I envisioned a catapult built upon a smartphone poised on a hilltop positioned to aim at the cities. I saw the egg in the sky in place of the sun. I saw its cracked Faberge shell on the desert floor. I saw an iron pan symbolize the impossibility of people reaching God after the siege has begun. The siege... the apocalypse...
This painting is of Ezekiel's story of the forever rebellious captives set free of the Pharaohs only to be bound by idols of their own making. As he stood in place for God, he was to look only at the pan, not the city, in recognition for these people to see that their sins have put a barrier between themselves and God, causing many to spiritually starve to death.
Ezekiel 12:7, And I said to them, "Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God." 8 "'But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on...hmmmm "...they did not listen, they did not know how. Perhaps they will listen now..." Don McLean's song called Vincent comes to mind.
Even though the phrase out of the frying pan into the fire describes moving or getting from a bad or difficult situation to a worse one, it is like Francis Schaeffer said, "The beginning of men's rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart." I believe in God. I believe in His people. I believe most retain the original Adam's inherent goodness, and that love always wins because God is good. Most will willingly fly home.
Hmmm... There were barriers then as there are now, for it is man's nature to drift from God. And today... it's the internet. But God is good and has given us a way back. Jesus has replaced the pan. John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Thank you Jesus!
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