Ezekiel 14:14 “‘even though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only deliver themselves,” declares the Lord God.’”
NO ONE ELSE
The Lord is attempting to show Ezekiel that NO ONE would escape His judgment. Even the three most righteous men who had lived (up to that time) could not help them. We know of the righteousness of these three men. Noah escaped the flood, Daniel escaped the lions and Job escaped death itself. But still they could not deliver Israel.
No one can escape God’s judgment today either…unless…they turn to Jesus. Unlike those other three men, Jesus has the ability to deliver them. Why? Because He is God. He laid down His righteousness to give it to us. We are righteous only because of Him.
TEACHING MOMENT
Similarly, there is not one thing you can do to deliver your children. Nope, not one! You are powerless to redeem your children. As bad as you want to save them, there is nothing you can do. That is entirely in the hands of Jesus. Your children need to know that. They need to know that your faith will not save them. Your church attendance will not get them into heaven. Your devotions with them and prayer time with them will not deliver them.
But THEIR acceptance of Jesus can! Little Elrod and Gertrude can access the very throne of God by giving their hearts and lives over to the King of Kings! Now, here is where your part comes in. You pray for and speak truth to them. Your job is to provide the environment where strong roots of faith can grow. Can you do that?
The responsibility we are given as parents is huge. God did not give us children to just throw them into the pit of hell. He expects us to lead them to Him. He expects us to do all we can to point them to the only true deliverer. What better job, though? Right? We have that privilege.
A Moment In Time 