WHITEWASH

 

Write From My Heart

June 3, 2021

 

WHITEWASH  concealing faults or defects in an effort to exonerate [i.e., declare guiltless or blameless]

 

Ezekiel 13:10-11, 12, and 15  Because they lead my people astray, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash, therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. … When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, “Where is the whitewash you covered it with?” … I will say to you, “The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it.”

 

Ponder this: Ezekiel was sent to warn Israel and in this section (13:1-16) he specifically addresses false prophets giving messages they claimed to receive from the Lord. The problem was the messages came from the false prophets themselves and not from the Lord. Our God is a God of truth and he hates lies. So whether it was the false prophets of Israel during Ezekiel’s time; or the politicians of our day full of false promises while covering up their own corruption within; or even our own personal attempts to gloss over our sins in an effort to look better than we really are…the message is the same. Whitewashing never works. God demands truth.