God Is Still There

Ezekiel 25:17

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

The Jews were in a tough way. The best of their citizens were in Babylonian exile. Nebuchadnezzar had removed them from the land to prevent their kingdom from uniting with Egypt and threatening his rule over the region.

·       The Temple in Jerusalem had been sacked

·       The Davidic kingdom had been destroyed

·       The land had been, for the most part, given over to Israel's enemies

Ezekiel is one of those who had been carried to Babylon. He is not in the Promised Land to see what is happening there, but there are other nations of people still in the Promised Land,

·       The Philistines

·       The people of Askelon

·       Those of Tyre and Sidon

The point God is making through Ezekiel is that, though the Jews were not in the Promised Land but God still was. Perhaps there was no Jewish army to protect the land. Maybe there was no strong leader of the Jews to organize and campaign on behalf of this place God had given to the Jews, but God was still there and God is more than capable of caring for His promises.

We oftentimes find ourselves in a position of inability.

·       We cannot change our government's policies

·       We cannot protect our children from every danger

·       We cannot guarantee our length of life

But where we are unable, God is more than able. Where we run out of possibilities, God can take things to the impossible.