6月22日 在神看顾的光中行走
6月22日 在神看顾的光中行走
“耶和华的眼目遍察全地，要显大能帮助向祂心存诚实的人”（代下16:9），或者说，要与那些向祂存纯全之心的人联合。
当神吩咐亚伯拉罕要正直时，也坚固了他的信心：“我是全能的神，你当在我面前作完全人。”（创17:1）祂的意思是：“你为我行事，我必看顾你。”然而，一旦我们开始怀疑神的保护，我们的纯全很快就会动摇。不信之中往往潜藏着假冒为善。例如，那些不信的犹太人违背了神明确的吩咐，把吗哪留到第二天早晨，因为他们没有信心信靠神会供应他们下一顿饭。我们也是如此，先怀疑祂的看顾，然后就开始倚靠自己的聪明。
这正是撒但一直用来骗取基督徒纯全的老旧兵器。他借着约伯的妻子嘲弄约伯说：“你弃掉神，死了吧！”（伯2:9）她的话里充斥着苦毒与不信的绝望：“你为什么还要死守你纯全的堡垒，任由神住在其中？你被四面楚歌的忧患围困得还不够久吗？直到今日，你也没有从天上得到任何消息能证明神在乎你。你为什么不干脆咒诅祂，然后去死呢？”
当撒但试探神的儿子把石头变成食物时，耶稣自己面对的也是撒但同样的伎俩。因此我们便能明白，坚固我们的信心，去信靠神的慈爱心肠与看顾圣手，是何等重要。正因如此，神已预备了丰盛的恩典，为要把一切怀疑和恐惧阻挡在祂子民的心门之外。神将祂的应许安放如安全的港湾；这样，即使风暴席卷海面，或仇敌在最黑暗的夜里追赶我们，我们也可以在其中一个港湾里抛锚停泊，并在完全的保护中得享安慰。
“耶和华的眼目遍察全地，要显大能帮助向祂心存诚实的人”（代下16:9），或者说，要与那些向祂存纯全之心的人联合。神并不依赖他人替祂守望；祂亲自用自己的眼目鉴察看顾。祂看顾我们，就像母亲照料自己的孩子一样。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：申27章，诗119:1-24，
个人灵修：赛54章，太2章
JUNE 22, MONDAY
WALK IN VIEW OF GOD’S CARE
“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in behalf of them,” or to unite with them “whose heart is perfect toward him” (2 Chronicles 16:9).
God strengthened Abraham’s faith when He told him to be upright: “I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect” (Genesis 17:1). He was saying, “Act for Me and I will take care of you.” Once we begin to doubt God’s protection, though, our sincerity will soon falter. Hypocrisy hides in distrust. The unbelieving Jews, for instance, stored up manna overnight against God’s explicit instruction because they did not have faith to trust Him for the next meal. And we do the same thing—first we doubt His care and then we start to lean on our own understanding.
This is the same old weapon Satan has always used to cheat Christians out of sincerity. “Curse God and die,” he taunted Job through his wife (Job 2:9). Her words rang with bitter distrust: “Why are you still holding the castle of your sincerity for God to live in? You have been besieged long enough with sorrows on every hand. And to this day you have not gotten any news from heaven that God cares anything about you. Why do you not just curse Him and die?”
Jesus Himself faced Satan’s identical tactic when he tempted the Son of God to turn stones into bread. We see, then, why it is so important for us to strengthen our faith in the caring heart and hands of God. This is the very reason He has made such abundant provision to shut out all doubt and fear from the hearts of His people. God has placed His promises like safe harbors, so if a storm sweeps the sea or an enemy chases us through the darkest night, we can tie up in one of them and know the comfort of full protection.
“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in behalf of them,” or to unite with them “whose heart is perfect toward him” (2 Chronicles 16:9). God does not depend on others to keep watch; His own eyes do it. He watches over us in the same way a mother takes care of her own child.