Ezra 9:10-15
“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering, to take possession of it, is a land impure with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations that have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness. Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape? O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.”
We who have by faith and the grace of God, have asked for His forgiveness and received the free gift of redemption through the blood of Jesus Christ on a cross, need to confess our sins which are many. We enter into God’s rest, but have entered into unfaithful relationships with the things of this world, are we any different than these unfaithful but chosen people?
It is clear in my life I have examined myself and found myself to be quilt, I have put my affection on others and have allowed the world that is passing away, to consume me with a system that is about my comfort, my lifestyle, my stuff, and not what my Father requires of me, to be His Ambassador.
If there was ever a time to examine yourself, is not today the day?
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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