Month of Praising - Day 18

第 18 天 啟 5:6-14
6 我又看見寶座與四活物，並長老之中有羔羊站立，像是被殺過的，有七角七眼，就是神的七靈，奉差遣往普天下去的。
7 這羔羊前來，從坐寶座的右手裏拿了書卷。
8 他既拿了書卷，四活物和二十四位長老就俯伏在羔羊面前，各拿着琴和盛滿了香的金爐；這香就是眾聖徒的祈禱。
9 他們唱新歌，說：你配拿書卷，配揭開七印；因為你曾被殺，用自己的血從各族、各方、各民、各國中買了人來，叫他們歸於神，
10 又叫他們成為國民，作祭司歸於神，在地上執掌王權。
11 我又看見且聽見，寶座與活物並長老的周圍有許多天使的聲音；他們的數目有千千萬萬，
12 大聲說：曾被殺的羔羊是配得權柄、豐富、智慧、能力、尊貴、榮耀、頌讚的。
13 我又聽見在天上、地上、地底下、滄海裏，和天地間一切所有被造之物，都說：但願頌讚、尊貴、榮耀、權勢都歸給坐寶座的和羔羊，直到永永遠遠！
14 四活物就說：「阿們！」眾長老也俯伏敬拜。

Day 18 Revelation 5:6-14
6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.
8 Now when He had taken the scroll,the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 And they sang a new song，saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,
12 saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!”
14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.

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“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” He is indeed worthy of our praise! The angels sing and the elders bow in worship of Him, and Him only. So what about you, and me? By nature He is worthy, for He is our God and we were created to worship Him. By actions He is worthy, for He slain and redeemed us to God by His blood. So Lord, help us to know more deeply who You are, so that we can praise You the way You ought to be praised!

曾被殺的羔羊是配得權柄、豐富、智慧、能力、尊貴、榮耀、頌讚的。”祂實在是配得我們的頌讚。天使和長老跪拜，單單的讚美祂。你和我當如何稱頌如此榮耀的神呢？從神的所是來講祂是配得的，因為祂是我們的神，我們被造就是為了敬拜祂。從神的所做上來講祂同樣是配得的，因他被釘死在十架上，用自己的寶血贖回了我們。主啊！幫助我們更深的認識你，這樣我們才能按著你所配得的來讚美袮！