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Christian Devotional – October 30, 2024
The Vision, Day 5 Harsh reality. Read Ezekiel chapter 5. God walks Ezekiel through more very specific demonstrations that he is to do to share the upcoming judgment with the people of Israel. These seem harsh and difficult. God tells him that he’s going to make the people a reproach among the nations. It’s a reminder that God is ultimately the one in charge of our reputation. If we are obedient to him and are following him, then God can protect our reputation. If we are not obedient to him, then God is going to allow the other nations to know that we are not following him so they are…
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Christian Devotional – October 29, 2024
The Vision, Day 4 The example. Read Ezekiel chapter 4. God gives Ezekiel his first assignment. Ezekiel is to demonstrate the sin of Israel and the sin of Judah. He is to become a living example to the people of what their sin looks like to God. I’m sure this was not exactly what Ezekiel had in mind when he received God’s message that he was going to be used as a prophet. But yet here he is, lying in the dirt for over a year to demonstrate the sin of the people. It can be hard to truly understand what our sin looks like to God. We are not…
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Christian Devotional – October 28, 2024
The Vision, Day 3 Responsibility. Read Ezekiel chapter 3. God is explaining to Ezekiel his responsibility. God is going to give him a message and he is to share that message with the people. God goes so far as to explain to Ezekiel the true depth of his responsibility. Because the Ezekiel knows the truth, if Ezekiel does not share it with the people, he is also responsible for their sin and judgment. We have a responsibility to share God’s message with everyone who needs it. If we do not warn them, then we must realize that we are accountable for their judgment as well. We must share what we…
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Christian Devotional – October 27, 2024
The Vision, Day 2 Obedience in spite of the response. Read Ezekiel chapter 2. After showing Ezekiel all his glory in the last chapter, God now calls him to be the one to share his message. God reminds him that the people he is coming to are rebellious. Those people may respond to God’s message or they may not. That’s really not Ezekiel’s concern. Ezekiel is to be obedient to God. Now that he’s seen God’s glory, he knows just how amazing God is. He has to share the message, no matter the response. Do we feel that way? Have we encountered God in such a way that we truly…
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Christian Devotional – October 26, 2024
The Vision, Day 1 Thanks for the suggestions on next books. Looked like prophecy was the common theme of the requests. Prophecy books can be challenging to understand and apply to our lives. We’ll start through Ezekiel and focus on the vision that God gives for what is coming. Seeing God’s glory. Read Ezekiel chapter 1. God doesn’t waste any time. He starts out the book of Ezekiel with a vision that the prophet received. This vision was vastly complex and difficult to describe. Ultimately at the end of the chapter we see that this is a vision of God’s glory. We can learn so much about his glory from…