【诗篇142:5】耶和华啊，我曾向你哀求。我说：“你是我的避难所；在活人之地，你是我的福分。”【Psa142:5 NIV】I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

诗篇142篇是大卫在被追杀中向神发出的哀求。他身处困境，前路似乎被封闭，却在祷告中宣告：神是他的避难所，也是他的福分。Psalm 142 is David’s cry to God while he is being hunted down. He is in distress, and the way ahead seems completely blocked, yet in prayer he declares that God is his refuge and his portion.

我们以为神是避难所，就是求祂挪去危险；但大卫所抓住的，是神自己。真正的避难所，不是一个风平浪静的地方，而是在风浪中仍有一位可以投靠的神。We often think that if God is our refuge, He should remove the danger; but what David holds on to is God Himself. A true refuge is not a place where there are no storms, but knowing that even in the middle of the storm, there is still a God we can run to.

患难中的试探，往往不是环境本身，而是我们容易因环境失控，就转向别的依靠。我们抓住金钱、能力、关系，以为这些就是安全感。The temptation in suffering is often not the circumstances themselves, but that when things feel out of control, we easily turn to other things for security. We hold on to money, our own ability, and relationships, thinking these will make us feel safe. 当我们失去所倚靠的东西时，隐藏的恐惧就会暴露，也使我们看见自己究竟把什么当作避难所？When we lose the things we depend on, our hidden fears are exposed, and we begin to see what we have actually made our refuge.

大卫也会软弱，但在神未改变环境时，他却宣告神是他的避难所。更深的是大卫说：“祢是我的福分。”这意味着他所要的，不只是神手中的恩典，更是神自己。David also had moments of weakness, but even before God changed his circumstances, he declared that God was his refuge. Even more deeply, David said, “You are my portion.” This means that what he wanted was not only the blessings from God’s hand, but God Himself. 若我们只爱神所赐的，当祝福失去时，信心也跟着动摇；但若神自己是我们的福分，即使环境依然艰难，我们仍然拥有最宝贵的。If we love only what God gives us, then when those blessings are taken away, our faith can also begin to shake; but if God Himself is our portion, then even when life remains difficult, we still have what is most precious.

在基督里，我们更深看见这避难所的意义。耶稣亲自进入人的痛苦，在十字架上担当我们的罪，经历死亡，却从死里复活。In Christ, we see even more clearly what this refuge means. Jesus Himself entered into human suffering, bore our sins on the cross, experienced death, and then rose from the dead.祂没有应许我们万事顺意，却借着十字架把我们带回神里面。He did not promise us a life where everything would go our way, but through the cross He brought us back to God.最大的救赎，不只是神把我们从患难中带出来，而是祂使我们在基督里归向祂，得着祂自己，在祂里面得着真正的安稳。The greatest redemption is not simply that God brings us out of suffering, but that in Christ He brings us back to Himself, gives us Himself, and enables us to find true security in Him.

祷告 | Prayer

父啊，求祢光照我，使我看见自己真正的依靠。赦免我常把安全感建立在除你以外的人事物上，却不以祢自己为满足。Father, please shine Your light on me and help me see what I truly rely on. Forgive me for so often building my sense of security on people and things other than You, instead of finding my satisfaction in You Yourself.

当我的道路被堵住，祷告尚未蒙应允，求祢使我不转向别的依靠，而是回到祢面前。When my way seems blocked and my prayers have not yet been answered, please keep me from turning to other things for security, and draw me back to You.让我在风浪中仍相信祢，在等候中仍忍耐坚持，在看不见出路时仍认定：祢是我的避难所。Help me to keep trusting You in the storm, to remain patient and persevere while I wait, and when I cannot see a way forward, still hold firmly to this truth: You are my refuge.

感谢祢借着基督使我得以归向祢。父啊，求祢使我不只爱祢的恩赐，更爱赐恩的主；不以环境的改变作为平安的根基，而以基督为我永恒的保障。Thank You for making it possible for me to return to You through Christ. Father, please help me not only to love Your gifts, but to love the Lord who gives them; not to make changing circumstances the foundation of my peace, but to make Christ my eternal security.

即使风浪未止，我仍要投靠祢；即使失去许多，我仍拥有祢。因为祢是我的避难所，祢是我的福分。Even if the storm has not yet stopped, I will still take refuge in You; even if I lose many things, I still have You. For You are my refuge, and You are my portion.

奉主耶稣基督的圣名祷告，阿们。In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

（Sister Carol）