QT 24/10/2025 Fri. Hosea 14 The Ways of the Lord 耶和华的道路
QT 24/10/2025 Fri. Hosea 14 “The Ways of the Lord”
READ http://www.esv.org/Hosea14
📖 Devotion Scripture: Hosea 14:9
“Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the LORD are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.” (ESV)
💭 Reflection
The book of Hosea ends not with judgment, but with a call to wisdom.
After all the pleading, the warnings, the heartbreak over Israel’s unfaithfulness, God leaves the reader with a clear, dividing line: those who walk in His ways will stand — those who reject them will stumble.
It’s a reminder that God’s ways never change. His paths are always right. The issue is never with the path, but with the heart that walks it. For the upright — those who are humble, repentant, seeking to walk in step with Him — His ways lead to life. But for the rebellious, even the right path becomes a place of stumbling.
Hosea is essentially saying: “If you’ve understood everything that’s been said — the mercy, the justice, the love, the call to return — then walk in it.”
💡 Gospel Connection
The ultimate “Way of the LORD” is not a set of rules — it is a person: Jesus Christ.
In John 14:6, Jesus declares, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” When we walk with Him, we are walking in the right way — even when it’s narrow, hard, or countercultural. His path always leads to righteousness, joy, and peace, even when it leads through pain.
But rejecting Him — choosing sin, self, or pride — causes us to stumble. Not because the way is wrong, but because we are out of step with it.
🔄 Personal Application
Ask yourself today:
(1) Am I walking in the ways of the Lord — or merely studying them from a distance?
(2) Do I treat God’s Word as “right,” even when it conflicts with my own desires?
(3) When I stumble, do I blame the path — or do I humble myself and return to it?
Wisdom is not just knowing the truth — it’s walking in it.
🙏 Prayer
Lord, Your ways are right — even when I don’t fully understand them. Help me not only to know Your Word, but to walk in it with faith and humility. Keep me from stumbling through pride or rebellion. Teach me to trust the path You’ve laid, because You are good, and You never change. In Jesus’ name, amen.
QT 24/10/2025 星期五. 何西阿书 14 耶和华的道路
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/hos/14/
📖 默想经文：何西阿书 14:9
谁是智慧人，让他明白这些事吧！谁是有见识的人，让他领会这一切吧！因为耶和华的道路是正直的，义人要行在其中，恶人却必在其上绊倒。
💭 默想
何西阿书的结尾并非审判，而是对智慧的呼召。
历经恳求、警告与以色列背信带来的心碎之后，神为读者划下清晰的分界线：遵行祂道路者必站立得稳——弃绝者必跌倒。
这提醒我们：神的道路永不改变，祂的途径永远正直。问题从来不在于道路本身，而在于行走的心。对正直人——那些谦卑悔改、寻求与祂同行的人——祂的道路通向生命；但对悖逆者，即便是正路也成了绊脚石。
何西阿书的核心宣告是：“若你真明白一切所言——怜悯、公义、慈爱、归回的呼召——就当遵行其中。”
💡 福音关联
终极的“耶和华之道”并非律法条文，乃是有位格的那一位：耶稣基督。
约翰福音14:6中，耶稣宣告：“耶稣对他说：“我就是道路、真理、生命，如果不是借着我，没有人能到父那里去。” 当我们与祂同行，便是走在正路上——纵使道路狭窄艰难，与世俗相悖。祂的道路终将引领我们进入公义、喜乐与平安，即使途中充满挑战。
但拒绝祂——选择罪恶、自我或骄傲——会使我们跌倒。并非道路有误，而是我们偏离了步调。
🔄 个人应用
今日请自省：
(1) 我是否行在主的道路上——还是仅在远处观望？
(2) 当神的话语与我私欲相悖时，我是否仍认定其为“正道”？
(3) 跌倒时，我是否归咎道路——抑或谦卑归回？
智慧不仅在于认识真理，更在于践行真理。
🙏 祷告
主啊，你的道路是正的——纵使我未能全然明白。求你不仅让我认识你的话语，更要以信心和谦卑践行其中。求你保守我免于因骄傲或悖逆而跌倒。求你教导我信靠你所铺设的道路，因你本为善，永不改变。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
