Week 3 - Embracing Renewal (Ezekiel 36:26) Before we receive Jesus as our Savior we walk around with hearts of stone. They’re hardened against God, resistant to His will, and entrenched in disobedience. But the moment we make Jesus the Lord of our lives and accept His free gift of salvation, a miraculous transformation begins.… Continue reading August 16th – Ezekiel 36:26
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January 27th – Ezekiel 11:19
Ezekiel 11:19 When it comes to making a change, receiving Jesus as our Savior is the very best one we can make. For it not only transforms our present, but most importantly our future. The moment we accept the Lord’s invitation and welcome Him into our hearts, a most wonderful thing begins to happen. The… Continue reading January 27th – Ezekiel 11:19
January 21st – Ezekiel 36:26
Ezekiel 36:26 We are all born selfish. Self preservation, and self interest are hardwired into our biology. As babies we cry to have our needs met. And as children we throw tantrums when we don’t get our way. Sadly, some people never grow from this state of self centered to selflessness. Sadder still, the attitude… Continue reading January 21st – Ezekiel 36:26
June 8th – Ezekiel 18:31-32
Ezekiel 18:31-32 “Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!” During the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah, a musical horn called… Continue reading June 8th – Ezekiel 18:31-32
May 17th – Ezekiel 36:8
Ezekiel 36:8 The land of Israel was nothing more than a malaria filled swampland. It suffered years of destruction and desolation. Yet God promised to bring His people back home. And in 1900, He did just that. Now today there are over 5 million, and growing, Jews living in their homeland. A homeland that is… Continue reading May 17th – Ezekiel 36:8
May 11th – Ezekiel 11:19
Ezekiel 11:19 I used to be confused by Ezekiel 11:19. I mean I understood why God would remove our hearts of stone. But why would He replace them with hearts of flesh? After all, isn’t the flesh the very thing we fight against? Then I learned that when God speaks of a heart of flesh,… Continue reading May 11th – Ezekiel 11:19
September 17th – Ezekiel 3:9
Ezekiel 3:9 In times of old, watchmen were placed on city walls and in towers overlooking fields. Always at their post, these watchmen were ready to sound the warning bell when danger was near. God called the prophet Ezekiel to be a watchman for the unrepentant house of Israel. A call He gives to us… Continue reading September 17th – Ezekiel 3:9
Reporting For Duty – Ezekiel 1-5
Ezekiel, whose name means “God strengthens, was a priest who, along with his fellow Jewish captives, lived in exile by the river Chebar. He was called to prophecy after receiving visions from God. Ezekiel saw the heavens opened and the divine glory of the Lord shining so brilliantly, that when Ezekiel saw it he fell… Continue reading Reporting For Duty – Ezekiel 1-5
Profaned No More – Ezekiel 38-42
Ezekiel 38-42 In these chapters of Ezekiel, God tells of a final attack that will happen against Israel in the last days. After the Jewish people have been regathered to their homeland and are living in peace, they come under attack. Gog, the leader of a great army, comes up against Israel in war and… Continue reading Profaned No More – Ezekiel 38-42
March 12th – Ezekiel 11:19
Ezekiel 11:19 Once we had sinful hearts of stone hardened against God. But when we receive Jesus as our Savior, through the work of the Holy Spirit, our hearts soften in Christlike love for our Heavenly Father. Now our hearts long not for the things of the world, but instead long to see God’s will… Continue reading March 12th – Ezekiel 11:19
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