詩篇 119:57-64
57 耶和華是我的福分； 我曾說， 我要遵守你的言語。 58 我一心求過你的恩； 願你照你的話憐憫我！ 59 我思想我所行的道， 就轉步歸向你的法度。 60 我急忙遵守你的命令， 並不遲延。 61 惡人的繩索纏繞我， 我卻沒有忘記你的律法。 62 我因你公義的典章， 半夜必起來稱謝你。 63 凡敬畏你、 守你訓詞的人， 我都與他作伴。 64 耶和華啊， 你的慈愛遍滿大地； 求你將你的律例教訓我！
Psalm 119:57-64
57 You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words. 58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. 59 I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60 I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments. 61 The cords of the wicked have bound me, but I have not forgotten Your law. 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, because of Your righteous judgments. 63 I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts. 64 The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.
Do you still remember the question asked by Brother Ernest during this year’s summer retreat: “Ten frogs were sitting on a log. Four decided to jump into the pond. How many were left?” Did you answer six?
There’s a big difference between deciding to do something and actually doing it. Unfortunately it is a sad fact of life for many people. However, the psalmist for today’s passage is quite different. He has not only said that he would keep God’s words, but also turned his feet to God’s testimonies. He made haste, and did not delay to keep God’s commandments. He just did what He said to do.
There are many great men and women of faith recorded in the bible. They are all different from each other, but there is one thing they all have in common: When they sense God saying to do something, they don’t simply decide to do something. They step out and do it. When God of glory appeared unto Abraham in Mesopotamia, he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans. When Jesus called Peter and his brother Andrew, they immediately left their nets, their way of life, and followed Jesus. After Saul of Tarsus met the Lord on the Damascus road, straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
How about you and me? When God asks us to give thanks always for all things, what is our response?
