历代志下24：记恩行义
 
GK611晨祷生命读经
07.11.2025
主讲：郑伟健传道


引言：灯还在亮的时候...

一、忠心行义必得福 - 耶何耶大（代下24:1-16）
	
1. 忠心辅政 （v1-3)
约阿施年仅七岁登基，全靠祭司耶何耶大忠心辅政。他不是王，却以敬畏神的心守护国的方向，使国家稳固、圣殿重建。约阿施能行正事，是因有敬虔者扶持。今天神也寻找这样不求	掌权，只求忠心；不为名声，只为成全神的旨意的人。

2. 敬心修殿 （v4-14)
约阿施立志修殿，却以命令催促人，想用人的方法成就神的事；耶何耶大却以智慧等候，让神自己动工。后来百姓甘心奉献，圣殿得以坚固，事奉也从强逼变为喜乐。神看重的不是速度，而是敬心；真正的复兴，不在人的推动，而在神感动人心。愿我们学耶何耶大，在敬畏	中顺服，让神的殿因我们真心的敬拜而重建。	

3. 忠善安息 (v15-16)
耶何耶大一生忠心事奉，直到年老“日子满足而死”，活了一百三十岁，得享从神而来的尊荣。他不是王，却被葬在列王的坟墓里，因为他“为神和神的殿行了美善的事”。他的生命从起初救王、到中年修殿、到晚年守道，从未偏离神的旨意。

神纪念这样的忠心，也用他的安息对比约阿施的悲剧，提醒我们：荣耀的结局不在权位与成就，而在忠心与信实。

二、忘恩负义必自毙 - 约阿施（代下24:17-27）

1.失神从人(v17-19)
耶何耶大死后，约阿施失去属灵遮盖，开始听人的话，不再听神的声。众首领奉承他，他就随人意行，离弃圣殿、拜偶像。神仍差先知劝他回头，他却不肯听。一个曾听神的王，如今被人声淹没。信仰若建在别人身上，人一离开，心就迷失。愿我们不随人意，只随主意，在众声中仍紧紧跟随神。

2.自以为是(v20-22)
神的灵感动撒迦利亚责备百姓离弃耶和华，却被约阿施吩咐用石头打死在圣殿里。约阿施从敬虔变为刚硬，自以为是，不再听神的声音。骄傲使人看不见真理，刚硬让心远离神。撒迦利亚临死祈求神鉴察，仍显出怜悯。愿我们不刚硬不自以为义，常存谦卑受教的心，让神的话继续引导我们。

3.神手转向(v23-24)
亚兰军虽只是一小队，却能击败犹大的大军，因为神的手已转了方向。祂没有亲手击打，只是放手不护，让人尝到离弃祂的后果。最可怕的不是神发怒，而是祂沉默。约阿施失去保护，也失去方向；神藉这场战提醒他要悔改回头。

4.不得善终(v25-27)
约阿施受伤重病，神仍给他悔改机会，但他心刚硬不回头。最终臣仆为撒迦利亚伸冤，在床上杀了他，他死得羞辱，“不葬在列王的坟墓里”。昔日蒙恩的王，竟落得如此结局。神没有立刻击打他，却任凭他自取灭亡。忘恩的人，终将被自己所依靠的吞噬；离弃神的人，再多权位也留不住尊荣。真正的善终，不在长寿或荣耀，而在忠心与敬畏。

总结：恩典不忘，义路长存


    
  

2 Chronicles 24：Remembering Grace and Practising Righteousness
GK611 Morning Devotion
07 Nov 2025 
Speaker: Pastor Asher Chang 

 Introduction: While the lamp still burns...

I. The Faithful and Righteous Shall Be Blessed - Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:1-16) 

1. Faithful Regency (v1-3)
Joash ascended the throne at the age of seven, wholly dependent on the faithful regency of the priest Jehoiada. Though not a king himself, Jehoiada guarded the nation's course with reverence for God, preserving the direction of the nation and rebuilding the temple. Joash was able to do what was right because a godly man stood beside him. Today, God still seeks such individuals—those who seek not power but faithfulness; fame not for themselves but for fulfilling God’s will.

2. Temple Restoration with Reverence (v4-14)
Joash resolved to restore the temple, yet urged people on with commands, seeking to accomplish God’s work by human means. Jehoiada, however, waited wisely, allowing God Himself to act. Eventually, the people gave willingly, the temple was restored,— turning forced service into joyful worship. God values not speed but reverence; true revival arises not from human drive but from God stirring hearts. May we learn from Jehoiada, obeying in reverence, so that God's temple may be rebuilt through our sincere worship.

3. Faithfulness and kindness bring rest (v15-16)
Jehoiada served faithfully all his life. When he died “full of days” at 130 years old, he received honour from God — buried among kings though he himself was not one — “because he had done good in Israel, toward God and His temple.” His life remained steadfastly aligned with God's will—from rescuing the king in his youth, to restoring the temple in his prime, to upholding the faith in his old age.

God commemorated such faithfulness and contrasted Jehoiada’s peaceful rest with Joash’s tragic end — reminding us that a glorious ending is not found in power or achievement, but in faithfulness and integrity.

 II. The Ungrateful and Unrighteous Brings Self-Destruction – Joash (2 Chronicles 24:17–27) 

1. Abandoning God for Men (v17-19)
After Jehoiada’s death, Joash lost his spiritual covering and began heeding human counsel instead of God. Flattered by the leaders, he yielded to their counsel, forsaking the temple and worshipping idols. Though God sent prophets to urge his repentance, he refused to listen. A king who once heeded God was now drowned out by human voices. Faith built upon others crumbles when they depart. May we not follow human will but only the Lord's will, steadfastly pursuing God amidst the clamour of voices.

2. Self-Righteousness (v20-22)
The Spirit of God moved Zechariah to rebuke the people for forsaking the Lord, yet Joash commanded him to be stoned to death in the temple. Joash turned from piety to stubbornness, becoming self-righteous and shutting out God’s voice. Pride blinds us to truth; stubbornness distances the heart from God. Even in death, Zechariah's plea for divine scrutiny revealed lingering mercy. May we neither harden our hearts nor presume righteousness, but maintain a humble, teachable spirit, allowing God's word to guide us continually.

3. The Hand of God Turned Away (v23-24)
Though the Aramean force was small detachment, it defeated Judah's mighty army because God's hand had turned away from them. He did not strike directly, but withdrew His protection, allowing them to taste the consequences of forsaking Him. The most dreadful thing is not God's wrath, but His silence. Joash lost both protection and direction; through this battle, God reminded him to repent and turn back.

4. A Dishonourable End (v25-27)
Though gravely wounded and ill, God still offered Joash a chance to repent. Yet his heart remained hardened and unyielding. Ultimately, his servants avenged Zechariah by slaying him in his bed. He died in disgrace, ‘did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.’ Thus the once-blessed king has met such an end. God did not strike him down immediately, but allowed him to destroy himself. The ungrateful are consumed by what they trust in; those who forsake God retain no honour, however great their power. A truly blessed end lies not in longevity or glory, but in faithfulness and reverence.

 Conclusion: Never forget grace, the path of righteousness endures