QT 29/12/2025 Mon. Malachi 2 Faithful Instruction, Faithful Living 忠信的教导，忠信的生活
QT 29/12/2025 Mon. Malachi 2 Faithful Instruction, Faithful Living
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Scripture Focus:
“True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.” (Malachi 2:6, ESV)
Reflection
In Malachi 2, the LORD turns His attention directly to the spiritual leaders of Israel. The priests—those entrusted with teaching God’s Word—had failed not merely in knowledge, but in character. Their words sounded religious, but their lives contradicted the message they proclaimed.
God reminds them of Levi, the model priest: a servant whose teaching was true, whose speech was pure, whose life was upright, and whose ministry turned many away from sin. This is God’s standard for spiritual leadership—not performance, but faithfulness.
(1) A Warning to Teachers and Pastors
The charge in Malachi 2 is sobering: The priests were partial in instruction. They caused others to stumble by their teaching. They dishonored God not only at the altar, but in everyday life
They came to worship with tears (Malachi 2:13), yet their actions profaned the LORD. Their sorrow did not lead to repentance. Their public ministry did not match their private conduct.
This exposes a dangerous contradiction: We can weep before the altar while dishonoring God in how we live.
(2) Instruction Must Match Integrity
God’s Word makes this clear: those who teach must live what they teach. True instruction flows from a life that walks with God. For pastors, teachers, and leaders today, Malachi 2 asks hard but necessary questions:
(a) Does my life reinforce or undermine my teaching? (b) Do I treat God’s truth with reverence—or convenience? (c) Do my actions turn people toward holiness—or confusion?
God is not impressed by emotional displays that are disconnected from obedience. Tears without transformation do not honour Him.
(3) A Call to Return
The solution is not silence, but repentance and renewal. God calls His servants back to: (a) True instruction — teaching the Word without compromise (b) Upright living — integrity in public and private (c) Faithful example — leading others away from sin, not toward it
Leadership in God’s kingdom is not about position, but alignment—heart, mouth, and life moving in the same direction.
Prayer
Holy God, you are righteous and Your Word is pure. Forgive those of us who teach when our lives do not reflect Your truth. Cleanse our lips and our hearts. Restore integrity to Your servants, that our instruction would be true and our walk upright. Let our lives turn many away from sin and toward You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Closing Exhortation
Come to the altar with tears—but leave with obedience.
God desires teachers whose words are true, whose lives are faithful, and whose ministry leads others into righteousness.
QT 29/12/2025 星期一. 玛拉基书 2 忠信的教导，忠信的生活
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/mal/2/
经文焦点：
“真实的律法在他口中，他嘴里没有不义的话。他以平安和正直与我同行，使多人回头离开罪孽。”（玛拉基书 2:6）
默想
玛拉基书第二章中，耶和华将目光直接投向以色列的属灵领袖。那些受托传讲神话语的祭司，不仅在知识上失职，更在品格上败坏。他们言语看似虔诚，生活却与所宣讲的信息背道而驰。
神提醒他们利未的典范：这位仆人的教导真实，言语纯洁，生活正直，事工使许多人远离罪恶。这正是神对属灵领袖的标准——非在表现，而在于忠心。
(1) 对教师与牧者的警醒
玛拉基书第二章的控诉令人警醒：祭司们在教导上偏袒不公，其教导使人跌倒。他们不仅在祭坛上亵渎神，更在日常生活中羞辱神。
他们带着眼泪来敬拜（玛拉基书2:13），行为却玷污了耶和华。他们的悲伤未带来悔改，公开事奉与私下行为截然不同。
这揭露了危险的矛盾：我们在祭坛前流泪，却在生活中亵渎神。
(2) 教导必须与品格相符
神的话语明确指出：教导者必须活出所教导的内容。真实的教导源于与神同行的人生。对于当代牧师、教师和领袖，玛拉基书第二章提出了严峻却必要的问题：
(a) 我的生命是强化还是削弱了教导？(b) 我对待神的真理是怀着敬畏——还是图方便？(c) 我的行为引领人走向圣洁——还是陷入混乱？
神不喜悦那些脱离顺服的情感表露。没有改变的泪水不能荣耀祂。
(3) 归回的呼召
解决之道不在沉默，而在悔改与更新。神呼召祂的仆人回归：(a) 真理教导——不折不扣传讲圣言 (b) 端正生活——公私领域皆持守正直 (c) 忠信榜样——引领人远离罪恶而非助长罪恶。
神国的领导力不在地位高低，而在心口行合一——心意、言语与生活同向而行。
祷告
圣洁的上帝，祢是公义的，祢的话语纯净。求祢赦免我们那些教导时生活却未能反映祢真理的人。洁净我们的嘴唇与心灵，使祢的仆人恢复正直，使我们的教导真实，行为正直。愿我们的生命使许多人远离罪恶，转向祢。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
结束劝勉
带着眼泪来到祭坛前——却要带着顺服离开。
神渴慕这样的教师：言语真实，生活忠信，事工引领他人进入公义。
