WHAT IF?

There is an unusual wind blowing in the USA.  It is bringing uncertain sounds and whirling clouds and skies that are darkening.

My husband, Eric, and I were reading Ezekiel this morning.  The Prophet is with his people in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar when a stunning vision came upon him. The heavens opened and he saw visions of God. “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest…”

The back story is that God’s people are in captivity in Babylon because of total rebellion.  Remember the first Commandment? “Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart and soul and strength and might”? Then this Commandment: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”? Exodus 20. They did not obey. Ezekiel’s Book tells us why they were extracted from their homeland.

Ezekiel was sitting in his house in Babylon and the Elders of his people were sitting before him, and a message from the Lord came again. “And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

 

“Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger…” Ezekiel 8:16,17.

What if we are in danger here in the USA! What have we been up to? Walking away from the LORD:  the fear of the Lord, His goodness, His mercy, His love, His sacrifice for all mankind.  He was/is/forever will be the perfect, sinless sacrifice who died so we would not be helplessly doomed to hell.

We are privileged to know and accept the sacrifice of Jesus. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12.

We can step up, Believers! We can seek out someone to testify to.  Let’s be part of bringing our Nation back to the Bible, to Jesus Christ.

This morning as I woke, my phone had these verses for me: 

“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.” Proverbs 14:34.

“Seek The LORD, all the meek of the earth who have done His justice; seek righteousness; seek meekness. It may be that you shall be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.” Zephaniah 2:3.

We will have no defense if we live superficially.  If we care not, if we live in ignorance of the LORD’S commands, if we don’t get serious with the Bible and learn to step up, speak up, live in happy obedience to the LORD, we deserve discipline in our beloved USA. But it is not too late.  We are still here and free to some extent, Covid-19 masks and all.