Wednesday, June 9, 2010

"A dry and thirsty ground"

Because of Judah’s sin, they would be pulled up and “planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground” (Ezekiel 19:13). Although Babylon was a fertile area, it was the condition of the captive people, not that of the land, which Ezekiel refers. We are going to examine how sin causes us to be in “a dry and thirsty ground.”


First, when you lose physical possessions. Because of sin, Saul lost his throne (1 Samuel 15:26), David lost his child (2 Samuel 12:19), and Ananias and Sapphira lost their lives (Acts 5:1-11). These were terrible losses, and most people would find them to be catastrophic, but there are even worse losses for you.


Second, when you lose spiritual possessions. These great spiritual possessions would include fellowship with God (Isaiah 59:1-2; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18), our brethren (1 Corinthians 5:9, 11; 2 Thessalonians 3:6), and our eternal home (2 Peter 1:5-11; Revelation 21:27). Why would you ever want to give these up?


It is regrettable that Judah’s sins caused them to go into captivity. They could have remained a precious vine (cf. Psalm 80:8-9; Isaiah 5:1-7), but their sins caused the loss of what was precious to them. Do not let sin cause you this kind of loss for you.


Kyle Campbell

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