9月16日         

標　　題：大蒙眷愛

經　　節：你初懇求的時候，就發出命令，我來告訴你，因你大蒙眷愛；所以你要思想明白這以下的事和異象。（但以理書九章23節）

還有哪一句神的話比「大蒙眷愛」更受人歡迎的呢？但以理在自己的國家，被巴比倫人徹頭徹尾地擊敗之後，離鄉背井、流放在巴比倫。他試圖要弄清楚自己的處境，所以作了一件他作過無數次的事，就是禱告。神馬上差遣天使加百列。加百列透露，早在但以理祈求之初，神就差遣他來找但以理。神並沒有先等但以理禱告完畢才回應。為甚麼呢？因為神非常愛但以理。這是多麼令人不可思議的見證！但以理對神的愛曾經被試煉過。現在，當但以理有需要時，神很快地以愛回應他。

神要回應那些全心屬神者的祈禱（歷代志下十六：9）。神可以準確地訂立你在所處時代的方位。媒體、輿論和政府領袖都不能夠告訴你所處環境的真實情況。只有神可以。神愛你。在祂的時刻，祂會指教你。祂的答案可能馬上臨到，就像但以理這次的經歷一樣。或者，祂的答案也可能會延遲，然而，祂的回應一定會臨到（但以理書十：13）。如果你周圍的每一件事情都好像要崩潰，你不知道為甚麼看不到神的作為，你要安心，因為你是被神所鍾愛的。如果你真誠地尋求神的回答，你可以有信心地把自己的問題帶到神面前，祂會以愛來回答你（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).