Ezekiel 16 verse 52 (NIV)
Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.
God’s intention for Israel was that it’s people should live as an example to the other lands round about, and to be a blessing to others.
Instead, through their disobedience, the people became a reproach and when compared to how some of the other people lived, Israel was just as bad, and in some instances even worse.
The church is meant to follow Christ’s standard and live as a testimony to others, but we know that, like Israel, at times we have not been the example that we should have been.
Let’s do all we can to ensure that we point people to Jesus through our lives, and not give people reason to reproach us for being hypocritical.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for Jesus example of how to live. Help me to emulate that. I ask in His Name.
Amen.