QT 09/11/2025 Sun. Amos 8 When God Stops Speaking 当神停止说话
QT 09/11/2025 Sun. Amos 8 When God Stops Speaking
READ http://www.esv.org/Amos8
📖 Text Focus:
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.” — Amos 8:11
💡 Main Idea:
Amos 8 is a sobering warning: God’s patience with sin is not endless. There comes a time when He no longer warns — He judges. And perhaps the most terrifying judgment is when God stops speaking altogether.
🧱 The Problem in Amos 8
Israel of Amos’ time was prospering economically, but spiritually they were corrupt, indifferent, and unjust. They:
(1) Trampled the needy (v.4)
(2) Practiced dishonest business (v.5)
(3) Worshipped outwardly but with greedy hearts (v.5)
(4) Thought more about profit than holiness
They wanted God’s blessings, but not His voice.
So God shows Amos a vision — a basket of summer fruit (v.1), a sign that Israel was ripe for judgment. Just as overripe fruit quickly rots, so too would Israel’s time run out.
🔇 When God Goes Silent
The most chilling verse is Amos 8:11 — a famine of God’s Word.
Not a lack of food.
Not a lack of water.
A lack of hearing from God.
This is worse than physical hunger. It's a spiritual drought. Imagine a world where no prophet speaks, no Spirit convicts, no Scripture comforts, no word from God is heard. That’s judgment. And it happened — between Malachi and the coming of John the Baptist, there were 400 years of silence.
💬 What This Means for Us
We live in a time of unprecedented access to God’s Word — Scripture in our hands, on our phones, preached, posted, podcasted. But the real question is:
Are we listening?
God’s Word is not something to assume, ignore, or postpone. The people in Amos’ day had grown numb to it — until it was gone. And only then did they realize how desperate they were.
⚠️ Warning and Invitation. This chapter reminds us:
(1) Don’t mistake comfort for God’s approval
(2) Don’t ignore conviction — when God speaks, respond
(3) Don’t assume God’s Word will always be easily heard
Today is the day to listen. To repent. To obey. Because the greatest tragedy is not material loss — it’s spiritual deafness.
🙌 Prayer:
Lord, forgive me for the ways I’ve taken Your Word lightly. Keep me from a heart that hears but doesn’t listen. Soften my spirit to receive Your truth — even when it’s hard.
Let me hunger for Your Word, not just when it’s convenient, but every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
🔁 Reflect:
(1) Are you actively listening to God’s Word, or passively letting it pass by?
(2) If God’s voice went silent in your life, would you even notice?
(3) Let’s not wait for a famine to realize how much we need God’s Word. Let’s treasure it now.
QT 09/11/2025 星期日. 阿摩司书 8 当神停止说话
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/amo/8/
📖 经文焦点：
“看哪！日子快到，这是主耶和华的宣告。我必使饥荒临到这地，这饥荒不是因为没有食物，这干渴不是因为没有水；而是因为听不见耶和华的话。——阿摩司书8:11
💡 核心思想：
阿摩司书第八章发出警醒：神对罪的忍耐并非永无止境。终有一日，祂不再警告——而是施行审判。而最骇人的审判，莫过于神彻底停止说话。
🧱 阿摩司时代的病症
阿摩司时代的以色列经济繁荣，却在灵性上腐败、冷漠且不公。他们：
(1) 践踏穷乏人（第4节）
(2) 欺诈交易（第5节）
(3) 口是心非的敬拜（第5节）
(4) 贪图利益胜过追求圣洁
他们渴求神的祝福，却厌弃祂的声音。
于是神向阿摩司显明异象——盛夏果篮（第1节），预示以色列已熟透待审判。正如过熟的果实迅速腐烂，以色列的时日也即将耗尽。
🔇 当神沉默时
最令人战栗的经文是阿摩司书8:11——神的话语将遭饥荒。
不是缺乏食物。
不是缺乏水源。
而是听不见神的声响。
这比肉体饥饿更可怕，是属灵的干旱。试想一个先知不再发声、圣灵不再责备、圣经不再安慰、上帝之言杳无踪迹的世界——那便是审判。而这样的审判确实降临过：从玛拉基书到施洗约翰降生，上帝沉默了四百载。
💬 这对我们意味着什么
我们身处前所未有的时代，上帝的话语触手可及——经文在掌中，在手机里，被传讲、被分享、被播客传播。但真正的关键在于：
我们是否在倾听？
上帝的话语不容轻忽、不容忽视、不容拖延。阿摩司时代的百姓早已对它麻木不仁——直到它彻底消失。唯有那时，他们才惊觉自己何等绝望。
⚠️ 警醒与呼召。本章提醒我们：
(1) 莫将安逸误作神的认可
(2) 莫忽视良心的责备——神发声时当回应
(3) 莫以为神的话语永远唾手可得
今日正是聆听之时。悔改之时。顺服之时。因最深的悲剧并非物质损失——而是灵性的聋哑。
🙌 祷告：
主啊，求祢赦免我轻忽祢话语的过犯。求祢保守我免于耳听却不领悟的心。求祢软化我的心，使我能领受祢的真理——纵使它令人难受。
求我渴慕祢的话语，不仅在方便时，更要日日如此。奉耶稣的名求，阿们。
🔁 反思：
(1) 你是在主动聆听神的话语，还是任其从耳边流逝？
(2) 若神的声音在你生命中沉寂，你可曾察觉？
(3) 莫待饥荒降临才知上帝话语何等珍贵，此刻就当珍视它。
