梦游圣经66本书

2026年5月30日 灵修

【撒母耳记上 13:8-10】

今天早晨，我看见一个画面：

我们在一个地方等舅舅，
等了久久，
他却一直没有出现。

这个画面让我想起《撒母耳记上》13:8-10中扫罗等待撒母耳的经历。

扫罗照着撒母耳所定的日期等了七日。

可是时间一天一天过去，
撒母耳还没有来到。

不仅如此，
百姓也开始离开，
情况变得越来越紧张。

在这样的等待中，
扫罗开始着急了。

于是他决定不再等下去，
自己献上燔祭。

然而圣经告诉我们：

“刚献完燔祭，撒母耳就到了。”

问题不是撒母耳不会来，

而是扫罗能不能继续等。

很多时候，
我们也像扫罗一样。

起初愿意等候，
愿意相信。

可是当时间拉长，
事情没有照着自己期待的发展，
答案迟迟没有出现，

心里就开始不安。

我们开始想自己解决，
自己行动，
自己掌控。

然而，神常常借着等待来塑造我们的信心。

祂不仅在乎结果，
也在乎我们是否愿意信靠祂的时间。

有时候，
我们以为神迟到了。

但当我们回头再看，

就会发现神从来没有迟到。

祂只是要我们学习，
在看不见的时候仍然相信，
在没有答案的时候仍然等候。

因为神的时间，
永远是最好的时间。

祷告：

主啊，当我在等待中感到焦急时，求祢帮助我安静信靠祢。不要让我因为眼前的压力而失去信心，也不要让我跑在祢的前面。帮助我相信，祢从不迟到，祢的时间永远最好。奉主名祷告，阿们。

Faith While Waiting

May 30, 2026 Devotional

【1 Samuel 13:8-10】

This morning, I saw a scene:

I was waiting for my uncle somewhere,
and I waited for a long time,
but he never showed up.

This scene reminded me of Saul’s experience of waiting for Samuel in 1 Samuel 13:8-10.

Saul waited seven days according to the time Samuel had appointed.

But as the days passed,
Samuel still had not arrived.

Not only that,
the people began to scatter,
and the situation became increasingly tense.

In the midst of such waiting,
Saul became anxious.

So he decided not to wait any longer
and offered the burnt offering himself.

However, the Bible tells us:

“As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived.”

The issue was not that Samuel would not come,

but whether Saul could continue to wait.

Many times,
we are just like Saul.

At first, we are willing to wait
and willing to believe.

But when the waiting drags on,
things do not unfold as we expected,
and the answer does not come,

our hearts begin to grow uneasy.

We start trying to solve things ourselves,
take action ourselves,
and take control ourselves.

Yet God often uses waiting to shape our faith.

He not only cares about the outcome,
but also about whether we are willing to trust His timing.

Sometimes,
we think God is late.

But when we look back,

we discover that God has never been late.

He is simply teaching us
to keep believing when we cannot see,
and to keep waiting when there are no answers.

Because God’s timing
is always the best timing.

Prayer:

Lord, when I become anxious in times of waiting, please help me to be still and trust in You. Do not let me lose faith because of the pressures before me, nor run ahead of You. Help me believe that You are never late and that Your timing is always best. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.