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【Bible Study】Hosea Chapter 10 - The King of Israel Shall Be Utterly Cut Off

2024-01-26 10,364 Hosea Hosea Chapter 10 Hosea 10 Sowing Righteousness in God Reaping God's Love Reap What You Sow God Will Condemn Deceit

Introduction

Good morning, everyone. Let us turn to Hosea Chapter 10, which is themed The King of Israel Shall Be Utterly Cut Off. This world has a culture of strongmen, and violence fills the earth. Do not underestimate these strongmen. Genesis Chapter 6 mentions that in Noah's generation, the earth was filled with human violence. If the king of Israel is utterly destroyed, the people will be even more helpless.

The Better Life Gets, the More People Worship Idols

When people's lives improve, they tend to worship idols more, which is a sign of utter destruction. Looking back at human history, especially the history of Israel in the Old Testament, they put God in a very uncomfortable position. God's intention is for people to live well, but when their lives improve, they abandon God, creating a vicious cycle.

If you read Judges and Kings, you will find people very strange. When they are exhausted and living miserably, they cry out to God, who sends someone to save them. Once saved and their lives improve and become prosperous, they choose to abandon God. Then God allows foreigners to attack them, and their land is plundered, which is a clear depiction of a Christian's life.

After being attacked again, the Israelites cried out to God after more than twenty years. God sent someone to save them again, in a repeating cycle! Later, I observed that modern Christians are also like this. Let me remind you, when people live miserably, lacking even the courage and qualification to love the world, and their dreams of worldly pleasures vanish, they begin to call on God.

God's mercy is upon you because of the service and shepherding of us pastors, and your life begins to improve. However, as soon as you start to get better, you act foolishly. I am perplexed, wondering how people can be so foolish. When their lives improve, they should be more reverent and grateful to God, but the opposite happens.

Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; as his country improved, he improved his pillars. (Hosea 10:1)

If a person's goal is just to live better on earth, they will worship idols. The better people's lives get, the more they worship idols, which has become a representation of human history and a sign of destruction! This is why there are so many tragedies on earth. If you have the opportunity to meet Christians from different countries, you will find that Christians around the world are like this. In difficult circumstances, they have some faith in God, but when life gets better, they begin to abandon Him. This is more evident in developed countries. Previously, we thought these countries were developed because of their good systems. However, it does not have as much to do with the quality of the systems, but it is because of a group of people who love God, and God had mercy on them. Because they possessed the nature and character of the Puritans, God blessed them, and the area miraculously became richer and stronger. However, people forgot that their good days were due to God's mercy on their ancestors, and they began to love idolatry more and more, and they have become what they are now. It is not hard to predict that they will be destroyed in the future because they have provoked God's anger.

The situation of the Israelites was the same. God had mercy on them, seeing their miserable state, but when they turned around slightly, they became even more enthusiastic about idolatry. Some people inherently love money, and when they have a little money, they start to feel great and think about spending it quickly to indulge themselves. These people inherently cannot withstand God's grace; they cannot withstand the blessings God gives them. Is this not a tragedy? God wants us to live in His grace and to prosper, because God loves prosperity, but as soon as people prosper, they immediately fall into the trap of money. For example, a person initially loves God, but suddenly gets RMB 100 million, achieving a small goal. It may not even need RMB 100 million; receiving one million is enough to make them forget who they are. We need to carefully examine our financial management. If you are still living in a relatively miserable state, you need to think carefully about where your money has gone.

If, after reflection, you find that you cannot hold water, as the Chinese say, thick virtue carries things, your virtue and destiny are too thin to bear God's blessings. I am surprised that some people have earned a lot of money every month for many years, but when asked, they say they only have a few tens of thousands of yuan in hand. I cannot figure out how they have so little savings, and I do not bother to investigate. I know without thinking that they inherently love money and lack virtue. So, they show off as soon as they have money, and once they show off, the money is gone. Consider whether you have this problem.

Some people genuinely cannot withstand God's blessings. The Israelites were like this. Starting with King Jeroboam, he was not destined to be king, nor was he king material. God gave him a throne, and he forgot who he was. As a result, his whole family died miserably. What was the purpose of being king in the first place? You must know that God wants us to live prosperously, but whether you can bear it and withstand this test of prosperity depends on your own virtue.

The Day of Israel's Condemnation Has Arrived

Do not think everything is fine if you are living well. Know that the day of God's condemnation comes not because of anything else, but because of the sins you have sown, and God does not let them grow out. The sins sown by the Israelites grew for two hundred years, and finally, the day of God's condemnation arrived. Let me give you an example: During these two hundred years of sin's growth, an Israelite earned a lot of money, lived very prosperously, and lived in a very beautiful mansion. The garden was built like a Suzhou garden—an Israeli garden—and could even compare with Solomon's garden. He thought he was living very well. We must learn a lesson: do not wait until the day of God's condemnation arrives to think about turning back to God. By then, it will be completely impossible to reverse. I give you a suggestion: start changing now. Perhaps you still have a chance to turn back to God before condemnation, and sow righteousness for yourself.

Why will the day of condemnation come? Because the Israelites felt they were living well and felt justified in lying and making false oaths. They thought, I just signed a big deal yesterday and earned a lot of money. Let's see if those who owe me money dare not pay it back. If they do not, I will deal with them. Does that sound domineering? Let us observe this generation. Many people are rampant, like those who beat people beyond recognition in barbecue restaurants, thinking they had protection. In the end, the protection failed, and even the protective umbrella was uprooted.

The same thing had happened many times before without incident, but they never thought this time would be the last. Now, they can only slowly endure it in prison. As for what will happen in prison, who knows? Once the protective umbrella is broken and cannot provide cover, even the prison guards can treat them as they please. Even if they can bring the underworld into the prison, they can only be the boss of the prisoners in the prison. What is the point of that? So, do not be rampant before the day of condemnation arrives.

Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars and destroy their pillars. (Hosea 10:2)

We must remember that God's actions are often like this: He lets you be rampant for a while. It is fine to earn money; it is fine to be rampant, but one day the day of condemnation will come. If you reflect on yourself, looking at your past virtue, you will think of how we used to be like that, too. We should learn a lesson from the history of the Israelites. A historian said that the only lesson one can learn from history is that people will never learn any lessons from history. That is how people are; although they have seen much, they forget everything when it comes to themselves. Should we start learning lessons from history now?

Those brothers and sisters who love money and the world can no longer sow seeds of loving the world and being cursed! You have already paid a heavy price for loving the world. Now God is giving you time and an opportunity to repent, but how much have you repented? I understand that some people inherently love money, but in my heart, loving money is like loving joss paper.

