Scripture Reading : Ezekiel 7
Theme : Knowledge of God’s Righteousness
God had patiently warned the idolatrous Jews to repent. However, they sinfully took God’s patience to mean He is not serious about His words or He does not exist. So they continue to worship idols, break His laws by committing violence and lust over material things. When God punishes them, they will know that God is serious about His righteousness and they will know God exists. None of their idols and money can deliver them.
Praying the Scripture
When God is patient with your sins, you should not take His patience to mean He is not serious about His righteousness. God is serious about His righteousness. So seriously that it requires the life of the sinner. But He is equally serious about His love. So serious that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for your lack of righteousness. May you be thankful for God’s patience and love; don’t let His patience make you complacent. Strive hard every day to have faith in Jesus as your Savior and to put to death your sins by your faithful dependence in Jesus and His truth (Rom. 8:13).
经文：以西结书7
主题：对神之公义的认识
神已耐心地劝诫淫乱的犹太人要悔改。然而，他们罪恶之心不把神的忍耐看在眼里，还误以为神的话不必当真，或甚至怀疑祂的存在。因此，他们继续拜偶像，因行暴力和贪婪之事触犯了神的律法。当神惩罚他们时，他们要知道神是认真看待祂的公义的，也要知道神确实存在。他们的偶像与钱财是不能救他们脱离这场祸哉的。
用经文祷告
当神对你的罪行心存忍耐时，你不当认为这就是祂不认真看待自己公义的表现。神十分重视祂的公义，以致要讨人的性命满足自己。然而，祂的爱也是真挚的，以致祂差遣自己的儿子耶稣代我们死，叫罪人因祂能完全公义。你要因神的耐心和爱心感恩，而不是变得自满。每日都要致力信靠耶稣为你的救主，并因着对耶稣与祂真理的依赖致死你的罪（罗8:13）。
