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Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) Ezekiel: Street Preacher To The ExilesEzekiel 18:14-18
The Message14-17 “Now look: Suppose that this child has a child who sees all the sins done by his parent. The child sees them but doesn’t follow in the parent’s footsteps— doesn’t eat at the pagan shrines, doesn’t worship the popular idols of Israel, doesn’t seduce his neighbor’s spouse, doesn’t bully anyone, doesn’t refuse to loan money, doesn’t steal, doesn’t refuse food to the hungry, doesn’t refuse to give clothes to the ill-clad, doesn’t live by impulse and greed, doesn’t exploit the poor. He does what I say; he performs my laws and lives by my statutes. 17-18 “This person will not die for the sins of the parent; he will live truly and well. But the parent will die for what the parent did, for the sins of— oppressing the weak, robbing brothers and sisters, doing what is dead wrong in the community. For ReflectionThe law of personal responsibility has its darker side. In the course of human affairs, the wicked seem to go unpunished. Sometimes the darkness is so invasive that the sinner justifies his action and doubles down on sin. This person is hopeless, and in his hopelessness and constant fear that his deviousness may be discovered, he suffers. Each waking moment becomes a trial of his ability to lie and disguise the truth, that he is vulnerable to punishment. This blindness is a yoke I would wish no one to carry. PrayPray for the enemies of God. Pray for the victims of injustices. Pray for those who err and are afraid to repent. Pray and realize that you, too, are vulnerable to sin. In prayer, confess your transgressions to God and be open to his forgiveness and guidance.
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