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Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose loins was the writing case. And the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even though the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.”
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The Lord God looked at the sinful ways of His own people who had been called to holiness and was about to bring destructive judgment upon those who had refused to repent and turn from their wicked ways. He was first marking, taking note of, the faithful remnant among His people.

The problem was then, as it still today, that when sin is allowed to become commonplace it seems to become acceptable and when it becomes acceptable to ‘religious’ men, they start to think that it has become acceptable to God. They are then self-deceived and absolutely wrong!

But the Lord is faithful to His word as always, and as I just said, He would first note and mark those with the mind of Christ and the heart of the Father who shared the pain and sorrow of seeing sin and its consequences. We are instructed to be on the alert, to be on guard and to stand firm in the faith {1Cor.16:13} and to hate evil and to love what is good. {Amos 5:15}

It should certainly be evident to those who are not spiritually dulled that these present days are much like that time, and growing continually worse! The culture today not only allows, but encourages people to disregard the Lords commands and to live and act any way that pleases them! In my lifetime I have seen so much evil behavior go from being prohibited to being permitted to being protected to being promoted.

It is written in Hebrews 5:14 that if the solid food of the Word is our regular diet, it brings with it the ability to discern between good and evil. Jesus Himself said that if, yes, IF we abide in God’s Word we will know the truth, and the truth will make us free. {Jn.8:31-32}

Do not ever lose sight of the fact that the first revelation of that old serpent in the Garden was that he was more crafty, more subtle, than any beast of the field. {Gen.3:1} So I would remind the church today what the Lord spoke to the ‘church’ in Laodicea, the last church in the bible:

“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich, and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.” (Revelation 3:15-18)

STAY FAITHFUL TO THE END