Weeping Over Sin
What makes you cry? I know for me there are several things that make me cry. Sometimes, I cry out of pure joy when something happens that is very wonderful. However, mostly I cry over things that touch my heart, things that make me sad. So, my second question is what kinds of things make you sad? Of course, we are sad when we lose loved ones. We cry in grief, and we cry when loved ones are suffering in a way that we can't help them. I wonder how many of us are sad and weep because of the sins that we see around us? God showed Ezekiel what he was planning to do when the time came for Him to punish the people of Jerusalem for all of their sins. He chose six men who were given the responsibility to kill the sinful people, and He chose one man to mark the ones who would be spared. (Ezekiel 9:4) "He said to him, "Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city." I ...