God sent the prophets to proclaim His Word Courageously, so follow the prophets’ courageous obedience.
Jer.1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Be faithful to our faithful God, for when the heart breaks, a close relationship demands faithfulness from both parties.
Hosea 2:19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
God judges sin but shows mercy to the repentant , so identify and turn from the sin in your life.
Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Humbly respond to God’s discipline, turning to God in times of chastening.
Joel 1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
During the dark days of gloom, let God’s Character attributes motivate you to repent.
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
God expects believers to care for others because He is caring so show compassion to the needy.
Amos 2:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek:...
God expects believers to listen to Him for direction in life, so take time to listen to the Lord.
Amos 3:8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
God is a just, powerful and compassionate judge, so fear and trust God, your Judge.
Amos 9:9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
Pride and envy are evil and should not be part of a believer's life so recognize and turn away from pride.
Obadiah 4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
You cannot run from God, He expects His people to be available, so seek to know and do God’s will.
Jonah 2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
God graciously uses believers even after they fail Him, so respond to failure by submitting to God.
Jonah 3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD.
Woe! God detests covetousness and materialism so should you!
Micah 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
After the Tribulation, Jesus Christ will return to establish a worldwide Kingdom so rejoice in the forgiveness of sins and future blessings.
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Survival Guide for Hostile Territory!
Make a new start after spiritual failure.
Mathew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men
Remember God’s care in trials.
1Pet.1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus
Christ: Walk closer to the Lord by holy living.
1Pet.1:15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Fear God and show love to believers.
1Pet.1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Declare God’s praises by word and by deed.
1Peter2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Submit to authority.
!Pet.2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Follow Christ’s example of submission.
1Peter 2:21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Do your part to build a strong marriage.
1Peter 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Build lasting relationships.
1Peter 3:8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Use trials as opportunities to testify of Christ.
1Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Live in light of eternity.
1Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Glorify God in times of trial.
1Peter 4:16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Cast all your cares on God.
1Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Mathew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men
Remember God’s care in trials.
1Pet.1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus
Christ: Walk closer to the Lord by holy living.
1Pet.1:15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Fear God and show love to believers.
1Pet.1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Declare God’s praises by word and by deed.
1Peter2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Submit to authority.
!Pet.2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Follow Christ’s example of submission.
1Peter 2:21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Do your part to build a strong marriage.
1Peter 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Build lasting relationships.
1Peter 3:8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Use trials as opportunities to testify of Christ.
1Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Live in light of eternity.
1Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Glorify God in times of trial.
1Peter 4:16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Cast all your cares on God.
1Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Hymn for Early Morning Prayer Meeting
Sweetly the holy hymn Breaks on the morning air;
Before the world with smoke is dim We meet to offer prayer.
While flowers are wet with dews, Dew of our souls descend, Ere yet the sun the day renews,
O Lord, thy Spirit send!
Upon the battle field Before the fight begins, We seek, O Lord, thy sheltering shield, To guard us from our sins!
Ere yet our vessel sails Upon the stream today, We plead, Oh Lord, for heavenly gails To Speed us on our way!
On the lone mountain side, Before the morning's light, The Man of Sorrows wept and cried, And rose refreshed with might.
Oh hear us then, for we Are very weak and frail!
We make the Saviour's name our plea, And surely must prevail.
Before the world with smoke is dim We meet to offer prayer.
While flowers are wet with dews, Dew of our souls descend, Ere yet the sun the day renews,
O Lord, thy Spirit send!
Upon the battle field Before the fight begins, We seek, O Lord, thy sheltering shield, To guard us from our sins!
Ere yet our vessel sails Upon the stream today, We plead, Oh Lord, for heavenly gails To Speed us on our way!
On the lone mountain side, Before the morning's light, The Man of Sorrows wept and cried, And rose refreshed with might.
Oh hear us then, for we Are very weak and frail!
We make the Saviour's name our plea, And surely must prevail.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Marks of Genuine Faith
Live with integrity. God expects us to practice what we believe and teach.
Jas.2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Show resilience in trials. God uses trials to mature our faith.
Jas.1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Resist temptation. God is not responsible for tempting us to sin.
Jas.1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Respond to the Scriptures. True faith shows when we respond to God’s Word by doing it.
Jas.1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Treat others without prejudice. Prejudicial treatment of other people breaks God’s commands and betrays His grace.
Jas.2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Demonstrate your faith by good works. Genuine faith expresses itself in good works.
Jas.2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Use your tongue in God-honoring ways. Real faith will tame our tongues.
