- And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God. Ezekiel 11:18-21 – We see here what happened to a heart that removes what it detestable and a heart that goes after what is detestable. One sees a new spirit within them while the other sees their deeds on their own heads. What then would be considered detestable to God in your story? Remember what our passage today reveals about that. Lean away and remove what is detestable to find the new spirit God is wanting to place in your life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1075
- And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’ Ezekiel 11:2-3 – What we have in these verses is a group stubborn to accept the reality of what’s to come. While there are differing interpretations of exactly what is being said or how its supposed to be properly translated, the overall message is the same and clear. God is promising destruction and we have individuals proclaiming what God said to be untrue. God said destruction of the city and people would come, they say we’re safe here, we’re in a time of peace, and our city walls will protect us. Think of what’s happening here as an un-believer hearing the message of the Gospel yet afterwards saying, “I’m good, the time to believe in Jesus isn’t now, I have years and years ahead of me before I die.” We who understand the reality of life and how quickly our life can be taken from us see the foolishness of their way of thinking, but whether it was in Ezekiel’s day or our day, this foolish way of thinking is so prevalent. That I’m safe right now and I don’t need to listen to what the Lord say’s is coming yet. If this is a mindset you have, please hear the truth that you have no assurance that you will be alive tomorrow. Our life can be taken from us so quickly and if we haven’t made things right with the Lord before that happens we’ll suffer an eternity of torment. If then we don’t have the assurance of tomorrow, let’s make sure we are following the message of the Lord today. His grace and forgiveness is available to you right now, don’t deceive yourself in thinking you have tomorrow to accept what may be only available to you today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2352
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