兩名飛行員在飛過印尼上空時，竟然睡著了。一般上，當飛機到達巡航高度時，機長可以小睡一下，可是當他醒來時，卻發現副機長也睡著了。當時飛機正在約36,000英尺的高空飛行，飛機上有150多名乘客和機組人員，而兩名飛行員竟足足睡了約30分鐘。雖然飛機一度偏離航線，但最終仍安全到達目的地。

飛行員或許會在飛行途中打瞌睡，但我們可以確信上帝絕不會打盹。

這正是詩篇121篇帶給我們的安慰，這八節經文提醒我們：上帝無所不知，對我們的生活瞭如指掌；祂無所不在，時刻與我們同在；祂無所不能，可以保護我們。詩人宣告，我們的幫助是從上帝而來（2節）；祂是我們的保護者，也是我們的蔭庇（5節）；祂保守我們的性命，免受一切災害（7節）。

上帝永不困倦。「祂必不叫你的腳搖動；保護你的必不打盹！」（3節）詩人最後總結說：「你出你入，耶和華要保護你，從今時直到永遠。」（8節）

當懷疑上帝是否忘了我們時，我們可以確信祂仍然掌管一切。祂從不打盹，時刻看顧我們。

Two pilots fell asleep in the middle of their flight over Indonesia. While the commanding pilot had permission to nap once the plane reached cruising altitude, he woke up to find that his copilot had also dozed off. The two were asleep for about thirty minutes with more than 150 passengers and crew on board and while at approximately 36,000 feet altitude. The plane had veered off course, but thankfully the plane still arrived at its destination safely.

Human pilots may snooze mid-flight, but we can rest assured that God never falls asleep.

This is the comfort offered to us in the words of Psalm 121. In eight verses, we’re reminded that God is omniscient, or all-knowing about our life; omnipresent, or present all throughout our day; and omnipotent, or all-powerful and can protect us. The psalmist declares that our help comes from God (v. 2). He is our keeper and shade (v. 5), and He guards us from all evil while preserving our soul (v. 7).

God never gets tired. “He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber” (v. 3). “The Lord will watch over your coming and going,” the psalmist concludes “both now and forevermore” (v. 8).

When we’re wondering if God has forgotten us, we can rest assured that He’s at the wheel. He’s always awake and watching over us.