【诗147:10-11】他不喜悦马的力大，不喜爱人的腿快。耶和华喜爱敬畏他和盼望他慈爱的人。【Psa147:10-11 NIV】His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

诗篇147篇让我们看见，神所看重的与世界的标准截然不同。马匹是古代战争中力量和军事优势的象征，“腿快”代表人的才能、敏捷和行动能力。Psalm 147 shows us that what God values is completely different from what the world values. Horses were symbols of strength and military advantage in ancient warfare, while “the legs of a man” represent human ability, speed and capacity for action.世人看重能力、效率和成就，认为越强大就越有保障，越能干就越有价值。然而，神却说，祂不喜悦马的力大，不喜爱人的腿快。The world values ability, efficiency and achievement, believing that the stronger we are, the more secure we will be, and the more capable we are, the more valuable we become. Yet God says that His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor His delight in the legs of a man.

人越有能力，越容易自恃；越有才干，越容易忘记自己不过是受造之物。我们常以为，只要够努力、够聪明、行动够快，就能解决问题、扭转局面。The more capable we are, the easier it is to rely on ourselves; the more gifted we are, the easier it is to forget that we are only created beings. We often think that if we work hard enough, are clever enough and act quickly enough, we can solve the problem and turn things around.甚至在服事中，也可能忙着完成神的工作，却没有真正寻求神；忙着改变环境，却不愿让神改变自己。Even in ministry, we can become busy doing God’s work without truly seeking God; busy trying to change our circumstances while being unwilling to let God change us.看似为神付出，实际上却是倚靠自己，借着成果证明自己的价值，甚至不知不觉将荣耀归给自己。We may appear to be giving ourselves for God, while actually relying on ourselves, using results to prove our worth, and even without realising it, taking the glory for ourselves.

神为什么喜爱敬畏祂、盼望祂慈爱的人？Why does God delight in those who fear Him and put their hope in His unfailing love?因为敬畏神的人知道自己不是神，愿意放下骄傲，承认自己的有限；盼望祂慈爱的人知道，真正的保障不在能力、环境和成就，而在神的恩典与信实。Because those who fear God know that they are not God. They are willing to lay down their pride and acknowledge their limitations. Those who hope in His unfailing love know that true security is not found in ability, circumstances or achievements, but in God’s grace and faithfulness.神要的不是一个无所不能的人，而是一个愿意让祂掌权、凡事仰望祂的人。God is not looking for someone who can do everything, but for someone who is willing to let Him reign and to look to Him in everything.

耶稣本有神的荣耀与权能，却取了人的样式，谦卑顺服父神，甚至甘愿走上十字架。Jesus possessed the glory and power of God, yet He took on human likeness, humbled Himself and obeyed God the Father, even willingly going to the cross.祂进入耶路撒冷时，没有骑着象征军事力量的战马，而是骑着驴驹子，显明祂不是靠属世权势建立国度。When He entered Jerusalem, He did not ride a warhorse, a symbol of military power, but a donkey’s colt, showing that He did not establish His kingdom through worldly power.祂因软弱被钉十字架，却因神的大能从死里复活。祂一生所彰显的，不是人的自我能力，而是完全顺服父神：“不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。”He was crucified in weakness, yet was raised from the dead by the power of God. What His whole life revealed was not human self-reliance, but complete submission to the Father: “Yet not as I will, but as you will.”真正的得胜不是靠自己有多强，而是愿意完全降服在神的旨意中。True victory does not depend on how strong we are, but on being willing to surrender completely to God’s will.

今天，我们需要省察：我所做的一切，是倚靠自己的能力，还是寻求神的心意？Today, we need to examine ourselves: Is everything I do dependent on my own ability, or am I seeking God’s will?我是否急着奔跑，却没有等候神？Am I rushing ahead without waiting for God?是否以为自己有经验、有恩赐、有办法，就不再需要神？Do I think that because I have experience, gifts and solutions, I no longer need God?摩西经过四十年旷野的磨炼，才被神差遣。神不只是使用人的能力，更要对付人倚靠自己的心，使我们从自恃走向信靠，从自我掌权走向完全顺服。Moses went through forty years of refining in the wilderness before God sent him. God does not simply use our abilities; He also deals with our self-reliance, leading us from trusting in ourselves to trusting in Him, and from being in control ourselves to complete surrender.

祷告 | Prayer

爱的天父，感谢祢借着十字架拯救我。Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for saving me through the cross.求祢治死我里面一切天然的骄傲、自义和自恃，光照我何时倚靠才能，何时急于表现，何时用服事的成果证明自己的价值，却没有真正顺服祢。Please put to death all the natural pride, self-righteousness and self-reliance within me. Shine Your light on me and show me when I rely on my abilities, when I am eager to prove myself, and when I use the results of ministry to prove my worth instead of truly obeying You.

主啊，求祢破碎我，不用自己的意思代替祢的旨意。求祢夺回我生命的主权，使我不再靠自己奔跑，乃是凡事寻求祢、跟随祢。Lord, please break me, so that I do not substitute my own will for Yours. Please take back the sovereignty of my life, so that I no longer run in my own strength, but seek You and follow You in everything.一生敬畏祢，盼望祢的慈爱，让基督在我里面掌权。May I fear You all my life and put my hope in Your unfailing love. Let Christ reign within me.

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。In the holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

（Pastor Guo and the Daily Devotional Team）