Prayer And Praise Are Powerful Privileges
祷告和赞美是强大的特权
PSALM 73
诗篇73
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
28但我亲近神是与我有益,我以主耶和华为我的避难所,好叫我述说你一切的作为。
Psalm 34
诗篇34
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
我要时时称颂耶和华,赞美他的话必常在我口中。
Of all the privileges of being a Christian, the ones of bringing our prayers and praises to God, are on the top rung of the ladder.
在身为基督徒所拥有的所有特权当中,能够向上帝献上我们的祷告与赞美,是处于最重要、最顶级的位置。
Before we came to faith, we were alienated from God, we were unable to reach him, let alone talk with him, but now because of the sacrificial death of Jesus, we are able to approach God and call him our father. Hebrews 10:19-22
在我们归信之前,我们与上帝疏离,没办法触及到他,更别说与他交谈了。但如今,因着耶稣的牺牲,我们得以亲近上帝,并称呼他为我们的天父。
希伯来书 10:19-22
Prayer is not just talking to God and bringing our requests, it is part of it, we are not to come with a big shopping list. God is to be praised first, why because He deserves it, before we ask for anything from Him, surely it is right to thank and praise Him for all He is and how much He has given us.
祷告不只是与上帝交谈并向他提出我们的请求,尽管这是其中一部分内容,但我们不能带着一份长长的“购物清单”式的要求去找他。首先应当赞美上帝,为什么呢?因为他配得赞美。在我们向他祈求任何事物之前,理所当然地要为他给予我们的诸多恩赐而感谢、赞美他。
Prayer changes things, but so does praise, why? Because it takes our focus off ourselves and places it on God.
祷告能改变事情,赞美同样也能改变事情,为什么呢?因为赞美能让我们不再只关注自己,而是将关注点放在上帝身上。
Jesus outlined how we should pray in Matthew 6, Paul prayed for each of the churches he founded in passages such as Philippians 1:9-11 and Ephesians 1:15-23. In Philippians 4:6-7, we are urged to bring our requests to God, in Psalm 62, we are told to empty our hearts in Prayer and in ! thess 5, we are told to pray without ceasing.
耶稣在《马太福音》第 6 章中概述了我们应当如何祷告。保罗在诸如《腓立比书》1 章 9 至 11 节以及《以弗所书》1 章 15 至 23 节等经文中,为他所建立的各个教会祷告。在《腓立比书》4 章 6 至 7 节,我们被劝勉要将自己的请求带到上帝面前;在《诗篇》第 62 篇中,我们被告知要在祷告中倾心吐意;而在《帖撒罗尼迦前书》第 5 章,我们被教导要不住地祷告。
Prayer is a wonderful privilege, so why is the prayer meeting, the worst attended meeting at virtually every church?
祷告是一项奇妙的特权,那么为什么祷告会几乎在每个教会都是出席人数最少的会议呢?
God answers the prison cell prayer in Acts 12 and 16, He sends revival through prayer 2 Chronicles 7.
在《使徒行传》第 12 章和第 16 章中,上帝回应了在监牢里的祷告。在《历代志下》第 7 章记载着上帝通过祷告降下复兴。
Praise to God is best illustrated in the book of Psalms, there are so many psalms that tell us, what to praise and how to praise God.
对上帝的赞美在《诗篇》一书中得到了最佳的体现。有众多的诗篇告诉我们应当赞美什么以及如何赞美上帝。
We are to praise him for the following reasons:
我们赞美他的理由如下:
For whom He is
他是谁
For what He has done for us
感恩他为我们做的一切
For what He has given us
因着他所赐予的
For salvation and all that entails
关乎救赎以及与之相关的一切。
Prayer and Praise are linked, one place we say them working in conjunction with each other, is in Acts 16:
祷告与赞美是相互关联的,《使徒行传》16 章就是一处体现它们相互配合发挥作用的地方。
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
25到了半夜,保罗和西拉祷告,唱诗赞美神,众囚犯也侧耳而听。
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
26 忽然地大震动,甚至监牢的地基都摇动了,监门立刻全开,众囚犯的锁链也都松开了。
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
27 禁卒一醒,看见监门全开,以为囚犯已经逃走,就拔刀要自杀。
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
28保罗大声呼叫说:“不要伤害自己!我们都在这里。”
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
29 禁卒叫人拿灯来,就跳进去,战战兢兢地俯伏在保罗、西拉面前,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
30 又领他们出来,说:“二位先生,我当怎样行才可以得救?”
