Living Your Life With No Hope….

Can you imagine living your life with no hope? Imagine getting up every day and looking out your window and seeing no hope. Here in Ezekiel chapter 7 God tells Ezekiel to tell the Israelites that their sin is being punished, doom is awaiting them. He will call them to account for all their detestable sin’s. Not one person whose life twisted by sin will recover. When God deals with unrepentant sin He takes whatever hope we have away. Ultimately, He casts it into the farthest part of the universe, never to return for those who refuse to make right what they’ve wronged. This is the destiny of those who reject Him. And there is a place where people reside that has no hope, it’s called Hell. It’s permanent. There people will know God is real. They will know how loving and just He is, but never get to experience it, while being tormented with their own anger and regret, robbed of any hope, because of their own decision to reject God. I would never wish this on anyone. But sadly, people choose it for themselves. Unrepentant sin ultimately steals any hope we may have and leaves us in a place no one would ever want to be. We all have a choice. Choose God or choose our own pride. The outcomes are vastly different. Hope only resides when we swallow our pride, being honest with ourselves, and deal with sin the only way it can be remedied, through repentance. It’s easy, just hard to swallow and do.

3 No hope remains,for I will unleash My anger against you.I will call you to accountfor all your detestable sins.4 I will turn My eyes away and show no pity.I will repay you for all your detestable sins.Then you will know that I am the Lord. 5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:Disaster after disasteris coming your way!6 The end has come.It has finally arrived.Your final doom is waiting!7 O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning.The time has come; the day of trouble is near.Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,not shouts of joy.8 Soon I will pour out My fury on youand unleash My anger against you.I will call you to accountfor all your detestable sins.9 I will turn My eyes away and show no pity.I will repay you for all your detestable sins.Then you will know that it is I, the Lord,who is striking the blow. 10 “The day of judgment is here;your destruction awaits!The people’s wickedness and pridehave blossomed to full flower.11 Their violence has grown into a rodthat will beat them for their wickedness.None of these proud and wicked people will survive.All their wealth and prestige will be swept away.12 Yes, the time has come;the day is here!Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,nor sellers grieve over losses,for all of them will fallunder My terrible anger.13 Even if the merchants survive,they will never return to their business.For what God has said applies to everyone–it will not be changed!Not one person whose life is twisted by sinwill ever recover.  Ezekiel 7:3-13