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Judah is incurable. They are completely stubborn. Even physical punishment will not cause them to change. The whole society is corrupted, from the great ones to the lowly ones, from leaders to the very poor. All are filthy. They are bent on sinning. When God feeds them and gives them strength, it only gives them more strength to sin and commit adultery with their neighbors. They also gather false prophets to proclaim message of peace from God, instead of judgment in order to tickle their ears.

Because of they refuse to repent, they will become a refuse. God will destroy them but He promises not to make a full end of them (v. 18). He will preserve some because He has promised not to destroy Israel completely, but to save them and to bless the world through them. For these people, their judgment will come later, but for the rest they will get what they deserve soon. Judgement will surely come to all unrepentant sinners, but the timing is different for different people.

God’s judgement is fearful. Pray that His judgement will wake up people up from their stupor and help them to see that sin will not pay in the end. We need to faithfully promise judgement and salvation. All idolatry is ugly and deserve an ugly end because to not worship God is like a child disrespecting his parents who have loved him and provided for him. Pray that idolators will understand the seriously and ugliness of their sins.

经文：耶利米书5

主题：犹大的全然败坏

 

犹大不肯悔改（1-13）。犹大已无可救药。他们极为固执，以致肉体上的惩治也不能使他们改变。整个社会，从地位高贵到地位卑微的，从领导者至贫困的人，竟都是败坏的。他们都是污秽的。他们执意要犯罪。当神喂饱他们并给予他们力量时，这只叫他们更有能力犯罪并与邻舍行淫。为了满足他们发痒的耳朵，他们也招聚了假先知传讲神的平安，却不宣告神的审判。

犹大将成为一座废墟（14-31）。由于犹大不肯悔改，她将成为一座废墟。神会毁灭他们，但也应许不会将他们毁灭净尽（18节）。神将保留一部分的人，因为祂已承诺不会完全毁灭以色列，乃要拯救他们，并藉着他们祝福全世界。对于这群余民而言，他们的审判将晚一点来到，但其余的百姓即将自食其果。审判必然临到所有不愿悔改的罪人，只是时间有所区别。

 

用经文祷告

神的审判是可怕的。祷告祂的审判将会唤醒仍在醉酒恍惚的人，并帮助他们看到犯罪最最终的真实工价。我们需要忠心地传达神审判和拯救的承诺。凡偶像崇拜的行为都是丑陋的，也必然得到丑陋的结局，因为不敬拜神就好比一个孩子不尊敬那爱他又抚养他长大的父母。祷告偶像崇拜者能理解其罪的严重性和丑陋性。