Trusting God’s Foresight 相信上帝的远见
Dexu Xia
They returned to their country by another route. Matthew 2:12
While driving us to an unfamiliar location, my husband noticed that the GPS directions suddenly seemed wrong. After entering a reliable four-lane highway, we were advised to exit and travel along a one-lane “frontage” road running parallel to us. “I’ll just trust it,” Dan said, despite seeing no delays. After about ten miles, however, the traffic on the highway next to us slowed to a near standstill. The trouble? Major construction. And the frontage road? With little traffic, it provided a clear path to our destination. “I couldn’t see ahead,” Dan said, “but the GPS could.” Or, as we agreed, “just like God can.”
Knowing what was ahead, God in a dream gave a similar change in directions to the wise men who’d come from the east to worship Jesus, “born king of the Jews” (Matthew 2:2). King Herod, disturbed by the news of a “rival” king, lied to the magi, sending them to Bethlehem, saying: “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him” (v. 8). Warned in a dream “not to go back to Herod,” however, “they returned to their country by another route” (v. 12).
God will guide our steps too. As we travel life’s highways, we can trust that He sees ahead and remain confident that “he will make [our] paths straight” as we submit to His directions (Proverbs 3:6).
When has God presented you with a change in your life’s direction? As you trusted Him, what was the outcome?
I can’t see the road ahead, God, as You can. Please give me discernment to know when a change in direction is coming from You.
博士⋯⋯就从别的路回本地去了。—马太福音2章12节
丈夫丹倪和我开车到一个陌生的地方，他注意到GPS（全球定位系统）指示的方向似乎不对。在进入四车道的高速公路后，系统建议我们转入与之平行的单车道公路。虽然高速公路行车顺畅，但丈夫却相信导航。行驶约16公里后，我们看到平行的那条高速公路的车流缓慢，几乎不动了。出了什么问题？原来道路在施工。而单车道公路呢？车流量少，让我们直达目的地。丹倪说﹕“我看不到前面的路，但GPS可以。”或者，如我们都认同的那样：“上帝可以。”
上帝因为知道即将发生的事，在几个博士的梦中指示他们改变方向。这几个博士从东方来到耶路撒冷，要朝拜那“生下来作犹太人之王的”耶稣（马太福音2章2节）。希律王感到不安，他认为这位王是他的“竞争对手”，于是差这些博士去伯利恒，并欺骗他们说﹕“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了，就来报信，我也好去拜祂”（8节）。但上帝在博士的梦中指示他们“不要回去见希律”，于是他们“就从别的路回本地去了”（12节）。
上帝也会引导我们的脚步。当我们走在人生的大道时，我们可以相信祂能看见前路，并坚信当我们顺服祂的带领时，“祂必指引[我们]的路”（箴言3章6节）。
回想一下，上帝何时曾指示你改变人生方向？
当你信靠祂时，结果如何？
上帝，我看不到前面的路，但祢可以。
当祢指示我改变方向时，求祢赐我洞察力，让我知道这是出于祢。