“Visions
of God” - This is what we have in Ezekiel. These visions are not easy
to understand. Their form emphasizes that God is beyond our
understanding. We see the glory of God, and we fall before Him in
worship (Ezekiel 3:23).
We are not, however, to content ourselves with seeing the glory of God
as we worship Him. We are to share the glory of God as we witness for
Him (Ezekiel 3:27).
As we consider this high calling - to worship the Lord and to be His
witnesses, we become conscious of our weakness. This is where Jesus
helps us. He is able “to sympathize with our weaknesses.” Through Him,
“we ... receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:15-16). Discovering the mercy and grace of God in Christ, we say to God, in worship, “Your compassion is great, O Lord” (Psalm 119:156).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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