Although money can buy many things, and real money sounds more real, what is the point of buying things again and again? If you sow curses, the day of condemnation follows. When the day of condemnation arrives, it is almost impossible to reverse. I am not scaring you, because what you sow, you must reap. You must quickly uproot what has not yet grown so that you do not have to wait for the day of condemnation to arrive.

Having a double mind means both wanting to rely on God and also wanting to exploit God to satisfy one's selfish desires. We must never wait until we are full of iniquity to realize this. When the fruit grows, that is when the trouble starts. We must repent now. A wise person never waits until the day of condemnation comes to think about repenting but repents before the day of condemnation arrives.

Actually, my heart is often in pain because the problems of those I have served are all based on their inherent knowledge of good and evil and their indulgence of the flesh, and it all stems from loving the old horse and having a double mind. The things people do become difficult when the seeds bear fruit, so you cannot continue to sow them. Now that the day of condemnation has not yet come, God will give you another chance.

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. (Hosea 10:12)

God still gives you a chance, but until when?

Worldly Systems Are Not Effective

The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Its people shall mourn for it, and so shall its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory has departed from it. (Hosea 10:5)

Is it not strange that people give glory to the calf when they are living well? God endures them for a day, a year, ten years, but they always think that the calf is effective. Actually, it is not effective. It only seems effective because they are pursuing things of the world. In recent years, I have learned a lot about things in the spiritual realm. When I was not yet a complete believer, I just walked into a church to seek. After the meeting ended, those who were hosting let the newcomers raise their hands, and then they took them outside to gather at tables for tea and coffee. I was one of them, and I met another interesting newcomer who had gone to temples to worship idols. After worshipping, he received a lottery number and won many big prizes. With that money, he bought ten houses. It is impressive to be able to buy ten houses in Singapore.

I like to listen to these stories of the spiritual realm. It seems that worshiping idols is very effective. Who knew that later, the thing in the temple started to look for him every night, scaring him out of his wits? As soon as he closed his eyes, that thing would come and talk to him, asking him to be the host in the temple, and he would get paid. Later, he did not want to go, so the ghost started to mess with him, causing him to not be able to sleep for three months. By the time he came to the church that cast out demons, he was not his usual self and was on the verge of collapse.

Originally, worldly systems are effective on ordinary days, but they become ineffective when the day of God's condemnation arrives. It is effective to do business and make money according to worldly systems; it is effective until the company becomes insolvent. He had a lot of properties; an entire street belonged to his family. When he became insolvent, the government had to cover for him, hurting many people. Why are these worldly systems ineffective when the day of condemnation comes? Because worldly systems give you money, but when disasters strike, money cannot solve the problem.

There are countless similar cases in this generation. A once glorious airline has failed. Previously, an entire street in the provincial capital belonged to their company. A real estate tycoon has also failed. Many industries are collapsing. We see that this world has a characteristic: it is a trap. Small-scale traps use P2P, and larger-scale traps use a financial system.

Worldly systems have indeed been effective in the past. For example, as long as people win money gambling, it is effective, but when they lose money, it is not effective. On my path to believing in the Lord, I have encountered many extraordinary people. One of them was a gambling king in Southeast Asia in the 1980s and 1990s. He could go to gambling casinos by helicopter. More than thirty years ago, he had hundreds of millions of dollars, all won through gambling—that was incredible. Many people were afraid when he went to gamble because the thing behind him was very powerful. I say that worldly systems are sometimes effective because they deceive people. But it is precisely because they are sometimes effective that people continue to believe in them. But one day, when they are no longer effective, it is over. This person did not like studying since he was young, and he could not read many words. He was quite foolish. If he were smart, he would not have done this.

Later, a voice inside him told him that he could win every gamble. He was very happy to hear that. The thing entered him and changed him from then on. Even if he was dealt a bad hand, he would place his bet according to that voice, and when he revealed his hand, all the bad cards would turn into Aces. If it were made into a movie, it would be the God of Gamblers, winning every time. He was shocked. He clearly had a bad hand, but he had no idea when it had been changed. This is a story of the spiritual realm. The reason he is called the God of Gamblers is because there is an evil spirit behind him that is considered a god. Actually, he should not be called the God of Gamblers; he should be called the Gambling Spirit. Just like martial arts practitioners have martial spirits behind them. When they practice martial arts to the highest level, their martial arts are so powerful that they can injure people from a distance. We cannot understand these things in the spiritual realm.

Returning to that Southeast Asian gambling king, once the thing in the spiritual realm left him, he started to lose. At that time, he owed three million Singapore dollars, which he could never repay in his lifetime, and he almost jumped off a building to commit suicide. This is to tell everyone that worldly systems are effective in leading people to sin, but our God still reigns in this world. Worldly systems are ineffective when condemnation comes, resulting in very miserable losses.

The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Its people shall mourn for it, and so shall its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory has departed from it. (Hosea 10:5)

Worshiping the calf becomes ineffective at this point, but it was indeed effective before, or the Israelites would not have worshiped it. This proves that this world is a spiritual world. Everyone must know that worldly systems often fool people. If you have experienced the disasters of P2P or other tragedies, and your money has disappeared, although God has given you a good life and you have seen a lot of money coming in and out, in the end you are left with nothing but debt, then you need to realize that you have fallen into the worldly logic system.

They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. (Hosea 10:4)

You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors, (Hosea 10:13)

Everyone slowly understands! For example, running a large company and hiring many capable people—these are all warriors, top salespeople. Later, they bought a piece of land, built a big gate, and sold all the buildings, but it is still barren land. How amazing is their salesmanship? How many people have they deceived? Although it is effective and money has come in, they have deceived people. Can such deception escape the curse? God will surely condemn it!

The King of Israel Will Be Destroyed

God will surely condemn such a profit-driven nation. That is to say, starting with the king of Israel, the golden calf of Bethel came from Jeroboam, so God will judge the king of Israel. Even the king of Israel, with all of his power in his hands, is ineffective. The common people, royal ministers, and officials are even more useless—all will be destroyed.

Samaria's king shall pass away like a twig on the face of the waters. (Hosea 10:7)

Because of your great wickedness, this shall happen to you at Bethel. At dawn the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off. (Hosea 10:15)



**They will say, “We have no king, because we do not fear the Lord; and the king—what could he do for us?” (Hosea 10:3)**

Take your time to read this carefully. Even if a nation was once devout and God granted it a prosperous kingdom, if they do not thank and praise God, but instead thank and praise their system, that is a problem. When a nation deviates from God, the king of Israel will surely perish. For those two centuries, the Israelites were very grateful to the golden calves of Bethel and Jeroboam. They believed that Jeroboam's invention was excellent, and the system he established was convenient. They no longer needed to go to the Temple of the Lord God in Judah or Jerusalem; it was sufficient to worship the golden calf at their doorstep. What Solomon's Temple, David, or Solomon? This golden calf had become the god who led them out of Egypt, and prayers to it were quite effective because they only asked for money and worldly things.

