The Lord regarded the exiles from Judah as good figs, Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem as bad ones. The Lord would watch over those who were still loyal but banish those who would not return to Him with all their heart.
We may think that living a smooth life is a blessing while encountering obstacles is a curse, which might be just the opposite. If a difficult situation enables us to be stronger, the adversity is a blessing instead.
May God help me be tough enough to deal with challenges in my life. The prayer in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Dear All, Peng An, I thought that the difference between those remained and those exiled was not in their location, but in their relationship with Yahweh. If the Lord clearly told them to go exile, then choosing to remain would mean disobedience. If the Lord clearly told them to remain, then choosing to go abroad would mean disobedience. When those remained decided to go down south to Egypt, Yahweh clearly told them to stay, yet they insisted on moving south, so they would turn into bad fruit...
大家平安
回覆刪除再次折服於"神的意念高過人的意念",人的眼光看被擄離開本國本家的,應是受到較嚴重處罰的,留在猶大地的才是"被保護"的.但是...在神的計畫中,"被擄"反而是"化了妝的祝福".
"耶和華─以色列的神如此說:被擄去的猶大人,就是我打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的,我必看顧他們如這好無花果,使他們得好處。"24:5
親愛的主,求你開我的眼,讓我看得深'看得遠,不要只看事情的表面,阿們!
The Lord regarded the exiles from Judah as good figs, Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem as bad ones. The Lord would watch over those who were still loyal but banish those who would not return to Him with all their heart.
回覆刪除We may think that living a smooth life is a blessing while encountering obstacles is a curse, which might be just the opposite. If a difficult situation enables us to be stronger, the adversity is a blessing instead.
May God help me be tough enough to deal with challenges in my life. The prayer in the name of Jesus. Amen!
草戊尚土 牧師和各位俱樂部的兄姐,平安:
回覆刪除謝謝 JBC 姐和 Yi-ting 姐的分享,無花果樹雖然結了果但是卻仍分出極好和極壞的果子,極好的無花果需要在惡劣的環境下生長,因著主人的細心眷顧而使果子極為可口,極壞的無花果長在溫室裡而不願面對外面的挑戰,主人也任其自生自滅,最後敗壞到無法入口。
親愛的主,請您憐憫我,讓我能有能力接受更多的挑戰,也請您修剪我不好的枝葉,讓我在生命中能結出好的果子,而不是您所不喜悅的果子。
卯同學 敬上
神的公義,總帶著恩典。
回覆刪除以色列民的種種惡行,引至了毀滅。但是神卻記念他向亞伯拉罕起誓、向大衛的應許。不斷地救拔以色列。
雖然拆毀,但是,是為了建造。兩筐無花果,不也再次表明讓以色列選擇、立約。選擇在故國,只有滅亡一途。選擇到異地客旅,終必被神領回。在異地雖是忍辱偷生,但也是對神的順服。
Dear All, Peng An,
回覆刪除I thought that the difference between those remained and those exiled was not in their location, but in their relationship with Yahweh. If the Lord clearly told them to go exile, then choosing to remain would mean disobedience. If the Lord clearly told them to remain, then choosing to go abroad would mean disobedience. When those remained decided to go down south to Egypt, Yahweh clearly told them to stay, yet they insisted on moving south, so they would turn into bad fruit...