巴施户珥是管理耶路撒冷神的圣殿的祭司，不过，他却是一个贪污败坏的人；他打了先知耶利米，又令他戴上枷锁。耶利米向百姓宣告神的真理、力劝他们回转归向神，认罪悔改，可惜巴施户珥和众人听不进去，反而喜欢听从说假话的先知和跟随那些背叛神的人。
于是，耶利米预言，神将会惩罚犹大的败坏和不忠，巴施户珥将会被放逐到巴比伦，他和他的家人都会死在那里，永远不能返回犹大地和耶路撒冷。
我们在这件事上能学到什么功课呢？第一，我们知道神极为看重顺服。神呼召我们为衪而活和跟从祂的法度，而不是追随世人的自私、贪婪、败坏。此外，我们也学到，我们应当敬重那些宣讲神真理的人。
耶利米从神那里领受了一个非常艰难的呼召 － 向悖逆的百姓传讲神的话、力劝他们回转归向神并为他们的刚硬悖逆认罪悔改。耶利米埋怨说：“我终日成为笑话，人人都戏弄我。”（耶利米书20:7），然而，无论他感到多么困难，他仍然不会停止宣讲神的话。
让我们聆听神仆人的话吧，因为他们传讲的是真理；又让我们鉴察自己的心、追求忠心为神而活吧。
圣洁的神，求你怜悯我们。求你赐我们信心去服事你，不论在任何地方，面对贪污败坏的事，我们都能起来抵制。奉耶稣祈求。阿们。
耶利米书 20:1-6
1祭司音麦的儿子巴施户珥做耶和华殿的总管，听见耶利米预言这些事，
2他就打先知耶利米，用耶和华殿里便雅悯高门内的枷将他枷在那里。
3次日，巴施户珥将耶利米开枷释放。于是耶利米对他说：“耶和华不是叫你的名为‘巴施户珥’，乃是叫你‘玛歌珥米撒毕’。
4因耶和华如此说：我必使你自觉惊吓，你也必使众朋友惊吓。他们必倒在仇敌的刀下，你也必亲眼看见。我必将犹大人全交在巴比伦王的手中，他要将他们掳到巴比伦去，也要用刀将他们杀戮。
5并且我要将这城中的一切货财和劳碌得来的，并一切珍宝，以及犹大君王所有的宝物，都交在他们仇敌的手中，仇敌要当做掠物带到巴比伦去。
6你这巴施户珥和一切住在你家中的人，都必被掳去。你和你的众朋友，就是你向他们说假预言的，都必到巴比伦去，要死在那里，葬在那里。”
"[Pashhur] had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks . . . at the LORD's temple." - Jeremiah 20:2
Pashhur was a priest who was in charge of the temple of God in Jerusalem. But he was corrupt. He had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put in stocks. Jeremiah told the truth about God and urged the people to turn back to God and repent from wrongdoing, but Pashhur and others would not listen. Instead, he preferred to listen to prophets who told lies and went along with people who disobeyed God.
So Jeremiah said that, later, when God would punish Judah for their corruption and unfaithfulness, Pashhur would be taken away in exile to Babylon. Pashhur and all his household would die there and never return to Judah and Jerusalem.
What can we learn from this? First, we can learn that God is serious about obedience. God calls us to live for him and to follow his ways, not the selfish, greedy, and corrupt ways of the world. We can also learn that we should respect people who speak the truth of God.
Jeremiah had a very difficult calling from God—to preach to a rebellious people and urge them to turn back to God and repent of their stubborn, corrupt ways. "I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me," Jeremiah complained (20:7). But he could not stop preaching God's words, no matter how difficult it was for him.
Let us listen to God's servants who speak the truth. Let us examine our hearts and seek to live faithfully for God.
Holy God, have mercy on us. Give us the faith to serve you and to stand up against corruption, wherever it is. In Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
