 40:12；启示录 4:9-11

12谁曾用手心量诸水，用手虎口量苍天，用升斗盛大地的尘土，用秤称山岭，用天平平冈陵呢？ 9每逢四活物将荣耀、尊贵、感谢归给那坐在宝座上、活到永永远远者的时候， 10那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前，敬拜那活到永永远远的，又把他们的冠冕放在宝座前，说： 11“我们的主，我们的神，你是配得荣耀、尊贵、权柄的，因为你创造了万物，并且万物是因你的旨意被创造而有的。”

6月12日

主的威严

“谁曾用手心量诸水，用手虎口量苍天，用升斗盛大地的尘土，用秤称山岭，用天平平冈陵呢？” - 以赛亚书 40:12

从《以赛亚书》40章这一节直到篇末，先知提出了一系列的反问，旨在彰显神掌管万有那令人惊叹的能力、作为与威严。无论是创造、知识、万国还是君王，没有任何事物、没有任何人能与神相比。例如，谁能仅用“手心”就量尽地上的诸水？试想这地球上所有的海洋、湖泊、河流与水源，在主看来，它们竟比祂的手掌心还要微小！

同样地，主的手指一跨，用虎口便能丈量苍天。科学家说，宇宙的直径超过930亿光年。这意味着，如果我们以光速飞行，从宇宙的一端到另一端需要花费超过 930 亿年的时间。然而，神仅用祂的一掌之宽，就能丈量这对人类来说不可思议的距离。

不仅如此，神还能用秤称量地上的山岭冈陵，能用升斗盛尽地上的尘土。通过这些令人震撼的描述，先知以赛亚极其清晰地阐明：我们的神伟大无可比拟。祂是宇宙的创造者，也是祂创造大工的维系者。没有谁能像祂，唯有祂是神。而这位神，正是我们的主，我们的救主！

祷告

威严的主啊，在你看来，测量海洋、诸天与山岭竟如举手之劳。求你让我们对你的伟大满怀敬畏。求你扶持我们的信心，并提醒我们：你就是我们的救主。阿们。

Isaiah 40:12; Revelation 4:9-11

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

THE MAJESTY OF THE LORD

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? —Isaiah 40:12

From this section of Isaiah 40 to its end, the prophet asks rhetorical questions that highlight God’s amazing power, ability, and majesty over all things. In relation to creation, knowledge, nations, and rulers, nothing and no one compares with God.

For example, who is able to measure the waters of the earth in just the hollow of his hand? Think of all the oceans, lakes, rivers, and other waters on this earth. To the Lord these are smaller than the hollow in the palm of his hand!

Similarly, the span of the Lord’s fingers can mark off the heavens. Scientists say that the universe is more than 93 billion light years in diameter. This means that if we flew at the speed of light, it would take us more than 93 billion years to go from one end of the universe to the other. And yet God can measure that mind-boggling distance with just the breadth of his hand.

What’s more, God can weigh the earth’s mountains and hills on a scale and gather all of the earth’s dust in a basket. With these astonishing descriptions, the prophet Isaiah makes abundantly clear that our God is incomparably great. He is the creator of the universe and the sustainer of his work of creation. There is no one like him. He alone is God. And this God is our Lord and Savior!

Majestic Lord, you measure the oceans, the heavens, the mountains, and more as if they are small things. Fill us with awe at your greatness. Sustain our faith, we pray, and remind us that you are our Savior. Amen.