【诗107:15-16】“但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所行的奇事都称赞他；因为他打破了铜门，砍断了铁闩。”【Psa 107:15-16】“Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.”

诗篇107篇是一首感恩之歌。神的百姓曾经历被掳与苦难，但当他们在患难中向耶和华呼求时，祂就听见他们的声音，领他们进入自由。回顾往事，诗人呼召他们因神不改变的慈爱和奇妙的作为来赞美祂。Psalm 107 is a song of thanksgiving. God’s people had experienced captivity and hardship, yet when they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, He heard them and brought them into freedom. Looking back, the psalmist calls them to praise God for His unfailing love and wonderful deeds.

他们的苦难不仅仅是因为艰难的环境。他们违背了神的话语，照着自己的意念行事。然而，即使在痛苦绝望中，神也没有弃绝他们。当他们向祂呼求时，祂就拯救了他们。Their suffering was not only about difficult circumstances. They had rebelled against God’s Word and followed their own ways. Yet even in their distress, God did not abandon them. When they cried out to Him, He rescued them.

我们的生命中是否也有“铜门”和“铁闩”？那些我们一直无法突破的事，或是挣扎多年却无法摆脱的罪与营垒？骄傲、嫉妒、论断、苦毒、恐惧，或是想要活在人前、博取认可的心？我们或许一次次靠着自己的力量去挣扎，却总是以失败告终，最后甚至心想：“我永远也改不好了。” Are there “gates of bronze and bars of iron” in our own lives—things we have never been able to break through, or sins and strongholds we have struggled with for years? Pride, jealousy, judgement, bitterness, fear, or the desire to impress others? We may try again and again in our own strength, only to fail and eventually think, “I’ll never change.”

耶利米先知曾问：“人岂能将铜与铁，就是北方的铁折断呢？”（耶 15:12）。我们无法靠自己释放自己，但主能够。祂打破铜门，砍断铁闩。耶稣来，正是要使被掳的得释放，受压制的得自由。Jeremiah asks, “Can a man break iron—iron from the north—or bronze?” (Jeremiah 15:12). We cannot set ourselves free, but the Lord can. He breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. Jesus came to set captives free and release the oppressed.

当我们承认无法靠自己的力量胜过罪恶，向主呼求，悔改并将自己完全降伏于祂时，祂就亲自断开那捆绑我们的锁链。借着耶稣，我们得着赦免、自由与新生。When we acknowledge that we cannot overcome sin in our own strength, cry out to the Lord, repent and surrender ourselves to Him, He begins to break the chains that have held us captive. Through Jesus, there is forgiveness, freedom and new life.

祷告Prayer

主啊，感谢祢不改变的慈爱与大能。当我顺服自己的私欲、陷入罪恶和捆绑之中时，祢没有弃绝我。祢拯救了我，领我进入光明、盼望与自由之中。Lord, thank You for Your unfailing love and mighty power. When I followed my own desires and became trapped in sin and bondage, You did not abandon me. You rescued me and brought me into light, hope and freedom.

我永远无法改变自己，也无法救自己脱离捆绑，这一切全都是祢的恩典。主耶稣，感谢祢降世来拯救我，赦免我的罪。愿我用尽一生来赞美祢的慈爱，以及祢在我身上所行的奇妙作为。求祢帮助我每天都活出感恩的心，向人诉说祢的美善。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。I could never change myself or set myself free; it is all Your grace. Thank You, Jesus, for coming to save me and forgive my sins. May I spend my life praising You for Your unfailing love and the wonderful things You have done in me. Help me to live each day with a grateful heart and to tell others of Your goodness. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

（李姊妹和写经团队 Sister Carol and Devotional Writing Team）