當耶穌差派門徒出去時，祂應許：「我就常與你們同在，直到世界的末了」（馬太福音28章20節）根據希臘學者傑米生，法斯和布朗的解釋，「常」從字麵上來說，代表「所有的日子」。
耶穌不隻是說「常常」，而是說「所有的日子」。那包括我們所有動，我們每天必須承擔的責任。無論我們處在順境或逆境，還是陰天或晴天。
不管每天遭遇如何，我們的主都與我們同在。無論歡樂或悲哀；疾病或健康；成功或失敗。不管今天發生什麽，我們的主都與我們同行，加添力量給我們、愛我們，用信望愛來使我們信仰堅定。我們能忍受任何情況和環境，因為我們知道主在我們身旁，正如祂在使徒行傳18章10節告訴保羅說：「我與你同在。」
提醒自己上帝的同在，在忙碌的一天中停下來告訴自己：「主在這裏」，並禱告自己能與這位看不到的主相遇，在任何情況和環境中都看見祂的同在。DHR
我知祂就在我身旁；
生活風暴侵襲我心，
祂說：「孩子，我在這裏。」D. De Haan
In All Kinds Of Weather
Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. —Matthew 28:20
When Jesus sent His disciples out, He gave them this promise: “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:20). Literally, the word always means “all the days,” according to Greek scholars Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown.
Jesus didn’t simply say, “always,” but “all the days.” That takes into account all our various activities, the good and bad circumstances surrounding us, the varied responsibilities we have through the course of our days, the storm clouds and the sunshine.
Our Lord is present with us no matter what each day brings. It may be a day of joy or of sadness, of sickness or of health, of success or of failure. No matter what happens to us today, our Lord is walking beside us, strengthening us, loving us, filling us with faith, hope, and love. As He envelops us with quiet serenity and security, our foes, fears, afflictions, and doubts begin to recede. We can bear up in any setting and circumstance because we know the Lord is at hand, just as He told Paul in Acts 18:10, “I am with you.”
Practice God’s presence, stopping in the midst of your busy day to say to yourself, “The Lord is here.” And pray that you will see Him who is invisible—and see Him everywhere. — David H. Roper
God’s unseen presence comforts me,
I know He’s always near;
And when life’s storms besiege my soul,
He says, “My child, I’m here.” —D. De Haan
Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. —Isaiah 55:6
