Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

so her sin was buried the deeper, but the
contrasting victory would be the more glorious.
The Remnant Must Grow Up
There is a glorious inheritance awaiting God's
people. But they cannot receive it until they sense
its splendor, understand its value, and appreciate
what is involved. The father of the prodigal was
not reckless enough to bestow his entire estate into
the hands of his wayward son until his son grew
up. The young man did not recognize his
Laodicean blindness until his sense of values was
drastically altered. It was in the pigsty that the son
received his sight. He came to abhor the husks of
his own egocentric values and this maturity
brought to the surface his own need. He saw his
nakedness and his hunger was a reflection of his
famished soul. "Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
filled" (Matthew 5:6).
Israel, like the prodigal, viewed the gifts of
God through the blindness of her own selfish
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