Ezekiel
16 is the story of Israel in the days of Ezekiel
And it
is also the story of America today.
The
word of the Lord came to me:
'Son
of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices and say,
This
is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem:
Your
ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites,
Your
father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
On
the day you were born your cord was not cut,
Nor
were you washed with water to make you clean,
Nor
were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloth.
No
one looked on you with pity or had compassion for you.
Rather,
you were thrown out into the open field,
For
on the day you were born you were despised.
Then
I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood,
And
as you lay there in your blood I said to you, 'Live!'
I
made you grow like a plant of the field.
You
became the most beautiful of jewels.
Your
breasts were formed and your hair grew,
You
who were naked and bare.
Later
I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw
That
you were old enough for love,
I
spread the corner of My garment over you and covered your nakedness.
I
gave you My Solemn Oath and entered into a Covenant with you,
Declares
the Sovereign Lord, and you became Mine.
I
bathed you with water and washed the blood from you
And
put ointments on you.
I
clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you.
I
dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments.
I
adorned you with jewelry:
I
put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck,
And
I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears
And
a Beautiful Crown on your head.
So
you were adorned with gold and silver;
Your
clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth.
Your
food was fine flour, honey and olive oil.
You
became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.
And
your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty,
Because
the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect,
Declares
the Sovereign Lord.
But
you Trusted in your Beauty
And
used your Fame to become a PROSTITUTE.
You
Lavished your Favors on anyone who passed by
And
your Beauty became his.
You
took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,
Where
you carried on your PROSTITUTION.
Such
things should not happen, nor should they ever occur.
You
also took the fine jewelry I gave you,
The
jewelry made of My gold and silver,
And
you made for yourself MALE IDOLS
And
engaged in PROSTITUTION with them.
And
you took your embroidered clothes to put on them,
And
you offered My Oil and Incense before them.
Also
the food I provided for you—
The
fine flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat--
You
offered as Fragrant Incense before them.
That
is what happened, declares the Sovereign Lord.
And
you took your sons and daughters whom you bore to Me
And
SACRIFICE THEM TO THE IDOLS.
Was
your PROSTITUTION NOT ENOUGH?
You
SLAUGHTERED MY CHILDREN and SACRIFICED THEM TO THE IDOLS.
In
all your detestable practices and your PROSTITUTION
You
did not remember the days of your youth,
When
you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood.
(Ezekiel
16:1-22)
There
you have the story of America.
The
Nation God blessed beyond All the Nations of her time.
Who
chose to become a PROSTITUTE worshiping her INNUMERABLE IDOLS;
Sacrificing
her Unborn Children to the IDOL OF SELF and Convenience;
Living
beyond her means, Spending the Future of the next generation;
Turning
her back on God Who made her great.
Christ Jesus warned us:
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is Raging Against God,
Rushing toward
Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's Present Form is Passing Away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being Ground to Powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as in Heaven!
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