耶利米书［第十六章］
Book of Jeremiah 16
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耶利米书 第十六章 |Book of Jeremiah 16【你真认识神吗？】
引言: 听说想象vs 亲身经历
一、离弃神的代价
1.没有盼望，没有未来 (V1-4)
神命令耶利米不要结婚生子，因为将来的审判会让整个地陷入绝望，生命将充满死亡和痛苦，连埋葬的机会都没有。这就像一个快要崩塌的房子，即使再努力装修，也注定无法住人。
当我们远离神，追随自己的想法和计划自己的道路，我们其实是在为自己的生命设立一个不稳固的根基，最终会走向绝望。
2.没有喜乐，没有平安 (V5-13)
神不仅叫耶利米不要结婚生子，还不让他参加丧礼和婚礼。神这样做是为了让人们知道，未来的日子会充满死亡和荒凉，大家的生活不再有欢呼声和哀悼的机会。那时，没有人会埋葬死者，也没有人擘饼哀悼，因为每个人，无论老少，都会死去。欢呼的声音也会消失，因为这地已经荒废，没有人活着。
当我们远离神，失去祂给的平安和喜乐时，要知道，这是神提醒我们回转归向祂的信号。只有在神里面，才能找到真正的安息和满足，重新得享祂的丰盛生命。
二、经历神的信实 (V14-18)
虽然神的审判临到，但祂并没有彻底抛弃祂的百姓。神应许以色列百姓再一次亲身经历祂的真实，这次不是通过祖先的经历或历史传闻，而是他们自己亲眼见证、亲身体验神的作为。神要百姓认识到，所有的偶像都是虚假的，唯有祂是真神。
神的计划不仅仅是要惩罚，而是希望通过这些审判，让我们再次亲身经历祂的爱和真实，恢复我们与祂之间的亲密关系。就像一座灯塔，只有当船靠近时，才能真正感受到它的光明和指引。神也是这样，祂希望我们靠近祂，感受到祂的光和温暖。
三、相信神是唯一 (V19-21)
当百姓经历了灾难与审判后，他们最终会醒悟，意识到偶像无法保护他们，只有耶和华神是真实的拯救者。人所造的一切虚假事物都无法与神的力量相比，而神的能力和恩典从始至终都在掌管一切。
神的审判是为了让我们清醒，祂的恩典从未离开。祂希望我们经历过这些挑战后，能更加坚定地依靠祂，认识到祂才是唯一的真神。
总结：不只认识祂，更要亲身经历祂的爱！
我们看到了神不仅仅要我们认识祂，更要我们亲身经历祂的爱。祂的审判虽然严厉，但隐藏着祂的怜悯与恩典，目的是让我们从迷茫中醒悟，看到祂的真实与信实。
Jeremiah 16: Do you really know God
GK611 Morning Devotion
13/09/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: IP Asher
Introduction: Hearing and Imagination vs. Personal Experience
1. The cost of abandoning God
(1) No hope, no future (V1-4)
God commanded Jeremiah not to get married and have children, because the future judgment would plunge the entire earth into despair, and life would be full of death and pain, without even a chance for burial. This is like a house that is about to collapse. No matter how hard we try to renovate it, it is destined to be uninhabitable.
When we turn away from God and follow our own ideas and plan our own paths, we are setting an unstable foundation for our lives and will eventually lead to despair.
(2) No joy, no peace (V5-13)
God not only told Jeremiah not to get married and have children, but also did not allow him to attend funerals and weddings. God did this to let people know that the days to come would be filled with death and desolation, and that there would be no opportunity for joy or mourning in our lives. At that time, no one would bury the dead, and no one would break bread in mourning, because everyone, young and old, would die. The sound of joy will also disappear, because the land is desolate, and no one is alive.
When we drift away from God and lose the peace and joy He gives us, we must know that this is God’s signal to remind us to return to Him. Only in God can we find true rest and satisfaction and regain His abundant life.
2. Experience God’s faithfulness (V14-18)
Although God’s judgment has come, He has not completely abandoned His people. God promised the Israelites to once again experience His reality personally, this time not through the experiences of their ancestors or historical rumours, but through their own eyes and personal experience of God’s deeds. God wants people to realize that all idols are false and that He alone is the true God.
God’s plan is not just to punish, but to allow us to experience His love and truth once again through these judgments and to restore our intimate relationship with Him. Like a lighthouse, its light and guidance can only be truly felt when the ship is close. God is the same way. He wants us to be close to Him and feel His light and warmth.
3. Believe that God is the only One (V19-21)
When the people experience disaster and judgment, they will eventually wake up and realize that idols cannot protect them, and only Jehovah God is the real saviour. No false thing created by man can compare with the power of God, whose power and grace govern everything from beginning to end.
God’s judgment is there to wake us up, but His grace never leaves us. He hopes that after we have experienced these challenges, we will rely more firmly on Him and realize that He is the only true God.
Conclusion: Not only know Him, but also experience His love personally!
We see that God not only wants us to know Him, but also wants us to experience His love personally. Although His judgment is severe, His mercy and grace are hidden in it. The purpose is to awaken us from our confusion and see His truth and faithfulness.