- So . . . I'm "feeding myself" in the morning from God's Word and thought I'd post what I'm chewin' on and make my "food" available for others who might want to nibble a bit. Hope it's of some benefit to you . . .
The word of God is living and active . . . (Hebrews 4:12)
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Category Archives: Ezekiel
Idols and Stumbling Blocks
One of the “advantages” of reading through the Old Testament prophets, I find, is the language the Spirit gives through them for identifying and describing sin. If you want to expand your vocabulary regarding transgression against God, just hang out … Continue reading
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Tagged a clean heart, idolatry, idols, incline my heart, pure heart
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The Man Standing in the Breach (A 2014 Rerun)
Hovering over what has come to be for me one of the most inspiring, prophetic utterances of the LORD God in all of Ezekiel’s writings. Here’s some thoughts from six years ago which try to express the wonder, awe, and … Continue reading
The LORD Is There
Maybe 2020 will be the year. The year I dig deeper into Ezekiel. Wrapped up the book in this morning’s reading. A lot of it I think I get. A lot of it, not so much. The apocalyptic unveiling of … Continue reading
It Really Isn’t About Us
Reading again in Ezekiel this morning and chewing on a conundrum God shares with His prophet. To not deal with His people’s idolatry and rebellion was to allow them to continue to defile the land of promise, the land of … Continue reading
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Tagged a holy people, God's glory, God's grace, God's holy name, not about us, our holy God, redeeming grace
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The Promised Shepherd
Lot of judgin’ going on in the prophets. The rebellious and adulteress house of Israel is judged. The adulteress and rebellious house of Judah is judged. The people are judged. The leaders are judged. And even their enemies are judged. … Continue reading
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Tagged God our shepherd, the Good Shepherd, the Lord is my shepherd
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A Staff of Reed
I was taught as a young believer, and have believed ever since, that in the Scriptures ancient Egypt is a type of the world. That this land of great power is but a land of slavery and bondage. That though … Continue reading
Posted in 1John, Ezekiel
Tagged loving this world, not of this world, so you wanna go back to Egypt, the world, the world's riches
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Actions and Attributes
Kind of a mash-up this morning. Two very different readings coming together to help make some sense of what, on the surface, makes no sense. Not overly concerned about the context of the Word, but comforted this morning by its … Continue reading
Posted in 1John, Ezekiel
Tagged attributes of God, God's character, God's faithfulness, God's sovereignty, God's ways
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What A Story!
Ezekiel 16 has got to be one of the most amazing passages in all of Scripture. Not just because of the story told, but because it reveals that God is a Storyteller. His tale of a city, Jerusalem, waxes poetic … Continue reading
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Tagged a better covenant, God's faithfulness, redeeming grace, redemption, the bride of Christ, unfaithfulness
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The Bottom Line
Wrapped up Ezekiel this morning. Have read it every year for the past dozen years or so. There’s a lot there. The thought that comes to mind is that it’s an epic. While not a poem per se, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged God's abiding presence, God's presence, our hope, soon and very soon, The promises of God
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Letting in Idols
They came to Ezekiel because he was a prophet of God. And they came because they were the elders of Israel. They were to lead and so they came to listen. But rather than being provided with some insight, the … Continue reading
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Tagged a clean heart, hard heart, idolatry, idols, pure heart, the heart
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