Provoked to Jealousy

Ezekiel 8-11; Revelation 4 

“…he took me to Jerusalem…where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood. And there before me was the glory of the God of Israel…And he said to me, ‘Son of man, so you see what they are doing – the utterly detestable things the house of Israel is doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?...’”

Ezekiel 8:3, 4, 6

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”

1 Corinthians 6:19, 20

What are the idols that we defile our bodies with, which also provoke to jealousy the presence of the Lord in our lives?

With the deluge of pornography in this generation, we are driving the Spirit of the Lord out of the sanctuary of our lives. We might think, like the leaders in Jerusalem, that we can both indulge idols and worship the Lord at the same time. But the testimonies of Ezekiel and John are clear; the Lord is holy and will not tolerate willful sin and disobedience. Repentance and cleansing restore the temple of our lives to honor the presence of the Lord.

Will we value the glory of God? Or, will we indulge the lusts of our eyes and flesh?

“Lord Jesus, I offer by body to you, for your glory.”