QT 27/10/2025 Mon. Joel 2 "Return, Restore, Revive" “归回、复兴、更新”
QT 27/10/2025 Mon. Joel 2 "Return, Restore, Revive"
READ http://www.esv.org/Joel2
Joel 2 calls listeners to repentance, sets out the promise of restoration, and the outpouring of the Spirit:
Scripture Focus: Joel 2:12-13
[12] “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
[13] and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God,
for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and he relents over disaster. (ESV)
Devotional Thought:
The prophet Joel speaks to a people devastated by locusts—a judgment sent by God to awaken their hearts. Yet, in the middle of destruction, we see one of the most powerful pictures of grace in the Old Testament. God’s heart is not to destroy, but to restore. His invitation is tender: "Even now..." — no matter how far we’ve gone or how late it feels.
This passage calls for genuine repentance—not external displays like tearing clothes, but a deep internal turning to God. Evangelical faith centers on this: that the grace of God is available to anyone who will repent and believe. It’s not about performing for God, but about trusting in His mercy through Christ.
The Gospel Thread in Joel 2:
Joel 2 doesn’t just stop at repentance. It leads to restoration:
"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten..." (Joel 2:25).
And then to revival:
"I will pour out my Spirit on all people..." (Joel 2:28),
fulfilled at Pentecost in Acts 2. This is the heart of the Gospel — God not only forgives, He fills us with His Spirit to live new lives in Jesus.
Reflection Questions:
(1) Is there any area in your life where God is calling you to return to Him?
(2) Are you trusting in outward actions, or is your heart truly broken before God?
(3) How have you seen God restore what was lost in your life?
(4) Are you living in the fullness of the Holy Spirit’s power?
Prayer:
Father, thank You that Your heart is always for restoration, not destruction. Help me to return to You with all my heart. I surrender my pride, my sin, and my brokenness. Fill me with Your Spirit and revive me again. Use me to bring the hope of the Gospel to others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
QT 27/10/2025 星期一. 约珥书 2 “归回、复兴、更新”
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/joe/2/
约珥书第二章呼吁听众悔改，宣告复兴的应许与圣灵的浇灌：
经文焦点：约珥书2:12-13
12 耶和华说：“现在虽然如此，你们仍要全心全意，以禁食、哭泣、哀号，归向我。” 13 你们要撕裂你们的心肠，不要撕裂你们的衣服。并要归向耶和华你们的 神，因为他有恩典有怜悯，不轻易发怒，并且有丰盛的慈爱，随时转意不降灾祸。
灵修默想：
先知约珥向遭蝗灾蹂躏的百姓发声——这是神为唤醒他们心灵所降的审判。然而在毁灭之中，我们却看见旧约中最震撼的恩典图景。神的本意并非毁灭，而是复兴。祂的邀请如此温柔：“就是现在...”——无论我们走得多远，无论感觉多么迟暮。
这段经文呼唤真实的悔改——不是撕裂衣服的外在表现，而是内心深处转向神。福音信仰的核心就在于此：凡悔改信靠者，都能领受神的恩典。这无关于为神表演，而在于借着基督信靠祂的怜悯。
约珥书2章的福音脉络：
约珥书2章不仅止于悔改，更指向复兴：
“在那些年间吃尽的，我必补给你们”（约珥书2:25）。
继而引领至复兴：
“我要把我的灵浇灌所有的人...”（约珥书2:28），
在使徒行传2章五旬节应验。这正是福音的核心——神不仅赦免罪孽，更以圣灵充满我们，使我们在耶稣里活出新生命。
反思问题：
(1) 在你生命中，是否有任何领域需要回应神的呼召归向祂？
(2) 你是否倚靠外在行为，还是内心真正为神痛悔？
(3) 你如何见证神在你生命中恢复了失落的恩典？
(4) 你是否活在圣灵权能的丰盛中？
祷告：
天父，感谢祢的心意永远是复兴而非毁灭。求祢帮助我全心归向祢。我献上我的骄傲、我的罪愆与破碎的生命。求祢以圣灵充满我，使我重新苏醒。求祢使用我将福音的盼望带给他人。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
