Divinely Aligned 完美无误

[Dexu Xia]

Divinely Aligned

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33

I was deeply troubled and woke in the night to pace the floor and pray. Frankly, my attitude was not one of prayerful submission to God, but one of questioning and anger. Finding no release, I sat and stared out a large window at the night sky. I was unexpectedly drawn to focus on Orion’s Belt—those three perfectly arranged stars often visible on clear nights. I knew just enough about astronomy to understand that those three stars were hundreds of light years apart.

I realized the closer I could be to those stars, the less they would appear to be aligned. Yet from my distant perspective, they looked carefully configured in the heavens. At that moment, I realized I was too close to my life to see what God sees. In His big picture, everything is in perfect alignment.

The apostle Paul, as he completes a summary of the ultimate purposes of God, breaks into a hymn of praise (Romans 11:33–36). His words lift our gaze to our sovereign God, whose ways are beyond our limited ability to understand or trace (v. 33). Yet the One who holds all things together in the heavens and on earth is intimately and lovingly involved with every detail of our lives (Matthew 6:25–34; Colossians 1:16).

Even when things seem confusing, God’s divine plans are unfolding for our good and for God’s honor and glory.

完美无误

深哉，上帝丰富的智慧和知识！祂的判断何其难测！祂的踪迹何其难寻！—罗马书11章33节

夜深人静时，我满怀忧思，从睡梦中醒来，在房里来回踱步，心里默默祈祷。坦白说，我是带着不顺服的态度，对上帝充满质疑和愤怒。因为心中烦闷，我便坐下来凝视窗外的夜空，无意间注意到猎户座腰带上那三颗明亮的星星，这三颗完美排列的恒星在晴朗的夜空中经常清晰可见。以我有限的天文知识，我只知道这三颗恒星相距约数百光年。

我知道若靠近那些恒星，它们的排列是参差不齐的。然而，当我从远处观看，它们看来就像连成一线，被仔细地配置在天上。那一刻，我明白自己是以太过靠近的距离去看上帝在我生命中的计划。其实在祂的全盘计划中，一切都是完美无误的。

使徒保罗在总结上帝的最终目的时，不禁心生赞叹，写了一首赞美诗（罗马书11章33-36节）。他的话使我们转向那位掌管万有的上帝，祂的计划超过我们的理解与想像（33节）。但这位天地的主宰，却密切地、慈爱地参与我们生活中的每一个细节（马太福音6章25-34节；歌罗西书1章16节）。虽然许多事看起来令人困惑，但我们要知道，上帝所进行的计划都是为了让我们得益处，并使祂的名得尊荣。

慈爱的天父，求祢提醒我，祢为我的生命所定的计划和目的远超过我能理解，求祢让我全然信靠祢。

你有哪些问题渴望上帝回答你呢？相信我们的生命是上帝伟大计划中的一环，对你有何帮助？