Amidst all this destruction... God will save a remnant, God will vindicate HIMself in the sight of ALL of the nations...Over and over, through out the whole book we read the phrase..."so that you will KNOW that I am the Lord" 60 times! God is making a SERIOUS point here! Many will die by diseases, disasters, plagues, beasts, famine, but 6:8 says.. however, I shall leave a remnant.. There is hope, There is grace, no matter how difficult the circumstances are. v. 9 Their hearts and eyes have been turned away from the Lord for too long. When will they, when will WE turn our hearts and our eyes back to Jesus?! Will He have to break them first? Make me teachable, willing to listen and turn from my ways of selfishness, pride, and deceit... May I not be a stubborn and obstinate woman! May I KNOW that He is the Lord of my life!
In chapter 8 we see so many abominations going on in the temple! In the holy places! The people think they can hide from the Lord in the dark places, in the secret places. Their backs were to the Lord. Why do we think the Lord does not see us? He is Omniscient, Omnipresent! He sees and knows ALL that we do! There are no secrets with the Lord, He is there in all our secret places! The temple will be the first place to be cleansed of the wickedness. How is your temple? What needs cleaning out? What is hidden down in the secret places of the heart that need to be brought out and purged? Bitterness, Anger, Hurt, Jealousy, Greed.... What is it? Again Lord, make me teachable, open and honest before YOU so that I can be free to be me!
Don't miss it! Don't miss the presence of God in your life! In Chapter 10 HE departs from the temple...He was in their midst and they missed it! Christ is IN me! Christ is IN you! (if you have let HIM in) What are we missing? His presence is right here in our midst! Shouldn't that affect the way we live our lives? The way we treat our family? The way we treat others? They way we handle our every day business? Don't miss the opportunities that HE gives us EVERY day to show HIM to a lost world around us! Don't miss the opportunity to smile at your child for interrupting your_______, instead of giving a look of anger or impatience. Don't miss the opportunity to serve your husband by putting away his laundry instead of throwing it into a big pile! Practice HIS Presence!
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