QT 18/05/2025 Sun. Jeremiah 6. Responding to the trumpet sound. 响应号角声.
QT 18/05/2025 Sun. Jeremiah 6. Responding to the trumpet sound.
READ http://www.esv.org/jer6
Jeremiah 6:16–18
[16] Thus says the LORD: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ [17] I set watchmen over you, saying,‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’ [18] Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them. (ESV)
Jeremiah 6 is a heavy chapter filled with warning. The prophet Jeremiah is sounding the alarm to Judah, calling them to repent from their deep moral and spiritual decline. God has set watchmen—His prophets—on the walls, warning the people of coming judgment, urging them to listen, but they refused. The nation is heading toward destruction because it has abandoned the Word of the Lord.
REFLECTION: What does this mean for us today?
God still sets watchmen. These may be pastors, teachers, parents, or even fellow believers—anyone He uses to speak truth into our lives. And like ancient Judah, we too face the temptation to close our ears, harden our hearts, and follow the way of comfort rather than obedience.
The trumpet is sounding—God is calling His people to wake up. He is calling us to:
(1) Return to His Word (Jer. 6:16 – “Stand by the roads … and look… for the ancient paths”);
(2) Walk in the ancient paths, where righteousness and truth dwell;
(3) Recognize that peace without holiness is a false peace (Jer. 6:14 – “They have healed the wound of my people lightly…”).
The tragedy of Jeremiah 6 is not just that judgment is coming, but that the people had every opportunity to avoid it. God warned them, pleaded with them, called them. But they chose not to listen.
APPLICATION:
(1) Are you ignoring any "trumpet sounds" in your life?
(2) Are there areas where God is calling you to repentance, but you’ve tuned Him out?
(3) Are you seeking peace on your own terms, or on God’s?
Call to Action
This passage is not just a warning—it's an invitation. God’s call to repentance is always filled with mercy. If you hear the trumpet today, don’t harden your heart. Run back to Jesus. Walk in His ways. He alone offers true peace—not the kind that dulls our conscience, but the kind that restores our soul.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for being patient with us even when we ignore Your warnings. Forgive us for turning a deaf ear to Your Word. Help us to walk in the ancient paths, to listen to Your voice, and to follow You no matter the cost. Let us be watchmen too—faithful to warn others—an important act of love towards others. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
QT 18/05/2025 星期日. 耶利米书 6. 响应号角声.
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Jer/6/
耶利米书 6:16-18
16 耶和华这样说：“你们要站在路上察看，寻访远古的路径，看哪一条是美善的路，就走在其中；这样，你们心里就必得安息。他们却说：‘我们不走在其中。’17 我设立守望的人照管你们，说：‘你们要留心听号角的声音！’他们却说：‘我们不听！’18 列国啊！因此你们要听。以色列会众啊！要晓得他们将遭遇的。
耶利米书 第 6 章是充满警告的沉重篇章。先知耶利米向犹大敲响了警钟，呼吁他们从道德和灵性的严重衰退中悔改。上帝在城墙上设置了守望者--祂的先知，警告百姓审判即将来临，敦促他们听从，但他们拒绝了。这个国家正在走向毁灭，因为它抛弃了主的话语。
反思：这对今天的我们意味着什么？
上帝仍然设置了守望者。他们可能是牧师、老师、父母，甚至是信徒--任何被祂用来向我们的生命讲述真理的人。就像古代的犹大一样，我们也面临着封闭耳朵、刚硬心肠、走安逸而非顺从之路的诱惑。
号角正在吹响--上帝在呼唤祂的子民醒来。祂呼唤我们
(1) 回到祂的话语中去（耶 6:16 -- “你们要站在路上察看，寻访远古的路径，看哪一条是美善的路...”）；
(2) 行在古道上，那里有公义和真理；
(3）认识到没有圣洁的平安是虚假的平安（耶利米书 6：14--）。
耶利米书》第 6 章的悲剧不仅在于审判即将来临，而且在于人们有一切机会避免它。上帝警告他们，恳求他们，呼唤他们。但他们选择不听。
应用：
(1) 你是否忽视了生活中的任何 “号角声”？
(2）神是否在某些方面呼召你悔改，但你却把祂拒之门外？
(3) 你是按照自己的方式还是按照神的方式寻求平安？
行动的呼召
这段经文不仅仅是一个警告，更是一个邀请。神对悔改的呼召总是充满怜悯。如果你今天听到了号角，不要硬着心肠。跑回耶稣身边。走在祂的道路上。唯有祂才能带来真正的平安--不是那种让我们的良心变得迟钝的平安，而是那种让我们的灵魂得到恢复的平安。
祷告
主啊，感谢您对我们的耐心，即使我们无视您的警告。原谅我们对您的话语充耳不闻。帮助我们行走在古老的道路上，聆听您的声音，不计代价地跟随您。让我们也成为守望者—忠实地警告他人--这是爱他人的重要行为。奉耶稣的名祷告。阿门。
