信心的支票簿 Faith's check book
上帝同在
經文: ��「上帝是我們的避難所，是我們的力量，是我們在患難中隨時的幫助。」（詩篇四十六︰1）'Q�Z�
若不是及時的幫助，而是杯水車薪，那實在幫不上什麼忙。把錨放在家裡，這對風雨中的船隻而言，是沒有一點用處的。窮困潦倒的藝術家，死後才名利雙收，對他也沒有實質的意義。世人的幫助「馬後炮」居多，「及時雨」甚少，你所期盼的救援常是姍姍來遲，有等於無。但我們的上帝卻不是如此，當我們呼求祂名的時候，祂就垂聽，當我們尋求祂面的時候，祂就顯現；祂伸援手做我們及時的幫助。
祂不僅是「及時的」幫助，祂還貫乎眾人之間，住在信徒的心中，不睡覺、不打盹、隨時清醒，隨時按著我們的需要照顧我們。有時候，我們自己還會迷糊，不清楚狀況；即使至友的協助，有時也是隔靴搔癢。但至高上帝的幫助絕不一樣，祂全知全能，無所不在，祂分秒與我們同在，保護眷顧我們有如祂眼中的瞳人，這是何等的安慰！即使在靈性低潮的時候，我們仍堅信並宣告祂的同在。是的，上帝是我們的避難所，是我們的高臺山寨，是我們的力量，是我們隨時的幫助。�
主啊！我要仰賴您，倚靠您，住在您�面，藏我靈在您磐石穴中，讓您完全充滿我，佔有我，從此我不再有一絲的恐懼，一刻的憂慮，因為上帝與我同在，雅各的上帝是我的避難所。�
Immediately Present
Scripture: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1).
A help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor which is left at home is of no use to the seaman in the hour of storm; the money which he used to have is of no worth to the debtor when a writ is out against him. Very few earthly helps could be called "very present": they are usually far in the seeking, far in the using, and farther still when once used. But as for the LORD our God, He is present when we seek Him, present when we need Him, and present when we have already enjoyed His aid.
He is more than "present," He is very present. More present than the nearest friend can be, for He is in us in our trouble; more present than we are to ourselves, for sometimes we lack presence of mind. He is always present, effectually present, sympathetically present, altogether present. He is present now if this is a gloomy season. Let us rest ourselves upon Him. He is our refuge, let us hide in Him; He is our strength, let us array ourselves with Him; He is our help, let us lean upon Him; He is our very present help, let us repose in Him now. We need not have a moment's care or an instant's fear. "The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge."
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