诗篇第42篇：注目对准神

 
GK611晨祷生命读经
11/07/2025
主讲: 陈炎明牧师


引言：一个人的“眼光”决定人生的成败！

一、我的心切慕祢（诗42:1-2）

心灵的力量比外在的能力更强，但是心里的力量取决于受了什么影响？和什么源头相联结？联结与受伤的人、失败的经历、被欺压的感受，那样的力量是扭曲的。但是，如果联结于神，那就说积极正面而无穷的源头。因此，我们要学会渴慕神，如鹿切慕溪水啊！

二、痛苦中仰望神（诗42:3-5）

过往的伤痛是事实，所造成的伤害也是真的。包括属灵的经历也一样，曾经非常荣耀丰盛，但是后来却暗淡无光，十分没落。尽管环境非常艰难，但是转变只在一念之间，当转眼仰望耶稣的时候，心境可以瞬间转变。正如，上主日和大家分享的信息：《放下是放手给神》。
（再次播放这信息之诗歌的另一个版本给大家思想）

三、对主心心相印（诗42:6-7）

当四面楚歌，问题环绕没有间断的时候，如同波浪洪涛漫过我们，根本就无从躲避。但是，我们可以在如此深渊的处境中与神心心对印啊！

四、我神昼夜都在(诗42:8）

真信心不是没有黑夜，而是在黑夜中仍有歌声。祷告不是情绪的输出，而是信心的表现。黑夜时，你有没有持续祷告？那是你灵命是否扎根的试金石。

五、似遗忘仍仰望（诗42:9-11）

仇敌的讥讽最伤人，但我们要站在信心的立场上回应。信仰不是没有疑问，而是在疑问中仍然选择信靠。用信心自我激励。神不只是帮助者，更是我们的“光荣”和身份的来源。最终胜过低谷的不是环境的改变，而是信心的恢复。

总结：生命的回应

你是否在属灵的低谷中？神没有离弃你。
学会在黑夜中祷告，在风浪中记念神，在痛苦中劝勉自己。
重申信心的宣告：“我还要称赞主！”


    

Psalm 42:  Keep Your Eyes on God 
GK611 Morning Devotion
11/07/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan

 Introduction：A person's "vision" determines the success or failure of life!
I. My soul longs for You (Psalm 42:1-2) 

The power of the mind is stronger than the external power, but the power of the mind depends on what influences it. What source is it connected to? If it is connected to a hurt person, a failed experience, or a feeling of being oppressed, then that kind of power is distorted. However, if it is connected to God, then it is a positive and infinite source. Therefore, we must learn to thirst for God, just as a deer thirst for water!

II. Look to God in the midst of pain (Psalm 42:3-5) 

The pain of the past is a fact, and the damage caused is also real. This also applies to spiritual experiences. They were once glorious and abundant but later became dim and desolate. Although the environment is very difficult, the change is only a matter of thought. When you look up to Jesus, your state of mind can change instantly. Just like the message I shared with you last Sunday: "Let go and Let God." 

III. Heart to heart with the Lord (Psalm 42:6-7) 

When we are surrounded by enemies on all sides and problems are endless, it is like waves that overwhelms us and there is no way to escape. However, we can connect with God in such a deep situation!

IV. My God is present day and night (Psalm 42:8) 

True faith is not the absence of darkness, but the singing in the darkness. Prayer is not an output of emotion, but a manifestation of faith. In the darkness, do you continue to pray? That is the touchstone of whether your spiritual life is rooted.

V. Seemingly Forgotten, Still Looking Up (Psalm 42:9-11) 

The enemy's ridicule is the most hurtful, but we must respond from the standpoint of faith. Faith is not the absence of doubts, but the choice to trust in the face of doubts. Use faith to motivate yourself. God is not only a helper, but also the source of our "glory" and identity. What ultimately overcomes the trough is not a change in environment, but the restoration of faith.

Conclusion: Life’s Response

Are you in a spiritual trough? God has not abandoned you.
Learn to pray in the dark night, remember God in the storm, and exhort yourself in pain.
Reaffirm the declaration of faith: "I will still praise the Lord!"