Scripture Reading : Jeremiah 14
Theme : Famine, Sword and Pestilence
Famine and Judgement (1-12)
Jeremiah prophesies about a coming drought that will languish the whole land. The people pleads with God for mercy but God will not listen to them. God even commands Jeremiah not to pray for these people because they have committed unforgiveable sins against God, just like the Pharisees committed unforgiveable sin against Jesus (Matt. 12:31). God will never forgive them even though they will cry out to God because of their pain.
Lying Prophets (13-22).
The Jews seem to be repentant but their actions do not show it. This is clearly seen in their rejection of God’s word through His true prophet, Jeremiah, and the acceptance of false prophets. These prophets and priests are like businessmen who do not care about God’s kingdom, but only care about expanding their own kingdom, their own business. On one hand they plead for God’s mercy and say all the right words, but on the other hand they continue to worship idols.
Praying the Scripture
There are many Christians today who are like these Jews, especially in the no lordship or antinomian groups, sometimes called easy-believeism or cheap grace. They only accept Jesus as their savior but not their Lord. On one hand, they cry out to God to save them, but on the other hand they do not care to submit to His lordship, but still want to be their own masters. They also hire pastors who are businessmen instead of men of God. Such so-called Christians will be rejected by God in the end (Matt. 7:21-23). A true Christian is not perfect and still sins but he has submitted himself to God’s lordship and pleads for God’s grace to overcome sin. He does not trying to manipulate God so that he can continue to love sin and harbor idols in his heart. Pray that you will understand the difference between false Christians and struggling Christians. Pray that you will pursue righteousness by His grace (Matt. 5:6).
经文：耶利米书14
主题：饥荒、刀剑与瘟疫
饥荒与审判（1-12）。
耶利米预言即将临到的干旱之灾会使全地衰败。百姓恳求神的怜悯却不蒙垂听。神甚至吩咐耶利米不可为这些百姓祈求，因为他们就像法利赛人对耶稣一样（太12:31），行了干犯神的不可饶恕之罪。即使他们因痛苦向神呼求，神也绝不会饶恕他们。
说假预言的先知（13-22）。
犹太人看似痛改前非，但其行为却没有证明这一点。他们拒绝了神藉着真先知耶利米所传达的话，却听信假先知的谎言。这些先知与祭司好比商人一样，不关心神的国度，却只关心扩展自己的国度和的事业。他们一方面说尽好话恳求神的怜悯，另一方面却继续敬拜偶像。
用经文祷告
今日的基督徒有很多与犹太人相似，置身于否认基督的主权或反律法主义的教导中；这些教导与易信主义或“廉价恩典”主义是同出一徹的。他们承认耶稣是救主，却不尊崇祂作生命的主。他们一方面向神呼求拯救，另一方面却不愿意顺服于祂的主权，仍然想当自己的主宰。他们聘请商人而非属神的人为牧师。这些所谓的基督徒最终将会被神拒绝（太7:21-23）。一个真正的基督徒并不完全，仍会犯罪，但他已顺服于神的主权下，并恳求神的怜悯以胜过罪恶。他不会尝试操纵神，叫他能继续喜爱罪恶，并把偶像怀在心中。祷告你能分辨何谓假基督徒与争战中的基督徒。祷告你能在神的恩典中追求公义（太5:6）。
