"And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live."
Ezekiel 16:4-6
The Lord makes an interesting analogy here, comparing Jerusalem to an abandoned newborn child that he saved from certain death. Later in the chapter, he talks about the unthankfulness and atrocious behavior thereafter, and I think that is something that applies to us all, since Jerusalem is symbolically the people of the Lord, so if we're his, then this is the basic situation. He's done everything for us, and we not only aren't grateful, but we often do things that are basically spitting in his face.
The thing is, the Lord is still the same person... always willing us to live, and saving us from abandonment and danger, but we too often think that we've grown past that and don't need God anymore, when the truth is that we need him always, and we put our lives back in danger anytime we move away from him. We're totally not grown up yet... not compared to God, and we really need to listen to him and not wander off into traffic, no matter how exciting it sounds. :)
Today, let's remember that God has done everything for us, and is still willing to help us ... if we will accept him in our lives and listen. He can help us and save us, but we have to follow his guidance and not jump off cliffs and eat tacks, and all of those other things that he tells us not to do. They will hurt us, and he is trying to help us avoid that kind of pain.
None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live."
Ezekiel 16:4-6
The Lord makes an interesting analogy here, comparing Jerusalem to an abandoned newborn child that he saved from certain death. Later in the chapter, he talks about the unthankfulness and atrocious behavior thereafter, and I think that is something that applies to us all, since Jerusalem is symbolically the people of the Lord, so if we're his, then this is the basic situation. He's done everything for us, and we not only aren't grateful, but we often do things that are basically spitting in his face.
The thing is, the Lord is still the same person... always willing us to live, and saving us from abandonment and danger, but we too often think that we've grown past that and don't need God anymore, when the truth is that we need him always, and we put our lives back in danger anytime we move away from him. We're totally not grown up yet... not compared to God, and we really need to listen to him and not wander off into traffic, no matter how exciting it sounds. :)
Today, let's remember that God has done everything for us, and is still willing to help us ... if we will accept him in our lives and listen. He can help us and save us, but we have to follow his guidance and not jump off cliffs and eat tacks, and all of those other things that he tells us not to do. They will hurt us, and he is trying to help us avoid that kind of pain.
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