經文: 「惟喜愛耶和華的律法，晝夜思想，這人便為有福。」— [聖經·詩篇 1篇2節]
讀上帝的話，有幾點簡單的原則：
[一] 存敬畏的心：
先花幾分鐘安靜思想這話是出於上帝祂自己，然而懷著敬畏的心安靜在上帝面前，讓祂在你心中向你顯現。
[二] 仔細研讀上帝的話：
若你浮光掠影的淺讀，就只能膚淺地得著皮毛的知識，無法深入瞭解個中的亮光與啟示。想想，我們聽一場名人的演講，會專心聽那有哲理的話，更何況我們研讀上帝的話-比人的智慧有更超越的思想，豈不該更加用心仔細研讀？「天怎樣高過地，我的意念也怎樣高過你的意念。」我們研讀上帝的話，必須細細地咀嚼，且深入地挖掘背後的涵意，才能抓到那屬靈的真意。
[三] 期待上帝的引導：
惟有聖靈能使這本白紙黑字的聖經，成為一本有生命的活書。詩篇一一九篇，作者是何等迫切地求上帝來教導他，打開他的心眼，來明白上帝的旨意。所以，讀經時，謹記上帝的話，與聖靈是密不可分的。
[四] 將上帝的話存記在心，並在生活中運用出來：
我們當存順服的心，決心在生活中，活出上帝話語的樣式，如同詩人所說：「我喜愛耶和華的律法，並晝夜思想。」因此即使在忙碌工作的空檔，我們亦當學習默想上帝的話，仔細閱讀詩篇一一九篇，直到你的心浸潤在主的話語中，直到你完全領悟，並禱告上帝，求祂賜你力量，使你能在生活中實踐聖經真理。
—《 神 的 心 意 》
[每日靈修 1月7日]
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興
『 How to read God’s Word 』
Scripture: “Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.” — [Psalms 1:2]
Here are some simple rules for Bible reading. Read God’s Word with great reverence. Meditate a moment in silence on the thought that the words come from God Himself. Bow in deep reverence. Be silent unto God. Let Him reveal His Word in your heart.
Read with careful attention. If you read the words carelessly, thinking that you can grasp their meaning with your human understanding, you will use the words superficially, and not enter into their depths. When some one tries to explain anything wonderful or beautiful to us, we give our entire attention to try to understand what is said. How much higher and deeper are God’s thoughts than our thoughts. “As the heaven is higher than the earth, so are My thoughts higher than your thoughts.” We need to give our undivided attention to understand even the superficial meaning of the words. How much harder to grasp the spiritual meaning ?
Read with the expectation of the guidance of God’s Spirit. It is God’s Spirit alone that can make the Word a living power in our hearts and lives. Read Ps. cxix. Notice how earnestly David prays that God will teach him, and open his eyes, and give him understanding, and incline his heart to God’s ways. As you read, remember that God’s Word and God’s Spirit are inseparable.
Read with the firm purpose of keeping the Word day and night in your heart and in your life. The whole heart and the whole life must come under the influence of the Word. David said: “O how I love Thy law, it is my meditation all the day.” And so in the midst of his daily work, the believer can cherish God’s Word in his heart, and meditate on it. Read Ps. cxix. again, until you accept God’s Word with all your heart, and pray that God may teach you to understand it, and to carry out its precepts in your life.
— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 7 January 」
