199 Saturday, July 18, 2009

199 Ezekiel 018 – 020; Acts 16.1 – 16.15

Ezekiel answers the sixty-four dollar question. Who pays for the sins committed? God's answer is the person who does them. It seems obvious that this would be the answer, however, even in this day a lot of people think that somehow the sins of the children come from the sins of the parents. Not! We are not animals and therefore we can make choices. Parents need to understand that children can be in a good home and still do evil and they can come from an unrighteous home and do what is right. The sins of the parents are not passed on to their children! Amen. By the way, we should still try to set a good example.

One of the insights that has helped me in my reading as to why the repetition of all the sins committed is that many times the leaders or the people in the streets are asking questions. The prophet then has to answer those questions even though he has already said these things in another place. For the prophet the answer is always the same, it's your sin. The other reason for all the repetition is the people of Israel were hard of hearing.

Dreams many times are given to us by God. Paul had one that changed where he was going and then changed the course of that area. Have you had any dreams lately?