Greetings,
"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations" Ezekiel 16:2
God calls the prophet to give an account of the abominations of Jerusalem. Israel had already fallen into such abominations and their judgement had come by Assyria. Carried away into captivity, destroyed by armies, plagued by famine, drought and disease, God brought their abominations into judgement. Judah and Jerusalem, had been given reprieve, during such days of Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah and Josiah. but now, their abominations which had flourished would now be declared, God's judgement would fall in its severity of wrath, anger and fury of God against His Own people.
God calls His people, priest, servants, to know their sin, so that it might be dealt with in 'brokenness and contrition". And God, Who is rich in mercy, grace, and forgiveness, would pardon, cleanse and remove their sins. This same call is upon us today for our nation and for the state of the church; God calls forth, 'cause them to know their abominations".
What is an ABOMINATION?
It is the worst of the worst. The church and Christians are to be pleasing to the Lord; there is nothing greater than for the Lord to say, 'in you I am well-pleased', 'thou art greatly beloved'. This is the mark of holiness; perfection; righteousness; faithfulness before God, and by God. The opposite end of this spectrum is abomination. Sin is breaking God's will and ways. It is an open rebellion, filled with a constant disobedience against God. And as that disobedience continues and deepens into further sins against God, the level of evil and wickedness done and practiced worsens. The mind is given over to constant state of sin, self and Satan. This causes it to be a consuming pattern and routine of life that takes it from sin to abomination; from one act of disobedience to a lifestyle of disobedience.
Scripture reveals to us the numerous terms used to define sin. Terms of transgression, sin, iniquity and abomination are found to identify the disobedience and rebellion by sinners and God's children. Any act done is defined by God as right or wrong; good or evil. God has already spoken on what is sin. Yet, men try to re-write and define it for their own purposes. And this is the reason of 'woe unto men that call evil, good; and good, evil.' God has already spoken on it and does not need the input of sinful men to edit or correct it.
As the defining of sin is revealed, men are left with the choice of to repent of it or to embrace it. The sorrow
DECLARED ABOMINATIONS
God has already spoken and revealed what is sin and what is right. God has already spoken on what is pleasing to Him, and what is resented and hated by Him. He has said, 'this is right in My sight"; and He has said, 'this is evil in My sight.' Men need to know these truths for the sake of being delivered from sin and to be saved from sin. This salvation, through Christ alone, delivers men from hell to heaven; delivers men from sin to holiness. But when men do not know what sin is, then sin is continued, and worsened by individuals and upon societies, nations and the world. So when God speaks and says, 'Cause them to know their abominations' it is needful to specifically define these sins and where in is their fruits and roots.
There are some great studies out there of those that identify these fruits and roots of sin. Knowing this helps us pray better and fight better against the wiles of the devil and the spiritual warfare that is happening always within us and around us. However, due to lack of knowledge of these fruits and roots men are left to deal with the consequences of these sins from God's wrath and anger.
SPECIFIC ABOMINATIONS:
--Sexual sins; mainly adultery & fornication;
--Idolatry; took all the resources that God gave us - time, talents and tithes and gave them over to sins of self;
--Ungodly conversations & profanity; vile, foul mouths cursing, taking Lord's Name in vain;
--Abortion; sacrifice of children, innocent murdered;
--Homosexuality; perversion of men and women, seeking to corrupt and defile children; LGBT;
--Blood shed on land; homicides/murder-suicides/suicides; filling the land with blood every day;
--Forsaken of good and right way for evil and wicked ways of hell and men;
--Lovers of Self; humanism;
--Lies; almost a seeking to depart from whole truth to embrace half-truths and whole lies;
--Rebellion against God; 'rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft';
--Lasciviousness; lust increased with sexual sins that cannot be satisfied;
--Hate; love is forsaken and forgotten; a rage of hatred toward others;
--Pride; humility is forsaken; lovers of self, increase in their pride toward self;
--Lovers of Money, Greed; time, energy and life is given to possess money, wealth and possessions; --Addictions of Drugs & Alcohol; crisis of overdoses, deaths, destruction of health, homes and mind of men due to daily indulgences of these addictions;
PURPOSE OF DECLARING ABOMINATIONS
God's declared Word is to address the issue of His glory and the eternity of men's souls. God has birthed within every living being a soul. And that soul is given a life here on this earth to prepare for the next life. During that time here on this earth, when the person reaches an age of understanding and accountability they must make a choice regarding that truth of sin. This is the reason it is hard to understand when men declare they are saved, but they know not what they are saved from or saved too.
Habakkuk 1:1 - 3, Burden to be carried violence strife and contention
Matthew 18:18 - 20
Matthew 21:20, "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Answered prayer! Victory!
Until,
Dan
Started: January 23, 2020
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