Profane

In Ezekiel 20 we read where God’s children profaned the name of the Lord by allowing themselves to get tangled up in the things around them.  God tells the prophet Ezekiel to warn them to cast away the abominations of their eyes and not to defile themselves with the idols of Egypt.  Yet they rebelled against the Lord and did not listen to the prophet.  God thought to destroy the Israelites but did not because He had made himself known by delivering them from the bondages of Egypt.  Yet, in all of this the Lord was saying that His wrath would fall on them so that they would know that I am the Lord.    The word profane means to not hold sacred the holy things of God.  Today, we live in a society that is profane because sin is no longer sin but that which is not sin is called sin.  Has America profaned the name of the Lord?  They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. (Ezekiel 22:26)  We are living in the last days and we must begin to cry out for a walk with the Lord that is separate from the world.  Those around us are watching us to see if we are going to laugh at their jokes, if our language is going to be like theirs and if we are going to participate in the same things as them and if we are going to walk like them.  God is Holy and those that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and Truth. (John 4:24)  The world expects a much higher standard from God’s children and therefore, we must watch how we respond to those around us and how we speak. God tells us in His word that we must be a holy people because He is holy.   How can we have Christ living in us and not be concerned about the way we walk, talk and act?  Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. (Luke 6:22) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)  The Lord desires that His glory be in each of our lives so that when we walk those around us will see Him.  We are to be vessels of Honor!  We must raise our voices and lift up the Name of Jesus!