Ezekiel 13-16; Psalm 122
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“When people build a wall, they’re right behind them slapping on
whitewash. Tell those who are
slapping on the whitewash, ‘When a torrent of rain comes and the hailstones
crash down and the hurricane sweeps in and the wall collapses, what’s the good
of the whitewash that you slapped on so liberally, making it look so good?” (Ezekiel 13: 11-12 The Message)
Whitewash means “to plaster over.” God is saying that they have been like a poorly constructed
wall that they plaster over to look good, but when the storm comes, it will
crumble. They needed to get to the
heart of the matter and strengthen their foundation in God instead of trying to
“whitewash” their sins.
We can’t whitewash our sins and just try to ignore them or cover
them up – they are still there and will eventually be revealed. Jesus, however, can wash us white as
snow. He can clean us and cover us
and strengthen us from the inside out.
There is a song I’ve loved for a long time that Hillsong United
does called, “From the Inside Out.”
Praying these words from it today:
In
my heart and my soul
I
give you control.
Consume
me from the inside out, Lord.
Let
justice and praise
Become
my embrace,
To
love you from the inside out.
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