Singing praise to God (2)

徒16:25-34 「保羅和西拉在監裡，正禱告唱詩讚美神的時候，忽然地大震動，監門立刻全開，眾囚犯的鎖煉也都鬆開了。禁卒醒來，看見監門開了，以為囚犯已經逃走，就拔刀想要自殺。保羅大聲呼叫說，不要傷害自己，我們都在這裡。禁卒叫人拿燈來，就衝進去，戰戰兢兢的俯伏在保羅、西拉面前；又領他們出來，說，先生們，我當怎樣行才可以得救？他們說，當信靠主耶穌，你和你一家都必得救。他們就把主的話，講給他同他全家的人聽。當夜，就在那時，禁卒把他們帶去，洗他們的傷，他和屬乎他的人，立即都受了浸。於是禁卒領他們上去，到他的家裡，給他們擺上飯，他和全家因為信了神，就都歡騰。」

我們在難處裡的禱告、唱詩、讚美神有極大的收穫。不是心理學上的得到安慰而已，而是「我們和眾囚犯的監門和鎖鏈都鬆開了！」並且「獄卒與他們的一家都得救了」。主日時唱到一首詩歌Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters很有感覺。很多時候，我們外面是自由人，裡面卻是自己製造的囚犯。我們可能被罪惡的事、自己的軟弱，或憂傷的回憶與自憐綑綁。但神希望把我們從各樣的綑綁中拯救出來，使我們有自由的喜樂！並且使我們身邊一樣被綑綁的人都自由歡騰！

主，謝謝祢來就是要使我們得自由，使我們從愁煩苦悶中得釋放！

附上詩歌：

(音樂) https://soundcloud.com/william-jeng/glorious-freedom-w-titus-michael?si=b4011ff3403a45fa9d6bdbed4a828f86&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

(歌詞) https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/310

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