When the time of destruction came, the Israelites were terrified. They wondered why what had worked before no longer did. When they called for the king, they found that there was no king left. They were like homeless dogs, living in constant fear and only able to await their fate. My brothers and sisters, you must understand that when people reach that point, it is a tragedy. Many of us rely on money. Do not think I do not know this; few people in this world do not rely on money because this world is closely tied to money, the system of this life, and carnal things – love of face, your love, your hate, your money, your house, your business – all these things are of the Old Adam.

This is why I often say that every moment I lead you forward, I tread on thin ice, fearing that I might take the wrong path because the logic of this world is too powerful, with its penetrating and infectious force. Before you know it, you become confused. Many people, when they see their children, think of their future and then strive to study hard, learn, go to university, find a job, etc. As a result, they fall into these things, and it is difficult not to be trapped. So the Old Adam says that he has never lost a battle in this world, setting one trap after another. Once people are trapped, God's wrath descends. Whether it is the king of Israel or the people of Israel, they will be destroyed.

Human history, especially the history of Christians and Jews, proves one thing: God will use the Gentiles to attack them, and they will be destroyed by the Gentiles. Israel was destroyed by the king of Assyria, a very evil nation that invented many cruel torture devices. So, slowly enjoy it. Who told you to live with the worldly logic system all day long? We live and fall into it. Originally, we work to work, but we cannot put all our hope in the worldly logic system; we still have to rely on God.

## Disaster Will Surely Come Upon Israel

What I mentioned earlier is that the better people live, the more they like to worship idols, and as a result, people are condemned. Later, I talked about how the worldly system does not work. In fact, sometimes it works, making people feel they can rely on it, but sometimes when they rely on it, it does not work, which is too坑人了 (pitiful). Then the king of Israel perished, and the Israelites were immediately destroyed. With no king in the nation, the people had to rely on themselves.

**Therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be plundered, as Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle when mothers were dashed in pieces with their children. (Hosea 10:14)**

When we see someone poisoned or stabbed to death in the world, or a mother and child dashed to pieces, we feel how unfair this world is. But this is how it is when disaster strikes because people reap what they sow! My brothers and sisters, do not be indignant. You may say we do not know what happened behind the scenes. If you delve deeper, you will understand that when such things come upon people, God does not make mistakes; they are all sown by people themselves. The destruction of the Israelite mother and child is a tragedy and a disaster, but when these disasters come, they have nothing to say.

**From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel; there they have remained. Shall not the battle against the sons of iniquity overtake them in Gibeah? (Hosea 10:9)**

When disaster strikes people, they are powerless to resist. The situations seen before the disaster are very strange. Some people are deceived, yet they firmly believe they will not be deceived. For example, someone was scammed by P2P, and I advised him to quickly withdraw his money; even a dollar is money, but he just would not withdraw it, still wanting to keep it to increase in value. In the end, hundreds of thousands or millions became a few dollars, and even those few dollars were gone. The person scammed still thought he would not be scammed, which is truly foolish. As long as someone owes money, without exception, how did you get into debt? Why are you in debt? Is it not because you love money? Everyone thinks they will not be scammed, believing that disaster will not befall them, only realizing it is too late when it does.

The situation you are in now is how it came to be. No matter how old you are, even if you are 80 years old, you must often reflect on yourself and write down how you became foolish. You do not need to send it to me; I do not want to know. I just want you to know how foolish you once were, so you will not fall into this again when you encounter it in the future. If you are trapped again and again, then you will live miserably! Fortunately, you have met me; perhaps you will experience some grace, but do not think everything will be fine in the future because those who think everything will be fine often have something happen. Do not just think about making money without thinking about losing money. Later, I summarized that foolish people do not think they are foolish; they think they are quite smart, while smart people never think they are smart; they always think they are not smart enough.

**Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars; they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us!” (Hosea 10:8)**

Some say to let the mountains fall on them. Is this to be the Monkey King pressed under the Five Finger Mountain? I do not think they have the bodily mass for that; they may not even be pressed into meat patties. The Monkey King was only pressed under the Five Finger Mountain and still lived. One day, when the monk Tang Sanzang passed by on his journey to the West to obtain scriptures, he could still be rescued. What are these Israelites thinking? What would the mountains falling on them do? When they crucified Jesus on the cross, they said that the guilt for shedding his blood should be on them and their descendants. This is when disaster strikes, and they are powerless to turn things around, suffering to the point of madness, so painful that they say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us! They have already become this foolish.

How many among us still love the world and toil for money? And how many truly love God and live in the system of God? God once turned around your finances, but where is your heart? Are you as confused as the Israelites?

**Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; as his country improved, the more beautiful pillars he set up. (Hosea 10:1)**

Some people must be thinking, “It should not be this way, right? It will not be as serious as you say.” They still think they are living well, working three jobs a day to pay off their father's debts. As for God, He can wait. In fact, this is a tragedy! Do you want to be trapped tightly by this world? What are my brothers and sisters thinking? I often feel speechless, and I do not know what to say. People choose to live in the worldly logic system and are very foolish.

Among us, a sister's parents owed a lot of money and used her ID card to apply for many high-interest loans. After she came among us, she finally paid off the high-interest loans, and her parents wanted to apply for high-interest loans again. What will you do when your God is all used up? People not only like to be trapped but are also foolishly unable to listen to anything. Yes, they are your parents, and losing money is not a big problem. Many people have lost money; some have lost tens of thousands, hundreds of millions, and are still fine. Did they trap you just by losing a little money? You paid it off for them this time, but what about next time? What will you do then?

There are also mothers paying off money for their sons, and children paying off money for their mothers, foolishly unaware that it is a pit. A brother's father suddenly decided to buy a car and asked the brother for money. His financial situation was already terrible, and he asked me what to do. I said, If the old man bought a plane, would you also pay for it? You should first improve your finances. When you have the ability in the future, you can cover this pit with a flick of your finger; perhaps it can be arranged this way. If he insists on paying for his father now, owing one debt today and another debt tomorrow, it will be endless. His father knows that his son will pay for him, just like those sons know that their mothers will pay for them, endlessly. So let them do whatever they want; these people who ask for help to pay off debts are clearly tricking people.

When disaster strikes, people know that their logic system is wrong. In fact, how people live is all the same in the end, whether horizontal or vertical. Some die standing, some die lying down, but it is all the same in the end. If people see through these things, there will be no problems. If they do not see through and live in the worldly logic system, they will keep struggling there.

