He Himself has said, ’I will never leave you nor forsake you’ —Hebrews 13:5
What line of thinking do my thoughts take? Do I turn to what God says or to my own fears? Am I simply repeating what God says, or am I learning to truly hear Him and then to respond after I have heard what He says? “For He Himself has said, ’I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ’The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’ ” (Hebrews 13:5-6).
“I will never leave you . . .”— not for any reason; not my sin, selfishness, stubbornness, nor waywardness. Have I really let God say to me that He will never leave me? If I have not truly heard this assurance of God, then let me listen again.
“I will never . . . forsake you.” Sometimes it is not the difficulty of life but the drudgery of it that makes me think God will forsake me. When there is no major difficulty to overcome, no vision from God, nothing wonderful or beautiful— just the everyday activities of life— do I hear God’s assurance even in these?
We have the idea that God is going to do some exceptional thing— that He is preparing and equipping us for some extraordinary work in the future. But as we grow in His grace we find that God is glorifying Himself here and now, at this very moment. If we have God’s assurance behind us, the most amazing strength becomes ours, and we learn to sing, glorifying Him even in the ordinary days and ways of life.
永不失信的神
因為主曾說：[我總不撇下你，也不丟棄你。 ]（來十三5）
我思想的路向如何？是轉向神的話，還是轉向自己的恐懼？我有沒有學習不去講述神說什麼，而是先聽他說些什麼，然後才開口？ [主曾說：『我總不撇下你，也不丟棄你。 』所以我們可以放膽說：『主是幫助我的，我必不懼怕，人能把我怎麼樣呢？ 』]
[我總不失信。 ]（中文聖經作[我總不撇下你]）——不管我是罪污、自私、固執、背逆，神總不撇下我。我真有讓神對我說：[我總不失信]？若我曾聽過神如此說，讓我如今聽他再說吧。
[我總不丟棄你。 ]有時並非是困難叫我覺得丟棄我，而是枯燥乏味的生活。滅有困難的高山可以攀登，也沒有異象賜下，更沒有甚麼興奮美麗的東西，只是日復一日的平凡生活——在這景況下，我有聽見神如此說呢？
在我們的意念中，總以為神會行奇事，裝備我們將來要成就偉大的工作。可是，我們若在神的恩中生活，便會發現神就在此時此地榮耀他自己。我們若有[神如此說]作後盾，就有最奇異莫名的能力臨到，使我們在平凡的生活中歡呼歌唱。
祈禱◆噢，主啊，求你榮耀的復活，進入我們的生命、路程和行動中。求你今天的醫治、盼望、恩典和美善，強而有力地臨到。
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