"...Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it.." Ezekiel 7:19
They continually turned toward their idols thinking their idols made of silver and gold would meet their needs and even deliver them from their troubles they were facing. I can read about their lives and think "how silly are they to not look towards God, who has provided for them in the past." Then I look at my own life and I am the same way. I think situations will satisfy or deliver me or different circumstances would be better, but God wants me to look toward him, the one who will deliver me, the one who already has - Jesus. Jesus bought me with his precious blood, and for that I will be eternally grateful.
The Bible says that
"so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:10-11
That verse is so encouraging to me that one day, the entire human population that is and was will know who Jesus is and what he did for us. My prayer is more people will understand the love of Christ and understand the price he paid for you. He loves YOU so much he died and bared the entire wrath of God on himself so you and I could live forever one day when we die with him in heaven! What a gift, and it is just that a gift, we can do nothing to earn this gift.
Is there silver and gold in your life? Are there things you have been clinging too that are going to pass away? Let Jesus take those spots in your heart and allow him to fill them with something that will satisfy!
"Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:14
