Strength For Today | God Is Always with Us 上帝总与我们同在

“凡求告耶和华的，就是诚心求告他的，耶和华便与他们相近。”（诗篇145：18）

It is a great comfort as a Christian to know that God is always present in me both essentially and relationally. No matter what the trial, He is there. Sometimes He might seem far away, but He’s really no further away than He’s ever been. His promise to us is, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you” (Heb. 13:5).

对基督徒来说，知道上帝总是在我们的里面与我们同在是极大的安慰，上帝的同在既是本质上的，又是关系上的。无论试炼如何，祂总在那里。有时看起来上帝离我们很远，但事实上祂从未远离过。祂已应许我们：“我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你”（希伯来书13：5）

God is always with us to support our service to Him. When God called Moses to proclaim His message and lead Israel out of slavery, Moses protested because of his lack of speaking abilities (Ex. 4:10). But God said, “I . . . will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say” (v. 12). Jesus commands us, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations . . . and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:19-20). If you doubt you have the power to witness, remember that you have the same resource as any evangelist—the presence and power of God!

上帝总是与我们同在帮助我们去事奉祂。当上帝呼召摩西宣讲祂的信息，带领以色列人脱离奴隶生活时，摩西声称自己没有说话的能力（出埃及记4：10）。但上帝说：“我必赐你口才，指教你所当说的话” （出埃及记4：12）。耶稣吩咐我们：“所以，你们要去，使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子、圣灵的名给他们施洗。凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守，我就常与你们同在，直到世界的末了。”（马太福音28：19-20）。如果你怀疑自己没有能力作见证，要记住你与任何的宣教士一样是有能力的--上帝的同在和大能。

God’s continual presence is also a shield against sin. “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor. 10:13). Nothing will ever tempt us without His giving us the strength to resist.

上帝持续的同在也是抵挡罪的盾牌。“你们所遇见的试探，无非是人所能受的。上帝是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的；在受试探的时候，总要给你们开一条出路，叫你们能忍受得住”（哥林多前书10：13）。若是上帝不给我们力量去抵抗，就没有任何事情可以试探我们。

The omnipresence of God should also motivate us to holiness. Most of us prefer to sin with no one else watching. But when we sin—whether in thought, word, or action—we sin in the presence of God. “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good” (Prov. 15:3). “His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps. There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves” (Job 34:21-22). Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want God to see, because He’ll see it anyway!

上帝的无所不在也激励我们要圣洁。大多数人选择在没有人看着的情况下犯罪。但当我们犯罪时--想法上，语言上，或是行为上--我们都在上帝面前。“耶和华的眼目无处不在；恶人善人，祂都鉴察”（箴言15：3）。“上帝注目观看人的道路，看明人的脚步。没有黑暗、阴翳能给作孽的藏身”（约伯记34：21-22）。不要做任何事是不想让上帝看见的，因为祂总是能看得见！

Thank God for the comfort He brings to you through His continual presence.

感谢上帝的同在带给我们的安慰。

Hebrews 13:5 is a quote from Deuteronomy 31:6.

希伯来书13：5引自申命记31：6。

Read Deuteronomy 31:1-8. What was the basis for Moses’ admonition to “be strong and courageous”?