Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 45—Verse 9bPut away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness.“Justice” is a funny thing. Consider this example: one man wrongs his neighbor. The wronged neighbor takes the perpetrator to court. If “justice” is served, the wronged man would be made whole and the perpetrator would be punished in an appropriate manner that fit the crime. The wronged...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 41--Verse 4And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”Before Jesus came to be “God among us,” only priests could approach God. No one else could go past the veil into “the Most Holy Place.”When Jesus died, the veil was torn in two. Then He sent the Holy Spirit to help us walk out our faith.  We don’t serve a God who is far off—He is near to us. Anyone can speak ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 41--Verse 4And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”Before Jesus came to be “God among us,” only priests could approach God. No one else could go past the veil into “the Most Holy Place.”When Jesus died, the veil was torn in two. Then He sent the Holy Spirit to help us walk out our faith.  We don’t serve a God who is far off—He is near to us. Anyone can speak ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 40—Verse 4And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”The prophets in the Old Testament had to share what they were hearing from God and sometimes he had them doing th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 37--Verses 1-3The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. Then he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”I replied, “Lord God, only you know.”Does your heart ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 36--Verse 23And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.Although God sent judgment on the nation of Israel for their sins, destroying their people, the...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 34—Verse 23And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.Oh this is beautiful! Do you know who God is talking about? “My servant David” – King David had already lived and died but this is referring to the promised heir of David – none other than Jesus! Isn’t it a funny coincidence that this...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 31--Verse 18Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below.It’s hard to argue against success because after all, it's working. So, people can get away with near murder just as long as it brings results. But, as we can see in chapter 31, worldly acclaim has a relatively short...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ezekiel 29--Verse 3Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, that says, ‘My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.’Egypt had many encounters with God in their history, but they always rejected Him. Not only were there many gods, but they saw their Pharaoh as a deity. When Pharaoh claimed He was the creator of the N...  Read More

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