When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time. 

当我们全然信靠上帝，祂就会藉著我们彰显祂的作为。

The eyes of the  range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. 2 Chronicles 16:9

耶和华的眼目遍察全地，一心归向祂的，祂必以大能扶助他们。-历代志下16章9节，新译本

In the fable of the chicken and the pig, the two animals discuss opening a restaurant together. As they plan their menu, the chicken suggests they serve ham and eggs. The pig swiftly objects saying, “No thanks. I’d be committed, but you would only be involved.”

有一则寓言说到，有一只母鸡与一只小猪想要合伙开间早餐店。当它们在设计菜单时，母鸡提议要有火腿与鸡蛋，小猪立即反对说：“不必了！如此一来，我对这间早餐店必须毫无保留地全心摆上，但你却只是参与。”

Although the pig didn’t care to put himself on the platter, his understanding of commitment is instructive to me as I learn to better follow God with my whole heart.

虽然小猪不肯把自己摆在餐盘上，但是它的话倒是启发了我，让我学习如何毫无保留地全心跟随上帝。

To protect his kingdom, Asa, king of Judah, sought to break up a treaty between the kings of Israel and Aram. To accomplish this, he sent personal treasure along with “silver and gold out of the treasuries of the L’s temple” to secure favor with Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram (2 Chron. 16:2). Ben-Hadad agreed and their joint forces repelled Israel.

犹大王亚撒为了保护他的国家，便想要破坏以色列王与亚兰王之间所立的约。为了达到目的，亚撒王“从耶和华殿和王宫的府库里拿出金银来”，送给亚兰王便哈达（历代志下16章2节）。于是便哈达就与犹大联盟，派军攻击以色列。

But God’s prophet Hanani called Asa foolish for relying on human help instead of God who had delivered other enemies into their hands. Hanani asserted, “The eyes of the  range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him” (v. 9).

但是上帝的先知哈拿尼却责备亚撒王，说他行事愚昧，因为他仰赖人的帮助，而非仰赖曾将许多仇敌交在他们手里的上帝。哈拿尼说：“耶和华的眼目遍察全地，一心归向祂的，祂必以大能扶助他们。”（9节，新译本）

As we face our own battles and challenges, let’s remember that God is our best ally. He strengthens us when we’re willing to “serve up” a whole-hearted commitment to Him.

当我们面对各种难关与挑战时，让我们记得上帝才是我们最好的盟友。当我们愿意对上帝全然摆上，一心归向祂，祂便会以大能扶助我们。

2 Chronicles 16:1-9New International Version (NIV)

Asa’s Last Years

16 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

2 Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus. 3 “Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”

4 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali. 5 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work. 6 Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. 8 Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the Lord, he delivered them into your hand. 9 For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”

历代志下 16:1-9Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified) (CUVMPS)

亚撒的晚年

16 亚撒三十六年，以色列王巴沙上来攻击犹大，修筑拉玛，不许人从犹大王亚撒那里出入。

亚撒求助于亚兰王

2 于是亚撒从耶和华殿和王宫的府库里拿出金银来，送与住大马士革的亚兰王便哈达，说： 3 “你父曾与我父立约，我与你也要立约。现在我将金银送给你，求你废掉你与以色列王巴沙所立的约，使他离开我。” 4 便哈达听从亚撒王的话，派军长去攻击以色列的城邑。他们就攻破以云、但、亚伯玛音和拿弗他利一切的积货城。 5 巴沙听见，就停工不修筑拉玛了。 6 于是亚撒王率领犹大众人，将巴沙修筑拉玛所用的石头、木头都运去，用以修筑迦巴和米斯巴。

7 那时，先见哈拿尼来见犹大王亚撒，对他说：“因你仰赖亚兰王，没有仰赖耶和华你的神，所以亚兰王的军兵脱离了你的手。 8 古实人、路比人的军队不是甚大吗？战车马兵不是极多吗？只因你仰赖耶和华，他便将他们交在你手里。 9 耶和华的眼目遍察全地，要显大能帮助向他心存诚实的人。你这事行得愚昧，此后，你必有争战的事。”

Lord, I want to rely on You more fully. 

Sometimes I see only what is around me.

 Please help me to look up and to trust You more.

主，我要更全心倚靠祢。
有时，我只忙着环顾四周，
求祢帮助我向上仰望，并更加信靠祢。

整理：于姊妹