A Hole in the Wall

So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall. Then He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall”; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door. (Eze 8:7-8)

Ezekiel's book of prophecy is a real treat for visualizations. The Lord shows Ezekiel a hole in the wall; a hole in the wall of the Temple in Jerusalem! What might this be? Is the Temple in disrepair? The vision continues with the command to dig into the wall, where Ezekiel finds a door. From there the prophet is told to enter in, and in this place he finds the worst sort of abominations, an art gallery in the very Temple of God, and the art is very much a statement against God.

We are often like that temple of old. A review of our current state of sanctification might show a hole in the wall. A bit of digging shows a door, and opening that door reveals a roomful of abominations. Looking at the wall and seeing the hole, we might well ask, "What can pass through that little hole? Surely it's no big deal." As the word picture God showed Ezekiel shows to us, oh my, that little hole in the wall is the gateway to the very doorstep of Hell!

Praise God, there is help in this! We need someone better at repairing those holes and cleaning out those hidden rooms than we are. Left alone, we tend to dig into those holes a bit to fulfill that sinful curiosity; yes, that one that likes to stare at the dead body beside the road, the one that looks at the images we struggle to forget afterward. Like you, I eagerly await that day when we are cleansed and presented to God the Father by our Lord Jesus!

Bucky