經文: | 耶利米書30-33章 |
中心思想: | 耶利米書32章 |
提要
對猶大國而言,沒有比三十章開頭的部分更淒涼無助了!但是上帝不會永遠棄絕祂的百姓,終有一天他們要返回故土,重享恩寵的地位,並且與上帝立定更美好的新約,為了說明未來盼望,耶利米買了一塊地,明知很快就要落入巴比倫人的手裡,他仍然義無反顧,然而和上帝「公義的苗裔」──彌賽亞比起來,巴比倫的統治可就十分短暫了! |
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每日與主同行
你曾經有過同樣的情況嗎?明知上帝要你做某一個決定,卻為此掙扎數月之久,只因那決定看起來並不入情入理,然而你卻知道必須那麼做,最後,你決定順服,做上帝要你做的,於是你體會極大的平安,然而懷疑立刻出現了!使你無法超越現在的看到未來。
上帝要耶利米買一塊很快就要被巴比倫充公的地,這似乎很不合理,但是耶利米還是順服了,也許他曾經懷疑為什麼上帝竟要他在祂的錢財上做一個如此不稱職的管家,不過耶利米做了一件非常有智慧的事:帶著他的疑問向上帝禱告(耶32:16-25),當他「帶著困惑禱告」時,上帝以維繫耶利米生死存亡的應許來激勵他作為答覆。
上帝樂於摧毀人的懷疑與憂慮,當你跪下禱告時,祂的摧毀工作就能做得最好!以禱告結束今天的靈修,不要只求上帝改變你的環境,同時也要改變你的個性,你就會看到疑慮如霧一般,消失在上帝可靠應許的溫暖中!
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默想
從絕望中看到希望
在你讀耶立米書三十到三十三章的時候,要記住耶利米時代的情形,那時他身陷囹圄,猶大處於潰散邊緣,至於巴比倫也已大軍壓境,現在你可以了解,為什麼先知充滿希望的信息是那樣的適時卻又懾人心弦了吧!
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金言
懷疑者堅信他們的信心必須高大如山,才能移動一粒芥菜種。 |
English |
8/9/2013 Hope Against Judgment |
Scriptures: | Jeremiah 30-33 |
Heart of the Passage: | Jeremiah 32 |
Overview
Things have never looked bleaker for the nation of Judah than in the opening verses of chapter 30. Yet God will not forsake His people forever. They will return home, rejoice in their privileged position again, and enter into a new and better covenant with their God. In order to illustrate this great hope, Jeremiah purchases a piece of land, knowing full well that it will fall into Babylonian hands. But Babylonian control will be brief when compared to the rule of God's Righteous Branch, the Messiah. |
Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Homeland Restored
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Happiness Restored
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Real Estate Purchased
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Righteous Branch Predicted
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Sermons of Promise
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Signs ot Promise
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Your Daily Walk
Have you ever found yourself in a situation like this? You've been wrestling for months with a decision you know God wants you to make. It doesn't seem logical, but somehow you know what you have to do. Finally, you take that step of obedience. Immediately you experience great relief that you have done what God wants you to do. But then — doubt strikes. You can't see how it will all work out.
God told Jeremiah to buy a piece of land that would soon be conquered and confiscated by the Babylonians. It didn't seem to make sense, but Jeremiah obeyed, perhaps wondering why God was asking him to be such a poor steward of His money. Then Jeremiah did the wise thing; He took his doubts to God in prayer (32:16-25). And as he "prayed through his perplexities," God responded by encouraging him with great statements of promise that Jeremiah could stake his life on.
God loves to destroy doubt and worry, and He does it best when you are on your knees. Close your quiet time today with a time of prayer. Ask God not simply to change your circumstances but to change your character as well. Then watch your doubts melt like fog in the warmth of God's trustworthy promises.
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Insight
Seeing Hope from a Hopeless Viewpoint
As you read chapters 30-33, keep in mind Jeremiah's situation. He is in prison, Judah is on the verge of collapse, and the Babylonian army is on the horizon. Now do you see why the prophet's message of hope is both astonishing and appropriate?
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Adage
Doubters insist they need faith as big as a mountain in order to move a mustard seed. |
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