问题6：我们怎样才能荣耀神？
答：我们荣耀神，是通过以祂为乐，爱祂，信靠祂，并遵守祂的旨意、命令和律法。
儿童版：通过爱祂，并遵守祂的命令和律法。

Question 6: How Can We Glorify God?
Answer: We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law.
For Kids: By loving him and by obeying his commands and law.


歌谱 Lead Sheet

经文

《申命记》11 章1 节：

　　你要爱耶和华你的神，常守祂的吩咐、律例、典章、诫命。

注解

理查德·薛伯斯

　　既然我们的一切都来自神，所以我们理应俯伏在祂的脚前并呼求：「我不要活在罪中，以致与神的恩惠隔绝」……

　　当我们的心在圣灵的帮助下被更新改变，并在基督里顺服神的时候，我们才能找到真正的自由。人心一旦降服于神，被祂所吸引，那么整个人的感觉是甘甜的，因为赐诸般恩典的神使他的心得以自由。神要我们为祂的荣耀而活，然后祂也会将恩典和荣耀赐给我们。

默想

布莱恩·柴培尔

　　我们如何荣耀神？我们可以遵行祂说的话。

　　如果你在思考「照着神说的去行来荣耀祂」意味着什么，那么我们必须记住祂所说的最大的诫命是什么，那就是要爱祂胜过一切，并在所有处境中与祂同行。毕竟，主耶稣也说：「你要尽心、尽性、尽意，爱主你的神。这是诫命中的第一，且是最大的。其次也相仿，就是要爱人如己。」

　　如果我们真的想尊荣我们的救主，我们就会照祂说的去行。但并不意味着顺服祂只是因为祂掌管着我们，而是因为认识到祂对我们的爱是何等的深；我们是因为爱祂而想与祂同行。而这种认识意味着我们会说：「我明白祂是如此的深爱我，所以我的心以爱来回应祂。」

　　当我这样做的时候，我尊荣神的感觉不再是：哦，不，如果我不这样做，祂会找我算账的。这意味着我可能会顺服祂，却并不以祂为乐。这是不对的。如果我们真爱神，就会喜欢祂的律法。当神说「你与我同行」，我知道这是一条平安、美好的生命之路。这是神诫命的真义。诫命向我们展示神的品格和祂的关爱，告诉我们祂指给我们的是生命平安之路。如果你离开这条平安又美好的道路，当然会带来后果。但我们停留在这条路上不是为了设法赢得神的爱，而是因为明白祂的爱，尤其是透过主耶稣基督为我们所做的牺牲而显明出来的爱。当我们明白律法和诫命反映了神的品格和祂对我们的关爱时，我们就会欢喜走这样的道路，因为如此就可以经历到神的恩典。这意味着，无论遭遇什么，我一生都要爱祂，与祂同行。我荣耀祂是因着祂对我的大爱，我行在祂的道上，不仅是为了使祂的心得满足，更表明我爱祂。这对于我不再是苦差事，而是在心灵和生命的层面上得享祂的良善。

　　很多时候，人们因为惧怕神会伤害他们而俯首去做令自己反感的事，还以为这样是在荣耀神。还有的时候，人们去做他们以为神要他们做的事，是为了从祂那里得更多的好处。自私地希望借着所行的来保护自己或高抬自己，这都不是真的爱神。当我们明白神为了我们舍了祂的儿子，以及祂所展现的品格和对我们的关爱，我们就会懂得，爱祂、以祂为乐意味着欢喜地走在祂的道上，这是一条美好、平安的生命之路。

　　我要遵行祂的旨意，与祂同行，并且爱祂，因为如此我就能真正地享受祂给我的最好的人生。

祷告

　　恩慈的主，我们想要完全地认识祢，以祢为乐。求祢开我们的眼，使我们得见祢，以至我们能长久地信靠祢，全心渴望遵行祢的旨意。无论是小小的善意还是莫大的勇气，愿我们的每一个顺服之举都能荣耀祢。阿们。

Scripture

DEUTERONOMY 11:1

You shall therefore love the Lord your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.

Commentary

RICHARD SIBBES

As we receive all from God, so we should lay all at his feet, and say, “I will not live in a course of sin that will not stand with the favour of my God.” . . .

True freedom is found when by the Spirit the heart is renewed, is enlarged, and becomes subordinate to God in Christ. A man is in a sweet frame when his heart is made subject to God, and drawn out towards him, for the God of all grace sets it at liberty. God will have us make his glory our aim, and then he will bestow grace and glory too upon us.

Devotional

BRYAN CHAPELL

How can we glorify God? We can do as he said, and we can believe what he said.

If you consider what it means to glorify God by doing what he said, then we have to remember what he said was the prime commandment, which was that we love him above all and that we walk with him through all. After all, the Lord Jesus said, “Love me with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. This is the first and the greatest commandment. The second is like unto it. Love you neighbor as yourself.”

If we truly want to honor the Savior, we do as he said. But that means not just obeying him because he’s going to get us. It’s not really that. It’s understanding how great is his love for us so that we, in love for him, want to walk with him. And that understanding means that we begin by saying, “I understand that he has loved me so much that my heart is responding in love for him.”

As I do that, I’m not now honoring God with a sense of Oh no, he’s going to get me if I don’t. That would mean I might obey him, but I would not enjoy him. No, true love for God means I delight in his law. I understand that what God has given me when he says, “Walk with me,” is a safe and good path in life. That’s really what the commandments of God are about. They are explaining, as he shows us his character and care, that he’s given us this safe path for life. If you get off the path, there are consequences, of course, because this is a safe and good path. But we are not staying on that path because we think somehow we are earning his affection. Rather, we understand, as he showed us through Christ and particularly the Lord’s sacrifice for us, how great is his love for us. When we understand that the law or the commandments are echoing the character of God and his care for us, then we delight to walk in that path because it lets us experience the goodness of our God. That means, no matter what I face, I love God in all of life, and I want to walk with him through all of life. In that way I’m both honoring his heart—I glorify him because of how great is his love for me—and I show my love for him by walking in the path, not just out of drudgery, but actually with the sense of enjoying his goodness for my heart and life.

So many times people think they’re glorifying God because they’re just kind of bowing their necks and doing the awful thing they hate because otherwise God is going to hurt them. Or sometimes they do the things that they think God wants so that he’ll give them more good stuff. But both those kinds of sanctified selfishness—I’m doing this so I will protect myself or promote myself—are not really love for God. When we understand that God gave his Son for me, that he’s shown me his character and his care, then I understand that loving him and enjoying him means that I will delight to walk on that which provides the good and safe path for my life.

I’ll walk with him and love him in all that he requires, because in doing so, I will actually enjoy the path that he has designed for the best life that he desires to give me.

Prayer

Gracious Lord, we want to fully know and enjoy you. Open our eyes to see you as you are that we might trust you and long with all we are to keep your commands. Whether through small kindnesses or great courage, may each act of obedience bring you glory. Amen.