Today, I am reading and commenting on  Ezekiel 20-21.

When some elders of Israel came to Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord, God told Ezekiel that He would not allow them to inquire of Him.  God then reminds them of the sin and rebelliousness of their ancestors, culminating by asking them, rhetorically, if they will defile themselves in the way that their ancestors did.  In particular God points out that they defile themselves by sacrificing their children.  Now to me, the context seems to suggest that those to whom Ezekiel was speaking did not consider themselves to be worshiping idols.  In the same way, most of those in our society today who are sacrificing children for their ideals do not consider themselves to be worshiping idols, especially those who consider themselves Christians.  So, let us examine our lives for the ways in which we defile ourselves by making offerings to other gods.  Perhaps we do not sacrifice our children, or even encourage others to sacrifice theirs, but what other acts do we commit which indicate our true loyalty lies with something other than God?

God told the Israelite elders who consulted Ezekiel that He would deal with them for His name’s sake and not according to their evil ways and corrupt practices.  I believe that He will do the same for those today who truly seek to be His people and in that day, we will loathe ourselves for the evil we have committed.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.