Jas.3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Pursue biblical wisdom and solutions. Wise counsel contributes to peaceful solutions.
Jas.3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Reject worldly thinking. Living a worldly lifestyle and loving God cannot mix.
Jas.4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Devote yourself to God. The fruit of repentance is restoration and joy.
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Make plans prayerfully. We should always make plans in light of God’s will.
Jas.4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Exercise love and patience. Loving one another is the command of Christ and the ultimate proof for one’s faith.
Jas.4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Seek to restore the fallen. Brotherly love recovers a wayward brother from sin.
Jas.5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Jas.2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Show resilience in trials. God uses trials to mature our faith.
Jas.1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Resist temptation. God is not responsible for tempting us to sin.
Jas.1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Respond to the Scriptures. True faith shows when we respond to God’s Word by doing it.
Jas.1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Treat others without prejudice. Prejudicial treatment of other people breaks God’s commands and betrays His grace.
Jas.2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Demonstrate your faith by good works. Genuine faith expresses itself in good works.
Jas.2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Use your tongue in God-honoring ways. Real faith will tame our tongues.
Jas.3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Pursue biblical wisdom and solutions. Wise counsel contributes to peaceful solutions.
Jas.3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Reject worldly thinking. Living a worldly lifestyle and loving God cannot mix.
Jas.4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Devote yourself to God. The fruit of repentance is restoration and joy.
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Make plans prayerfully. We should always make plans in light of God’s will.
Jas.4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Exercise love and patience. Loving one another is the command of Christ and the ultimate proof for one’s faith.
Jas.4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Seek to restore the fallen. Brotherly love recovers a wayward brother from sin.
Jas.5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Visions of Glory that We May Know the Lord
We seek to learn Your Word, let it draw us nearer to You. We trust you to provide for our daily needs, and the strength to be in practice what we already are in Christ. Help us to humble ourselves and to turn from our wicked ways, knowing that all come short of Your glory. We acknowledge it is by Your Grace and Mercy that You have saved us. We also know that You hold our spiritual leaders accountable for their words, give them wisdom and the words we need to grow. Lord Jesus we pray that we never rebel against You, knowing that no rebel ever wins. We ask for wisdom and discernment to recognize the devil’s methods to trick us. We want to be obedient to You, because You have willed it so in us. Humble us and let us turn from hypocrisy and pride to follow You, walking in the Spirit. It is in You that we find regeneration, repentance, hope, holiness, and fellowship. It is our desire to live in You always serving at Your pleasure, thanking You for the forgiveness of ours sins through Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ.
Holy Father, we come to You asking for Your help because You are God and nothing is too difficult or impossible for You. You know our schedules, the pressures and pulls of our lives. Yet You tell us how essential it is that we know and understand You and Your ways.
Your Word shows us how You deal with people who are not any different than we. Let us learn from their examples. You gave the Israelites a warning of Your judgments to come through Ezekiel’s visions as You warn us today through your Word. Sinful people we are who cause You so much heart ache, yet You show Your great mercy. Please forgive us for grieving You so, we pray as You warn against sin in our lives that we respond with a truly repentant heart that we will not be afraid to face Your judgments. It is by Your desire that we turn from our wicked way and live.
Father as we study Your Word meet with us in a personal and intimate way, a way that will surprise and delight us, in a way that will equip us for service, a way that will warn us when we are going the wrong direction. We need Your wisdom, Your encouragement, Your strength, and Your direction for our lives. Let us never forget that these come only from You as a gift of grace.
Help us to persevere in our study of Your Word. We know that old serpent , Satan, would love to keep us away from Your Word and a deeper understanding of whom You are. Without a true knowledge of You and Your Word we stand defenseless before our adversary , that liar, deceiver and destroyer, Satan.
We pledge to You our faithfulness in studying Your Word so that we may know that You are Lord of all. Through faith we thank You for what You are going to do as we obey Your Word in our walk. Please, we pray,let this be so.
Holy Father, we come to You asking for Your help because You are God and nothing is too difficult or impossible for You. You know our schedules, the pressures and pulls of our lives. Yet You tell us how essential it is that we know and understand You and Your ways.
Your Word shows us how You deal with people who are not any different than we. Let us learn from their examples. You gave the Israelites a warning of Your judgments to come through Ezekiel’s visions as You warn us today through your Word. Sinful people we are who cause You so much heart ache, yet You show Your great mercy. Please forgive us for grieving You so, we pray as You warn against sin in our lives that we respond with a truly repentant heart that we will not be afraid to face Your judgments. It is by Your desire that we turn from our wicked way and live.
