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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 131

"Repent, turn away from your idols"

Text: Ezekiel 14:6

A CALL TO REPENTANCE

What was the greatest need of the hour? Those who were taken up with idolatry thought that the need was more knowledge. They sought the prophets of God for that extra knowledge.

“Therefore say to the house of Israel,
‘Thus says the Lord God:
‘Repent, turn away from your idols,
and turn your faces away from all your abominations.””
Ezekiel 14:6

1. Ezekiel must not be deceived by the people.

a) They were deceptive.

b) They would pretend to seek God.

c) They enjoy talking about religion and even God.

d) But they would not walk in God’s ways.

e) They had idols in their heart and these idols are entrenched there.

2. God’s word of wisdom to Ezekiel.

a) He must challenge the people to repent.

b) Repentance was not something taught in idolatry.

c) Idol worship focused on:

i) Religious ideas

ii) Rituals

iii) Not on repentance

iv) If the idolatrous teachers had taught repentance, the people would return to God and abandon idolatry.

v) More knowledge is just theoretical religion.

3. What is repentance?

a) They must repent from idolatrous practices.

b) They must reject idolatry in its totality.

c) They must repent from doing that which was abomination in God’s sight.

i) Child sacrifice

ii) Immorality

iii) Evil deeds

d) These must be confessed and then abandoned completely.

e) Till sins are confessed and they are cleansed by the Lord, the relationship with God remains estranged!