当今科技的一个危害就是诱惑我们漫无目的地浏览社交媒体或网页。也许我们一开始只是想找一份食谱，但搜索结果却是一个令人分心的新减肥计划，或者我们看到了一个多年未见的朋友的最新动态——而不知不觉中，我们已经花了一个小时在互联网上漫无目的地游荡。
类似的事情也可能发生在我们的属灵生活中。罪很少会突然抓住我们。相反，我们开始时只是撒个小谎，或怀恨在心，或喝多了几杯酒，最终发现自己已经走得太远，到了我们从未想过的地方。
先知提醒上帝的子民以色列人，他们已经偏离了上帝的道路。他们跟随偶像——代表人心罪恶的欲望——而不是与主同行，遵从祂的指引。他们不再追问：“我们的生活中，上帝在哪里？”他们远离了活水的泉源，挖了只会干涸的池子。
当耶稣降临时，祂宣布自己就是“活水”，祂用自己引导的灵充满我们（约翰福音 7:37）。与其漫无目的地渡过一生，不如跟随这位救主，与上帝保持亲密的关系。
主啊，有时我们不知道自己何时远离了你，也不知道离你有多远。祈求你的灵指教我们，引领我们做有价值的事来荣耀你。奉耶稣的名，阿们。
耶利米书 2:1-8, 13
1耶和华的话临到我说：
2“你去向耶路撒冷人的耳中喊叫说：‘耶和华如此说：你幼年的恩爱，婚姻的爱情，你怎样在旷野，在未曾耕种之地跟随我，我都记得。
3那时以色列归耶和华为圣，作为土产初熟的果子，凡吞吃他的必算为有罪，灾祸必临到他们。’这是耶和华说的。”
4雅各家，以色列家的各族啊，你们当听耶和华的话！
5耶和华如此说：“你们的列祖见我有什么不义，竟远离我，随从虚无的神，自己成为虚妄的呢？
6他们也不说：‘那领我们从埃及地上来，引导我们经过旷野，沙漠有深坑之地，和干旱死荫，无人经过、无人居住之地的耶和华，在哪里呢？’
7我领你们进入肥美之地，使你们得吃其中的果子和美物，但你们进入的时候就玷污我的地，使我的产业成为可憎的。
8祭司都不说：‘耶和华在哪里呢？’传讲律法的都不认识我，官长违背我，先知藉巴力说预言，随从无益的神。”
13“因为我的百姓做了两件恶事，就是离弃我这活水的泉源，为自己凿出池子，是破裂不能存水的池子。
"What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me?" - Jeremiah 2:5
One hazard of technology today is the temptation to scroll aimlessly on social media or web feeds. Maybe we begin by looking for a recipe, but our search turns up a distracting new diet program, or we see a juicy update on a friend we haven't seen in years—and before we know it, we've spent an hour wandering around the internet without a clear sense of direction.
Something similar can happen in our spiritual lives. Sin rarely captures us out of the blue. Instead, we begin small—with a little lie, or a grudge we can't let go of, or a few too many drinks—and later we discover we have wandered far into places we never thought we would go.
The prophets reminded God's people Israel that they had wandered from God's way. They had followed idols—representing the sinful desires of the human heart—rather than walking with the Lord and obeying his directions. They stopped asking, "Where is God in our lives?" They turned away from the living water and dug cisterns that only ran dry.
When Jesus came, he declared that he is the "living water" who fills us with his guiding Spirit (John 7:37). Rather than scrolling aimlessly through life, let's follow this Savior to keep close to God.
Lord, sometimes we don't realize when or how far we stray from you. Guide us by your Spirit, we pray. Lead us to worthwhile endeavors that honor you, through Christ. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
