“Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.” - Ezekiel 18v31-32
While Ezekiel 18 appears to be a chapter full of God’s wrath I am touched by the depth of love He shows in the chapter. One call almost sense His compassion as He pleads with people to forsake their sin and turn to Him. While God says the death of His saints is precious, He has no pleasure in the death if the wicked for He knows their final fate.
In the chapter His pleads with people to turn to Him. The options are clear, continue on in your way and face destruction, or “turn and live.” Obviously. God’s will is clear – He loves the world so much that He gave His own Son to die for it. He begs and pleads with people to turn to Him and be delivered from destruction.
What an amazing, loving God. The Creator of the universe begs mankind to turn to Him. Those who do can have a new heart, a new spirit, and they can live forever with Him.
What an amazing God we have!
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