Ezekiel 22 -- The Results Of Dishonoring His Name

God gave Ezekiel a message for the captives in Babylon – He was done with Jerusalem and all the people left there.  He’d wipe it off the face of the map.  My commentary said, “The Lord had chosen Zion.  He had desired it for His habitation … But now the city of Jerusalem and the Temple would be invaded by ‘unclean Gentiles’ who were brought there by the Lord!”  God described the people there as defiled, doomed, debased, deceitful, and disappointing, my commentary added.  About them, it said, “People who forget God gradually become their own god and begin to disobey God’s Word, mistreat other people, and take God’s gifts for granted.”  That’s exactly what they’d done, and God was about to rid Himself of them.

Father, please keep me ever aware of my place before You, of how I must relate to You and honor You.  Don’t let me slip into sin and dishonor You and Your name like these people had done.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford