QT 20/11/2024 Wed Ezekiel 46. Living with the orderly God. 与有秩序的上帝一起生活。

QT 20/11/2024 Wed Ezekiel 46. Living with the orderly God.
READ https://www.esv.org/Eze+46/

MEDITATION: In the new temple vision, the prince, the priests and the people took part in regular activities (Ezek 46:2-3). Their privileges and roles were different but together, they displayed the orderliness and symmetry that mirrored the temple structure.

Be it the architecture of the new temple complex (see Ezek 40-42) or the movement of worshipers within it (Ezek 46), it pointed to the supremacy and holiness of the LORD among His people. Worshipers had to "bow down at the entrance" (Ezek 46:3).

REFLECTION: Whenever we meet, do we mirror the holiness and  orderliness that show respect to what He has designed and assigned? Or does our conduct reveal disrespect, pride and arrogance towards the community or the God that established it?

The kitchen area for boiling (Ezek 46:20-24) suggests the desire of the LORD to commune with His people and be near them. The various zones of the new temple, which even the prince shall respect (Ezek 46:8,10), dictated that worshipers must come with an awe that respect the distance between God and His worshipers.

REFLECTION: Have we recently shown disrespect in any way to the divine glory of the LORD (Ezek 43:1-12) that is PRESENT among His people, His new temple? (1Cor 3:16-17,6:19)

星期三 2024年11月20日. 以西结书46章。与有秩序的上帝一起生活。
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/eze/46/

默想：在新殿的异象里，君王、祭司和子民不时参与了活动(结46:2-3)。他们的特权和角色都不同，但是他们一起表现出圣殿结构所反映出的有序性和对衬性。

无论是新殿的建筑设计(见结40-42)或是信徒在里面的动静(结46)，这都指向耶和华在祂子民当中的掌权和圣洁。信徒必须“在这门口，在耶和华面前敬拜”(结46:3)。

反思：每当我们聚会时，我们是否也映衬那圣洁和守规矩的一面，以对祂所计划和安排的一切表示尊重？或者，我们的行为是否透露出对群体或建立群体的那位上帝的不敬、骄傲和傲慢？

煮食的厨房(结46:20-24)说明耶和华想靠近祂的子民和他们一起互动。新殿的各区，是君王都必须尊重的(结46:8,10)，信徒必须以敬虔的态度尊重耶和华和信徒之间的距离。

反思：我们最近是否对耶和华在祂子民当中的神圣荣耀(结43:1-12)、祂的新殿表现出不敬?(林前3:16-17,6:19)