Unfaithful

Ezekiel 16 is a poignant metaphor. God is comparing Israel to an unfaithful bride. He's comparing us to an unfaithful bride. I hear bits and pieces of my own story within the metaphor. I hear Him making a covenant with me and sealing me to Him. And then I, going off and doing my own thing, bring His punishment on myself. Of course, being God, He remembers the covenant He has with me and takes me back. Now I am ashamed of my sin avoid it like the plague. What I love is the God promises to establish an everlasting covenant with Israel. That's Jesus. The ultimate covenant and promise of God. I've said once, I'll say it forever, I love the Bible. I love how Jesus appears in the OT. Good stuff.

Ezekiel 17 is another metaphor, but at the end is the part I like. God is talking about making a big tree grow in Israel where all the birds come to chill. God mentions how powerful He is to make trees grow, or shrink, and make grass die or flourish. I heard once that the Kingdom of God is compared to a tree. I pretty sure Jesus does it in the NT but I could be wrong, and this could be the passage I'm thinking of. Either way, it's a cool idea. God establishes His Kingdom in Israel and all the other nations come there to nest. We have a home and it is in the House of the Lord.

Boy do I need to be there today!