灵命日粮 - 2005年3月17日
读经: 诗篇104篇1-15节

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金句: 「我的心哪，你要称颂耶和华，不可忘记他的一切恩惠！」（诗篇103篇2节）

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全年读经: 约书亚记19-21章  

一位传道人向一群男人演说时，他拿起一大张纸，并在它的中心画一个黑点，然后拿起这张纸问他们看见什么？
一个人回答说：「我看见一个黑色记号。」传道人说：「没错。还有呢？」四周完全寂静，这位传道人接着说：「我真讶异，你们竟然忽略了最重要的东西－－－就是这张纸。」

我们时常被小黑点般的沮丧所分心，我们也易于忘记我们从主所领受的那些数不清的福份。但就像这张纸，这些美好的事物，远比占据我们精力的困境要来的重要。

这使我想起一种有趣的说法，它倒是个很实在的建议：「当你走在人生低潮时，也许你应该时刻记住它：定睛在甜甜圈上，而不是它中间的洞！」

的确，与其只盯着生活上的试炼，不如放眼已得到的祝福和恩典。让我们跟诗篇作者同声说：「天天背负我们重担的主，……是应当称颂的」（诗篇68章19节）。

让我们不断地称颂祂，如此一来，我们就不会被黑点与甜甜圈中的洞分散了注意力。RWD


每逢遭遇战争不论大或小，
不要丧胆因主早已得胜了；
深知主有恩典必甘愿扶助，
安慰引导我们直到见天父。Oatman


花时间数算你的恩典，而不是时刻总在抱怨。
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Dots And Doughnut Holes



Read:Psalm 104:1-15
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. —Psalm 103:2


Bible In One Year: Joshua 19-21

As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it. Then he held up the paper and asked them what they saw.

One person replied, "I see a black mark." "Right," the preacher said. "What else?" Complete silence prevailed. "I'm really surprised," the speaker commented. "You have completely overlooked the most important thing of all—the sheet of paper."

We are often distracted by small, dot-like disappointments, and we are prone to forget the innumerable blessings we receive from the Lord. But like the sheet of paper, the good things are far more important than the adversities that monopolize our attention.

This reminds me of a whimsical bit of verse that expresses good practical advice. "As you travel down life's pathway, may this ever be your goal: Keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole!"

Yes, rather than concentrating on the trials of life, we should fix our attention on its blessings. Let's say with the psalmist, "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits" (Psalm 68:19).

Let's keep praising Him so we won't be distracted by dots and doughnut holes. —Richard De Haan


So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged—God is over all;
Count your many blessings—angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey's end. —Oatman

Spend your time counting your blessings—not airing your complaints.




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这是我的身体,为你们舍的,你们应当如此行,为的是记念我。路加22:19
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