Surrounded By Mercy August 27, 2013— byDavid C. McCasland Read: Psalm 32 He who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. —Psalm 32:10 Bible in a Year: Psalms 120-122; 1 Corinthians 9 It was almost impossible not to see the giant billboard with the red background and huge white letters that shouted: “This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness.” Later I learned that the billboard was one of hundreds just like it targeted at middle-aged men who typically avoid routine medical screenings and often die from preventable conditions. Psalm 32 deals with the spiritual disease of sin, which can be treated by honest acknowledgment and repentance. The first five verses express the anguish of hiding our guilt and then celebrate the joyful release of confessing our transgressions to God and being forgiven. This psalm goes on to show that the Lord longs for us to seek His help in difficulty (vv.6-8) and receive His guidance. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (v.8). We are hindered, though, when we stubbornly refuse to follow His direction and repent from our sin. God’s Word urges us, “Do not be like the horse or like the mule, . . . which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you” (v.9). Rather than hold on to our sin, the Lord offers an alternative: When we humbly confess, His mercy shall surround us (v.10). Heavenly Father, help us nowAt Thy feet to humbly bow;Take away all thought of sin,Make us clean and pure within. —Bartels The first step to receiving God’s forgiveness is to admit that we need it. 慈爱环绕 八月 27, 2013 - David C. McCasland 读经: 诗篇32篇 惟独倚靠耶和华的，必有慈爱四面环绕他。 —诗篇32篇10节 全年读经: 诗篇120-122篇 哥林多前书9章 我们很难不注意那个大型的红色广告板，上面印着的白色大字写着：「有上千个男人今年会死于顽固。」后来我才知道，原来在全国各地这类的广告板有好几百个，目的是要提醒那些总是拒绝做定期健康检查的中年男子，因这些人常常死于可以预防的疾病。 诗篇32篇教导我们如何处理属灵的疾病，也就是罪。罪的问题可以透过承认过犯并悔改的方式得着治疗。在前5节的经文中，先提到我们因着隐藏自己的罪恶所忍受的痛苦，而后描述跟上帝认罪所获的赦免和喜乐。 这篇诗接着说，主渴望我们在遇到困难时寻求祂的帮助（6-8节）并得到祂的引导。「我要教导你，指示你当行的路；我要定睛在你身上劝戒你」（8节）。当我们顽固地拒绝祂的指引，也不愿认罪时，我们便像是走入死胡同中一般。 上帝的话语敦促我们：「你不可像那无知的骡马，必用嚼环辔头勒住牠，不然，就不能驯服」（9节）。不要沉溺在罪中，因为主已经提供一个更好的方法：只要我们谦卑认罪，祂的慈爱必四面环绕我们（10节）。 请求天父赐下帮助； 我们俯伏祢的脚前； 求主除我罪恶念头； 让我里面重得清洁。 Bartels 要得到上帝的赦免，先要承认自己需要被赦免。
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