Ezekiel 9:9 KJV
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
God said that "...the iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great." We might be tempted to try to put together a list of the most horrible sins we imagine today. We would likely include on a list like that the sin of murder, genocide, rape and etc. But God said that the city was "...full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not." The great sin God referred to was only that of denying God's care and knowledge about what is happening on this earth.
It reminds me of Hebrews 11:6 KJV
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
God cannot be pleased without faith. When we abandon that faith, that hope, that dependence upon Him and His hand in the affairs of our life, then truly our iniquity is exceeding great.
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
God said that "...the iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great." We might be tempted to try to put together a list of the most horrible sins we imagine today. We would likely include on a list like that the sin of murder, genocide, rape and etc. But God said that the city was "...full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not." The great sin God referred to was only that of denying God's care and knowledge about what is happening on this earth.
It reminds me of Hebrews 11:6 KJV
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
God cannot be pleased without faith. When we abandon that faith, that hope, that dependence upon Him and His hand in the affairs of our life, then truly our iniquity is exceeding great.
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