**When I please, I will discipline them, and nations shall be gathered against them when they are bound to their double iniquity. (Hosea 10:10)**

People commit two kinds of sins: Gibeah and the golden calf. The golden calf is the logic system of this life, worshiping idols to seek benefits. Gibeah was a city where everyone committed adultery, raping a Levite's concubine to death, leading to the massacre of the entire city, filled with violence. Let us examine ourselves. Disaster will surely come. Do you want to be trapped? If you do, you will be trapped impenetrably.

## There Is Still a Chance to Return to God Before Disaster Strikes

As long as people have a chance to return to God before disaster strikes, plant righteousness. Plant the righteousness of God and the Kingdom of God, and reap the steadfast love of God. We cannot solve any problems by our own strength; we can only dig a pit for ourselves, becoming our own gravediggers. If we plant righteousness by relying on God, we can reap love from God. So now, seek the Lord God. You must break up your fallow ground, waiting for Him to come, so that He may rain righteousness upon you. The fallow ground is our faith, which has become so desolate that you are pushed to a free-range place where no one cares about you, and your pastor does not care about you. When disaster comes, you can only fend for yourselves. If people have been pushed to that situation and do not know it, they will be powerless to turn things around when disaster comes!

Whether you come to a victorious church or a church with Mingding Destiny, these do not solve your problems. The only thing that can solve your problems is to completely destroy the set of logic inside you. If you do not destroy it, it does not matter; you can keep it and wait for disaster to strike! There is still a chance before disaster strikes, but there will be no chance after disaster strikes.

**Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors, (Hosea 10:12-13)**

If people want to live by their own hands or swords, then let them. What God curses will surely be cursed. God's words stand firm in heaven; even if the heavens and earth pass away, not one jot or tittle of God's words will pass away. Are you going to walk the path you once walked again? You experienced a very miserable situation in the past, and after coming among us, God has been gracious to you. Now that your situation is slightly better, why are you repeating the old path? When will we be able to dismantle the high places, calves, and idols we worship inside? If you do not dismantle them, you will surely offer your golden calf to your King Jareb, who is the foreigner who attacks and plunders you, and will ultimately perish together with the king of Israel because this is the work of God.

《何西阿书》 (The Book of Hosea) shouts to the heavens and earth here, but the Israelites who heard it still sneer, thinking it is good and wondering if it is really that serious. Now, I also shout to the heavens and earth to remind everyone, but seeing everyone's response is similar. Many people mutter in their hearts, If I do not do this, what should I do? The money I owe, will the pastor help me pay it back? Why do people walk into such a tragic situation? The reason is that they forsake God, and in their bones, they still have those worldly things. From what point do people know to repent and no longer walk the old path? If a person does not have a glorious hope in the eternal heavens, then there is no way to walk this path. If people do not want to walk the path of eternal life, then worldly things will surely entangle you and bind you, and people will surely experience these sufferings.

Before I end, I will share a small story with everyone. The other day, I met a person who had four siblings. She is the eldest and married in Singapore, and she and her husband have a business that is doing quite well. Her cousin is a prominent figure in Argentina, and her sister married in Argentina and went to him. Who knew that their cousin, who was only in his early fifties, was shot to death two years ago? After his death, his finances suddenly fell into crisis, and he owed a lot of money. Her sister has been in trouble ever since. I asked her if she could come back. She said she did not know what she could do if she came back. Life is truly unpredictable. When they went, they had good hopes, but in the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed, and they are in a dilemma. Retreating brings shame to their ancestors, and staying brings insurmountable debt. Many things are typical examples of the worldly system not working; it is truly the so-called leaning on the mountain, the mountain collapses; leaning on the tree, the tree falls.

I can only say that these tragedies prove that we have no good choice but to love God well. Such a big person does not know about owing money? Surely they know. If they owe it, they cannot pay it themselves and still expect others to pay it back. If they lack food and drink, we can help a little, but paying off debts is out of the question. Some people gamble and take drugs; we cannot help these people pay off gambling debts or drug debts, nor can we help people who do business share the risks. People do not live well and choose to do those things. The probability of us being trapped by this world is too great. If you are lacking food and drink, you can help them, but paying off debts is out of the question because you will help them pay it off, and they will continue to owe it. What should you do then? Perhaps everyone will feel that I am being inhumane, but that is reality.

I just happened to see someone asking questions. Since there are not many questions, I will answer them all together:

## Q1: Teacher, we have violated God's word many times. Will God lose love for us?

Are the Israelites not a typical example? So never ask again whether God will lose love for us. If people do not love God, God will punish their sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generations. If people violate God's word many times, they will definitely lose God's love for them.

## Q2: Teacher, can you talk about how God reveals and how visions are produced?

This is too difficult to explain! First of all, you must be a person who has a good relationship with God. If you have no relationship with God, you will not hear God's revelations and visions. If you are a person who has a good relationship with God, God will definitely let you know when you are serving. In fact, I have told many similar stories. Once, I was serving someone who had synovitis and joint pain. When I prayed for him, God told me that there was a Pixiu in his bag. I asked him if he had put a Pixiu in his bag, and he reluctantly took it out and handed it to me.

I held it in my hand and continued to pray. God told me that there was an even bigger one in his bag. Someone asked me how I heard it. That is the word of God coming into my mind, and it is very clear. I asked him again if there was a big Pixiu, and he was very surprised how I knew. I said to him, Don't you know what I do? So he reluctantly took out the big one and handed it to me because he relied on this Pixiu to win when he played mahjong. After I prayed again, his synovitis was completely healed. He ran up and down the stairs with no problem at all. A long time later, I asked him how he was doing, and he said he was completely healed. When I saw him later, everything was normal. I hope everyone can wake up, love God well, and pursue the glorious hope in eternity!

May God bless everyone!
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大家好,我们来看《何西阿书》的第十章,这章的主题叫做“以色列的王必全然灭绝”。这个世界有一套强人的文化体系,地上充满了强暴。大家千万不要小看强人,《创世记》第六章里挪亚那个世代就提到地上充满了人的强暴。我们说以色列的王必全然灭绝,那王都灭绝了,老百姓就更没招了。 当人的生活开始变得越好就越喜欢拜偶像,这就是一个灭绝的征兆。我们放眼望去看人类的历史,尤其是《旧约》里关于以色列的历史,他们就把神放在了一种非常难受的光景当中。神的心意是希望人能过得好,可是当人们生活的状况有好转就离弃神,这就是一个怪圈。

当人的生活开始变得越好就越喜欢拜偶像,这就是一个灭绝的征兆。我们放眼望去看人类的历史,尤其是《旧约》里关于以色列的历史,他们就把神放在了一种非常难受的光景当中。神的心意是希望人能过得好,可是当人们生活的状况有好转就离弃神,这就是一个怪圈。 如果你去读《士师记》、《列王记》的话,你就会看到人非常地奇怪。当人在势穷力竭,活得惨不忍睹的时候就呼求神,神就派人来拯救他们。当神拯救了这些人以后,人的日子开始变好了,生活也富裕了,他们就选择离弃神。神又让外邦人来攻打他们,他们种的地也被外邦人掳掠,这就是基督徒一生清晰的写照。 以色列人再次被攻打以后,经过了二十多年的时间,他们又开始呼求神。神又派人来拯救他们,这真是一个怪圈!后来我观察到现在的基督徒也是如此。我给大家提个醒,人活得很惨,连爱世界的勇气和资格都没了,最后连爱世界的梦想也灭绝了,就会开始呼求神。

