It was hard the other evening reading Ezekiel 20 alongside Psalm111. The contrast between man's defiant disobedience and God's loving faithfulness was almost too much to bear. The Lord's holiness and mercy stands in direct opposition to Israel's flagrant disregard for the Law. It is no wonder that God became angry!
But what of today? Are we really any different after these thousands of years of religious experience. Jesus has blessed us beyond measure...sacrificial love on a scale that we have a hard time even imagining. Yet, we...like our rebellious forefathers, steadfastly refuse to keep the Sabbath holy. We literally "profane" the Sabbath (20:21), rejecting God's rules, refusing to walk in his statutes and hoard rather than "caste away the detestable things our eyes feast on" (20:7) We still defile ourselves with idols, albeit modern versions, but idols just the same.
Then we expect God to bless us... expect, even after we have rejected the sacrifice of his son, to be welcomed into the kingdom at our death...because we were a "good person". We expect to be offered a second chance of salvation, regardless of how we behaved...and abuse anyone who might even suggest otherwise. How arrogant?
Lord, let this not be me. Have you way in my life. I pray to be constantly reminded of just how blessed I am and encouraged day by day to walk in righteousness and holiness before you...Amen
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