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No chance!
无意外!
(John MacDuff, “The Night Watches”)
(约翰·麦克杜夫,《夜间守望》)
“The Lord does whatever pleases Him, throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths.” Psalm 135:6
“耶和华在天上、地下、海中和一切深处,都随自己的意旨而行。”诗篇135:6
How blessed that elementary truth: “The Lord reigns!”
这基本真理何等蒙福:”耶和华掌权!”
To know that there is no chance or accident with God; that He decrees…
the fall of a sparrow;
the destruction of an atom;
the annihilation of a world!
知道在神那里没有偶然或意外;祂命定…
麻雀的坠落;
原子的毁灭;
世界的消亡!
The Almighty is not like Baal, “asleep.”
“He who keeps Israel” can never for a moment “slumber.”
全能者不像巴力,”睡着了。”
“保护以色列的”永不”打盹。”
Man proposes, but God disposes.
人谋算,神成就。
“You, Lord have done it!” is the history of every event, past, present and to come.
“主啊,这是祢所行的!”是每一个事件的历史,无论过去、现在和将来。
“The plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations!” Psalm 33:11
“耶和华的筹算永远立定,祂心中的思念万代长存!”诗篇33:11
His purposes none can change.
His counsels none can resist.
祂的旨意无人能改变。
祂的谋略无人能抗拒。
“He stands alone, and who can oppose Him? He does whatever He pleases!” Job 23:13
“祂心志已定,谁能使祂转意呢?祂心里所愿的,就行出来!”约伯记23:13
“My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please!” Isaiah 46:10
“我的筹算必立定,凡我所喜悦的,我必成就!”以赛亚书46:10
Believer, how cheering to know that all that befalls you is thus ordered in the eternal purpose of a Covenant God! Every minute circumstance of your lot; appointing the bounds of your habitation; meting out every drop in the cup of life; arranging what by you is called its “vicissitudes;” decreeing all its trials; and at last, as the great Proprietor of life, revoking the lease of existence when its allotted term has expired!
信徒啊,知道临到你的一切都是立约之神永恒旨意中的安排,这是何等令人欢欣!你命运中的每一个细节;安排你居住的疆界;量定生命杯中的每一滴;安排你所谓的”变迁”;命定所有试炼;最后,作为生命的大主宰,当指定的年限到期时收回生命的契约!
How it should keep the mind from its guilty proneness to brood and fret over second causes, were this grand but simple truth ever realized-that all that befalls us are integral parts in a stupendous plan of wisdom; that there is no crossing or thwarting the designs and dealings of God.
若能始终认识这伟大却简单的真理——临到我们的一切都是那奇妙智慧计划中不可分割的部分;没有什么能违背或阻挠神的设计和作为——这该如何使心思远离那种对次要原因忧虑焦躁的倾向。
“He does all things well!”
“祂做万事都好!”
“Our God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him.” Psalm 115:3
“我们的神在天上,祂都随自己的意旨行事。”诗篇115:3
“Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns!” Revelation 19:6
“哈利路亚!因为主我们的全能神作王了!”启示录19:6