- And to the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. Ezekiel 9:5-6 – Nothing can be used as an excuse for our sin to keep us from seeing God’s wrath on our sin. Everyone, young and old, male and female, all are going to have to pay for their sin. Unless they have the mark of God on them like we see in our story. Today, know your sin is going to have to be paid for, Jesus though is willing to cover it. When you give your life to Him He marks you as His own and covers your debt for you. Don’t wait till later to come to Jesus for Him to cover your sins and give you life. Come now for no one knows when their life will end and that chance to come to Him ends too. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1073
- And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?” Ezekiel 9:8 – In his vision Ezekiel is told that all those who are faithful still to the Lord will be spared, but all those that have abandoned the Lord to worship false idols with be slain. As the executioners are sent out to complete their task, what Ezekiel sees around him breaks him. So many had died all around him that he is in despair that the whole of Israel would be destroyed. What’s so devasting to Ezekiel is that vast number of people who were finding death as a result of their sin. What we must acknowledge today is our sin has the same ending. As Ezekiel’s eyes were opened to the sin all around him, allow your eyes to see the sin all around you. Whether it be in the streets or in the church, sin is present and is resulting in death. What we have been tasked with is the sharing of the message of repentance of sin and salvation through Jesus. If the gospel is not shared, the imagery we see in Ezekiel will be the reality around us. Maybe not physical bodies lying dead all around, but spiritual death all around us. How can you then be proclaiming the life that’s available to such dying individuals today? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2350
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