God Fights for His People

Scripture:

Ezekiel 25:8-9a "Because Moab and Seir say, 'Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,' therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities".

Observation:

I am using this particular verse, but really this word is from the entire chapters of Ezekiel 25-27. In the beginning of Ezekiel, we were listening to God declare how he was going to punish Judah and Israel. How He was going to destroy them for prostituting themselves with other gods. We heard of His anger toward His people because of their disobedience. In this section, God turns His anger toward the surrounding countries of Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, and Tyre for how they treated His people.

Application:

God loves His people and will deal with them harshly when He needs to, but watch out for the person or nation who comes against them and speaks badly of them or treats them wrong. God will discipline His children at times, but He still watches over them to make sure nobody else is going to hurt them. He says, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay". When somebody comes against you, realize that God is going to take vengeance on them. He sees how you are treated and will pay back in His time and His way. We have to trust Him with this. Sometimes it is easier to defend ourselves and fight back, but once we do, we forfeit God being able to bring justice His way. I would much rather Him take care of my business. I just have to trust He will.

Prayer:

Lord, Your truly love your children. Your love is amazing! You are able to discipline us when we do wrong, yet love us enough to fight those who fight against us. Thank you for loving us like you do.

Jeff