God wants us to make others aware of their need for the remission of sin through Jesus Christ

Ezekiel 20:4-5

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“Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers.” Ezekiel 20:4

God wanted Ezekiel to judge the Israelites to make them aware that they were following in the abominations of their ancestors. “And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” John 3:19 Abominations against God is to deny His existence as Creator, to discard the need of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin, and to oppress the presence of the Holy Spirit. Today, we are called to share the Gospel of Christ to make known to the world the need to reconcile to God

Today, the Jewish people are following their ancestors who have turned from the will of God by rejecting Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Only through Jesus are they considered the children of God, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name…” John 1:12

“I am the Lord your God.” “Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, ‘I am the Lord your God.’” Ezekiel 20:5

The Israelites were referred to as the descendants of the house of Jacob. That’s because they were the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham to multiply his seed. The Jewish people began with Abraham and his only son Isaac. When Jacob was born through Isaac, the Israelites were those three, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob had twelve sons, and they and their wives, and children moved to Egypt as a population of about 70 people. There, they grew to a population of about 600,000, and the Egyptians decided to keep them in bondage as slave labor. That is when God made an oath to free them from Egyptian captivity.

God made an oath to the Israelites to lead them out of the bondage of the Egyptians, as quoted, “I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” Exodus 6:6-8. God made good on His oath, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” Exodus 20:1-17

Today, the oath made to the Jewish people is the same, God will lead them out of their bondage. This is not a bondage to the earthly land of Egypt, but a bondage to this sin-plagued world. God requires them to live for Him through Jesus Christ. As Christians, we are the descendants of Jacob, “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:29 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:” John 1:12

As Christ’s, we know God leads us out of the bondage of sin by living for Jesus Christ who gives us the Holy Spirit. We have that testimony in us of how living for Him makes a noticeable difference in our spirit, attitude, words, and behaviors. That is the message that God wants us to share with others. We follow the light of Jesus into the promise of life, “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11