【诗107:6】于是，他们在苦难中哀求耶和华，他从他们的祸患中搭救他们。【Psa 107:6】Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,and he delivered them from their distress.

诗篇107篇描绘了四幅画面：有人在旷野中迷失、有人在黑暗中被锁链捆锁、有人被疾病折磨、有人在狂风巨浪中翻腾。他们的经历不同，却有一个相向的模式：人在绝望中发声哀求，以及神的拯救。Psalm 107 presents four different scenes: some people are lost in the wilderness, some are bound in chains in darkness, some are suffering from illness, and some are being tossed about by raging winds and waves. Their experiences are different, yet they all follow the same pattern: people cry out in despair, and God brings deliverance.

而翻转这一切的关键，在于一句不断重复的话：于是，他们在苦难中哀求耶和华， 他从他们的祸患中搭救他们。The key that turns everything around is found in one sentence repeated again and again: Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

请注意“于是”这个词，它总是出现在人耗尽了一切自我拯救的资源。也只有在那个时刻——苦难之地，人终于肯放下骄傲，去做他平时绝不会做的事，向神哀求。Notice the word “then”. It always comes after people have exhausted every resource they have for rescuing themselves. It is only at that moment—in the place of suffering—that they are finally willing to lay down their pride and do what they would normally never do: cry out to God.但最令人惊叹的，不是人的呼求，而是神的反应——不轻看他们最绝望的呼求，而是立刻俯就并搭救了他们。Yet the most remarkable thing is not their cry, but God’s response—He does not look down on their desperate cry, but immediately stoops down to them and delivers them.

我们也需要看见，神的拯救不仅仅是改变环境，更是内在的改变。如果我们一生顺利，可能只是在地上一天天过日子，不会去寻找神。不知道自己在离弃神的危险中，就不会呼求。We also need to recognise that God’s deliverance is not only about changing our circumstances, but about changing us inwardly as well. If everything in our lives always went smoothly, we might simply carry on living day by day without ever seeking God. If we did not realise the danger of turning away from God, we would not cry out to Him.

环境是神安排我们真实经历祂的入口，神允许我们来到尽头，是为了带领我们进入更深的信靠。因为祂看重我们的生命胜于舒适，祂更在意让我们长得像基督，而不是维持生活平顺。Our circumstances are often the doorway God uses to lead us into a real experience of Him. God allows us to come to the end of ourselves so that He can lead us into deeper trust. He values our lives more than our comfort, and He cares more about shaping us to become like Christ than about keeping our lives smooth and trouble-free.

今天，无论你正身处怎样的麻烦、恐惧或绝望中，都不要等到精疲力竭、走投无路时才转向祂——现在就去做一件事，向祂呼求吧！因祂看见人的痛苦，听见人的呼求，并且伸手搭救的神。Today, whatever trouble, fear, or despair you may be facing, do not wait until you are completely exhausted and have nowhere else to turn before coming to Him—do one thing now: cry out to Him! He is the God who sees human suffering, hears our cries, and reaches out His hand to deliver us.

主，我知道祢爱我，祢为我舍命就是明证。祢是那位永不改变，信实的救赎者，在各样困境中，祢都乐意施慈爱拯救凡呼求祢的人。Lord, I know that You love me, and Your giving Your life for me is the clearest proof. You are the unchanging and faithful Redeemer, and in every kind of difficulty You delight to show mercy and save all who call upon You.主，我向祢承认，我常常在撞了南墙、耗尽了自己的办法后，才想起呼求祢。今天，我不再隐藏，我将此刻面临的困境，全然向祢敞开。Lord, I confess that I often remember to cry out to You only after I have reached a dead end and exhausted all my own ways. Today, I will hide no longer. I open completely before You the difficulty I am facing right now.求祢用祢大能的手将我搭救——不仅救我脱离环境的艰难，更救我脱离那总想靠自己的愚昧与不信。愿我在生活和心灵中，也能亲身经历这同样的拯救。奉主耶稣的名，阿门！Please deliver me with Your mighty hand—not only from the hardship of my circumstances, but also from the foolishness and unbelief that always want to rely on myself. May I personally experience this same deliverance in both my daily life and my inner life. In the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!

（平安姊妹 Sister Peace）