Good afternoon, everyone!
Today I read Ezekiel 18-20.
In today's reading, God says that He will deal with the Israelites as individuals, and each person will reap the judgment for themselves, whether for righteousness or for sin.
Ezekiel 18:30-32 - "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct," declares the LORD GOD. "Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. Cast away from all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the LORD GOD. "Therefore, repent and live."
God wants everyone to repent and live with Him forever, but He wants us to choose that, so He gave us free will. A good parent wants their children to choose to do good, to choose love over hate, and hopes that, even when they make mistakes, they will ask forgiveness for their mistakes, and choose not to make the mistakes any more.
God is the same. Only, He can see everything that will happen, and it makes Him very sad when He knows someone will not choose repentance and eternal life.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Ezekiel 21-22.
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