Ezekiel 11:16 KJV
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
There is no way I can read this an believe that God is only a "little sanctuary." Wherever God is, God is great. However, sometimes we think God's greatness means what God does has to be big.
I imagine these Jews, broken and destitute, judged of God and captives in another land.
They are humbled
They are discouraged
They realize how they have dishonored God in their past.
And in the midst of it all, God gives them a sanctuary.
It might have been for them a secret gathering of a handful of Jews.
It might have only been the ability to quietly pray to the Lord as a family
It might be that they did not even have a copy of the Scriptures they could read and so they would have to teach each other what they could remember.
But through all of that, there was peace and hope and comfort for the soul.
I know believers who survived being in the German concentration camps speak in terms like that
I know that Christians who have been prisoners of war use terms like that.
Our God's greatness is bigger than large cathedrals and church houses. His greatness is so big that He is a sanctuary to those who seek Him regardless of how beautiful the edifice or how large the gathering.
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
There is no way I can read this an believe that God is only a "little sanctuary." Wherever God is, God is great. However, sometimes we think God's greatness means what God does has to be big.
I imagine these Jews, broken and destitute, judged of God and captives in another land.
They are humbled
They are discouraged
They realize how they have dishonored God in their past.
And in the midst of it all, God gives them a sanctuary.
It might have been for them a secret gathering of a handful of Jews.
It might have only been the ability to quietly pray to the Lord as a family
It might be that they did not even have a copy of the Scriptures they could read and so they would have to teach each other what they could remember.
But through all of that, there was peace and hope and comfort for the soul.
I know believers who survived being in the German concentration camps speak in terms like that
I know that Christians who have been prisoners of war use terms like that.
Our God's greatness is bigger than large cathedrals and church houses. His greatness is so big that He is a sanctuary to those who seek Him regardless of how beautiful the edifice or how large the gathering.
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