There is a pattern that quietly repeats throughout Scripture.
It is not merely the rejection of God's representatives.
It is something deeper.
It begins in the heart.
In Ezekiel, the elders practiced their hidden abominations because they said:
"Jehovah does not see us; Jehovah has forsaken the land." (Ezekiel 8:12)
Notice what they believed.
Not simply that they were doing wrong.
They believed they could continue because God was no longer watching.
That single thought opened the door to everything that followed.
Yet the very reason Ezekiel saw these hidden things was because Jehovah did see them.
The same pattern appears throughout Scripture.
Joseph's brothers threw him into a pit.
They sold him.
They believed the dreamer was gone.
Surely the dreams would disappear with him.
Yet God was still working.
The prophets were rejected.
Many were imprisoned.
Some were killed.
Yet God's word continued through them.
At the cross, Jesus cried:
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46)
Some standing nearby misunderstood and said,
"He is calling for Elijah."
The One sent by God appeared to be rejected.
To many, the story seemed over.
Yet God's purpose had not ended.
Perhaps that is one of Scripture's recurring lessons.
Human beings often believe that if they remove the messenger, they remove the message.
If they silence the witness, the truth disappears.
If they reject God's representative, they are free to continue as they please.
But Scripture tells a different story.
God still sees.
God still knows.
God still writes.
God still weighs.
God still reveals.
Nothing hidden remains hidden forever.
This raises a question each of us must answer.
Do we live as though God sees?
Or have we convinced ourselves, in one way or another, that He does not?
That question reaches far beyond Ezekiel.
It reaches into every generation.
Into every institution.
Into every heart.
Perhaps the greatest deception is not merely believing something untrue.
Perhaps it begins the moment we believe we can live as though God is no longer watching.
"The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Watching the evil and the good." (Proverbs 15:3)
"For there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer." (Hebrews 4:13)
The thousand-year reign from the God who sees...
"Who is deceived?"
The question is:
"Do I live as though Jehovah truly sees?"
~ Peace, Love and Joy ~
