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Christian Devotional – May 30, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 46:11–At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering is to be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and with a lamb as much as he pleases, along with a hin of oil for each ephah. TRUTH: So many of the offerings that are described in the Old Testament are very set and rigid in what is to be given and how much. However, here the people are told that with the lambs, they can give as much as they please. If God told us that we could give Him as much as we please, how much would that be? How much are…
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Christian Devotional – May 29, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 45:9–This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people declares the Sovereign Lord. TRUTH: The princes were not doing all that God had intended for them to be doing. They were using their power to oppress the people so God tells them, “Enough!” Will we listen when God tells us what we are to do? Will we hear Him when He tells us that we’ve gone far enough with our sin? RESPONSE: Lord, I want to serve You, but sometimes my sin gets in the…
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Christian Devotional – May 28, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 44:23–They are to each my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. TRUTH: The priests had several very important jobs. They were to minister before the Lord and they kept the temple sacred. Along with that, they were to teach the people the difference between what is common and what is holy. They wanted to keep those separate and by teaching the people, they would be able to worship God in a way that is pleasing to God. RESPONSE: Father, You have showed Yourself to me, now I pray You will give me the…
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Christian Devotional – May 27, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 43:2–and saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. TRUTH: Oh, to behold the glory of God as Ezekiel did coming in a rush and filling the land with His glory! The Lord is indeed radiant and His glory is seen throughout the earth. He is mighty and powerful and truly spectacular. Do we stand in awe of the amazing power and glory of God? RESPONSE: Father, I know that I get caught up in the mundane routine of life and do not focus on the fact…
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Christian Devotional – May 26, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 42:20–So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. TRUTH: God showed Ezekiel that there is to be a separation between what is holy and what is common. Those things which are holy are to be set apart. They are to be reverenced and respected. God is holy. Do we treat Him as such? He is to be set apart and reverenced. Because we belong to Him as His followers, we are also to conduct ourselves as holy and set apart. Do we make a distinction…
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Christian Devotional – May 25, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 41:3-4–Then he went into the inner sanctuary…. He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.” TRUTH: The angel, who was giving Ezekiel this tour of the vision of the temple, enters this inner sanctuary and takes more measurements. However, even in his vision, Ezekiel does not enter this Most Holy Place, but simply stays back and allows the angel to enter and measure. There is not a time or place where God is not worthy of reverence and honor. God is always holy, even in visions and dreams. Ezekiel was respectful of God’s holiness even in the midst of a vision. RESPONSE: Father, I praise You…
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Christian Devotional – May 24, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 40:4–The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see. TRUTH: God showed Ezekiel a vision and gave him a message that was meant for the people of Israel. Ezekiel’s whole purpose for being where he was and experiencing what he experienced was just to share with others. He had to pay attention or he would not be an effective messenger of God. Are we an effective messenger of God? Do we listen intently to the message…
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Christian Devotional – May 23, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 39:28–Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for thought I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind. TRUTH: The Lord tells the people that even though He will bring about the judgment of the people, He will also bring about their restoration. The Lord will not leave anyone behind who seeks after Him. No matter what we have done or how sinful our lives have been, we can be forgiven and restored if we will come to Him and repent. Are we looking to Him and seeking to be gathered and restored?…
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Christian Devotional – May 22, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 38:23–And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. TRUTH: What does the holiness and greatness of God look like? The Lord promises to unleash His power upon the people of the disobedient and evil areas for the express purpose of letting them know that He is God. Do we acknowledge His power and might? Are we seeking to share His holiness and greatness with others? RESPONSE: Father, You are holy and just and You are overall and are truly an awesome power. I can not…
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Christian Devotional – May 21, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 37:3–He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.” TRUTH: God sometimes asks us questions that we think are odd. Yet, Ezekiel didn’t get flustered or state what would have been the obvious, “Um, Lord, they’re dead bones. Of course they can’t live.” Ezekiel trusted and relied on God to do whatever He wanted. He knew that God is capable of doing anything and he responded in faith to God’s question, stating that only God knows what God is capable of. No matter what we are facing, God is able to bring us through. Will we have faith in Him…