A THOUGHT

“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;” Psalms 103:13 NIV

父亲怎样怜悯他的儿女，耶和华也怎样怜悯敬畏他的人！诗篇103：13（和合本）

This verse tells us a couple of things about God:

这一节告诉我们关于上帝的两件事：

- That he considers our relationship to him as that of a Father and his children

- And that he has compassion on us (that is, sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of us)

——他把我们和他的关系看作父亲和孩子的关系

——他对我们有怜悯心（那就是，对我们苦难或不幸有怜悯的同情和关心）

How amazing to be considered a child of God and to receive his compassion! Even if you are not a parent you will likely understand that the love for ones own children is incomparable. It is certainly easier to have compassion on your own children. In fact, I find that it is easier to have compassion on children in general. They are for the most part small, unknowledgeable and inexperienced.

被考虑为上帝的孩子，并接受他的怜悯是多么令人惊讶的呀！即使你不是家长，你也会明白家长们对孩子们的爱是无可匹敌的。对你自己的孩子怜悯当然是容易的。事实上，我觉得一般来讲对孩子们有怜悯心是更容易的。他们是弱小的、无知的和无经验的。

In comparison to our Heavenly Father who is massive and all knowing, we are indeed like young children. Compared to God we are small, unknowledgeable and have a view of the world that is not very accurate.

相对于我们魁伟全知的天父，我们确实是像小孩子们一样。相对于上帝，我们渺小、无知并且对世界有着不确切的观点。

However, God’s view and perception of the world is true and accurate. If He thinks something is a certain way, then that’s the way that it really is!

然而，上帝对世界的观点和认知能力是真实的和精确的。如果他认为一件事情是一个确定的样子，那么就真的是那样的。

When considering this, we should humble ourselves before Him and trust in our loving Father, he knows best.

当考虑到这点时，我们应该在他面前谦逊，并相信我们的爱父，他知道最好的。

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;” Proverbs 3:5

你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明——箴言3：5（和合本）

And we can certainly trust that God will have compassion on us.

我们当然可以相信上帝对我们的怜悯。

What’s so amazing about this and about the fact that God considers us as his own children is that he does not need to! Even though he created us, He is not obligated to regard us as His in any way because we abandoned God when we chose sin. Humans walked away from the Lord when we chose our way instead of his.

关于这个非常惊人的事实是上帝把我们看成他自己的孩子们，并且他并不需要这样！虽然他创造了我们，他并没有义务以任何方式来把我们看作是他的，因为当我们选择罪的时候我们就离弃了上帝。当我们选择我们的路，而不是他的路的时候，人类就从神那里走开了。

Yet just like the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-31), when we come back to God and repent he will always accept us and forgive us our sins. When we return to fearing the Lord he has compassion on us.

就像浪荡子的故事（路加福音15：11-31），当我们回到上帝并忏悔，他将永远的接受我们并原谅我们的罪。当我们回来敬畏神，他就对我们有怜悯。

Just as the Lord has compassion on us, we should have compassion on others.

就像上帝对我们有怜悯一样，我们应该对别人有怜悯。

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12 NIV

你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样；这就是我的命令。约翰福音15：12和合本

It’s not always easy to love others. When you are struggling, think back to how God has had compassion on you, even in your wayward walking.

爱别人不总是容易的。当你有困难的时候，想想上帝是怎么怜悯你的，甚至在你任性的时候。

Ask Him through prayer to fill you with His love for others.

通过祷告祈求他将你充满对别人的爱。

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