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
31他们说:“当信主耶稣,你和你一家都必得救。”
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
32 他们就把主的道讲给他和他全家的人听。
Prayer and Praise have dynamic power, both of them working together, not one in isolation, we praise God for who He is and what He has done for us and then we know that when we pray, we can come in a bold manner knowing that He will answer us, according to His will.
祷告与赞美有着强大的力量,二者相互配合发挥作用,而非彼此孤立。我们赞美上帝,是因着他本身以及他为我们所做的一切,并且我们知道,当我们祷告时,我们能够怀着笃定的心态前来,因为我们明白,上帝会按照他的旨意来回应我们。
God is worthy to be PRAISED.
上帝配得赞美。
GOD is pleased to hear both our prayers and our praises.
上帝喜悦听到我们的祷告与赞美。
GOD loves to hear our PRAYERS
上帝喜欢听到我们的祷告
In the summer, I was going round the ruins of Huntingdon castle, this was the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England from 1650-60 and a godly man, there was a stone at the castle, which had these words on it.
在夏天的时候,我去参观了亨廷顿城堡的废墟。这里是奥利弗·克伦威尔(Oliver Cromwell)的出生地,他在1650年至1660年间担任英格兰保护者,是一个虔诚的信徒。城堡里有一块石头,上面刻着这样的文字。
He Never Left For Battle Except Through The Harbour Of Prayer
除非经过祷告的港口,否则他从不奔赴战场。
We should never go into daily battle, without prayer. In Ephesians 6, we have the Christian’s armour, one is usually overlooked and that is prayer. We need to have our armour on, but if we do not pray, it’s worthless. Samson shook himself, he said I will go out as before. How often do we do that?
我们绝不应在没有祷告的情况下就投入日常的 “战斗”。在《以弗所书》第 6 章中,提到了基督徒的全副军装,其中有一项常常被人忽视,那就是祷告。我们需要穿戴好军装,但要是我们不祷告,那这军装就毫无价值可言。参孙抖擞了一下身子,说:“我要像从前一样出去(作战)。” 我们又是多久祷告一次呢?
Every day before we go out let’s pray.
每天出门前,我们要祷告。
Let’s always take advantage of these two awesome privileges, let’s pray without ceasing and may God’s praise be continually in our mouths.
让我们始终善用这两项了不起的特权,让我们不住地祷告,愿对上帝的赞美常在我们口中。
Murray Mcheyne said this on prayer.
Murray Mcheyne 在祷告中这样说
A man is what he is on his knees – nothing more, nothing less.
一个人跪着时的样子,就是他真实的样子 —— 不多也不少。
Operation world Page 301
祷告手册《Operation world》301页
Are you a man/woman of prayer and praise?
你是一个祷告和赞美的人吗?
These two things should define a person, when Ananias said in Acts 9, how will I recognise Paul, it was told him behold he prayeth.
这两件事应当能界定一个人,在《使徒行传》第 9 章中,亚拿尼亚说 “我怎能认出保罗呢”,当时有人告诉他 “看哪,他正在祷告呢”。
Does that describe you?
这也是你吗?
Psalm 34 starts with the phrase I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise is continually in my mouth.
诗篇34章开篇提到我要时时称颂耶和华,赞美他的话必常在我口中。
Are you defined by your attitude of praise?
你是由你的赞美态度来界定吗?
Is your mouth filled with praise?
你的口中充满赞美吗?
Do you pray without ceasing?
你是不停的祷告吗?
May we always be a prayerful and praising people.
愿我们永远是祷告赞美的人。
For his glory alone
只为他的荣耀
God bless you
上帝祝福你
Keith,
Beautifully expressed message.
Thank you
God Bless~
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