QT 15/07/2025 Tue. Lamentations 2 Tears in the Night: God's Justice and Mercy 黑夜中的眼泪： 上帝的正义与仁慈

QT 15/07/2025 Tue. Lamentations 2 Tears in the Night: God's Justice and Mercy
READ http://www.esv.org/lam2

Scripture: Lamentations 2:19 – "Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord!"

Devotion:

Lamentations 2 paints a dark picture of Jerusalem under judgment. The once-proud city is now broken. Children faint in the streets, priests and prophets are silenced, and the people cry out in agony. It’s hard to read without feeling the weight of loss and divine wrath.

For believers today, this chapter is a sobering reminder that God takes sin seriously. His holiness is not to be taken lightly. Jerusalem fell not because God was absent, but because His justice demanded action after generations of rebellion.

Yet even in the middle of judgment, there is a flicker of hope. Verse 19 urges the people to "pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord." This is the essence of repentance—an honest, broken, humble return to God. It's not too late to cry out.

Jesus, the Man of Sorrows, took upon Himself the wrath we deserved. The devastation we see in Lamentations points to a deeper need for a Saviour. While God's justice is real, so is His mercy. In Christ, judgment has been met, and grace abounds.

Reflection Questions:
(1) Am I taking God’s holiness seriously in how I live?

(2) Where do I need to repent and turn back to Him?

(3) How does the cross of Christ give me hope even in seasons of suffering?

Prayer:
Lord, I come to You with a broken heart. Teach me to weep over what grieves You. Help me not to take Your mercy for granted. Thank You for Jesus, who bore the judgment I deserve. Lead me into a life of repentance and trust. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

QT 15/07/2025 星期二. 耶利米哀歌 2 黑夜中的眼泪： 上帝的正义与仁慈
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Lam/2/

经文焦点：
耶利米哀歌 2:19 夜里每到交更的时分，你要起来呼喊；在主面前你要倾心如水！你的孩童在各街头上因饥饿而昏倒，你要为他们的性命向主举手祷告。

灵修
《哀歌 2》描绘了一幅耶路撒冷遭受审判的黑暗图景。这座曾经骄傲的城市如今支离破碎。孩子们昏倒在街头，祭司和先知都噤若寒蝉，人们痛苦地哭喊着。读到这里，你很难不感到失落和神怒的沉重。

对于今天的信徒来说，这一章清醒地提醒我们，上帝严肃对待罪恶。祂的圣洁不容轻视。耶路撒冷的陷落并不是因为上帝不在，而是因为在几代人的悖逆之后，祂的正义要求采取行动。

然而，即使在审判之中，也有一丝希望。第 19 节敦促人们 "在耶和华面前倾心如水"。这是悔改的本质--诚实、破碎、谦卑地回归上帝。现在呼喊还为时不晚。

耶稣，这位 “忧伤之人”，承担了我们应得的愤怒。我们在《哀歌》中看到的毁灭表明，我们更需要一位救世主。上帝的正义是真实的，他的怜悯也是真实的。在基督里，审判已经实现，恩典满溢。

思考题
(1) 我在生活中是否认真对待神的圣洁？

(2) 我在哪些地方需要悔改，回转向神？

(3) 基督的十字架如何给我盼望，即使是在我的生活中？

祷告
主啊，我带着破碎的心来到你面前。教导我为令你悲伤的事哭泣。帮助我不要把你的怜悯视为理所当然。感谢耶稣，他承受了我应得的审判。引领我进入悔改和信靠的生活。奉耶稣之名。阿门。