Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 28—Verse 24And for the house of Israel there shall be no more a brier to prick or a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.Israel has a long history of wars and oppression. They’ve been captured multiple times, often because they were stubborn and disobedient. Even though they treat ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 25—Verse 3Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God: This is what the Lord God says: Because you said, “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile...’Israel failed in their relationship with God. They followed other gods, they didn't follow the law-...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 23--Verses 48-49Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done. And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord God.In the biblical books written by Jeremiah and Ezekiel, we see so much prophecy of judgm...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 22--Verse 30And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.What does this mean? Well, in ancient times they build walls around their cities for protection from wild animals and attackers. If there was a “breach” or a gap in the wall, then there was a weakness...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 20--Verse 1Certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Do you ever wonder what it’s like to preach a sermon? For certain ones to sit there in quiet desperation wondering if there might be a word of the Lord for them? It’s a daunting task and a heavy responsibility to have people sit before you. But this doesn’t just happen behind a ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 18—Verse 32For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.Even after all their wickedness, God still offered His people forgiveness if they turned from sin and chose right living. Eventually God made a way for all to be reconciled to Him through His Son, Jesus. Romans 3:23b says, “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glor...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 16—Verses 62 and 63I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.After all this unfaithfulness, God still atones for Israel. After they go chasing idols God forgives them....  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 14--Verse 6Therefore, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your detestable things.’Israel had been in relationship with God for a long time. As a nation, they had seen God do amazing things. They had celebratory feasts to remember all God’s works.Still, they forgot, and began w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 12--Verses 27-28Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God.Throughout Scripture, there are many promises and pro...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 9—Verse 4And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”Those with the mark were spared. Why? Because living in a city surrounded by people who did not follow the God, people who were committed to false gods, or no god at all, broke t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 7--Verse 26They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders. In any healthy and functioning community there will be multiplicity of voices. Some will provide vision, others will offer instruction, and others still will give us counsel. But never is it one-stop shopping. No one person has all the goods. And there i...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 6—Verse 8-9aYet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries, then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive…Israel had abandoned God to serve false gods. They preferred serving something powerless over putting in the work it t...  Read More