神怜悯你是因着我们这些牧者的服侍和牧养,你的生活状况才开始有好转,然而刚开始有那么一点起色又犯浑了。我就百思不得其解,我就在想:人怎么就傻到这个地步呢?人的生活状况变好了就应该更加地敬畏神,更加地感恩,结果却是另外一番光景。 **以色列是茂盛的葡萄树,结果繁多。果子越多,就越增添祭坛;地土越肥美,就越造美丽的柱像。(《何西阿书》 10 : 1 )** 如果一个人的目标就是在这地上活得好一点,就会去拜偶像。人的生活越好就越拜偶像,已经成为了人类历史的一个写照,也是一个被灭绝的征兆!这就是为什么地上会有这么多悲剧发生的原因。如果你有机会接触到世界各国的基督徒,会发现这个世界上的基督徒也是如此。他们在很艰难的环境中还有点信靠神的心,可是等生活好了一点就开始离弃神。这种情况在发达的国家变得更加明显,以前我们以为这些国家发达是因为他们的制度好。其实这跟制度的好坏关系并不大,是因着之前有一群爱神的百姓,神曾经怜悯他们。因为他们有那种清教徒的体量和性格,所以神恩待他们,这个地方就很奇妙地变得越来越富有、越来越强盛。然而人们忘记了他们的好日子是神怜悯他们的先祖才有的,后来就开始越来越喜欢拜偶像,最后就变成现在这个样子。想都不用想就知道他们将来要被灭绝,因为他们讨了神的愤怒。

以色列人的状况也是一样,神看着他们的悲惨状况就怜悯他们,但是他们稍微有点回转就更加热衷于拜偶像。有些人骨子里就爱钱,手里有点钱就开始觉得自己了不起,开始惦记着赶紧去花掉,去宠一宠自己。这些人骨子里就是经不起神恩待他,经不起神给他的恩典,这不是悲剧吗?神巴不得让我们活在祂的恩典之中,希望我们能够越来越兴盛,因为神是喜爱兴盛的神,但是人一兴盛马上就会掉到钱眼里。举个例子,比如说,人一开始很爱神,突然有了一个亿,达到了一个小目标。有可能都不用一个亿,拿到一百万就已经不知道自己姓什么了。我们要好好地省察一下自己的财务管理,如果你还活在比较悲惨的光景中,你要仔细地想想你的钱到哪里去了。 如果省察之后发现自己盛不住水,就是中国人说的厚德载物,你的德行和命太薄经不起神的祝福。我很诧异为什么有人这么多年每个月赚的钱也不少,可是一问就说手里只有几万块钱,我是怎么也算不出来他就这么点存款,也懒得去深究。我想都不用想就知道他骨子里爱钱,没有德行。所以有点钱就显摆,一显摆钱就没了,大家琢磨一下自己身上是不是也有这个毛病? 有些人真的经不起神的祝福,以色列人就是这么个德行。从以色列王耶罗波安开始,本来他是没有王命的,也不是做王的料,神赐给他一个王位就不知道自己姓什么了。结果整个家族死得都非常惨,那当初做王的目的是为了什么?大家要知道神巴不得让我们活得兴盛,但是你是否承受得住,是否经得起这种兴盛的考验,那就看你自己的德行了。

大家不要以为生活得挺好就没有问题,要知道神定罪的日子来到不是因为别的,而是因为你种下的罪,神不让它长出来。以色列人种的罪长了两百年,最后神定罪的日子到了。我给大家举一个例子,在这罪生长的两百年中,有个以色列人赚了很多钱,日子也过得非常兴盛,住着非常漂亮的豪宅。园子建得就像苏州园林一样,可以说是以色列园林,甚至能跟所罗门的园子相媲美,觉得自己活得挺好。我们要学习一个功课,就是千万不要等神定罪的日子到了才想起来要回转向神,那时候已经是完全无力翻转。我给大家一个建议,就是现在就开始改变,或许你还有个机会,在还未定罪的时候就赶紧回转向神,好为自己栽种公义。 为什么定罪的日子会降临?因为以色列人觉得日子过得挺好的,还理直气壮地觉得说谎,起假誓都没有问题。他们就觉得:昨天还刚签了一个大单,如今又赚了很多钱,欠我钱的看他敢不还钱,不还钱就修理他。听起来是不是很霸气?我们来观察这个世代,有很多人是很猖狂的,像那些在烧烤店把人家打得血肉模糊的人,以为自己有保护伞,结果也没保护得了他们,最后甚至连保护伞都被连根拔起。 同样的事之前干了很多次没事,也没想到这次却是最后一次,现在只能到牢里慢慢地熬着。至于到了牢里会发生什么事就不知道了。只要保护伞一破,遮不住的时候连狱警都可以随意待他。就算有能力把黑社会都带到监狱里去,也只能在监狱里做囚犯的老大,那有什么意思呢?所以定罪的日子还没到的时候千万不要猖狂。

**他们心怀二意,现今要定为有罪。耶和华必拆毁他们的祭坛,毁坏他们的柱像。(《何西阿书》 10 : 2 )** 我们要记住神的作为常常如此,就让你狂一下没事。赚钱挺好的,再怎么狂都挺好,但是总有一天定罪的日子会临到。如果大家稍微反省一下自己,看看我们自己过去的那点德行,原来我们曾经也是如此。我们要从以色列人的历史中学一个功课,有个历史学家说过从历史中唯一能学到的功课,就是人永远不会从历史中学到任何功课。人就是这样,虽然看到了很多,可是一轮到自己的时候就忘了。那我们是不是得从现在开始就从历史中学点功课呢? 那些爱钱、爱世界的弟兄姐妹,不能再接着种爱世界,受咒诅的种子了!你已经为爱世界付上了很沉重的代价,现在神还给你时间,让你有悔改的机会,可是你悔改了多少呢?我也明白有些人骨子里非常爱钱,但是在我心里爱钱就是爱冥纸。 虽然钱能买很多东西,真金白银听起来多实在,但是买来买去又有什么意义?种下了咒诅,接下来定罪的日子就到了。定罪的日子到的时候几乎是无力翻转的,我不是吓唬你,因为你种下去长出来的就必须得吃。那些还没长出来的你得赶紧斩草除根,就不至于等到定罪的日子降临。

人心怀二意就是一边想着信靠神,转头又想利用神来满足一下自己的私欲。我们千万不要等到恶贯满盈的时候才后知后觉,等果子种出来的时候就麻烦了,现在就得赶紧悔改。聪明的人绝对不是等到定罪的日子来了才想起来悔改,而是在定罪的日子还没来的时候就悔改了。 其实我心里常常伤痛,因为我服侍过的人,他们身上的问题都是因为骨子里识别善恶和体贴肉体,都因着很喜欢老马,心怀二意而起的。人做的那些事等种子结果的时候就有点辛苦了,所以不能再接着继续种了。现在定罪的日子还没到,神还会给你一个机会。 **你们要为自己栽种公义,就能收割慈爱。现今正是寻求耶和华的时候,你们要开垦荒地,等他临到,使公义如雨降在你们身上。(《何西阿书》 10 : 12 )** 神仍然给你机会,但是会给到什么时候呢?

