Jer. 6:13-14

And you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols. And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Like Israel, people will know that God is God that He is the Lord either in His mercy and love or in His judgment and destruction. Israel's idolatry had created such a stench in His nostrils that He had no recourse but to bring down the heavy on them. It makes me wonder how Israel felt as Ezekiel gave his messages and did the actions that accompanied them. Were they so far gone that they scoffed? Did they think that God had no power? Had they forgotten what God had done for their forbears? What a lesson for hardness of heart! When the heart is hard, the spirit forgets God and the flesh takes over. Self-gratification is the name of the game. They obviously felt a need for some kind of god since Idolatry was huge in their lives, but just not for the one true God. They wanted  a god who was under their control and could bring them personal glory instead of a God who controlled them and who brought glory to Himself. The battle lines were drawn: God or Self.

Father,
Keep any small roots of idolatry out of my life. Teach me to love, serve, and glorify You.
In Jesus name,
Amen