【诗73:25-26】除祢以外，在天上我有谁呢？除祢以外，在地上我也没有所爱慕的！我的肉体和我的心肠衰残，但神是我心里的力量，又是我的福分，直到永远。【Psa73:25-26】Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

当亚萨这位在神的殿里事奉多年的敬拜者，他以眼睛所见之事去思索，实在不能明白：When Asaph, who had served for many years in the house of God as a worshipper, looked at what his eyes saw and reflected upon it, he could not understand it: 恶人在地上作恶、享福，欺压人、亵渎神；而神的子民却归到恶人手下，喝尽苦水，受尽欺压。the wicked prospered on the earth. They lived in ease, committing evil, oppressing others, and blaspheming God. Yet the people of God seemed to fall under their power, drinking the bitter cup and suffering continual oppression.他虽不解，但他诚诚实实来到神的面前求问，把心中的疑问倾吐在神面前。Though he did not understand, he came honestly before God and sought Him. He poured out the questions of his heart before the Lord.

神就将真理开启给他并提升他，用神永恒的眼光看待这一切时，他豁然开朗，通达了：原来人在地上的时日，肉体的生命是那样短暂，在神永恒的时空尺度下，只是一瞬之间，永恒的世界离各人并不远，今世离永世或许只在一转眼之间。Then God revealed the truth to him and lifted his perspective. When he began to see things with God’s eternal view, everything became clear. The life of man on earth is so brief—like a moment in time under God’s eternal scale. Eternity is never far from each person; this present life and the life to come may be separated only by a breath. 恶人归于沉沦，被惊恐灭尽，如同夜间的梦一样被忘记，义人却被接到荣耀里直到永远。The wicked are brought to destruction and swept away in terror; they vanish like a dream in the night and are forgotten. But the righteous are received into glory forever.

原来灾祸、惩治、管教……都是神的引导，为训练神子民成为完全，以后在永恒里成为神家中能继承产业的人。Even suffering, discipline, and correction are all part of God’s loving guidance, training His people to become mature and complete, so that they may inherit their portion in the house of God in eternity.人的日子何等短暂，在匆匆过去的这些年，神向祂的子民，使用灾祸、惩治何其多；藉环境显明的训言何其多；藉人来的责备劝勉何其多；用夜间的梦警戒、提醒又是何其多？这一切不就是为了叫我们与祂——这爱的源头永远同住且得奖赏吗？How brief are the days of man! In these fleeting years, how often God has used hardship to shape His people; how often He has spoken through circumstances; how often He has used the rebuke and encouragement of others; and how often He has warned and reminded through dreams in the night. Is all this not for the purpose that we may dwell with Him—the fountain of love—and receive our eternal reward?

当他看透神美好的旨意，便明白，神的子民在地上的日子，往往好像旷野，疲乏无水。很多圣徒敬畏神，在神面前谨慎度日，拒绝一切罪的试探，力求行为、内心都圣洁，难道神不知道、没看见吗？When Asaph saw the goodness of God’s purposes, he understood that the life of God’s people on earth is often like a wilderness—dry and weary. Many of the saints live carefully before God, fearing Him, resisting temptation, and striving for holiness in both conduct and heart. Does God not see? Does He not know? 审判全地的主岂不行公义吗？祂万不以有罪为无罪，神必照各人的内心和行为赏罚。Will not the Judge of all the earth do right? He will never treat the guilty as innocent, but will repay each person according to their heart and their deeds.

主啊，赦免我们只看见眼前一点点，就误解祢，以为自己知道很多！好像诗人悔改的那样：“因而我心里发酸，肺腑被刺。我这样愚昧无知，在祢面前如畜类一般。”（21-22节）Lord, forgive us that we often see only what is before our eyes and so misunderstand You, thinking we know more than we do. Like the psalmist’s repentance: “When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a brute beast before You.”

主啊，我愿意谦卑，信祢公义和慈爱直到永远。天地废去，祢的话却不能废去。Lord, I choose to humble myself and trust in Your righteousness and Your love forever. Though heaven and earth pass away, Your Word will never pass away.

感谢祢，用恶人来试验我们，看我们选择那条路、要什么？主啊，祢的话“要积攒财宝在天上”已经指明，亚萨最后也看明终极答案：除祢以外，在天上我有谁呢？除祢以外，在地上我也没有所爱慕的。我的肉体和我的心肠虽渐渐衰残，但神是我心里的力量，又是我的福分，直到永远。Thank You that You use even the wicked to test us, to reveal what we truly desire and which path we choose. Your Word has already made it clear: “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”In the end, Asaph saw the final answer clearly: “Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

（贾弟兄和写经团队Brother Jia and the Daily Devotional  Team)