Monday, February 20, 2012

3/2/2012 – Friday of First week of Lent – Ezekiel 18:21-28


      Ezekiel brings forth the message of the Lord this afternoon, telling us that the Lord does not delight when a wicked man stays in his wickedness and earns punishment, but rather the Lord delights when the wicked man turns his back on his evil ways and has a change of heart.  We have so many in our world today who turn their backs on the laws of God and the laws of man, who want to stay on those evil paths and who do not want to hear the voice of the Lord calling out to them.  We may say that the laws of God and the laws of man are unfair, but what about the ways that we break those laws, that we give into temptation and into our evil ways?
         We hear this message during the first week of Lent, because Lent in all about change our ways and turning back to God.  It is hard to break old habits and to reform our lives.  It is hard to break out of the chains of addictions, out of our laziness and complacency.  But that is what the Lord is calling us to do.  And he will rejoice when we are able to do so.  

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