**撒玛利亚的居民,必因伯亚文的牛犊惊恐;崇拜牛犊的民和喜爱牛犊的祭司都必因荣耀离开他,为他悲哀。(《何西阿书》 10 : 5 )** 当人过上好日子的时候却归荣耀给牛犊,这不是很奇怪吗?神忍耐他们一天、一年、十年,但是他们却一直以为是这牛犊好使。其实并不好使,只不过因为他们所追求的是属世界的东西,所以那牛犊有时候看上去好使。这些年来我对灵界里的东西了解得有点多,当时在我还没有完全信主的时候,我只是走进一间教会去寻求。等聚会结束之后,那些接待的人就让新来的人举手,然后把新人带到外面喝茶、喝咖啡的桌子旁边聚集。我就是其中之一,我在那里遇到另外一个很有意思的新人,他曾经到庙里去拜偶像,拜了以后就拿到个万字号,中了很多大奖。之后用那些钱买了十套房子,能在新加坡买十套房子是很厉害的。 我喜欢听这些灵界的故事,看来拜偶像还真的挺好使。谁知道后来庙里的那个东西开始每天夜里来找他,把他吓得魂不守舍。他只要一闭上眼睛那东西就来跟他说话,让他去庙里做主持,也有钱拿。后来他想不去,鬼就来整他,弄得他三个月夜不能寐。等他来到那个赶鬼的教会的时候,他整个人已经不太像样,简直要崩溃了。

原来属世界的体系平时好使,但是神定罪的日子临到的时候就不好使了。照着属世界的体系做生意、赚钱好使,在那个公司资不抵债之前都好使。产业可多了,整条街都是他家的。等资不抵债的时候还得政府给他擦屁股,害了很多人。那为什么定罪的日子来的时候,属世界的体系就不好使了呢?因为属世界的体系给你钱,而灾祸临到的时候钱却不能解决问题。 这个世代类似的案例令人目不暇接,有一家辉煌一时的航空公司不行了,之前省会城市里的整条街都是他们公司的;一个房地产的大佬也不行了,很多行业都崩了。我们看到这个世界有个特点,那就是坑人。小的用一个P2P,大一点的用一套金融体系就能把人给坑了。 属世界的体系的确好使过,比如说,人去赌钱只要是赢钱都好使,等赔钱的时候就不好使了。我在信主的路上碰到过很多奇人,其中一个是八九十年代东南亚的赌王,去赌钱能坐着直升飞机直接降到赌场。三十多年前手里有一个亿,全是赌钱赢的,那可不得了。他去赌钱很多人都害怕,因为他后面的那个东西很厉害。我说属世界的体系有的时候好使,因为它坑人。可就因为有的时候好使,所以人们才一直相信它,但是有一天不好使的时候就完了。这个人从小就不爱学习,大字也认不了几个,整个人就挺傻的,如果他聪明的话就不会干这事了。

后来他里面有一个声音跟他说能让他逢赌必赢。他一听可开心了,那个东西就进到他里面,从此就改变了。哪怕抓了一手烂牌,就照着那个声音下注,结果一翻开一手烂牌全变成了A。如果拍成电影就是赌神,逢赌必赢。他当时都被吓坏了,明明烂牌在手,自己都完全不知道什么时候被换掉的。这是灵界的故事,之所以叫赌神,是因为他后面有一个被称为神的邪灵。其实不应该叫赌神,应该叫赌灵。就像练武的人后面有武灵,把功夫练到最高端的时候,武艺高强到能隔空伤人,我们都无法理解这灵界里的事。 说回之前的那个东南亚赌王,后来灵界的东西一离开他,他就开始输。那个时候欠债三百万新币,那可是一辈子都还不完的,差点就跳楼自杀。这是要告诉大家属世界的体系在让人犯罪的时候好使,但是我们的神在这个世界仍然掌权,属世界的体系在定罪的时候就不好使了,赔得非常惨。

**撒玛利亚的居民,必因伯亚文的牛犊惊恐;崇拜牛犊的民和喜爱牛犊的祭司都必因荣耀离开他,为他悲哀。(《何西阿书》 10 : 5 )** 拜牛犊到这个时候就不好使了,但是之前确实好使过,否则以色列人也不会拜它了。这就证明这个世界是一个属灵的世界,大家一定要知道这属世界的体系常常把人给忽悠了。如果你经历过P2P的灾祸,或者其他悲剧,钱不知道去哪了。虽然神给了你很好的生活,看到大量钱进钱出,最后却除了一屁股债之外什么都没留下,这个时候你就要知道自己掉到了属世界的逻辑体系里。 **他们为立约说谎言,起假誓;因此,灾罚如苦菜滋生在田间的犁沟中。(《何西阿书》 10 : 4 )** **你们耕种的是奸恶,收割的是罪孽,吃的是谎话的果子。因你倚靠自己的行为,仰赖勇士众多。(《何西阿书》 10 : 13 )** 大家自己慢慢地体会!比如说,经营一家大企业,请了很多能人,就是勇士众多,都是顶级销售员。后来买了一块地,在那盖了一个大门就把楼都卖了,结果还是一块荒地。那销售得多厉害?坑了多少人?虽然好使,钱也进来了,但是坑人了。这么坑人能不受咒诅吗?神一定会定罪的!

