"Therefore say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their vile images? When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your sons in the fire—you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you inquire of me, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will not let you inquire of me.
Does this mean that God will not listen to our cries when we are in the middle of sin? Isn't this how those who come to know Jesus the first time (or others) step into His grace? I don't think this passage is saying God will ignore. What I believe is God is making a point that when we "continue to defile ourselves" we are refusing to hear what He has for us; thus making His voice unheard in the first place. Our Sovereign LORD wants to be in a relationship with us; it's really the foundation of why we are created. So the main point in this passage is that our sin makes us deaf to God's voice and we need to choose Him in order to be cleansed.
I think we all have our strongholds; the sin that keeps coming back over and over again. For some reason the devil has succeeded in latching onto some part of us, whether physical or spiritual, sin that hits home. The worst sins are those that are in the dark because we can't offer them to our Healer and Forgiver. We need to do this in the most simple way. Get rid of the vile images that pull us back into sin (Ez 2o:8)! If I trace my sins back to a source, it always stems from the same areas so I know where the devil see the kinks in my armor. The devil knows that I'm easily discouraged; why wouldn't he attack there? So I need to make known my weaknesses, not avoid them, to my brothers and sisters so that they can pray with me and pray when I'm at my weak points. The power of prayer can't be expressed enough. It's when the body of Christ do church together.
Father God, thank You for making known my weaknesses. You know exactly what they are and You've given me a wonderful way to overcome any stronghold, the blood of Christ Jesus! You equip me with the power of prayer, which calls upon Your mighty Spirit to accomplish the works of Your heart. I pray LORD that I never sin again. This isn't in ignorance because I know I'm still flesh; but it's more of a decision to die to my old ways (rm 6:2). I want to be that new creation even in this world. In the masterful name of Jesus I pray, Amen!
Ezekiel 20:30-31
Does this mean that God will not listen to our cries when we are in the middle of sin? Isn't this how those who come to know Jesus the first time (or others) step into His grace? I don't think this passage is saying God will ignore. What I believe is God is making a point that when we "continue to defile ourselves" we are refusing to hear what He has for us; thus making His voice unheard in the first place. Our Sovereign LORD wants to be in a relationship with us; it's really the foundation of why we are created. So the main point in this passage is that our sin makes us deaf to God's voice and we need to choose Him in order to be cleansed.
I think we all have our strongholds; the sin that keeps coming back over and over again. For some reason the devil has succeeded in latching onto some part of us, whether physical or spiritual, sin that hits home. The worst sins are those that are in the dark because we can't offer them to our Healer and Forgiver. We need to do this in the most simple way. Get rid of the vile images that pull us back into sin (Ez 2o:8)! If I trace my sins back to a source, it always stems from the same areas so I know where the devil see the kinks in my armor. The devil knows that I'm easily discouraged; why wouldn't he attack there? So I need to make known my weaknesses, not avoid them, to my brothers and sisters so that they can pray with me and pray when I'm at my weak points. The power of prayer can't be expressed enough. It's when the body of Christ do church together.
Father God, thank You for making known my weaknesses. You know exactly what they are and You've given me a wonderful way to overcome any stronghold, the blood of Christ Jesus! You equip me with the power of prayer, which calls upon Your mighty Spirit to accomplish the works of Your heart. I pray LORD that I never sin again. This isn't in ignorance because I know I'm still flesh; but it's more of a decision to die to my old ways (rm 6:2). I want to be that new creation even in this world. In the masterful name of Jesus I pray, Amen!
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