我那190公分高的兒子沙維爾，輕輕鬆鬆就把他那剛學步的兒子安安高舉到半空中。沙維爾用他的大手托著安安細小的腳掌，讓孩子穩穩地站在他的手掌上。然後，他一邊將手臂儘量向前伸展，一邊要安安自己保持平衡。沙維爾空出的另一隻手則隨時準備在必要時抓住安安。只見安安筆直地站著，禁不住咯咯地笑，而他的雙臂放在兩側，雙眼專注地盯著他父親的目光。

先知以賽亞宣告專心仰望天父所帶來的益處，說：「堅心倚賴祢的，祢必保守他十分平安，因為他倚靠祢」（以賽亞書26章3節）。以賽亞鼓勵上帝的子民竭力透過上帝的話語來尋求祂，並藉著禱告和敬拜與祂連結。那些堅定相信上帝的人能透過與天父建立關係，全然倚靠祂。

我們既是上帝深愛的兒女，便能夠放膽宣告：「當倚靠耶和華直到永遠，因為耶和華是永久的磐石」（4節）。為什麼呢？因為天父值得信靠，祂與祂的話語永不改變。

當我們定睛仰望天父，祂會用手托住我們的腳，使你我站立得穩。我們可以全然信靠祂，確信祂是永遠慈愛、信實和良善的上帝！

My six-foot-three son, Xavier, lifted his giggling toddler, Xarian, into the air with ease. He wrapped his large hand around his son’s tiny feet, securing them firmly in his palm. Stretching out his long arm, he encouraged his son to balance on his own but kept his free hand at the ready to catch him if necessary. Xarian straightened his legs and stood. With his smile wide and his arms resting at his side, his eyes locked on his father’s gaze.

The prophet Isaiah declared the benefits of focusing on our heavenly Father: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” (Isaiah 26:3). He encouraged God’s people to be committed to seeking Him in the Scriptures and connected with Him through prayer and worship. Those faithful ones would experience a confident trust built through their established fellowship with the Father.

As God’s beloved children, we can cry out with boldness: “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal” (v. 4). Why? Because our Father in heaven is trustworthy. He and the Scriptures never change.

As we keep our eyes fixed on our heavenly Father, He will keep our feet planted firmly in His hands. We can count on Him to continue being loving, faithful, and good forever!