ScriptureEzekiel 11:18-20 18 “They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. 19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God. Observation
This chapter concludes the vision which Ezekiel saw and provides him with two messages to deliver…
I. A message of wrath against those who continued still at Jerusalem, and were there in the height of presumption, thinking they should never fall. II. A message of comfort to those who were carried captives into Babylon and were there in the depth of despondency, thinking they should never rise. And, as the former are assured that God has judgments in store for them notwithstanding their present security, so the later are assured that God has mercy in store for them notwithstanding their present distress (v. 14-21). And so the glory of God removes further (v. 22-23). [http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/ezekiel/11.html]
UnderstandingGod desires relationship with us…not only that He desires to be FIRST in our lives.Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. –Exodus 34:14God has a forgiving heart. [But there is a premise, for that promise.]“In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part. –Matthew 6:15When we repent, God has the desire and the ability to make us new.Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! -2 Corinthians 5:17Life ApplicationFather God thank you for loving me…just as I am. May I remember to always put you first. And, thank you for forgiving me when I fail to do so. Renew my heart, renew my mind, may my heart seek hard after you. In your name, I pray…Amen.- ReiTo check out the discussion or to join in click here.