Father as we study Your Word meet with us in a personal and intimate way, a way that will surprise and delight us, in a way that will equip us for service, a way that will warn us when we are going the wrong direction. We need Your wisdom, Your encouragement, Your strength, and Your direction for our lives. Let us never forget that these come only from You as a gift of grace.
Help us to persevere in our study of Your Word. We know that old serpent , Satan, would love to keep us away from Your Word and a deeper understanding of whom You are. Without a true knowledge of You and Your Word we stand defenseless before our adversary , that liar, deceiver and destroyer, Satan.
We pledge to You our faithfulness in studying Your Word so that we may know that You are Lord of all. Through faith we thank You for what You are going to do as we obey Your Word in our walk. Please, we pray,let this be so.
Monday, December 14, 2009
[Ezekiel – His last message 571 B.C.]
A. Ezekiel’s commission as a Prophet
1)Chap. 1 Ezekiel’s Vision
2Peter1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
2Peter1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2) Chap. 2 Ezekiel’s Commission
Ezekiel2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
3)Chap 3 Ezekiel eats the Roll
B. Jerusalem doomed an abandoned
1)Chap 4 The type of siege
2)Chap 5 The type of hair
3)C hap 6 Israel threatened
4)Chap 7 Israel ‘s desolation
Eze.7:27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
5)Chap 8 Vision of Jealousy
6)Chap 9 The Mark Preserved
7)Chap 10 The Vision of the Coals of Fire
8)Chap 11 The Princes’ Presumption
Eze.11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
C. Leaders and People Condemned
1) Chap 12 The Type of Removing
Eze.12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Chap 13 Lying Prophets
3) Chap 14 Idolaters exhorted
4)Chap 15 The Rejection of Jerusalem
5) Chap 16 God’s love to Jerusalem
6) Chap 17 The Eagles and the Vine
7) Chap 18 Parable of Sour Grapes
Eze.18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
8) Chap 19 Parable of the Lion’s Whelps
D. The Reason for Condemnation
1)Chap 20 Israel’s Rebellions
2) Chap 21 Prophecy Against Jerusalem
3) Chap 22 Jerusalem’s Sins
4) Chap 23 Aholah and Aholibah
5) Chap 24 Jerusalem’s Destruction
Eze.24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
E. Foreign Nations in Prophecy
1) Chap 25 Ammonites Threatened
2) Chap 26 The Fall of Tyrus
3) Chap 27 Tyrus’ Rich Supply
4) Chap 28 Zidon Threatened
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
5) Chap 29 The Judgment of Pharaoh
6) Chap 30 Desolation of Egypt
Eze.30:19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7) Chap 31 The Glory and Fall of Assyria
8) Chap 32 The Fall of Egypt
F. God’s Promises to Israel
1) Chap 33 Ezekiel Admonished
Eze.33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
2) Chap 34 God’s Care for His Flock
Eze.34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
3) Chap 35 Judgment of Seir
4) Chap 36 Israel Comforted
5) Chap 37 Vision of Dry Bones
Eze.37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Eze.37:24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever.
