Ezekiel 25:1-2 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
There is so much I don’t understand about God and the Bible. But I have learned that if I earnestly seek, if I sit with His word, if I read and study and pay attention, He always speaks to my heart. Always. Today’s lesson seems to be a reminder that I need to let God take care of judgement. That is not my call.
Ezekiel 25:8-9 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,” therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns….
I know I’m not the only one who gets indignant when it looks like someone is going to get away with something. God used the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines to bring judgement on His people, but that didn’t mean they got away with their own sins. God is calling them to account, too. He’s got the situation firmly in hand. I can let go of my gavel.
Ezekiel 25:12-13 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste….
Lord, Thank You for always speaking to my heart—even if, in my confusion, it’s just to tell me that You are with me—sovereign, merciful, loving. Thank You for the reminder that You need me to love Your people, not judge them. Help me to lay down my gavel. Draw me closer daily. Amen.
Ezekiel 25:15-16 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast.
Have a blessed day.