QT 04/10/2024 Fri. Ezekiel 33. Responsibility of heeding warnings. 听从警告的责任。

QT 04/10/2024 Fri. Ezekiel 33
https://www.esv.org/Eze+33/

MEDITATION: The destruction of Jerusalem (Ezek 33:21-22) in about 585 B.C. was now a reality when the "fugitive from Jerusalem came" to Ezekiel to report the event.

This event validated Ezekiel's prophetic ministry and words (Ezek 24:25-27). After the oracles against the nations (e.g. Ezek 25-32), the text comes back to the people of the LORD--Judah, "house of Israel" (Ezek 33:7,10,11,20).

While prophets like Ezekiel were responsible for warning the people (Ezek 33:1-9), each individual, however, also had the responsibility to "turn back from his way and live" (Ezek 33:11).

REFLECTION: "Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?" (Ezek 33:10). This was a turning point for the people in exile. Have we admitted our sins so that this would become a pivot for us to turn and repent, and to look forward to the message of hope that the LORD has for those who have faith in Him and follow Him?

星期五 2024年10月4日 今日读经：以西结书33章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/eze/33/

默想：耶路撒冷在公元前585年灭亡(结33:21-22)现在已成了真实，当“逃难的从耶路撒冷来”向以西结呈报这件事。

这件事验证了以西结的神谕工作和话语的真实性(结24:25-27)。当对列国的神谕结束后(结25-32)，话又回到了耶和华的子民身上---犹大，“以色列家”(结33:7,10,11,20)。

尽管像以西结那样的先知有责任对人民发出警告(结33:1-9)，然而，每一个人，都有责任“回转，离开他所行的，得以存活”(结33:11)。

反思：“我们的过犯和罪恶常在我们身上；我们必因此衰弱而死，怎能存活呢？”(结33:10)。这是被掳的人的转捩点。我们是否已承认我们的罪，以致这成了我们回转和悔改的转捩点，并期待主为那些相信祂并追随祂的人所带来的充满希望的信息？