Ezekiel 23:1-24:27, Jeremiah 21:1-14

So many times in the Old Testament God used the day to day lives of people to paint a spiritual picture. Take Ezekiel for example. God told Ezekiel he was about to lose the delight of his eyes but he was not to “lament or weep or shed any tears.” Then Ezekiel’s wife died, and he did what he had been told.

Why? Why would God ask him to groan quietly and not mourn for her? The point here seems to be the lasting result of living in sin. God warns that even losing things we once held dear doesn’t effect us the way it would have in the past.

I look at our society here in the US. Our children have lost their innocence, something our parents once held dear. Maybe we shake our heads when we hear of 13 year old moms or listen to the words of songs our eight year olds are listening to. But have we ourselves become accustomed to living in this sinful world to the point where we have become desensitized? 

Personally, I can watch something on TV today that would have shocked and saddened me a decade ago. And today I hardly give it a thought. I don’t like that in me. And I’m pretty sure God doesn’t like it, either.

Ezekiel warned Israel that they would waste away because of their sin. Is that what’s happening to the church?

I pray that we will not allow sin to become “no big deal”. May we recognize sin when we see it and stand up for what is right. We serve a holy God who demands holiness of us.

How are we doing?