Ezekiel 36

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes."  vv.22-23

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When will we get it?  When will we get that we are not here for ourselves, we were not created to satisfy our own self, but we were created to bring God glory.  He's the only one that can say this and it not be selfish.  God chose one nation, Israel, to carry out His work and will but still continued to chastise them for their sins yet continuing to keep a remnant that His will for salvation of the world may be complete.  God doesn't have to advertise.  God wasn't choosing the perfect nation to do this but using them that He would be seen as the holy God He is through them.  It is through God's people that He uses as instruments to show Himself as the Only True God.  Israel's sin had caused God's name to be profaned among the nations, yet God would still use Israel to sanctify His name.  Israel was not God's favorite nation, as if He had one, but God chose the weak to shame the wise.  Is there any sin in your life that you're unwilling to give up for the sake of others?  How can you look to your purpose not being of yourself but what would bring God glory?