Category Archives: Ezekiel

When I Atone for You

It’s a love story gone terribly wrong. Not a “boy meets girl” sort of love story, but a benefactor meets waif type of love story. A rags to riches love story. I’m reading Ezekiel 16 this morning and what a … Continue reading

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Able to Deliver Another

If the shear volume of words, and the number of times something is repeated is an indicator of certainty, then that God was going to judge Jerusalem was without dispute. And nothing was going to prevent it. The nation had … Continue reading

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Jehovah Shammah

It’s been a ride. From glory seen . . . to glory departed . . . to glory returned. From exile due to judgment, to return due to grace. From hard to visualize visions of whirling creatures, to easy to … Continue reading

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Making A Win Out Of A No Win Situation

This morning I am chewing on the lengths to which God will go for the sake of His Name. Reading in Ezekiel 36 and 37 . . . and it’s kind of a no win for God. Israel’s rebellion and … Continue reading

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Standing in the Breach

There had been a systematic failure. The infrastructure had completely broken down. No component functioning as it should. No part unaffected by the disease. Though God would seek, He would not find . . . though He would desire, He … Continue reading

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Driven from the Sanctuary

Not sure what to do with it . . . but to hover over it . . . and to wonder at it . . . and be filled with dread because of it. The Spirit falls upon Ezekiel in … Continue reading

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There Is a River

You know, I think my annual trip through Ezekiel is bearing some fruit.  Not that I “get it”  . . . but I do think I’m, at least, becoming more familiar with it.  The imagery isn’t as “out there” as … Continue reading

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A Proud Heart

I don’t often directly associate myself with many of the prophecies in Ezekiel. Oh, where the light of God’s promises peeks through the darkness of God’s judgment, I might find myself associating with the people of God, but, for the … Continue reading

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They Feast With You

A long time work associate has periodically reminded me that “paranoia is just smart thinkin’ when everybody’s against you.” Now, I’m not advocating a “holy paranoia” . . . not saying that suspicion should be a Christian attribute . . … Continue reading

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The Promise Remains

Even as the glory departs . . . the promise remains. For 10+ chapters, though the imagery may be hard to grasp, the message of the prophet Ezekiel has been clear . . . God has hit the wall! The … Continue reading

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