December 17, 2012 – Ezekiel 6 – 7

I was thinking about the day that the world finally realizes and sees all the wickedness it has done.  Here it talks about them seeing all the destruction that has been laid out and them understanding that it was their own doing, that their actions brought it about.  The world will realize one day and in some way that God keeps His promises.  That may mean great things for some but it may also mean a great deal of suffering for many. 

I think it is interesting that the saying “four corners of the world” is still around.  It obviously comes from a time when the world was thought to be flat, but the expression just wouldn’t be stopped by a little thing like facts and truth.  I guess it could be a clever riddle.  Name a sphere with for corners. 

We will know that the punishment we are suffering is from the Lord because it will come through and involve the very abominations we fill our lives with.  Violent entertainment leads to violent acts.  Sexual exploitation leads to a rise in STD’s.  Contraception and Abortion leads to less population and broken homes.  We will know our suffering comes from the Lord because it will stem directly from the abominations we choose. 

You won’t be able to buy your way out of judgment.  Whether you are here when it all ends or it is your individual judgment at the end of your life, you will be judged and everything you possess won’t be any assistance to you.  Think of all your possessions pulling you into hell.  The more you possess, the stronger the pull.  I thought that image came from a version of the Christmas Carol I saw, but I might be mistaken.