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God instructs Ezekiel to do something strange
today … “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this
message,” (Ezekiel 32:2 NLT) and “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news
of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.” (Ezekiel 32:9 NLT)
God is bringing judgment against Egypt. He knows it will disturb hearts, but he
also instructs Ezekiel to mourn. That is an odd request for God to make of a
man who possibly sees Egypt as an enemy.
This past week news broke that Ariel
Castro had hung himself in his prison cell. You probably remember that Ariel
Castro was the Cleveland man who kept three women hostage in his home for
nearly ten years. With one of the girls, Amanda Berry he fathered a daughter.
What reaction ran through your mind when you heard the news of his death? Did
you celebrate because now the man was dead, he could no longer harm anyone
else, and we as taxpayers do not have to pay to keep him alive? Or did you
mourn for him knowing that he probably did not know Jesus as his Lord and
Savior, and is now spending eternity in Hell? Or do you think his eternal punishment
in Hell is perfectly fine?
God told Ezekiel to mourn for Egypt
because of what He was getting ready to do to them. I believe whole heartedly
that God loves every person who has ever walked this planet no matter the evil
in their hearts. I think it tears God’s heart in two whenever one is sent to
eternity in Hell. God told Ezekiel to mourn for Egypt. I believe we should
mourn for our enemies as well. Yes, people who do wrong, who harm others should
pay for their crimes. But no where, no way should we celebrate their eternal
punishment in Hell. That should break our hearts.
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