Wed.’s Devo - Faithful Till the End

Read: Ezekiel 23:1-49; Hebrews 10:18-39; Psalm 109:1-31; Proverbs 27:13 God gave Ezekiel a parable of two sisters named Oholah, the older and Ohlibah, the younger. They were both prostitutes who God married. Oholah was Israel and Ohlibah was Judah. Both of these women were unfaithful to their husband God, and went after other lovers from Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia and other nations. They worshipped their gods and lusted over their wealth and strength. They committed adultery over and over by worshipping their idols and the committed murder by sacrificing their children to their gods. They would sacrifice their children then come into God’s Temple to worship him all on the same day. God was totally disgusted with them. To punish them, God was bringing an army against them to terrorize and plunder them. In Hebrews, God lets us know that now that Jesus died, we are welcome to come into the Holy of Holies that only the High Priest could enter into before. We now have access to heaven and God’s presence. He encouraged us to keep meeting with one another so we can be encouraged and affirm our hope. But, if we deliberately keep sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover those sins. That person will receive the terrible judgment that will come to his enemies. This is a much worse sin than refusing to obey the law in Moses’ day. He reminded them of the zeal they had when they first learned the truth about Christ and were willing to suffer for it. He told them to not forget the love they had at the first and to stir that love up and let it grow instead of letting it die. He reminded them that the were the faithful ones whose souls will be saved. Lord, thank you for giving us eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to yearn for you.