He gave them exactly what they asked for— but along with it they got an empty heart. (MSG)
— 詩篇:一百零六15
當父神應允神兒女們所求時,我們都會以為是一件好事、是一件值得感恩的事,但這段經文卻提醒我們,不一定全然如此。這段經文的前兩節提到:『等不多時,他們就忘了他的作為、不仰望他的指教』,又說這些以色列人:『在曠野大起慾心⋯試探神, They only cared about pleasing themselves... provoked God with their insistent demands』。當我們忘了神的作為、不仰望神的指教,而只在意自己所想所要、不斷向神強求時,神或會應允所求,卻是一種『任憑』、使我們的心靈軟弱。今天我們是否願意小心,不要落入這樣的景況中⋯?