確認上帝的主權Affirming God’s Sovereignty
[每日靈修] 11/11/2018, 駱鴻銘編譯
我們的上帝是永遠都難以參透的，且保持祂的純一性。祂藉由祂的聖言告訴我們，祂不是叫人混亂的神，而是有秩序的神。祂不會自相矛盾。祂是完全善良、完全聖潔、有至高主權的。我們必須確認這點，才能維持神有至高主權的聖經概念。然而，我們永遠必須用以下的認識來加以平衡：上帝總是按照祂的聖潔品格行使祂的能力和權柄。
祂根據自己的美意揀選了祂所揀選的。祂所作的一切都是出於祂的喜悅。
祂選擇討祂喜悅的事物。但是，這種喜悅永遠是出於祂的美意，因為上帝永遠不會喜歡或做任何邪惡之事，或違背祂自己的良善的事。
我們可以安息在這當中，知道祂盼望、並且有能力為我們這些兒女帶來所有美好的事物。
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
你目前面臨哪些困難？請重新確認你對上帝主權的信靠，上帝正在為祂的美意而行作萬事。
進一步研讀：
詩一〇三19 耶和華在天上立定寶座；他的權柄（原文作國）統管萬有。
詩六六7 他用權能治理萬民，直到永遠。他的眼睛鑒察列邦；悖逆的人不可自高。
代上廿九12 豐富尊榮都從你而來，你也治理萬物。在你手裡有大能大力，使人尊大強盛都出於你。
Affirming
God’s Sovereignty
Our
God remains incomprehensible and retains His simplicity. He tells us in His
Word that He is not a God of confusion but of order. He is not at war with
Himself. He is altogether good, altogether holy, and altogether sovereign. This
we must affirm to maintain a biblical concept of divine sovereignty. Yet we
must always balance this understanding with a clear understanding that God
always exercises His power and authority according to His holy character.
He
chooses what He chooses according to His own good pleasure. It is His pleasure
that He does.
He
chooses what is pleasing to Himself. But that pleasure is always His good
pleasure, for God is never pleased to will or to do anything that is evil or
contrary to His own goodness.
In
this we can rest, knowing that He wishes for, and has the power to bring about,
all good things for us His children.
Coram
Deo
What
difficulties are you currently facing? Reaffirm your trust in the sovereignty
of God, who is working all things together for His good pleasure.
Passages
for Further Study
Psalm
103:19
Psalm
66:7
1
Chronicles 29:12