路加福音 1:67-75
67 他父親撒迦利亞被聖靈充滿了，就預言說： 68 「主以色列的神是應當稱頌的！因他眷顧他的百姓，為他們施行救贖， 69 在他僕人大衛家中，為我們興起了拯救的角， 70 正如主藉著從創世以來聖先知的口所說的話， 71 拯救我們脫離仇敵和一切恨我們之人的手； 72 向我們列祖施憐憫、記念他的聖約， 73 就是他對我們祖宗亞伯拉罕所起的誓， 74 叫我們既從仇敵手中被救出來， 75 就可以終身在他面前，坦然無懼地用聖潔、公義侍奉他。
這首撒迦利亞的頌讚詩，使我們認識到 神偉大的救恩。在這裡我們看到聖靈感動撒迦利亞為 神說話，也清楚看到聖靈來就是為了要榮耀基督！感謝主！因為祂愛我們，竟然不惜為你、為我捨掉自己寶貴的性命來救贖我們。感謝 神！為我們興起「拯救的角」-- 就是我們這位大有能力的救主耶穌基督 ，祂是應當永永遠遠被稱頌的！哈利路亞！
感謝神！祂是信實的，因祂記念並履行向兒女所有的應許。這救恩不僅把我們從仇敵的手中拯救出來，也使我們得以脫離魔鬼的轄制，進而可以終身活在 神的面前，坦然無懼地用聖潔、公義事奉祂。就像使徒保羅的勸勉：「將身體獻上，當作活祭，是聖潔的，是神所喜悅的；你們如此事奉乃是理所當然的！」（羅12:1）在這感恩月裡，我們和家人一起向 神更新我們奉獻，願意隨主調度，隨主使用，好不好！？
Luke 1:67-75
67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
This song of praise by Zacharias helps us to understand the great salvation of God. We can learn from it that Zacharias speaks for God by the Spirit and apparently the Spirit comes for the purpose of glorifying Jesus Christ. Thanks be to the Lord! He loves us so much that He lays down His precious life to save us. Thanks be to God! He has raised up "a horn of salvation" for us, -- our almighty savior Jesus Christ. Blessed be Him for evermore! Hallelujah!
Thanks be to God! He is faithful, as He remembers and fulfills His promises for His children. Not only does the salvation save us from the hands of our enemies, but also delivers us from the rule of the devil. So we can stand in front of God and serves Him boldly with holiness and righteousness all the days of our life, just as in Paul's exhortation which says "present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1). In the month of thanksgiving, let's renew our offering to God with our family, being willing to be used by God in any way, shall we!?
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