Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Why do you disobey the Lord's commands?

2 Chronicles 24:17-27
After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.  They abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God’s anger came on Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’
But they plotted against him, and by order of the king, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.  King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account."
When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
After the priest's death, however, the king comes under less healthy influences, till he sinks to the murder of Jehoiada's son for his outspoken criticism, In consequence, his own life ends in ignominious defeat and assassination.
Why?
Their faiths to the Lord were weak and rebellious.
King Joash did not remember what Jehoiada did for him but stoned his son to death.
Why do you disobey the Lord's commands? is the call from the priest of the Lord.
This is the sons of this generation.
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約阿施作王的情形,耶和耶大在世,就聽耶和耶大,耶和耶大去世後,眾首領來拜他就聽他們。所以約阿施即使作王民眾卻不聽他的,民眾聽耶和耶大。約阿施不是敬畏神的國王,一生一直是聽從者。朝拜約阿施就是給他灌迷湯。 撒加利雅與約阿施同輩,約阿施只是把信仰當成一般民間信仰,那個神對我有好處,合的心願就拜誰,以致自己為主為神。約阿施的信仰是以對我有利的。撒加利雅只有責備當然不會聽他的。
我們聽道是我想聽的就喜歡,重要是是否合乎真理,跟隨耶穌要先放下自己,否則把基督教偶像化了,一般民間信仰化了。不管我們是否喜歡聽,都要順服。神不是不要我們蒙福。
神藉亞蘭人管教約阿施,這些管教約阿施可能不知道,或是知道也不悔改。我們不怕走偏了路,神的管教來了,我們是否知道悔改。
求賜我們一個敏銳的心明白神的管教,一個柔軟的心願意順服轉向神。
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How?
Be aware of our faith in the Lord. Do not be a Sunday Christian, but be a life long Christian.




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