“Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have more turmoil than the nations which surround you and have not walked in My statutes, nor observed My ordinances, nor observed the ordinances of the nations which surround you,’ therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I, even I, am against you, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.” (vv.7-8)
This chapter contains the “judgments” which are to fall upon Jerusalem and the people of God because, “you are more turbulent than the nations that are round you." This city was intended to be a city of peace, resulting from righteousness; and the people a people of quiet strength, because of their relationship with God; and all this in the interest of the surrounding nations, that they might have a revelation of the perfection of the ways of God through His people. Instead, they became more polluted than surrounding cities.
This country must be careful as well, for we were founded as a Christian nation on religious freedom, and are called to be salt and light to others around us. The light that once shined so brightly has now begun to dim, and if some leaders in this nation could, they would extinguish it all together. Thank God for those leaders who still stand for righteousness, who are salt and light to those around them. I can only pray that this nation does not lose its savor and become more polluted than others.
The Truth: "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men." (Matthew 5:13)
This chapter contains the “judgments” which are to fall upon Jerusalem and the people of God because, “you are more turbulent than the nations that are round you." This city was intended to be a city of peace, resulting from righteousness; and the people a people of quiet strength, because of their relationship with God; and all this in the interest of the surrounding nations, that they might have a revelation of the perfection of the ways of God through His people. Instead, they became more polluted than surrounding cities.
This country must be careful as well, for we were founded as a Christian nation on religious freedom, and are called to be salt and light to others around us. The light that once shined so brightly has now begun to dim, and if some leaders in this nation could, they would extinguish it all together. Thank God for those leaders who still stand for righteousness, who are salt and light to those around them. I can only pray that this nation does not lose its savor and become more polluted than others.
The Truth: "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men." (Matthew 5:13)