6) Chap 38 The Malice of Gog
7) Chap 39 Israel’s Victory over Gog
Eze.39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
G. The Restored State of Israel
1) Chap 40 Description of the Temple
2) Chap 41 Ornaments of the Temple
3) Chap 42 The Priest’s Chambers
4) Chap 43 Return of God’s Glory
5) Chap 44 The Priests Reproved
6) Chap 45 Division of the Land
7) Chap 46 Ordinances for the Princes
8) Chap 47 Vision of the Holy Waters
9) Chap 48 Portions of the Twelve Tribes
Eze.48:35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
1)Chap. 1 Ezekiel’s Vision
2Peter1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
2Peter1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2) Chap. 2 Ezekiel’s Commission
Ezekiel2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
3)Chap 3 Ezekiel eats the Roll
B. Jerusalem doomed an abandoned
1)Chap 4 The type of siege
2)Chap 5 The type of hair
3)C hap 6 Israel threatened
4)Chap 7 Israel ‘s desolation
Eze.7:27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
5)Chap 8 Vision of Jealousy
6)Chap 9 The Mark Preserved
7)Chap 10 The Vision of the Coals of Fire
8)Chap 11 The Princes’ Presumption
Eze.11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
C. Leaders and People Condemned
1) Chap 12 The Type of Removing
Eze.12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Chap 13 Lying Prophets
3) Chap 14 Idolaters exhorted
4)Chap 15 The Rejection of Jerusalem
5) Chap 16 God’s love to Jerusalem
6) Chap 17 The Eagles and the Vine
7) Chap 18 Parable of Sour Grapes
Eze.18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
8) Chap 19 Parable of the Lion’s Whelps
D. The Reason for Condemnation
1)Chap 20 Israel’s Rebellions
2) Chap 21 Prophecy Against Jerusalem
3) Chap 22 Jerusalem’s Sins
4) Chap 23 Aholah and Aholibah
5) Chap 24 Jerusalem’s Destruction
Eze.24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
E. Foreign Nations in Prophecy
1) Chap 25 Ammonites Threatened
2) Chap 26 The Fall of Tyrus
3) Chap 27 Tyrus’ Rich Supply
4) Chap 28 Zidon Threatened
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
5) Chap 29 The Judgment of Pharaoh
6) Chap 30 Desolation of Egypt
Eze.30:19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7) Chap 31 The Glory and Fall of Assyria
8) Chap 32 The Fall of Egypt
F. God’s Promises to Israel
1) Chap 33 Ezekiel Admonished
Eze.33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
2) Chap 34 God’s Care for His Flock
Eze.34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
3) Chap 35 Judgment of Seir
4) Chap 36 Israel Comforted
5) Chap 37 Vision of Dry Bones
Eze.37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Eze.37:24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever.
6) Chap 38 The Malice of Gog
7) Chap 39 Israel’s Victory over Gog
Eze.39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
G. The Restored State of Israel
1) Chap 40 Description of the Temple
2) Chap 41 Ornaments of the Temple
3) Chap 42 The Priest’s Chambers
4) Chap 43 Return of God’s Glory
5) Chap 44 The Priests Reproved
6) Chap 45 Division of the Land
7) Chap 46 Ordinances for the Princes
8) Chap 47 Vision of the Holy Waters
9) Chap 48 Portions of the Twelve Tribes
Eze.48:35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Visions of Glory
Seek God in His Word. Studying God’s Word draws us closer to Him.
2Peter1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Trust God to equip you to serve. God prepares us thoroughly for the tasks He assigns us.
Eze.2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Live as a testimony to God. God uses His people to announce His Judgement.
Eze.7:27b …I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Practice true repentance. We can’t hide from God, so we can’t avoid sin’s consequences.
Eze.11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:
Take spiritual leadership seriously. God holds spiritual leaders accountable for their leadership.
Eze.12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
Accept responsibility for your conduct. Sin produces unpleasant, undesirable fruit.
Eze.18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Realize the high price of rebellion. Rebels against God lose in every way.
Eze.24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Reject the attitudes of God’s enemies. Satan motivates rebellions against God.
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Submit to God in humility. God humbles the proud.
Eze.30:19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
We please God when we deliberately choose obedience over hypocrisy and pride, so respond to God’s desire to walk with you.
Eze.33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, …?
Find hope in God Who is our life. God restores the repentant.
Eze.37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Dedicate yourself for God’s use. God demonstrates His holiness when He fulfills His Word.
Eze.39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
Enjoy rich fellowship with God. Worship of God is the proper response after restoration from sin.
Eze.48:35 …and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
2Peter1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Trust God to equip you to serve. God prepares us thoroughly for the tasks He assigns us.
Eze.2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Live as a testimony to God. God uses His people to announce His Judgement.
Eze.7:27b …I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Practice true repentance. We can’t hide from God, so we can’t avoid sin’s consequences.
Eze.11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:
Take spiritual leadership seriously. God holds spiritual leaders accountable for their leadership.
Eze.12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
Accept responsibility for your conduct. Sin produces unpleasant, undesirable fruit.
Eze.18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Realize the high price of rebellion. Rebels against God lose in every way.
Eze.24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Reject the attitudes of God’s enemies. Satan motivates rebellions against God.
Jas.4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Submit to God in humility. God humbles the proud.
Eze.30:19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
We please God when we deliberately choose obedience over hypocrisy and pride, so respond to God’s desire to walk with you.
Eze.33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, …?
Find hope in God Who is our life. God restores the repentant.
Eze.37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Dedicate yourself for God’s use. God demonstrates His holiness when He fulfills His Word.
Eze.39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
Enjoy rich fellowship with God. Worship of God is the proper response after restoration from sin.
Eze.48:35 …and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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