Walks through Ezekiel 23–24, where God uses the shocking picture of two sister-wives (Samaria and Jerusalem) to show how Israel’s long flirtation with Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon became spiritual adultery: they loved the world’s power, pleasure, and idols so much that God eventually “gave them over” to those very lovers, letting the nations they chased become the instruments of their bondage and pain. Out of that, the pastor draws a sobering but hope-filled principle for believers today: when God’s Spirit strives with us and we keep hardening our hearts, He will keep intensifying loving discipline—and, if we refuse to turn, may finally let us taste our idols until they destroy our illusions—yet all with the aim of bringing us to repentance, surrender, and a renewed choice to say, “I choose You,” so that correction can stop and deep healing can begin.
Ezekiel 21–22: A Father Who Corrects His Children but Destroys Their Enemy
9/20/2026Ezekiel 20–21: When God’s Discipline Removes Our Crown but Not Our Hope
9/16/2026Ezekiel 20: When Idols Block Our Prayers but God Still Promises Restoration
9/13/2026Ezekiel 20–21: Idols, Discipline, and the God Whose Wrath Fell on Christ
9/9/2026Ezekiel 19–20: When God Laments Our Failure but Still Pursues Our Hearts
9/6/2026Ezekiel 18: When God Just Wants You Home
9/2/2026In this free PDF downloadable resource from In the Word and Gold Country Calvary Chapel, you'll learn what the word Eschatology means and why being equipped with knowledge about the last days is so crucial for Christians.
In this free PDF downloadable resource from In the Word and Gold Country Calvary Chapel, you'll learn what the word Eschatology means and why being equipped with knowledge about the last days is so crucial for Christians.