God Changes What is Evil
Ezekiel 21:24-27
“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear—because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand. And you, O profane wicked one, prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of your final punishment, thus says the Lord GOD: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted. A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. This also shall not be, until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him.
God is in the business of restoring righteousness. He does not tolerate evil. When the leaders of Israel did not practice truth, God intervened. This what we are reading in the above text. God sent Ezekiel to deliver the message of change. We often hear that people don’t like change. If we read the above passage we can see why. Change can have an element of destruction to it. If saying “ruin” is not enough, Ezekiel is compelled by the Spirit of God to say it three times. If God says it once we should pay attention. If God says it twice we certainly pay attention. But, if God says it three times we better be warned. God sent Ezekiel to pronounce that change was coming. Trying to do change without destruction means you are hoarding something. You have to remove something to make room for the new something. God is moving out poor leadership to make room for His Son’s leadership. The “prince” referred to in this passage is the “leadership” of Israel. God moves out leadership that does not follow Him to make room for those who will.
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