Ezekiel 36:16-32

Summary: Parents know all too well that our reputations are intimately tied up–for good or for ill–in the behaviour of our children. God points out in Ezekiel that that same is true of His relationship with His people. Like Israel, our sin doesn’t just offend God, it dishonours his reputation. This is why Jesus taught us to pray, “Hallowed be your name.” As the catechism explains, this is a prayer that God would help us do what we were created to do; namely, to glorify and honour the name of our Father in all that we do. This is why Christ has come, and this is the life that truly satisfies the human soul–living for the honour and delight of our Father in Heaven.