Ezekiel 33:32 - "Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them."
Has our faith in God become more sensual than spiritual? Have we reveled in how we can quote scripture, yet not live by the words we have memorized? Ezekiel prophesied to a people much like many today in America who believe they are followers of Christ. The outside looks good but inside there is still selfish ambition, greed, covetousness, anger, lust, adultery, and any number of other works of the flesh ready to ooze out of our fractured lives.
Jesus spoke to those of His day in a similar manner. The religious folk of His time became indignant when others would not recognize how "spiritual" they were (Matthew 11:16-17). Religion can be as much of a sensual, self-centered, narcissistic experience as looking at pornography, beloved. We must all surrender all forms of pride at the foot of the cross and allow Christ to woo us back to Him and true spirituality which is born in humility.
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