God Honors His Name; When We Don’t - Ezekiel 31-36

Ezekiel 36:22-23 (ESV Strong's)

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.

Tag:  God Honors His Name, When We Don’t

Throughout the prophecy of Ezekiel we read about God brining punishment and discipline to His people because they profaned His holy name.   When God chooses man to serve Him, He does so that we might honor God.  We are to show forth the glory of God in our lives.   When we fail to honor Him as such, that does not stop the honor due His name.  He simply chooses another way to be honored.   As we can see throughout the book, God is getting honor by brining punishment on the nations that dishonor Him.  This includes the nation of Israel.  God’s name will be honored.    God wants us to honor Him, but will make a way for His name to be glorified.   This is the chief end of man.    Note what Jesus said to the religious leaders who thought they were very special and were the only ones left to honor God. 

Matthew 3:9 (ESV Strong's)

And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

Luke 19:36-40 (ESV Strong's)

And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

God’s name will be honored.