No Stranger
Ezekiel 44:9
Ezekiel 44:9
“Thus saith the Lord, God; No stranger uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel”
Strangers, who do not know the Holy One of Israel did not enter His sanctuary. Many so-called Christians follow the Lord afar off. They only perform rituals by going to the Church building on Sundays but have no personal relationship with Him even when they may relate well with other men. Their lives do not glorify God. They only remember him when danger is around-muttering prayers. To them, God is a handy commodity! Alas! they will be shocked (though they should not be because they hear the truth now!) on the last day, to be rejected by the One they never knew intimately. How can one cleanse his ways without taking heed to God’s ways? (Psalms 119: 9-10)
To know someone is to understand them, their fears, strength, weaknesses, nightmare, backgrounds, body language, troubles, pains, opinions, visions, personality including temperament. (Do you agree with this?)
On God’s end, He understands us beyond these features, but do we know him? Do you? Do you care to know him? Do you love Him? How do you express it? We all must have something we love. Do you really love God? Do you sit at his feet as Mary?
The man was created for fellowship, to dwell in God’s presence forever. We can go on to know God by giving our time to studying His words and talking to prayers. God would not impose himself on us, we have a will but we can choose to submit our will. We can draw closer if we want. It is God who loved us first by giving His only begotten son for us. (John 3:16)
He can give us all that we need according to His will…
Why stay far off? Why remain a stranger?
Our desires are not centred on God so that makes us far from Him. We have a tendency to perish in our ways if we remain afar because we only become like God when we learn of Him and abide in Him.
May we not perish in our ways. Draw near friends, do not be a STRANGER.
Shalom.