Devotional
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Christian Devotional – May 7, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 23:49–You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord. TRUTH: Sometimes we must face the consequences of our actions before we realize the position that God holds in the universe and in our life. He is over us all but if we do not respond to Him in a way that shows His true position, then He will allow us to experience the results of our sin so that we will know that He is over all things. Are we acknowledging the Lord for who He is or is He…
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Christian Devotional – May 6, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 22:30–I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. TRUTH: The people had sinned. They had done evil on God’s sight and God was evaluating their deeds and looking to destroy them, but then makes this statement. God was also looking for someone who would be able to bridge the gap that their sin had created between the people and God. He found no one. This is such a great explanation of what Jesus Christ can to do in our…
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Christian Devotional – May 5, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 21:24–Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says, “Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do–because you have done this, you will be taken captive.” TRUTH: There are consequences for sin and when people are in rebellion to God, that rebellion is evident in everything that they do. Other people can see our rebellion and our guilt as we openly go against God. God will eventually take captive and punish those in rebellion to Him. Are we in open rebellion to God? Our sins are on display for the world to see. Will we repent?…
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Christian Devotional – May 4, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 20:44–You will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name’s sake and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt practices, you people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord. TRUTH: What a beautiful verse! Even though the people had done evil and been disobedient to God, God promises to deal with them according to His Name and not according to the evil they had done. God is perfectly justified to destroy us in judgment because of our sins and wrongs, yet He chooses instead to provide an alternative that is only through His mercy and grace. This alternative shows the power…
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Christian Devotional – May 3, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 19:1–Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel. TRUTH: Do we rejoice or lament when people are brought down under the judgment of God? Ezekiel goes on in this chapter to describe the destruction of the kings of Israel, and even though they were evil, God gives this lament for the people to mourn their judgment. We are not to rejoice in the judgment of people who have acted wrong. We are to mourn their disobedience and failure to repent. Do we have a heart to mourn these who have refused to repent and turn to God? RESPONSE: Father, I want to have a heart like Yours to…
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Christian Devotional – May 2, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 18:21–But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live, they will not die. TRUTH: No one is too far gone into sin that they can’t decide to repent and turn and follow God. God spends this whole chapter explaining that people are responsible for their own sin, not the sin of their father or anyone else. Do we believe that God can truly forgive anyone? Have we asked for and received that forgiveness for ourselves? We are to be the message of hope to the world…
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Christian Devotional – May 1, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 17:24–All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “I the Lord have spoken and I will do it.” TRUTH: The Lord is the one who brings about prosperity. He is the one who controls the outcome of all that we do. Do we trust in our own strength or are we trusting in Him? Since He is in control of the outcomes, we are to trust in Him and follow Him and allow Him to do what He feels is…
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Christian Devotional – April 30, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 16:60–Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. TRUTH: God does not forget His promises to us. He sees what we do and knows our thoughts, and He loves us anyway and claims us as His own. He paid the price for our wrongs and we are only to accept His gift to receive that forgiveness. Still, since He established the covenant, He is the one to follow through and keep it. The Lord remembers us and will always come through for us in everything that He has promised. RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – April 29, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 15:8–I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Lord. TRUTH: Ezekiel tells the people that when they are disobedient to God, they are utterly useless and good for nothing. As a result, God will judge and everything that they have will be destroyed and left desolate. When we are disobedient, our lives are left desolate and barren. We need to repent and return to God in order for Him to cleanse us and bring about new life in our life. RESPONSE: Father, You are the only one who takes the lifelessness of my life and creates new life. I will surrender my life…
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Christian Devotional – April 28, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 14:5–I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols. TRUTH: God does not sit idly by when His people run after other things. God seeks to do whatever is needed to recapture the hearts of His people. Have we strayed from Him? He is working to bring us back to Him. We must recognize His efforts and turn back to Him. RESPONSE: Father, I love how You chase after me when I stray. Thank You for Your love and for seeking me and looking to reclaim my love and devotion. I will give You my heart…