【诗篇 37:3】你当倚靠耶和华而行善，住在地上，以他的信实为粮。【Psalm 37:3】Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

大卫常见义人受压与恶人一时得势；也亲历被误解、被轻看、被辜负。David often saw the righteous under pressure while the wicked seemed to prosper for a time. He also experienced being misunderstood, looked down on, and let down by others. 在风浪中，他得着一个不动摇的看见：环境会动摇，眼见会欺骗，唯有神的信实永不改变。In the midst of life’s storms, he came to a steady conviction: circumstances can change and what we see can mislead, but God’s faithfulness never changes. 因此他宣告：不要凭感觉，而要“倚靠耶和华而行善”。So he declared: do not live by feelings, but “trust in the LORD and do good.”这并非靠意志维持道德，而是一条在看不见善报、伸冤无望时，仍选择顺服与交托的“因信而活”之路。This is not about trying harder to be moral, but about living by faith—choosing obedience and surrender even when there is no visible reward and justice seems out of reach.

人若离开主，所谓的“善”往往只是掩盖罪性的外衣。When a person turns away from the Lord, what appears to be “good” is often just a covering over the sinful nature. 正如大卫曾尽力保护拿巴的产业，换来的却是羞辱；那一刻他怒气翻腾、动了杀心。David once protected Nabal’s property, yet was repaid with insult. In that moment, anger rose in him and he even considered taking a life. 这正是我们的写照：当我们不与主连接，顺着天然人行“自以为的善”，一旦被忽视或误解，内心立刻生出苦毒、论断与控诉。This reflects our own condition: when we are not connected to the Lord and act out of our natural self, doing what we think is “good,” as soon as we are overlooked or misunderstood, bitterness, judgement, and accusation rise within us. 这时我们才惊觉：离了主，我们行不出真正的良善；靠自己努力结出的，终究是败坏的罪性。Then we see clearly: apart from the Lord, we cannot produce true goodness; what we produce by our own effort ultimately exposes our fallen nature.

主啊，你没有让我们逃离这个不公的世界，而是要在光中显明我们里面那爱论断、不饶恕的旧人本相。Lord, You have not taken us out of this unjust world, but instead use it to expose the old self within us that is quick to judge and slow to forgive. 你所喜悦的，是我们快快否定自己，谦卑悔改：“主啊，我没有良善，求你亲自成为我的良善。”What You desire is that we quickly deny ourselves and repent with humility: “Lord, I have no goodness of my own—be my goodness.” 当我们不再靠自己挣扎，而是回转支取你的应许，你的“信实”便成了我们每日真实的滋养。When we stop striving in our own strength and turn to Your promises, Your faithfulness becomes our daily nourishment.

跟随你走十字架的路，意味着：行善却不被善待，付出却被误解。To follow You on the way of the cross means doing good without being treated well, and giving without being understood. 但你已为我们开了路——你在十字架上释放饶恕，顺服至死，最终在复活中得胜。Yet You have already made this way for us—you released forgiveness on the cross, were obedient even to death, and rose again in victory. 主啊，你所喝的杯，我们也愿喝，因为我们的盼望不在今世的回馈，乃在永恒的荣耀。Lord, we are willing to share in the cup You drank, because our hope is not in what this world gives back, but in eternal glory.

主耶稣，求你使我在地上居住的日子，不看环境恶劣，不私自判断善恶，单单以你的信实为粮。Lord Jesus, while I live on this earth, help me not to be controlled by difficult circumstances or to judge things by my own standards, but to rely fully on Your faithfulness as my daily provision. 愿我在每一次被冒犯与不平中，都能以持续的悔改来跟随你，活出你那胜过世界的属天生命。In every moment of offence or unfairness, help me to keep following You through ongoing repentance, and to live out that heavenly life which overcomes the world.

李姊妹 Sister Li