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We are apt to measure His wisdom, by the faulty line of our own reason!
我们倾向于用我们自己有限的理智来衡量他的智慧！
(Charles Simeon)
（查尔斯·西门）
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In the Scriptures, Jehovah is represented as ordering and overruling all things for His own glory,
在圣经中，耶和华被描绘为安排和主宰万事，以彰显他的荣耀，
and the good of His redeemed people!
以及他所救赎之民的益处！
There is nothing in the whole universe which did not derive its existence from His all-creating hand;
在整个宇宙中，没有任何东西不是从他全能的手中产生的；
nor is anything left to its own operations without His sovereign control.
也没有任何事情是没有他的主权控制而自行运作的。
Be it either prosperity or calamity—
无论是繁荣还是灾难——
all things only come to pass according to God’s sovereign plan!
一切都只是按照上帝的主权计划发生！
As God Himself has told us,
正如上帝自己告诉我们的，
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
“我是耶和华，除了我以外没有其他。
I form the light and create darkness,
我造光又创造黑暗，
I bring prosperity and create disaster!
我赐福又创造灾祸！
I, the Lord, do all these things!”
这一切都是我，耶和华，所做的！”（以赛亚书 45:7）
Just because God does not exert His Almighty power for us
仅仅因为上帝没有在我们请求他帮助的第一时刻施展他的全能，
at the first moment that we implore His aid—we might suppose that our way is hidden from Him,
我们可能会假设我们的道路对他是隐藏的，
or that He does not care about us.
或者他并不在乎我们。
But we forget that He has gracious designs to accomplish;
但我们忘记了，他有慈爱的计划要实现；
and that He accomplishes them in ways we have no conception of.
而且他以我们无法理解的方式来实现这些计划。
We are apt to measure His wisdom, by the faulty line of our own reason!
我们倾向于用我们自己有限的理智来衡量他的智慧！
We forget that His sovereign thoughts and ways and paths are unfathomable!
我们忘记了他的主权思想和方式、道路是不可测量的！
Now let God’s almighty power and unerring wisdom be considered.
现在让我们思考上帝那全能的力量和无误的智慧。
Let the afflicted saint contemplate Jehovah as ordering and overruling everything
让受苦的圣徒沉思耶和华如何安排和主宰一切
for the good of His people and for the glory of His own name.
以造福他人民和荣耀他自己名义的缘故。
Let us say, “I have cried to Him for a very long time,
让我们说：“我向他呼求了很长时间，
and have not been heard—but perhaps the purposes of Jehovah are not yet ripe for accomplishment.
但还没有得到回应——也许耶和华的旨意尚未成熟。
Perhaps I must remain longer in His purifying furnace
也许我必须在他的净化炉中待得更久
in order to a more glorious exaltation.”
以便得到更荣耀的提升。”
Let us recollect the ways in which Joseph’s dreams were realized;
让我们回顾约瑟梦境实现的方式；
and bear in mind, that the same God sits at the helm,
并要记住，同样的上帝坐在舵前，
and directs our vessel amidst all the storms—
在所有风暴之中指引我们的船——
the very storms and winds all fulfilling his sovereign will and pleasure!
那些风暴和狂风都在实现他的主权旨意和喜悦！
This would be abundantly sufficient to compose our minds
这足以在可以想象的最艰难的情况下安定我们的心灵。
under the most afflictive circumstances that can be imagined.
因为在这里，有无误的智慧来引导，有全能的力量来执行——
For where there is unerring wisdom to direct,
就没有任何难题是无法被重整为我们的最终益处和上帝的荣耀的！
and Almighty power to execute—
因此，我们必须把一切托付给他的全智支配，以谦卑依赖和温柔顺服于他的圣意！
no difficulty can exist, which shall not be overruled for our ultimate good and God’s glory!
“我们知道，上帝使万事都互相效力，叫爱他的人得益处，为那些按他旨意被召之人。”（罗马书 8:28）
Hence, we must leave everything to His all-wise disposal,
“所以，不要害怕，因为我与你同在；
in a way of humble dependence and meek submission to His holy will!
不要惊慌，因为我是你的上帝。
“I will strengthen you and help you;
我必使你刚强，助你；
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand!”
我必用我公义的右手扶持你！”（以赛亚书 41:10）