7月14日
标 题:神不会忘记
经 节:妇人焉能忘记她吃奶的婴孩,不怜恤她所生的儿子?即或有忘记的,我却不忘记你。(以赛亚书四十九章15节)
神永远不会被其他事盘据而分心,疏忽忘却了祂任何一位儿女的需求。神说,即使有喂奶的母亲忘记她吃奶的婴儿,祂也不会忘记祂的儿女!喂奶的母亲对自己婴孩的需求极其敏锐。即使婴儿在另一个房间,母亲一样可以感受到婴儿的需要。母亲知道哪个时候该喂奶,哪个时候该照顾孩子。母亲永远不会被其他的事所盘据分心,而疏忽儿女的需求。
神选择用这个比喻,贴切描述出祂如何看顾祂的百姓,因为神比最慈爱的母亲更敏锐地知道孩子的需要。我们每次哀哭,祂都与我们同在。即使我们尚未求告之先,神就应允我们的祈求(以赛亚书六十五:24)。这是神赐下最能安慰我们的应许:祂永远不会忘记我们。
不要让困境说服你,使你以为神忘记你。永远不要假设神比较关心其他人,例如那些看起来比较属灵或比较重要的人。圣经上告诉我们,神像喂奶的慈母对婴儿一样地爱你、关心及看顾你。这句经文再次向你保证,神是如此地爱你!
God Will Not Forget
Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not
forget you. (Isaiah 49:15)
God never becomes preoccupied or neglectful toward
one of His children. God said it would be more likely for a nursing mother to
forget the infant at her breast than for Him to forget one of His children! The
nursing mother has a keen sensitivity to her baby. Even if the infant is in
another room the mother’s senses are in tune with her child. The mother knows
when it is time to feed and care for the child. The mother never becomes so
preoccupied with other things that she neglects the needs of her child.
It is fitting that God chose this imagery to
describe how He looks after His people, for He is more sensitive to the needs
of His children than even the most loving mother. He anticipates every cry for
help. Even before we can call out in need, God is responding with His answer
(Isa. 65:24). This is one of the most comforting promises God has given to us:
that He will never forget us.
Don’t let the difficult circumstances you are
facing convince you that God has forgotten you. Don’t ever assume that God is
more concerned with the needs of other, more significant, more spiritual people
than He is with yours. Scripture teaches that God looks upon you with the same
love, interest, and concern as a nursing mother would look upon her infant. It
should reassure you to know that your Father loves you like that!