Thursday, December 15, 2011

You're Just Like...

Ezekiel 16:44
44"Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter.

We hear this saying all the time but what the Lord gave to the prophet Ezekiel was not to be meant as a compliment. Jerusalem was considered to be following in the footsteps of the countries before it. Just like children born to their natural parents, children easily take on characteristics of their parents outside of their facial and body features. Children can even take on the facial expressions or mannerisms of their parents without their parents being present. It's known as hereditary or "in the blood".  Jerusalem continued its pattern of following evil much like the countries it ran after. Jerusalem often made its bed with countries that were not pleasing to the Lord and whenever it did, it took the characteristics of that country. Whether it was worshipping the false gods of that country or even intermarriage, Jerusalem continued to corrupt itself by associating with those that the Lord deemed detestable. Taking on characteristics of those the Lord finds detestable makes us detestable in His sight as well. We become more and more like them with what we do and say. We morph into whatever it is we consume ourselves with. Anything not of the Lord isn't pleasing to Him. Next time someone says you're just like ______, ask God if it's compliment. If it's not, ask Him how you need to detach from that behavior or mannerism.

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