2015年12月14日
我們來慶賀 Let's Celebrate
读经: 詩篇150篇
Reading: Psalm 150
擊鼓、跳舞讚美祂，用絲弦的樂器和簫的聲音讚美祂。-詩篇150篇4節
Praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe. - Psalm 150:4
全年读经: 約珥書1-3章;啟示錄5章
Bible in a Year: Joel 1–3; Revelation 5
在2014年世界盃，當迦納足球員阿薩莫阿·吉安（Asamoah Gyan）一球踢進德國球門時，他開心地和隊員一起跳了支舞。幾分鐘後，德國球員米羅斯拉夫·克洛斯（Miroslav Klose）也踢進一球，他則做了個跑跳前空翻。難怪2002年世界盃為美國得分的球員克林特（Clint Mathis）如此說：「足球員慶賀進球的方式都很搶眼，因為這反映了球員的個性、價值觀念和熱情。」
在詩篇150篇中，詩人邀請「凡有氣息的」都來慶賀，並以許多不同方式來讚美主。詩人建議我們使用鼓和琴、絲弦樂器和號角、鈸和舞蹈，並鼓勵我們用天賦，熱情地歡慶、榮耀、尊崇主，因為主是美善大能的，且對祂的百姓施行奇事，配得所有的讚美。這些流露出來的讚美，是內心對上帝滿溢感恩的湧流。詩人如此宣告：「凡有氣息的，都要讚美耶和華！」（6節）
雖然我們可以用很多方式來慶賀主（我不是鼓勵在崇拜中後空翻），但我們需要真誠地表達對上帝的讚美。當我們想到主的屬性，以及祂對我們大能的作為，我們將會禁不住地透過頌讚和敬拜來慶賀主！
詩篇150篇如何讓你更深地表達對上帝的頌讚？
花些時間思考上帝的大能和全能作為，
並將你的讚美獻給祂吧！
讚美是心靈得自由者的頌歌。
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After Ghana's Asamoah Gyan scored a goal against Germany in the 2014 World Cup, he and his teammates did a coordinated dance step. When Germany's Miroslav Klose scored a few minutes later, he did a running front flip. "Soccer celebrations are so appealing because they reveal players' personalities, values, and passions," says Clint Mathis, who scored for the US at the 2002 World Cup.
In Psalm 150, the psalmist invites "everything that has breath" to celebrate and praise the Lord in many different ways. He suggests that we use trumpets and harps, stringed instruments and pipes, cymbals and dancing. He encourages us to creatively and passionately celebrate, honor, and adore the Lord. Because the Lord is great and has performed mighty acts on behalf of His people, He is worthy of all praise. These outward expressions of praise will come from an inner wellspring overflowing with gratitude to God. "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord," the psalmist declares (150:6).
Though we may celebrate the Lord in different ways (I'm not encouraging back flips in our worship services), our praise to God always needs to be expressive and meaningful. When we think about the Lord's character and His mighty acts toward us, we cannot help but celebrate Him through our praise and worship.
How has this psalm challenged you to be more expressive in your praise to God? Spend some time thinking about the greatness of the Lord's mighty works. Then give Him your praise.
Praise is the song of a soul set free.