How Long? October 19, 2013— byDavid H. Roper Read: Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? —Psalm 13:1 Bible in a Year: Isaiah 56-58; 2 Thessalonians 2 For 9 long years, Saul hounded David as “one hunts a partridge in the mountains” (1 Sam. 26:20). “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?” David prayed. “How long will You hide Your face from me? . . . How long will my enemy be exalted over me?” (Ps. 13:1-2). Prolonged affliction often vexes us as well. We want a sudden solution, a quick fix. But some things can’t be fixed. They can only be borne. But we can complain to God in our troubles. We have a heavenly Father who wants us to engage with Him in our struggles. He understands His children as no one else can. When we turn to Him with our complaints, we come to our senses. In David’s case, his thoughts went back to life’s certainty: God’s love. David reminded himself: “I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me” (vv.5-6). Sufferings may persist, but David could sing in the midst of his trials, for he was God’s beloved child. That’s all he needed to know. A. W. Thorold writes, “The highest pinnacle of the spiritual life is not happy joy in unbroken sunshine, but absolute and undoubting trust in the love of God.” Even in our troubles, God’s love can be trusted. O yes, He cares; I know He cares,His heart is touched with my grief;When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,I know my Savior cares! —Graeff God’s love stands when all else fails. 多久？ 2013年 10月 19日 - David H. Roper 读经: 诗篇13篇 耶和华啊，祢忘记我要到几时呢？要到永远吗？ —诗篇13篇1节 全年读经: 以赛亚书56-58章 帖撒罗尼迦后书2章 扫罗曾极力追捕大卫，「如同人在山上猎取一个鹧鸪一般」，前后长达九年（撒母耳记上26章20节）。因此大卫向上帝呼求：「耶和华啊，袮忘记我要到几时呢？要到永远吗？袮掩面不顾我要到几时呢？……我的仇敌升高压制我要到几时呢？」（诗篇13篇1-2节） 看似永无止尽的苦难，往往使我们痛苦不堪。我们渴望快点得到解脱，一下子解决所有的问题。但现实常常事与愿违，有些事情就是无法解决，除了忍耐别无他法。 然而，在我们身处困境时，可以向上帝倾诉。天父要我们把重担带到祂面前，唯有祂能完全瞭解祂的子女。 当我们把难题带到祂面前，眼光就会有所不同。正如大卫的例子，他的思绪转回到他所确信的：上帝的慈爱。他提醒自己：「我倚靠袮的慈爱，我的心因袮的救恩快乐。我要向耶和华歌唱，因祂用厚恩待我」（诗篇13篇5-6节）。苦难可能不会停止，但大卫之所以在试炼中仍能歌唱，正因他是上帝所爱的孩子，而他只需要明白这一点就好。 托尔罗德（A. W. Thorold）写到：「属灵生命的高峰，并非因天色常蓝而欢乐，乃是毫无疑虑、全然信靠上帝的爱。」即使我们处在苦难之中，上帝的慈爱仍然可靠。 主必看顾，主必看顾，主必体恤我痛苦，当白昼心难过，夜里又凄楚，我知主必看顾。Graeff 世间万物都会殆尽，唯有主爱屹立不摇。
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