Ezekiel: God who travels Chapter 14

 

Pass the rod of God.

This is an important phrase in Ezekiel 20:38 God being like a shepherd holding a staff rod will let the sheep pass through it. 

It is important to know that not all of God's chosen ones are sheep. Some are goats that blend like sheep and some sheep subtly act like a goat. God is saying here, that He will strictly take note of each one that passes His rod. Others also call this chastisement or discipline. And the results of this discipline force God to bond them to the everlasting covenant. 

Surely all of God's "passing the rod activities" will be painful but nurturing. I believe God will apply justice, so it will be both fair and unfair to balance its scales. There is no too big nor too small for any acts. Everything will be weighed according to the measures God will use by not looking at a man's standards.

I guess there will be separation here and the sad scenario is to discover that there will be God's chosen ones versus the ones He won't. There is no guarantee of immunity. God may acquit on behalf of the repented ones among its goats or may choose to put trial on the prideful ones from its finest sheep. The acts of both shall pass through the test of fire. If it burns, it's gonna be dead. If it remains intact and whole, it's gonna live to tell. 

We are in this state. We are living on the new covenant as Jesus Christ our promised King should come, they already know whom to acquit and whom to pin down. With Jesus absence on Earth proved that God is watching us even to this day. God gives us a day to grind and the chance to make it right until it is no more wrong. This is the very core of the discipline.

So again, if you feel your lot is more heavier burden to carry and you see others are not the same as yours, it may be that you are passing that rod from God. So good luck. Pass that rod and see you at the other end.😊

AC

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