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‘“Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had
the writing kit at his side and said to him, “Go throughout the city of
Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over
all the detestable things that are done in it.”’ Ezekiel 9:3-4 (NIV).
Scripture often
refers to a mark of identification that sets God’s people apart from others.
Here in this
passage God told the man with the writing kit to put a mark on those who were
faithful to Him.
Their faithfulness
was determined by their sensitivity to and sorrow over Israel’s sin.
Those with the mark
were spared when God’s messengers began to destroy the wicked people.
During the Exodus,
the Israelites put a mark of blood on their front doorframes to save them from
death.
The mark meant the
angel of death would pass by their homes and spare them.
In the final days,
God will mark the forehead of those destined for salvation (Revelation 7:3).
However, this mark placed on our foreheads by God is the exact
opposite of the mark of the beast as mentioned in Revelation 13:16-17: ‘He
also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to
receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy
or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of
his name.’
Prayer:
‘Heavenly Father, on that final judgement day of all people, I
want to be found bearing your mark with those who have served you faithfully
and will enjoy eternity with you.
Keep me by the power of your Spirit until that day.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name,
AMEN!
Final Thoughts:
These two marks
place all people in two distinct categories – those owned by God and those
owned by Satan.
Whose mark are we
bearing?
We will each have
an identifying mark that means we are either destined for salvation or
destruction. Which mark will we receive?
This is the choice each man, woman and child has as we approach
that final day, when the mark we bear will separate all people into two very
distinct groups as Jesus mentioned in Matthew 25:32-33: ‘All the nations
will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left.’
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