挖满沟渠 预备承受恩典
经文: 他便说:耶和华如此说:你们要在这谷中满处挖沟；因为耶和华如此说:你们虽不见风,不见雨,这谷必满了水,使你们和牲畜有水喝。(列王记下三︰16,17) 三王(以色列王、犹大王、以东王)合攻摩押,军队绕行七日却没水喝,向以利沙求问后, 神启示他挖满沟渠。当时虽然无雨无云, 神却使遍地满了水。 神不是用普通的方法, 神的智慧与权能的确让祂的百姓惊异不已,也让百姓更看清 神的作为。虽然 神并不总是按着我们所希望、所祈求的方式向我们显现,但祂会用其它的方式、或是神迹奇事,让我们体会到,这位创始成终的 神是怎样一位 神。 我们是否挖满沟渠,准备承受 神丰富的恩典？可惜,我们太缺乏真实的信心,也太少操练这样的信心。今天,且让我们以企盼祷告得蒙应允的态度,满心相信必得着 神的祝福,在我们的山谷挖满沟渠,并引颈等待 神奇妙的作为,看祂如何将遍地满了水。 yo make the trenches script re: "and he said, th s saith the lord, make this valley f ll of ditches. for th s saith the lord, ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain； yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink both ye, and yo r cattle, and yo r beasts" (2 kings 3:16-17). three armies were perishing of thirst, and the lord interposed. altho gh he sent neither clo d nor rain, yet he s pplied an ab ndance of water. he is not dependent pon ordinary methods b t can s rprise his people with novelties of wisdom and power. th s are we made to see more of god than ordinary processes co ld have revealed. altho gh the lord may not appear for s in the way we expect, or desire, or s ppose, yet he will in some way or other provide for s. it is a great blessing for s to be raised above looking to secondary ca ses so that we may gaze into the face of the great first ca se. have we this day grace eno gh to make trenches into which the divine blessing may flow？ alas！ we too often fail in the exhibition of tr e and practical faith. let s this day be on the o tlook for answers to prayer. as the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an mbrella with her, so let s tr ly and practically expect the lord to bless s. let s make the valley f ll of ditches and expect to see them all filled.