QT 29/07/2025 Tue. Ezekiel 9 Marked by Mercy 以怜悯为标记

QT 29/07/2025 Tue. Ezekiel 9 Marked by Mercy
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Ezekiel 9 vividly depicts God's judgment on Jerusalem and His protection over the faithful. This devotion draws out themes of God's justice, mercy, and the call to faithful living.

Scripture Focus:
“And the Lord said to him, ‘Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.’” — Ezekiel 9:4 (ESV)

📖 Overview:
Ezekiel 9 delivers a solemn and sobering vision. The Lord commands executioners to go through Jerusalem and carry out judgment—but first, a man clothed in linen is told to mark the foreheads of those who are grieved by the city's sins. Those with the mark are spared. Everyone else falls under divine judgment.

✝️ Gospel Reflection:
At first glance, Ezekiel 9 can seem terrifying. It portrays God's holiness in such sharp clarity that we might feel overwhelmed. But look closely—before judgment falls, God ensures mercy for the repentant. He notices the ones who "sigh and groan" over sin. These are not perfect people, but they are marked because they align their hearts with God’s.

In Christ, we too have been "marked"—sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13). Like those in Ezekiel’s vision, our security lies not in our own goodness but in God's mercy and our response to sin. Do we grieve over what grieves God? Do we long for righteousness in a world gone wrong?

This passage reminds us that God is not indifferent to sin, nor to those who love Him in the midst of a corrupt culture. While others mock truth or grow numb to wickedness, God sees those who are burdened for holiness. Their groaning is not forgotten.

🙏 Application:
(1) Do you grieve over the sin in your own life and in the world around you? God values a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17).

(2) Are you willing to stand apart—marked by obedience and reverence—no matter the cost?

(3) Pray for the church to be a people set apart, marked by mercy, truth, and conviction.

🛐 Prayer: Lord, You are holy and just. Like Ezekiel, help me to see the world as You see it. Give me a heart that breaks for what breaks Yours. Thank You for the mark of Your Spirit, sealing me in Christ. Empower me to walk faithfully and intercede for others. In Jesus' name, amen.

*QT 29/07/2025 星期二. 以西结书 9 以怜悯为标记
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Eze/9/

《以西结书》第 9 章生动地描绘了上帝对耶路撒冷的审判和对信徒的保护。这篇灵修引出了上帝的公义、怜悯和对信实生活的呼召等主题。

经文聚焦：
对他说：“你要走遍耶路撒冷全城，那些因城中所行的一切可憎的事而叹息悲哀的人，你要在他们的额上画个记号。”- 以西结书 9：4

概述：
《以西结书》第 9 章带来了一个庄严而令人警醒的异象。耶和华命令刽子手穿过耶路撒冷，执行审判--但首先，一个身穿麻衣的人被告知要在那些因这座城市的罪孽而悲伤的人的额头上做记号。有记号的人可以幸免。其他人都会受到神的审判。

✝️ 福音反思：
乍一看，《以西结书》第 9 章似乎很可怕。它清晰地描绘了上帝的圣洁，我们可能会感到不知所措。但仔细观察--在审判降临之前，上帝确保对悔改者的怜悯。祂注意到那些为罪 "叹息呻吟 "的人。这些人并不完美，但他们被标上了记号，因为他们的心与上帝的心一致。

在基督里，我们也被 "标记"--被圣灵封印（以弗所书 1：13）。就像以西结的异象中的那些人一样，我们的安全感不在于我们自己的善良，而在于上帝的怜悯和我们对罪的回应。我们是否为上帝所忧伤的事而悲伤？我们是否渴望在这个错误的世界中获得公义？

这段经文提醒我们，上帝不会对罪恶无动于衷，也不会对那些在堕落文化中爱祂的人无动于衷。当其他人嘲笑真理或对邪恶麻木不仁时，上帝却看到了那些为圣洁而负重的人。他们的呻吟不会被遗忘。

应用：
(1) 你是否为自己和周围世界的罪恶而忧伤？神看重破碎痛悔的心（诗篇 51：17）。

(2) 你是否愿意不计代价地与众不同--以顺服和敬畏为标记？

(3) 为教会成为被分别出来的子民祷告，以怜悯、真理和确信为标记。

祷告： 主啊，你是圣洁和公义的。求你帮助我像以西结一样，以你的眼光看世界。给我一颗心，让我为伤你之物而心碎。感谢您赐予我圣灵的印记，在基督里印证我。使我有能力忠心前行，为他人代求。奉耶稣的名，阿们。