Advice from Ezekiel 18

The Bible can seem complicated and dense, but in certain passages, God distills his main message into a few simple sentences. For example, I posted previously about simple advice from Isaiah 33.

This post turns to Ezekiel 18. For context, the Israelites have just been deported to Babylon, as a punishment for their continual sinning. God, speaking through Ezekiel, has spent several chapters chastising the people for their unfaithfulness. Those chapters make for some unpleasant reading!

We then arrive at chapter 18, verses 30-32 (NLT), where God offers the people a straightforward path away from their troubles,

Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit ... Turn back and live!

This advice applies to all of us. Are our sins crushing our spirit? If so, repent, turn back to God, and live!