这样唯利是图的国家神一定会定罪,也就是说从以色列的王开始,伯特利的金牛犊是从耶罗波安来的,所以神审判以色列的王。以色列的王都不好使,手里有多大的权力都没有用,下面的老百姓、王公大臣更没有用,全被灭绝。 **至于撒玛利亚,他的王必灭没,如水面的沫子一样。(《何西阿书》 10 : 7 )** **因他们的大恶,伯特利必使你们遭遇如此。到了黎明,以色列的王必全然灭绝。(《何西阿书》 10 : 15 )** **他们必说:“我们没有王,因为我们不敬畏耶和华;王能为我们做什么呢?”(《何西阿书》 10 : 3 )** 大家慢慢地仔细看,就算曾经是一个敬虔的国家,神给他们一个富裕的国度,然而他们不感谢赞美神,反倒感谢赞美他们的制度。当一个国家偏离了神,以色列的王必灭绝。以色列人在那两百年间,曾经非常感谢伯特利的金牛犊和耶罗波安。他们认为耶罗波安的发明实在是太好了,制定的制度很方便,再也不用去犹大或者耶路撒冷耶和华神的圣殿了,在家门口拜金牛犊就挺好的。什么所罗门的圣殿,大卫、所罗门?这金牛犊已经成了领他们出埃及的神,而且一祷告还挺好使的。因为他们求的都是钱和世上的这点东西。

等到了灭绝的时候,以色列人就惶恐了,纳闷之前都好使的,到了现在却不行了。他们呼叫王的时候发现连王也没有了。顿时如丧家之犬,惶惶不可终日,也就只能坐以待毙。咱们弟兄姐妹可得知道,人到了那种时候就是个悲剧。我们当中依靠钱的人有一大把,你不要以为我不知道,这个世界上不太依靠钱的人很少。因为这个世界跟钱,今生的体系,以及属肉体的事紧密相关,什么爱面子,你的爱、你的恨、你的钱、你的房子、你的生意,所有这些东西都是属老马的。 这就是为什么我经常说要带着大家往前走的时刻都如履薄冰,生怕走错了路。因为这个世界的逻辑体系太强悍了,有穿透力和感染力,想着想着就懵了。很多人一看到自己的孩子就想到他们的未来,然后要拼命的读书、学习、考大学、找工作等,结果一下子就掉进这些事里,不被套进去是很难的。所以老马说它在世上的日子没有打过败仗,一套一个牢。人一旦被套牢,神的愤怒就临到,不管是以色列的王,还是以色列的百姓都要被灭绝。 人类的历史,尤其是基督徒和犹太人的历史证明了一件事,神要用外邦人来攻打他们,他们要因着外邦人而灭绝。以色列被亚述王给灭绝了,亚述是一个非常邪恶的国家,发明了很多严苛的酷刑工具。那就慢慢地享受吧,谁让你整天带着属世界逻辑体系活着呢?我们活着活着就掉进去了,本来做工就做工,但是不能把盼望全放在属世界的逻辑体系上,我们还得要依靠神。

我前面讲的是人生活越好越喜欢拜偶像,结果人就被定罪了。后面讲属世界的体系不好使,其实有时候好使会让人觉得可以依靠,可是有时候依靠了又不好使,这太坑人了。接着以色列王就灭绝了,以色列人就随即被灭绝了。一个国家都没王了,老百姓只能靠自己了。 **所以在这民中必有哄嚷之声,你一切的保障必被拆毁,就如沙勒幔在争战的日子拆毁伯亚比勒,将其中的母子一同摔死。(《何西阿书》 10 : 14 )** 当我们在世上看见有人被毒死或捅死,或者一对母子被摔死,我们都会觉得这个世界怎么这么不公平。其实灾祸临到的时候就是这样,因为人种什么收什么!咱们弟兄姐妹千万别打抱不平,你可能会说我们不知道背后发生了什么事。如果深抠一下,你就会明白这样的事临到人身上,神是不会搞错的,那都是人自己种下的。以色列母子被摔死是悲剧,也是灾祸,但是这些灾祸临到的时候,他们也无话可说。 **以色列啊,你从基比亚的日子以来,时常犯罪。你们的先人曾站在那里,现今住基比亚的人以为攻击罪孽之辈的战事临不到自己。(《何西阿书》 10 : 9 )**

灾祸临到人的时候,人根本无力抵挡,在灾祸临到之前所看到的状况都是很奇怪的。有的人被骗了,还在那里坚信不会被骗。比如说,有人被P2P给骗了,我劝他赶紧把钱拿出来,能拿出来一块钱也是钱,结果他就是不拿出来,还想留着增值呢。最后几十万上百万变成了几块钱,甚至几块钱也没了。被骗的人还觉得自己不会被骗,真是愚不可及。只要是欠钱的人有一个算一个,你怎么欠的?为什么欠的?不就是因为爱钱吗?都觉得自己是不会被骗的,认为灾祸不会临到自己,等临到的时候才知道已经晚了。 你现在所处的光景就是这么来的,不管你有几岁,哪怕是已经80岁了也要常常反省一下自己,用笔写下来自己是怎么变愚蠢的。你不用发给我看,我也不想知道,我就是想让你知道自己曾经是何等地愚蠢,以后再遇到这事不被陷进去。如果一而再,再而三地被套牢,那你活得可悲惨了!庆幸的是你遇到了我,可能你还会经历点恩典,但是不要以为以后就没事了,因为往往以为没事的人都会有事,不要光想着赚钱没想过赔钱。后来我总结出来:傻的人都不觉得自己傻,还觉得自己挺聪明;而聪明的人从来不觉得自己聪明,都觉得自己还不太聪明。 **伯亚文的邱坛-就是以色列取罪的地方,必被毁灭;荆棘和蒺藜必长在他们的祭坛上。他们必对大山说:“遮盖我们!”对小山说:“倒在我们身上!”(《何西阿书》 10 : 8 )** 有人说让这山倒在他们身上,这是要做齐天大圣被压在五指山下吗?我看是没那个体量,别说压成肉饼了,甚至连肉饼都可能没了。人家齐天大圣只不过被压在五指山下,而且还活着。有一天唐僧西天取经路过还能救出来,这以色列人都是什么脑子?大山压在他们身上做什么呢?把耶稣钉死在十字架上的时候说流人血的罪,要归在他们和他们后代身上。这就是灾祸临到的时候无力翻转,痛苦到抓狂,都痛苦到跟大山说遮盖他们,对小山说倒在他们身上,都已经傻成这样了。

在我们当中还有多少爱世界,为钱劳碌的人?又有多少真正爱神的,真正活在属神的体系里的人?神曾经翻转了你的财务,但是你的心到底在哪里?你是不是像以色列人这样搞不清楚状况呢? **以色列是茂盛的葡萄树,结果繁多。果子越多,就越增添祭坛;地土越肥美,就越造美丽的柱像。(《何西阿书》 10 : 1 )** 有些人心里肯定就在想:应该不会这样吧?不会像我说的那么严重,还觉得自己活得挺好的,每天打三份工为他爸还债。至于神就先滚一边去,其实这就是悲剧!你要不要被这个世界套得牢牢的?弟兄姐妹脑子里想的都是什么呢?我经常感到很无语,我也不知道该说点什么好。人就是选择活在属世界的逻辑体系里,非常的愚昧。 我们当中有个姐妹的爸妈欠了很多钱,就用这姐妹的身份证刷了很多高利贷。她来到我们当中以后好不容易把高利贷还上了,她爸妈又要刷她的高利贷。等把你的神都给刷没了,你要怎么办?人不但喜欢被套牢,还傻到什么也听不进去。那两人的确是你爸妈,赔钱就赔了,也不是什么大问题。赔钱的人多了去了,有的人赔了好几万,好几个亿都没事,他们赔点钱就把你给套牢了吗?这次你给他们还上了,还有下次呢,到时候你该怎么办?

