God’s Warnings

Ezekiel 1-3; Revelations 2

“Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin…But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”

Ezekiel 3:20, 21

Does God still put “stumbling blocks” in front of righteous people whose attention he is trying to get?

Or has our definition of grace become so one-sided that we believe God no longer disciplines those he loves?

Righteous people who have found their righteousness in Christ are still tempted to do evil. God warns us and makes a way of escape when we are tempted, but the choice to sin is still ours. With the ease of access to sin and perversion today through the internet and entertainment, the call of God is to flee unrighteousness. God’s love moves him to get our attention and humble us in our rebellion.

Will we listen to his Word and obey, or resist his Spirit and grieve the Lord?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for your warnings and your discipline which lead me to righteousness, for your glory.”