Ezekiel_48

Scripture - What stood out?Ezekiel 48: 35…“And the name of the city from that time on will be:the Lord is there.”Observation - What does it say?

A new temple and a new city to close out the book of Ezekiel in chapters 47 and 48. A new temple with a river flowing out of it that would bring a dead sea to life. And a new city that would reunite the fractured people/tribal groups of Israel. Understanding - What does it mean?While biblical scholars debate the literal and figurative meanings of the final two chapters of Ezekiel, my mind can’t help but imagine what the figurative interpretation of this new city would be like. That last line of Ezekiel is just so...inspiring. What if that was the name of the city that we lived in today?! “Hi my name is ken, i live in the city of “the Lord is There”. Where are you from?”And the other person responds, “Oh, I have lived in California my whole life and I have never heard of that city before!” No but seriously, I daydream about what heaven is like, what is eden is like, but I have never dreamed of what it would be like to live in a city where God was there. That just sounds so intense and amazing to think about God living and ruling within the framework of...Santa Clarita! We could all drive by His home during his 5am walks...and pester Him with life’s hardest questions! What would our city look like, feel like, be like, if we were the city of “the Lord is there.” Life Application - How can I apply this to my life today?Lord whether we resembled eden, or heaven, or none of the above, I would love for our city...really all of our cities to be named “the Lord is there”. Help your servants here on earth to make that statement a reality. I pray for the city that I live in today. I pray for the city of Santa Clarita, that we would all desire that precious mantle and reality- to live in a place where You are There. In the name of Jesus do I pray. Amen-kenneth lee