Title: The Ingratitude of Israel
Contents
Ezekiel 16:15-34 / Israel's ingratitude
* Looking at the text today / the word that comes to mind is [ingratitude].
- From the time I was thrown into blood - God made me live
& And, as the bride of God - He provided all good things...
& Israel rather / committed lewdness.
- They worshiped idols with all the gifts God had given them.
** And, who made me live / provided me up to now - I couldn't depend on God.
& Relying more on the powerful countries of the nations.
* Through today's text / What kind of God is... What are the lessons he gives me...
& Let's think about a few things.
1. Verse 15
* According to yesterday's words / up to now - everything is entirely by God's grace /
& God's great love.
- Those who are truly unworthy / Those who cannot but die in blood
& Choose with love... / Let me live
& Also, he provided me with all the good stuff / even made me a bride.
** If you look up to this point - you don't know how beautiful this drama is.
* [But] - In spite of God's so much love and grace
& Israel, the bride of God
& betrayed God / and committed fornication with everyone passing by.
- [But] / You betrayed that love of God.
** Today's [but] life!! - Don't/don't.
- As God poured out his love and devotion, // as God expected...
& (without disappointing) / Full of beautiful fruits - I hope you become like that.
2. Verse 15 again! look.
* Here, / the splendor and fame of this woman - who gave it?
- It was given by God, the bridegroom.
- Israel's beauty and glory - is entirely / by grace from God.
** Then / trust the God who gave you that grace - and thank you, right?
-By the way, / Israel is - not God.
& God-given splendor and fame - as if it came from him
& trust it more / brag about it.
*** They trusted the gift more / and were more delighted with it than the giver.
- We don't know how many / of this look to us today.
<Apply> Dear friends!
- These are the gifts of God's grace.
& Is there nothing that you depended on more than God / and made it your pride?
** I confess that everything I have become today is the grace of God.
& So, boasting only of God / relying only on God - I hope you will become such people.
3. Verses 16-19
* None of the things that Israel received did not come from God.
& they take what they have from God
& rather served idols.
- How could this be?
** Rather than thank God for blessings and gifts
& with that blessing - left God... // & served idols.
* With the gift God has given me - I have to serve God...
& it's rather bizarre - they use it.
<Apply>
1) First of all, it is a gift from God - it must not become an idol.
- God gave it to you - to serve God better with it.
<As well as material / children / honor...>
2)) God-given gifts - either to be used for God's sake or given to serve.
& wacky - if used / shouldn't.
- Material / should be used for your glory... - Not only for my own pleasure.
- Gifts should also be used for the glory of the Lord... - Not for my pride.
4. But / Why did you betray God like this?
Verse 22
- I forgot the old days when I was naked / covered in blood.
- Can't remember / what happened before.
** I have forgotten all the grace so far
<Application> Today I must never forget / remember - What is grace?
- Remember the grace God has bestowed on me.
- And, if there is an unforgettable favor that people have given me - remember.
5. Then, from verses 23 to 34, the word //
& Israel - without relying on God....
& Relying on the strong powers of the nations - God sees it as fornication.
- Up to now / God has saved you / God has raised you / God has clothed you
& if God washed / fed you // even made you queen...
& I must depend on God until the end
& relied on nations / more than God.
* God wants you to trust only God / to love only God.
& Israel trusted the powers / and loved idols more than God.
<Apply>
* We must rely only on the faithful God... /
& Other than God - is there nothing more to depend on?
- It could be money / it could be a person / it could be a line of resume...
& that's it.
* Relying only on God - I hope you will