还有当妈的给儿子还钱,有的儿女给妈还,傻到就不知道那是个坑。有个弟兄的爸爸心血来潮买了辆车,伸手向这个弟兄要钱。他当时的财务状况已经很惨了,还问我怎么办。我说:如果老人家买了架飞机,你也要替他还钱吗?你还是先把自己的财务搞起来,等以后有了能力,小指头弹一下就把这个坑给堵上了,也许还可以这么安排。如果他执意现在就替他爸还,今天欠一笔,明天又欠一笔,那简直是没完没了。他爸知道儿子会替他出钱,就像那些儿子知道老妈会给自己还钱一样无休无止。所以他们爱怎么着就怎么着,这些让人帮忙还钱的明摆着就是在坑人。 当灾祸临到的时候,人们就知道自己的逻辑体系错了。其实人怎么活都是一个死,只不过要么横着,要么竖着。有的人站着死,有的人躺着死,最后都一样。如果人把这些事都看透了就没那些事了,看不透活在属世界的逻辑体系里就在那使劲地折腾。 **我必随意惩罚他们。他们为两样的罪所缠;列邦的民必聚集攻击他们。(《何西阿书》 10 : 10 )**

当灾祸临到的时候,人们就知道自己的逻辑体系错了。其实人怎么活都是一个死,只不过要么横着,要么竖着。有的人站着死,有的人躺着死,最后都一样。如果人把这些事都看透了就没那些事了,看不透活在属世界的逻辑体系里就在那使劲地折腾。 **我必随意惩罚他们。他们为两样的罪所缠;列邦的民必聚集攻击他们。(《何西阿书》 10 : 10 )** 人犯了两样罪,一是基比亚,二是金牛犊。金牛犊是今生的逻辑体系,拜偶像求好处。基比亚全城人都犯淫乱,把一个利未人的小妾强奸致死,导致全城人被屠杀,充满了暴力。我们审查一下自己,灾祸必临到,那你要不要被套牢呢?如果想的话,你就会被套得牢不可破。

人只要在灾祸临到之前就还有机会回转向神,栽种公义。栽种的是神的义和神的国,收割的是神的慈爱。我们靠着一己之力不能解决什么问题,只能给自己挖一个坑,成了自己的掘墓者而已。如果靠着神栽种公义,就可以收割从神那里来的慈爱。所以现在就开始寻求耶和华神,你们要开垦荒地等祂临到,荒地也就是我们的信仰状况已经很荒凉了。你信仰的状况已经荒凉到把你推到一个散养的地方,没有人理你,你的牧者也不理你,等到灾祸降临的时候就只能自生自灭。如果人已经被推到那个光景还不知道的话,等灾祸降临的时候就真的无力翻转了! 你来到得胜的教会也好,有命定的教会也好,这些都不解决你的问题。唯一能解决的就是彻底摧毁掉你里面那套逻辑体系。如果不摧毁的话也没关系,你就留着等灾祸降临吧!灾祸降临之前还有机会,等灾祸降临之后就没有机会了。 **你们要为自己栽种公义,就能收割慈爱。现今正是寻求耶和华的时候,你们要开垦荒地,等他临到,使公义如雨降在你们身上。你们耕种的是奸恶,收割的是罪孽,吃的是谎话的果子。因你倚靠自己的行为,仰赖勇士众多。(《何西阿书》 10 : 12 - 13 )**

人若想要靠着自己的双手或者刀剑度日的,那就度吧。神所咒诅的必然咒诅,神的话立定在天,就是天地都要废去,但是神的话一点一画都不会废去。你曾经走过的路,现在还要再走一次吗?过去经历很悲惨的光景,来到我们当中后神恩待你,现在状况稍微好了一点怎么又重走旧路呢?我们要等到什么时候才能拆毁里面的邱坛、牛犊,还有我们里面所拜的那些偶像?如果不拆毁的话,你必带着你的金牛犊献给你的耶雷布王,就是攻打,掳掠你的外邦人,最后必同以色列的王一起灭绝,因为这是神的作为。 《何西阿书》在这里呼天喊地的说,但是听见的以色列人还是不屑一顾,心里想着挺好的,真的有这么严重吗?现在我也呼天喊地的提醒大家,但是看到大家的反应也差不多。很多人心里嘀咕:不这么做的话,那该咋办?我欠的钱,难道牧师来帮我还吗?人为什么会走到这么悲惨的光景中?原因就是离弃神,骨子里还是那些属世界的东西。人从什么时候开始知道要悔改,就不再走以前的旧路。一个人如果不带着属天的永恒里荣耀的盼望,那就没办法走这条路。如果人不想走永生的路,那属世界的东西必缠着你,捆绑你,人就必经历这些苦难。

结束之前我跟大家分享个小故事,前两天遇到一个人,家里弟兄姐妹四个。她是老大,嫁到了新加坡,和老公有一个生意,做得挺好。她的一个堂哥在阿根廷是有头有脸的人物,她的妹妹嫁到阿根廷,投奔了她的堂哥。谁知道她们的堂哥才五十出头,前两年被人一枪给打死了,死了之后他的财务一下子就陷入了危机,欠了很多钱。她的妹妹从此就陷入了困境,我问她是否能回来,她说回来也不知道可以做点什么。人这一辈子真是难以估计,去的时候都带着美好的盼望,转眼二十年过去了却进退两难。退后无颜见江东父老,留下来又债台高筑。很多东西都是属世界的体系不好使的典型例子,真是所谓的靠山山倒,靠树树歪。 我只能说这些悲剧证明的是我们除了好好地爱神之外,没有什么好的选择了。那么大个人不知道欠债吗?肯定知道,欠了不能自己还,还指望别人还。缺吃缺喝的还可以资助一点,还债就算了。有的人赌钱,吸毒,我们不能帮这些人还赌债或者毒债,也不能帮做生意的人分担风险。人好好的日子不过,非得选择去做那些事。我们人在这世上被这世界套牢的概率太大了,没吃没喝你可以帮他,还债就算了。因为你帮他还完了他再接着欠,那你该怎么办?可能大家会觉得我说的好像不近人情,但是现实就是如此。 正好看到有人问问题,问题不多我就一起回到了:
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