Turn And Live

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 33:11

God doesn’t find pleasure in seeing you suffer nor is He comfortable in watching your soul perish; this is the very reason why Jesus came to this earth and this also is the reason why we have been given a second, third, and even fourth chance to learn from the mistakes of yesterday… Notice that the Lord is speaking in the verse and says I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked… Know today that God loves you, He may not like the things that you are doing or even the people you give an ear to, but He still has a love for you that goes beyond your fault and wants to take care of your needs… To be wicked is to be evil, wrong, immoral, or sinful; what God is saying to you today as well as to me is that He despises the sin while loving the sinner… Just knowing that God says that you can turn from your wicked way and live should bring happiness and joy into our hearts as we know that judgment has not been rendered on us even though there are several people in our lives who probably have already written us off… 

Through this passage, I find comfort in knowing that God is patient and is working with me as I grow in Him… The Lord knows your potential, and He says today that if you turn He can help you fulfill it… There is good news today for the backslider; there is encouragement for the brokenhearted and a beam of light for those in places of darkness… This good news is that even in the midst of your current situation, despite how many times you have turned your back on the Lord, despite how many times you have decided to go the wrong way; Ezekiel reminds us that the desires of God are that we shall live!!! Understanding that God desires for us to live tells me that if I don’t know Him then I am not living at all… Yes, you may be breathing right now, you might be walking and talking right now, but you have not experienced life until you have found yourself in the body of Christ… See there are some among us who don’t know Christ; the scarier fact is that some even go to church on a daily basis but yet even still don’t know Him… This call that Ezekiel puts forth tells me that it’s not too late… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!