Unbroken Faith 坚定不移的信心

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Jun 2, 2025, 8:34:57 PM6/2/25

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He is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:7

Today's Scripture Psalm 95:1-7

Today's Insights Psalm 95 together with Psalms 47, 93, 96-99 are known as “enthronement” or “royal psalms” because they use the image of a king to proclaim God’s absolute reign over the entire spiritual and physical realms—over all creation, history, nations, and peoples. The psalmists proclaimed God’s sovereignty and glory, greatness and power, justice and holiness: He is “the Lord Most High . . . the King of all the earth . . . seated on his holy throne” (47:2, 7-8). He’s “robed in majesty and armed with strength . . . . [His] throne was established . . . from all eternity” (93:1-2). “The Lord [Yahweh] is the great God, the great King above all gods” (95:3). “He is holy” (99:3, 5) and will come to “judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness” (96:13). He’s also “a forgiving God” (99:8). Because of who He is, we can trust Him and worship Him even in difficult times.

Today's Devotional When Dianne Dokko Kim and her husband learned that their son's diagnosis was autism, she struggled with the very real possibility that her cognitively disabled son might outlive her. She cried out to God: What will he do without me to care for him? God surrounded her with a support system of other adults raising children with disabilities. He empowered Dianne to trust Him with her often-unexplainable guilt, feelings of inadequacy, and fear. Eventually, in her book Unbroken Faith, Dianne offered hope for “spiritual recovery” to other adults raising children with disabilities. As her son enters adulthood, Dianne’s faith remains intact. She trusts that God will always care for her and her son.

Uncertainties in life can harden our hearts toward God. We may be tempted to place our faith in other things or people, including ourselves. We can, however, depend on “the Rock of our salvation” (Psalm 95:1)—a phrase that points to the certainty of God’s character. “In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land” (vv. 4-5).

We can live with unbroken faith, worshiping our “Lord our Maker” (v. 6). We can trust Him to be with us and those we love because we’re “the flock under his care” (v. 7).

Reflect & Pray

How has God shown that He cares for you and your loved ones when you’ve felt helpless? How does knowing the certainty of His character help you trust Him as a promise keeper?

Great God, thank You for promising to care for me.

By Xochitl Dixon

“他是我们的神，我们是他草场的羊，是他手下的民。”（诗篇95：7）

今日经文：诗篇 95篇1-7 节

今日心得：诗篇 95 篇与诗篇 47、93、96-99 篇被称为“登基诗篇”或“王者诗篇”，因为它们运用君王的形象来宣告神对整个灵界和物质世界的绝对统治，对一切受造物、历史、国家和人民的绝对统治。诗篇作者宣告神的主权和荣耀、伟大和权能、公义和圣洁：他是“至高者耶和华……全地的君王……坐在他的圣宝座上”（47:2、7-8）。祂“以威严为衣，以能力为器皿……祂的宝座从亘古就坚固……”（93:1-2）。“耶和华为大神，为大王，超乎众神之上”（95:3）。“祂是圣洁的”（99:3, 5），祂将要“按公义审判世界，凭信实审判万民”（96:13）。祂也是“宽恕的神”（99:8）。因着祂的恩典，即使在艰难时期，我们也可以信靠祂、敬拜祂。

今日灵修当黛安娜金和她的丈夫得知他们儿子被诊断为自闭症时，她非常担心，因为她患有认知障碍的儿子可能会比她活得更久。她向上帝呼求：没有我照顾他，他该怎么办？上帝在她周围安排了其他抚养残疾儿童的成年人作为支持。祂赐给黛安娜力量，让她能够信靠祂，将那些常常无法解释的内疚、无力感和恐惧交托给祂。最终，黛安娜在她的著作《坚不可摧的信心》中，为其他抚养残疾儿童的成年人带来了“灵性康复”的希望。当儿子步入成年时，黛安娜的信心依然坚定。她相信上帝会一直看顾她和她的儿子。

生活中的不确定性会让我们对上帝的心变得刚硬。我们可能会被诱惑将信心寄托在其他事物或人身上，包括我们自己。然而，我们可以倚靠“拯救我们的磐石”（诗篇95:1），这句话表明了上帝品格的确定性。“地的深处在他手中，山的高峰也属于他；海洋也属他，因为是他造的；旱地也是他手造成的”（4-5节）。我们可以凭着坚不可摧的信心生活，敬拜我们的“造物主”（6节）。我们可以信靠祂与我们和我们所爱的人同在，因为我们是“祂手下的羊群”（第7节）。

反思与祷告当你感到无助时，上帝如何彰显祂对你和你所爱之人的关爱？了解祂的确定性，如何帮助你信靠祂是信守承诺的神？伟大的上帝，感谢祢应许照顾我。