9月16日
标 题：大蒙眷爱
经 节：你初恳求的时候，就发出命令，我来告诉你，因你大蒙眷爱；所以你要思想明白这以下的事和异象。（但以理书九章23节）
还有哪一句神的话比“大蒙眷爱”更受人欢迎的呢？但以理在自己的国家，被巴比伦人彻头彻尾地击败之后，离乡背井、流放在巴比伦。他试图要弄清楚自己的处境，所以作了一件他作过无数次的事，就是祷告。神马上差遣天使加百列。加百列透露，早在但以理祈求之初，神就差遣他来找但以理。神并没有先等但以理祷告完毕才回应。为什么呢？因为神非常爱但以理。这是多么令人不可思议的见证！但以理对神的爱曾经被试炼过。现在，当但以理有需要时，神很快地以爱回应他。
神要回应那些全心属神者的祈祷（历代志下十六：9）。神可以准确地订立你在所处时代的方位。媒体、舆论和政府领袖都不能够告诉你所处环境的真实情况。只有神可以。神爱你。在祂的时刻，祂会指教你。祂的答案可能马上临到，就像但以理这次的经历一样。或者，祂的答案也可能会延迟，然而，祂的回应一定会临到（但以理书十：13）。如果你周围的每一件事情都好像要崩溃，你不知道为什么看不到神的作为，你要安心，因为你是被神所钟爱的。如果你真诚地寻求神的回答，你可以有信心地把自己的问题带到神面前，祂会以爱来回答你（路加福音十一：5～13）。
Much Beloved
At the beginning of your supplications the command
went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore
consider the matter, and understand the vision. (Daniel 9:23)
For you are beloved.” Could there be any words from
God more welcome than these? Daniel was in exile in Babylon as a result of his
nation’s utter defeat by the Babylonians. He desperately wanted to make sense
of his circumstances. So he did what he had done so many times before: he
prayed. God immediately dispatched the angel Gabriel. Gabriel revealed that God
had sent him to Daniel at the beginning of his supplications. God did not even
wait for Daniel to finish his prayer. Why? Because God loved Daniel greatly.
What a marvelous testimony! There had been times when Daniel’s love for God had
been put to the test. Now, when Daniel was in need, God was quick to respond in
love to him.
God wants to answer the prayers of those whose
hearts are completely His (2 Chron. 16:9). God can accurately orient you to the
events of your day. Media, public opinion, and political leaders cannot tell
you the truth of your circumstances. Only God can. God loves you and will speak
to you in His time. His answer may come immediately as it did in Daniel’s case,
or it may be delayed, but it will come (Dan. 10:13). If it seems as though
everything is crumbling around you, and you wonder why you do not see God’s activity, take comfort in knowing that you are
loved in heaven.
If you are genuinely seeking God’s answers, you can
go to your Father confidently with your questions. He will respond to you in
love (Luke 11:5–13).
