【双语灵修】尊崇神的名HONORING GOD’S NAME

【双语灵修】尊崇神的名HONORING GOD’S NAME

诗篇 148 篇

你们要赞美耶和华!从天上赞美耶和华,在高处赞美他! 他的众使者都要赞美他,他的诸军都要赞美他! 日头月亮,你们要赞美他!放光的星宿,你们都要赞美他! 天上的天和天上的水,你们都要赞美他! 愿这些都赞美耶和华的名,因他一吩咐便都造成。 他将这些立定,直到永永远远;他定了命,不能废去。 所有在地上的,大鱼和一切深洋, 火与冰雹,雪和雾气,成就他命的狂风, 大山和小山,结果的树木和一切香柏树,野兽和一切牲畜,昆虫和飞鸟,世上的君王和万民,首领和世上一切审判官,少年人和处女,老年人和孩童,都当赞美耶和华!愿这些都赞美耶和华的名,因为独有他的名被尊崇,他的荣耀在天地之上。他将他百姓的角高举,因此他一切圣民以色列人,就是与他相近的百姓,都赞美他。你们要赞美耶和华!

8月7日

尊崇神的名

“神对摩西说:‘我是自有永有的’;又说:‘你要对以色列人这样说:“那自有的打发我到你们这里来。”’” - 出埃及记 3:14

在第三条诫命中,神教导祂的子民要敬畏祂的圣名,并警告他们不可轻慢对待祂的名。随着时间的推移,以色列人极严肃地对待这条诫命,以至于他们甚至不会直接读出神的名。

因此,每当我们今天在英文圣经中读到“主耶和华”这个名字时,我们改读为作以色列人当时所称呼的—Adonai意为“主”,以此替代了神向摩西启示的名字:Yahweh(雅威),或“我是自有永有的”。“主”(Adonai)这个词恰如其分地表明了“大能”、“权柄”、“影响力”,以及其他敬畏神之名的重要属性,彰显了对神在全宇宙中至高地位与主权的尊重。(参考《出埃及记》3:14。)

今天,许多基督徒都放声称颂神的名“耶和华”(Jehovah,即雅威 Yahweh 的译音),因为与轻慢对待神之名相对的,就像古以色列人那样拘泥而不敢称呼。我们需要通过正确表达并尊崇祂的名,来承认并宣告神的伟大与全能。更美的是,我们可以效法耶稣亲身立下的榜样,以敬虔和爱戴之心,称神为“父”。称神为“父”不仅是承认神的大能与权柄,更显明了祂对我们温柔慈爱的眷顾。我们是神的儿女,是藉着我们的主和救主耶稣基督的工作,得以与祂和好,并且被收纳的。

祷告

天父,感谢你藉着你的儿子耶稣,使我们成为你的儿女。求你帮助我们每天过敬虔爱你的生活,并能爱人如己。阿们。

Psalm 148

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

HONORING GOD’S NAME

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” —Exodus 3:14

In the third commandment, God teaches his people to revere his holy name, warning that they may not treat his name lightly. Over time, the Israelites took this command so seriously that they refrained from even saying God’s name aloud.

As a result, whenever we read the name “LORD” in our English Bibles today, we are reading what the people of Israel said—Adonai, meaning “Lord” —in place of the name that God revealed to Moses: Yahweh, or “I AM WHO I AM.” The word “Lord” (Adonai) fittingly indicates “power,” “authority,” “influence,” and other important attributes of reverence for God’s name, showing respect for God’s ultimate place and authority over the whole universe.

Today, many Christians boldly say aloud God’s name “Jehovah” (a rendition of Yahweh) because the opposite of taking God’s name lightly is to take it too seriously, as ancient Israel did. We need to acknowledge and confess God’s greatness and almighty power by properly expressing and honoring his name. Even better, we may respectfully and devotedly call God “Father,” as Jesus taught by his own example. Calling God “Father” not only acknowledges the Lord’s power and authority but also reveals God’s tender, loving care for us. We are God’s children, reconciled to him and adopted through the work of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

Father, thank you for making us your children through Jesus, your Son. Help us to live each day in devotion to you and with love for others. Amen.

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