Scripture Reading : Psalm 31
Theme : Encouragement to the Weary
- The Hunted Man (1–8). In this psalm, David depicts himself as a weary man who trusts God and have seen God’s faithful deliverance personally. He rejoices over God’s goodness.
- The Rejected Man (9–24). This section repeats the same theme. God is faithful to deliver believers when they are weary from their sins and their enemies. Because of David’s personal experience of God’s faithfulness and love, in vv. 23-24 he exhorts other believers to put their trust in God who is good and will be faithful to everyone who trusts in Him.
Praying the Scripture
The best Christian encourager is one who have not just learned about God’s goodness, but have experienced the goodness of God personally and deeply. God is truly good and dependable, but at times we are plagued with foolishness, unbelief and self-sufficiency to rely on God in times of trouble. We all need others to encourage us to trust and see God’s goodness in times of trials. We also need to grow and learn to encourage those who are weak and faint-hearted (1 Thess. 5:14). Pray you will have a mindset to seek encouragement and to seek to be an encourager based on the truth about God.
经文：诗篇31
主题：予疲惫者的鼓励
- 被追杀的（1-8）。大卫在这诗篇里描述自己是一个倚靠神的疲惫之人；他曾亲眼见到神信实的搭救。他因神的良善喜悦。
- 被拒绝的（9-24）。这段话复述了同样的主题。当信徒因自己的罪孽或外在仇敌觉得疲惫不堪时，神会以信实搭救他们。由于大卫曾亲身经历神的信实和慈爱，因此在23至24节鼓励其他信徒要倚靠神。神是良善的，必以信实对待凡投靠祂的人。
用经文祷告
最好的基督徒勉励者不但学习了神的良善，更亲身、深刻地经历于此。神确实是良善的，是可靠的，但我们遇到困难时却时而充满愚昧、不信和自给自足的心理。在试炼中，我们都必须鼓励彼此要信靠神，看见神的良善。我们也需要成长，学习鼓励灰心软弱的人（帖前5:14）。祷告你会有一颗寻求鼓励的心，并寻求按神的真理鼓励别人。
