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經文：「耶和華阿，祢為甚麼站在遠處？」（詩10:1） 神確然是我們「在患難中隨時的幫助」（詩46:1）。但是祂常常一面許可患難追逼我們，一面又自己站在遠處隱藏起來，好似不關心我們的樣子。這樣好叫我們停下自己的幫助，轉而看見從患難中更得無限的教訓和益處。 且讓我們深信那許可患難臨到我們的神，是和我們一同在患難中。也許要等到試煉過去的時候，我們才能看見祂，但是我們大可相信祂從來沒有離開我們。 是我們的眼睛迷糊了，才使我們看不見祂。在黑暗中我們的眼睛似乎是瞎的，所以不能看見大祭司的踪影。但是祂終究和我們同在，和我們深深地聯繫著。 且讓我們不依靠感覺，不光憑眼見，惟獨根據神的信實。雖然我們看不見祂，但我們可以和祂說話；我們一旦開始和祂說話，並深信祂的同在；雖仍看不見，也會得到祂回應的聲音，這就證明祂在黑暗中始終眷顧我們。 我們無論是在黑暗的甬道，或是在光明的天路中，我們的天父是一樣偎近我們的。--譯自日誠報 Daily Devotional Commentary 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "Why standest thou afar off, O Lord?" (Psalm 10:1.) God is "a very present help in trouble." But He permits trouble to pursue us, as though He were indifferent to its overwhelming pressure, that we may be brought to the end of ourselves, and led to discover the treasure of darkness, the unmeasurable gains of tribulation. We may be sure that He who permits the suffering is with us in it. It may be that we shall see Him only when the trial is passing; but we must dare to believe that He never leaves the crucible. Our eyes are holden; and we cannot behold Him whom our soul loveth. It is dark--the bandages blind us so that we cannot see the form of our High Priest; but He is there, deeply touched. Let us not rely on feeling, but on faith in His unswerving fidelity; and though we see Him not, let us talk to Him. Directly we begin to speak to Jesus, as being literally present, though His presence is veiled, there comes an answering voice which shows that He is in the shadow, keeping watch upon His own. Your Father is as near when you journey through the dark tunnel as when under the open heaven! --Daily Devotional Commentary ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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