Ezekiel 31-33
Ezekiel returns to the image of a watchman on a wall crying out to the
city when the enemy is approaching. God has made Ezekiel, as well as all
Christians, watchmen called to proclaim the Word of God, calling for people to
repent, to turn from their lives of wickedness and rebellion and to turn to
God. God does not want to destroy the nation of Israel and He does not want to
judge people for hell, His desire is that everyone turns from their sin and
turns to Him. "Say to them, ‘As
surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death
of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn
from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?’" (Ezekiel
33:11, NIV)
God brought disaster upon Israel,
not so He could bring destruction, but to bring correction, to call the people
to come back to Him. To show them that He is God and that He is more powerful
than their greatest allies. God brings situations in our lives to call us back to Him. He does not want anyone to go to
hell, but He continues to allow people to choose. "The Lord is not slow in
keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not
wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." (2
Peter 3:9, NIV)
God is patient with us; He wants
everyone to come to repentance. He continues to woo us, to call us into a
relationship with Him. His goal is to save us from our self destruction. We are
each on the road to destruction until we turn, turn from out evil ways, turn
from our sin and turn to Jesus. He loves us and wants us to come to Him for our
salvation.
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