“How weak [degenerate (NKJV)] is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;” - Ezekiel 16v30
The first part of Ezekiel 16 is a beautiful picture of all that God did for His city Jerusalem. He wooed them, He clothed and He loved them to Himself. He met all their needs and adorned them as His bride.
After all of that Jerusalem chose to reject Him and committed spiritual adultery, going after others gods and other idols – they rejected His love and all that He did for them to satisfy their own lustful hearts. The next few verse go into detail about why Jerusalem did what she did.
At the end of the day the reason was a weak and degenerate heart. Why do God’s people act like an “imperious whorish woman?” Simple, because they have not dealt with their weak, degenerate hearts. Everything can look perfect on the outside, but if the heart is not right, spiritual adultery will result.
Let us guard our own hearts against weakness’ Lets make sure that our hearts are degenerate regarding the things of God.
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