天天考查圣经 1109

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11月9日星期日

我们要通过耶稣，时常以赞美为祭，献给上帝，那就是宣扬他名的人用嘴唇所献的果实。——来13：15

使徒保罗很关心各地的会众，知道在每群会众里的基督徒都有机会赞美上帝。他对马其顿境内腓立比会众的基督徒说，他一直祷告求的，就是他们能“靠着耶稣基督，结满正义的果实，使上帝得着荣耀和赞美”。这意味着他们要向别人，也就是向会众以外的人，传讲他们的信仰，告诉别人他们对耶稣和所享的奇妙希望有信心。（腓1：9-11；3：8-11）你像耶稣那样“在会众当中”赞颂上帝吗？你在那些还未认识和赞美耶和华的人面前用嘴唇赞美上帝吗？这样做会不会让你感到欢欣呢？（来2：12；罗15：9-11）我们的答案多少取决于，我们对会众在上帝的旨意中所担当的角色有什么看法。《守》07/4/15刊1篇16，18，19段
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赞美上帝有很多不同的可能，例如可以在家里进行家庭研读，阅读圣经，热心祷告，参加聚会和其他人一起赞美上帝。最重要的方法就是用行动来赞美上帝。在这方面不但我们可以用行为为其他人做出表率，还可以用我们的口去宣扬上帝的美名。很多人知道有上帝，但是却不认识他，更多的人却需要确切的知识去认识上帝，他的公正品格，他的大能和作为，他的仁慈，他的智慧都是我们可以赞美他的地方。

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Sunday, November 9

Through [Jesus] let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips which make public declaration to his name.—Heb. 13:15.

The apostle Paul was interested in the local congregations, knowing that in each of them, Christians would have opportunities to praise God. He urged Christians in Philippi, Macedonia: “This is what I continue praying, that [you] may be filled with righteous fruit, which is through Jesus Christ, to God’s glory and praise.” That would include their speaking to others, to outsiders, about their faith in Jesus and their wonderful hope. (Phil. 1:9-11; 3:8-11) Do you find delight in praising God “in the middle of the congregation,” as Jesus did, and in using your lips to praise Jehovah before those who have yet to come to know and praise him? (Heb. 2:12; Rom. 15:9-11) To some degree, our personal answer may depend on how we feel about the role of our local congregation in God’s purpose. w07 4/15 1:16, 18, 19