【诗篇 91:14】　神说：因为他专心爱我，我就要搭救他；因为他知道我的名，我要把他安置在高处。【Psalm 91:14】“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.”

耶和华说：“因为他爱我，我要搭救他；我要保护他，因为他认识我的名。”

Many people long for God’s protection and blessings.

许多人渴望得到神的保护与祝福。

Yet this verse reveals that God’s protection begins with the posture of our hearts toward Him.

然而，这节经文启示我们，神的保护始于我们对祂的心态。

“Because he loves me…”

“因为他专心爱我…”

God is not looking first for our achievements, our ministry, or even our knowledge of the Bible.

神首先看重的不是我们的成就、我们的做事，甚至不是我们对圣经的知识。

He desires our love.

祂渴望得到我们的爱。

Love is the foundation of every healthy relationship.

爱是每个健康关系的根基。

Before we ask what God can do for us, He invites us to ask, “Do I truly love Him?”

在我们祈求神能为我们做什么之前，祂邀请我们自问：“我真的爱祂吗？”

Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commands.”

耶稣说：“你们若爱我，就必遵守我的命令。”

Love for God is not merely a feeling; it is expressed through trust, obedience, and delight in His presence.

对神的爱不仅仅是一种感觉；它借着信靠、顺服神以及在祂同在中的喜乐表现出来。

Then God makes an astonishing promise:

接着，神给出了一个令人惊叹的应许：

“I will rescue him.”

“我要搭救他。”

God does not promise a life free from trouble.

神并未应许我们的生命会免于患难。

Rather, He promises to be our Rescuer in the midst of it.

相反地，祂应许在患难中作我们的拯救者。

His rescue may come by changing our circumstances, giving us strength to endure, or drawing us closer to Himself.

祂的拯救可能是借助改变我们的处境、赐给我们忍耐的力量，或是引导我们更亲近祂。

Whatever form it takes, we can trust that His love is greater than our fears and experience His faithful care.

无论以何种形式呈现，我们都可以深信祂的爱大过我们的恐惧，并能经历祂信实的眷顾。

God continues:

神继续说：

“I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name.”

“我要保护他，因为他认识我的名。”

To acknowledge God’s name is more than knowing that He exists.

认识神的名，不仅仅是知道祂的存在。

It is to know His character, trust who He is, honour Him, and call on Him with confidence.

而是要去认识祂的性情、信靠祂的所是、尊崇祂，并带着信心呼求祂。

Throughout Scripture, God’s name reveals His nature—faithful, holy, compassionate, mighty, and unchanging.

在整本圣经中，神的名启示了祂的属性——信实、圣洁、怜悯、大能且永不改变。

The more we know Him, the more we learn to rest in Him.

我们越认识祂，就越懂得在祂里面得享安息。

Prayer

祷告

Father, thank You for loving me by shedding Your Son’s blood.

天父，感谢祢因着爱我而流下祢独生子的宝血。

Thank You for revealing to me that You want my love with action in obedience to Your word.

感谢祢向我启示，祢渴望我以顺服祢话语的实际行动来爱祢。

Lord, forgive me for the times I have loved other things more than You or sought Your blessings more than Your presence.

主啊，求祢赦免我，因为我曾多次爱其他事物胜过爱祢，或寻求祢的祝福多过寻求祢的同在。

Reveal strongholds within me that keep me from trusting and obeying You.

求祢显明我心中阻碍我信靠与顺服祢的坚固营垒。

I turn back to You today.

我今天再次回转向祢。

Teach me to love Your truth with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength.

求祢教导我尽心、尽性、尽意、尽力地爱祢的真理。

When I face fear or uncertainty, remind me that You are my Rescuer and my Protector.

当我面对恐惧或未知时，求祢提醒我：祢是我的拯救者与保护者。

I surrender myself to You today.

我今天将自己完全降服于祢。

Draw me nearer to Your heart and help me to live in the security of Your love.

求祢吸引我更贴近祢的心怀，帮助我活在祢爱的安全感中。

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。

（叶牧师Pastor Jane）