Daily Devotion - Jan 12 - ¯îºz¥Ì¬u Streams in the Desert

荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert

圍困

經文: 「無論何時你們看見自己被各樣試煉圍困了，都要以為大喜樂。因為知道你們的信心經過試驗，就生忍耐。」（亞一2~3，衛莫司譯本）

上帝常圍困祂自己的兒女們，為著要訓練他們；可是人總錯看祂的圍困，誤會祂的作為。約伯就是這樣，他說：「人的道路既然遮隱，上帝又把他四面圍困，為何有光賜給他呢？」（伯三23）啊，上帝的兒女們！試煉雖然圍困我們，仍有許多隙縫可以透光進來的。荊棘不會來刺你，除非你靠著它。並且那些傷你的話語、使你痛心的信扎、親朋的棄絕、經濟的壓迫….上帝都知道。如果，你敢完全信靠祂，祂必與你表同情，並且負你一切的責任。──選

Hedged In

Scripture: "Reckon it nothing but joy...whenever you find yourself hedged in by the various trials, be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance" (James 1:2-3) Weymouth

God hedges in His own that He may preserve them, but oftentimes they only see the wrong side of the hedge, and so misunderstand His dealings. It was so with Job (Job 3:23). Ah, but Satan knew the value of that hedge! See his testimony in chapter 1:10. Through the leaves of every trial there are chinks of light to shine through. Thorns do not prick you unless you lean against them, and not one touches without His knowledge. The words that hurt you, the letter which gave you pain, the cruel wound of your dearest friend, shortness of money--are all known to Him, who sympathizes as none else can and watches to see, if, through all, you will dare to trust Him wholly.

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