Ezekiel 11:13

Ezekiel 11:13 says, And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?  After Ezekiel’s prophesy, Pelatiah fell dead and Ezekiel asked if God was going to make an end of the remnant of Israel.  We can be certain that as long as Christ delays His return, there will be a remnant of His people in the world.  God will never give up on calling people to salvation, but they often give up on hearing His call, but this will always be their choice and not something that God forces them to do.   

Verse fourteen adds, Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,  Since God was still speaking to Ezekiel, this should have answered His question about whether God had given up on the remnant of Israel.  As long as we cry out to God by faith and He answers us, we can be certain that He is still at work in the world calling people to salvation and those who have accepted His gift of salvation to obedience to His word.  Even if Jerusalem fell to the enemy, God had not failed the people, but they had failed Him.  Even if the world around us falls, God will still be God and we should continue to put our faith in Him, even if we sometimes wonder if He is still with us.   

Verse fifteen continues, Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the Lord: unto us is this land given in possession.  God asked Ezekiel if all the people of Israel had not turned away from Him and begin to put their faith in the powers of the world.  The rest of the people of Israel had told those who were faithful to God to get far away from them, even though they were all supposed to be a part of the same family.  It would be sad indeed if those who profess to be the church today, told those who really have put their faith in God to get far away from them because they don’t want to hear God’s word but put their faith in the powers of the world instead.   

Verse sixteen concludes, Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.  God told Ezekiel to tell those who still put their faith in Him to know that even though they were scattered throughout the world that He was still with them.  No matter where we as followers of Christ might be in the world today, even if we are physically scattered throughout the world, God is still with us as long as we remain faithful to Him.