Ezekiel 15- Called to Faithfulness

 

God calls us to be faithful as we accomplish the work He called us to.  He wants us to understand that He alone is God and the only one worthy of molding our will toward.  Lord, help me to be malleable as I endeavor to be surrendered to You!

Ezekiel 14- Choosing Temptation

 

What an amazing description of how we knowingly submit ourselves to temptation when we are not walking by the Spirit.  If we are thinking of how we may flirt with the desires of our flesh, our fall is inevitable and fully rests on our shoulders.

Lord help me to flee from getting close to the line and run into your arms!

Ezekiel 13- knowing God

 

It is impossible to read this book and not see that God really wants us to know Him, worship Him and follow Him.  Lord, help me to do those things every day!!!

Ezekiel 12- Delayed Condemnation

 

God has shown patience to his people for decades, but His message in this chapter is that he is no longer waiting…the time to pay the piper has arrived.  Their sin will now be punished by God…with the intention of reminding His people that He is God.

Lord, help me to listen immediately and not need your punishment to see who You are and act like it.

Ezekiel 11- Transformed Heart

 

I love that unity is the first step in the process of transforming the heart from stone to flesh.  A signal that it was not just one heart that was solidly frozen to thawed…but actually completely replaces from one that is worthless to one that functions as it should.  Lord, I need my heart of flesh, keep me soft, pliable and sensitive to your impulses.

Ezekiel 10- Spirit Filled

 

Galatians 5 reminds us that if we walk by the Spirit we will automatically produce the fruit of the Spirit.  In the same way the Spirit of God fills us (the new temple) and pushed out all pride and selfishness leaving room for nothing impure.  Lord, fill me with your Spirit so that nothing unholy exists!

Ezekiel 9- Complete Obedience

 

Obedience to God always seems like such an easy straightforward task…which in reality it is!  But being surrendered to His plan enough to trust that it is best is the hard part.  We so often think that there is another way, one that will be less painful, less scary, less embarrassing…but that way always leads to more destruction.  Lord, help me to trust You only and reject my ways of foolishness!