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經文：「我要站在守望所，立在望樓上觀看，看耶和華對我說甚麼話。」（哈2:1） 不等待神的幫助，就不能得到幫助。很多時候，我們從神那裡得不到所求的，是因為我們沒有等候祂的答應。許多從天而來的援助，只有經過卻不臨到我們，皆是因為我們沒有站在守望所注視它的臨近，並打開心門來迎接它。 天上降雨的時候，如果不把水缸拿出來，就還是得不到水。 任何人到銀行領錢，絕不會一下子進去一下子出來，一會兒把支票放在櫃檯上，一會兒又把它收回來；如果有人一天中這樣幾次的話，我想肯定會有命令把這人請出去。凡存心到銀行裡領錢的人，都是把支票呈上以後靜靜地在那裡等待，直等到他們拿到了錢然後才會離開。 可惜有許多人把禱告當作兒戲；他們禱告卻不等神的回應就收回，然後再求，再收回。各位讀者，請讓我們學習在守望所的望樓上多多等候神吧！--司布眞 C.H. Spurgeon 「你的指望…不至斷絕」（箴23:18） 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me" (Hab. 2: 1). There is no waiting on God for help, and there is no help from God, without watchful expectation on our part. If we ever fail to receive strength and defense from Him, it is because we are not on the outlook for it. Many a proffered succour from heaven goes past us, because we are not standing on our watch-tower to catch the far-off indications of its approach, and to fling open the gates of our heart for its entrance. He whose expectation does not lead him to be on the alert for its coming will get but little. Watch for God in the events of your life. The old homely proverb says: "They that watch for Providence will never want a providence to watch for," and you may turn it the other way and say, "They that do not watch for providences will never have a providence to watch for." Unless you put out your water-jars when it rains you will catch no water. We want to be more business-like and use common sense with God in pleading promises. If you were to go to one of the banks, and see a man go in and out and lay a piece of paper on the table, and take it up again and nothing more--if he did that several times a day, I think there would soon be orders to keep the man out. Those men who come to the bank in earnest present their checks, they wait until they receive their gold, and then they go; but not without having transacted real business. They do not put the paper down, speak about the excellent signature, and discuss the excellent document; but they want their money for it, and they are not content without it. These are the people who are always welcome at the bank, and not triflers. Alas, a great many people play at praying. They do not expect God to give them an answer, and thus they are mere triflers. Our Heavenly Father would have us do real business with Him in our praying. --C. H. Spurgeon "Thine expectation shall not be cut off." ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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