5月28日
标 题：以神的话语为乐
经 节：耶和华─万军之神啊，我得着你的言语就当食物吃了；你的言语是我心中的欢喜快乐，因我是称为你名下的人。（耶利米书十五章16节）
倘若你收到国家领袖或名人的字条，你也许会存起来，当作纪念品。从神而来的信息，则更是珍贵！
有时候，我们发现自己没法控制环境。当马利亚与马大面对自己兄弟拉撒路的死亡时，就是这种心境。在这些时候，耶稣的一句话会带来许多喜乐（约翰福音十一：41～45）。其他的时候，耶稣的话则会更正我们。“撒但，退我后边去吧！”（马太福音十六：23）和“你这小信的人哪！”（马太福音十四：31）这两句话似乎不能带来喜乐。然而，耶利米说神的话语是他心中的欢喜快乐。
那圣洁的全能神居然开口对我们说话，实在令人难以置信！我们是何等地荣幸，神居然关心我们，愿意质问我们败坏的思想与行为。无论祂是赞美或责备，我们仍旧要喜乐。因为由我们的主那儿领受到改变生命的话语！每回敬拜神，我们心里一定要预备聆听，全能神可能有话要对我们说。每当打开圣经，我们应当期待神在我们与祂相交时，有话对我们说。在祷告时，我们应该比自己想说什么话，更关心神要对我们说些什么话。
当你从神那儿领受到一句话，不管是赞美或责备，要以全能神向你说话为乐。
Rejoicing in God’s Word
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your
word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. (Jeremiah 15:16)
If you were to receive a note from the leader of
your country or someone famous, you would probably save it as a keepsake. How
much more precious is a message from almighty God!
Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances that
are beyond our control. This was the case for Mary and Martha as they were
grieving the death of their brother Lazarus. At these times a word from Jesus
can bring much rejoicing (John 11:41–45). Other times when Jesus speaks, His
words bring correction. “Get behind Me, Satan!” (Matt. 16:23) and “O you of
little faith” (Matt. 14:31) do not seem to bring joy. Yet Jeremiah said that
God’s word brought him joy.
It is overwhelming to consider that holy, almighty
God would speak directly to us! What a privilege that He would care enough to
challenge our destructive thoughts or practices. No matter whether His words
are praising us or chastising us, we ought to consider it joy to receive
life-changing words from our Master!
Every time we prepare to worship the Lord, we ought
to do so with anticipation that almighty God may have something to say to us.
Whenever we open our Bibles, we should expect that God has something to tell us
in our time with Him. We ought to be far more concerned with what God will say
to us during our prayer times than with what we intend to tell Him.
When you receive a word from your Lord, whether it
be of praise or of correction, consider it joy that almighty God would speak to
you.
