QT 23/07/2025 Wed. Ezekiel 4 A Visual Gospel of Judgment and Obedience 审判与顺服的视觉福音

QT 23/07/2025 Wed. Ezekiel 4 A Visual Gospel of Judgment and Obedience
READ http://www.esv.org/eze4

📖 Scripture Highlight:
"And you shall bear their punishment... I have assigned you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment." — Ezekiel 4:5 (ESV)

🔍 Devotional Reflection:
Ezekiel 4 is one of the most unusual and vivid prophetic moments in Scripture. God commands Ezekiel to act out a symbolic drama: he is to build a miniature model of Jerusalem, lay siege against it, and then lie on his side for hundreds of days to represent Israel and Judah’s years of rebellion. It’s uncomfortable, strange, and deeply symbolic.

What’s happening here is more than a strange performance—it's a prophetic visual sermon. God is communicating how deeply sin grieves Him and how long His people have lived in rebellion. The siege model is a warning of coming judgment. The prophet’s suffering symbolizes what the people deserve.

Ezekiel’s message reminds us of three key truths:

(1) Sin Has Consequences
God is holy, and persistent sin brings real judgment. The exile wasn't random—it was the just consequence of a nation's prolonged rebellion. In our own lives, we must never take sin lightly. God’s patience is great, but so is His justice.

(2) God Sends Warnings Out of Mercy
Though Ezekiel’s message is severe, it’s also mercy. God doesn’t judge without warning. He gives time to repent, time to turn. The same is true today: the gospel is both a message of salvation and a warning of judgment for those who reject Christ.

(3) Obedience, Even When It’s Hard
Ezekiel didn’t just speak God’s Word—he embodied it. His strange, humiliating obedience models what it means to follow God at great personal cost. As believers, we’re called to obey God even when His commands seem inconvenient, misunderstood, or difficult.

🙏 Prayer:
Lord, help me to take Your Word seriously and to never grow numb to the reality of sin. Give me a heart that responds quickly to Your warnings and humbly walks in repentance. Like Ezekiel, help me obey You even when the path is strange or hard, knowing that You are worthy of my full trust. Thank You that, through Christ, we no longer bear the punishment of sin, for He has borne it for us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

✝️ Gospel Connection:
Ezekiel bore the people's sins symbolically—but Jesus bore them literally. On the cross, Christ took the full weight of our rebellion. Because of Him, we are not under judgment, but grace. Let this chapter stir your heart with gratitude for the one who bore your punishment in full.

QT 23/07/2025 星期三. 以西结书 4 审判与顺服的视觉福音
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Eze/4/

📖 重点经文：
因为我已将他们作孽的年数定为你向左侧卧的日数，就是三百九十日，你要这样担当以色列家的罪孽。。- 以西结书4：5

灵修反思：
《以西结书》第 4 章是圣经中最不寻常、最生动的预言时刻之一。上帝命令以西结上演一出象征性的戏剧：他要建造一个耶路撒冷的微缩模型，围困耶路撒冷，然后侧卧数百天，代表以色列和犹大的叛乱岁月。这让人感到不舒服、奇怪，而且具有深刻的象征意义。
这里发生的不仅仅是一场奇怪的表演，更是一场预言性的视觉布道。上帝在向世人传达罪对祂的伤害有多深，祂的子民在叛逆中生活了多久。围城模型是对即将到来的审判的警告。先知的痛苦象征着人民应得的报应。

以西结的信息提醒我们三个关键的真理：

(1) 罪有后果
上帝是圣洁的，持续的罪会带来真正的审判。流放不是偶然的，而是一个民族长期悖逆的公正后果。在我们的生活中，我们绝不能轻视罪。神的忍耐是伟大的，但祂的公义也是伟大的。

(2) 上帝出于仁慈发出警告
虽然以西结的信息是严厉的，但也是仁慈的。上帝不会毫无预警地进行审判。祂给人时间悔改，给人时间回转。今天也是如此：福音既是救赎的信息，也是对拒绝基督者的审判警告。

(3) 顺服，即使困难重重
以西结不仅仅说出了上帝的话语，他还体现了上帝的话语。他奇特的、羞辱性的顺服是不惜一切个人代价跟随上帝的典范。作为信徒，我们被呼召顺服神，即使神的命令看起来不方便、被误解或困难重重。

祷告：主啊，求你帮助我认真对待你的话语，永远不要对罪的现实麻木不仁。赐给我一颗对您的警告迅速做出反应并谦卑地悔改的心。像以西结一样，帮助我顺服你，即使道路陌生或艰难，我知道你值得我完全信任。感谢您，通过基督，我们不再承受罪的惩罚，因为祂已经为我们承受了。奉耶稣的名，阿门。

✝️ 福音连接：
以西结象征性地承担了人们的罪，但耶稣却实实在在地承担了他们的罪。在十字架上，基督承担了我们悖逆的全部重担。因为祂，我们不是在审判之下，而是在恩典之下。让这一章激起你心中的感激之情，感谢祂完全承担了你的惩罚。