Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Sigh and Cry

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark... --Ezekiel 9:4-6

Do we sigh and cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst of our cities and our nation? Or do we become so calloused that we scarcely perceive them? Or do we even become interested in them?

The Lord marked those that were "sighing and crying" as His own.