從大自然認識並享用主

雅歌 1: 16-17『我的良人哪，你甚美麗可愛，我們以青草為床榻，以香柏樹為房屋的棟梁，以松樹為椽子。』

Song of Songs: 1: 16-17 『How handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.』

雅歌 2: 1-6『我是沙崙的玫瑰花，〔或作水仙花〕是谷中的百合花。我的佳偶在女子中，好像百合花在荊棘內。我的良人在男子中，如同蘋果樹在樹林中。我歡歡喜喜坐在他的蔭下，嘗他果子的滋味覺得甘甜。他帶我入筵宴所，以愛為旗在我以上。求你們給我葡萄乾增補我力，給我蘋果暢快我心．』

Song of Songs: 2: 1-6『I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens. Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.』

一  神藉大自然彰顯永能和神性

羅馬書1: 20『自從造天地以來，　神的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉著所造之物，就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉．』

Romans 1: 20『For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.』

(一) 永能 Eternal Power

                    1 神創造萬物的能力.

                    2 神成就救恩的能力: 『這福音本是　神的大能.』(羅馬書1:16)

『it is the power of God for the salvation.』(Romans 1:16)

          (二) 神性 Divinity - Characteristic

指神的性情: 『因此他已將又寶貴又極大的應許賜給我們，叫我們既脫離世上從情慾來的敗壞，就得與　神的性情有分。』(彼得後書 1:4)

『Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 』(2 Peter 1:4)

二  神的慈愛 (Loving Kindness) 和信實 (Faithfulness)

詩篇 36: 5『耶和華阿，你的慈愛，上及諸天．你的信實，達到穹蒼。』

Psalm 36: 5 『Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. 』

(一) 根基 ----『神的公義，好像高山．』(詩篇36:6)

『Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains』(Psalm 36:6)

(二) 施福 ---- 『人民牲畜，你都救護。…. 殿裡的肥甘,…. 樂河的水。…. 生命的源頭…. 必得見光。』(詩篇 36:6, 8, 9)

『you preserve both man and beast….. the abundance of your house…. river of delights…. the fountain of life;…in your light we see light. 』(Psalm 36:6, 8, 9)

(三) 延長 ----『常施慈愛給認識你的人』(詩篇36 :10)

                                『Continue your love to those who know you』(Psalm 36 :10)

三  神的榮耀 (The Glory of God) 和手段 (The Work of His Hands)

詩篇19:1『諸天述說　神的榮耀．穹蒼傳揚他的手段。』

Psalm 19:1『The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 』

(一) 神的榮耀 ---- 神本性的彰顯.

          (二) 神的手段 ---- 神的工作.

四 大衛所得的啟示 ---- 彌賽亞在神旨意中的地位與意義

詩篇 8: 3-8『我觀看你指頭所造的天，並你所陳設的月亮星宿，便說，人算甚麼，你竟顧念他．世人算甚麼，你竟眷顧他。你叫他比天使〔或作　神〕微小一點，並賜他榮耀尊貴為冠冕。你派他管理你手所造的，使萬物，就是一切的牛羊，田野的獸，空中的鳥，海裡的魚，凡經行海道的，都服在他的腳下。』

Psalm 8: 3-8『When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.』

五  享用

(一)    安息 ----『青草為床榻』

『our bed is verdant』

(二)    甜美 ----『嘗他果子的滋味覺得甘甜』

『his fruit is sweet to my taste』

(三)    能力 ----『葡萄乾增補我力』