梦游圣经66本书

18/6/26 灵修分享

经文：何西阿书 11:3-4

“我原教导以法莲行走，用膀臂抱着他们，他们却不知道是我医治他们。我用慈绳爱索牵引他们，我待他们如人放松牛的两腮夹板，把粮食放在他们面前。”

何西阿书第十一章让我们看见一位充满慈爱的神。祂不像严厉的主人，只知道发命令；祂更像一位慈爱的父亲，教导孩子行走，用膀臂抱着他们，在他们跌倒时扶持他们，在他们软弱时看顾他们。

可惜的是，以色列人并不明白这份爱。他们一次又一次远离神，忘记神的恩典，甚至转向偶像。然而，神并没有因此放弃他们。祂仍然用慈绳爱索牵引他们，仍然供应他们所需，仍然等待他们回转。

今天默想这段经文时，我有一个画面：几件衣服正在洗烘一体机里面。它们经历清洗、脱水和烘干，在机器里不停翻转，却不知道整个过程什么时候结束。

如果衣服会思想，它们或许会觉得自己被困在里面，不明白为什么要经历这些过程。

然而主人一直都在。

从按下开始键的那一刻，到整个程序结束，主人从未离开。衣服看不见主人，却始终在主人的看顾之下。

有时候，我们的人生也是如此。

我们经历等待、熬炼、失望和不明白的时刻。我们问神为什么还没有改变，为什么还没有结束，为什么道路仍然看不清楚。

但何西阿书提醒我们，很多时候我们不知道，是神一直在医治我们；很多时候我们看不见，是神一直在抱着我们。

当我们以为自己只是经历环境，其实神正在塑造生命；当我们以为自己孤单前行，其实神的膀臂从未离开；当我们以为自己被困在过程里，其实一直都在祂爱的手中。

原来，不是我们一直抓住神，而是神一直抱着我们。

慈绳爱索从未松开，父亲的膀臂也从未放下。

默想

在我目前所经历的环境中，我是否愿意相信，即使看不见神，祂仍然在看顾我、医治我，并用慈绳爱索牵引我？

祷告

亲爱的天父，感谢祢从未离开我。许多时候我看不见祢的作为，也不明白祢的带领，但祢仍然用慈绳爱索牵引我，用膀臂扶持我。求祢帮助我在等待中学习信靠，在熬炼中学习顺服，在软弱中经历祢的恩典。让我知道，无论身处什么环境，我都一直在祢爱的手中。奉主名求，阿们。

The Cords of Love Have Never Let Go

Devotional Reflection – 18 June 2026

Scripture: Hosea 11:3–4

“It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.”

Hosea chapter 11 reveals the heart of a loving God. He is not a harsh master who only gives commands. Rather, He is a compassionate Father who teaches His children to walk, carries them in His arms, supports them when they fall, and cares for them in their weakness.

Sadly, Israel did not understand this love. Again and again they drifted away from God, forgot His grace, and turned to idols. Yet God did not give up on them. He continued to lead them with cords of love, provide for their needs, and wait patiently for them to return.

As I meditated on this passage today, a picture came to mind: several pieces of clothing inside a washer-dryer combo. They go through washing, spinning, and drying, tumbling continuously inside the machine, yet they have no idea when the process will end.

If those clothes could think, they might feel trapped. They might wonder why they have to go through such a process.

Yet the owner is always there.

From the moment the start button is pressed until the cycle is complete, the owner never leaves. The clothes cannot see the owner, yet they remain under the owner’s care the entire time.

Sometimes our lives are like that.

We go through seasons of waiting, refining, disappointment, and uncertainty. We ask God why things have not changed, why the process is not over, and why the road ahead still seems unclear.

But Hosea reminds us that many times we do not realize that God is healing us. Many times we cannot see that God is carrying us.

When we think we are merely going through circumstances, God is shaping our lives. When we think we are walking alone, His arms have never left us. When we feel trapped in the process, we are actually held securely in His love.

The truth is, it is not that we have been holding on to God; it is that God has been holding on to us.

The cords of love have never loosened, and the Father’s arms have never let go.

Reflection

In the situation I am currently facing, am I willing to believe that even when I cannot see God, He is still caring for me, healing me, and leading me with cords of love?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for never leaving me. Many times I cannot see what You are doing, nor do I understand Your ways, yet You continue to lead me with cords of love and uphold me with Your arms. Help me to trust You while I wait, to learn obedience through refining, and to experience Your grace in my weakness. Remind me that no matter what season I am in, I remain safely in Your loving hands. In Jesus’ name, Amen.