Each upper floor was wider than the one below Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level. Ezekiel 41:7 NLT Ezekiel receives a detailed vision of…
See, I care about you “See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. I will increase not only the people, but also your…
The Responsibility Is Theirs “They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.” Ezekiel 33:5 NLT Throughout life, and especially when we exercise roles of leadership, pastoring, or parenting, we feel a deep burden for the well-being of the…
Because it became vain and arrogant “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because it became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds, I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I…
Will Live Again “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my…
Through an illustration “Give these rebels an illustration. Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.’” Ezekiel 24:3 NLT Throughout the Scriptures, we see how God seeks to communicate with us in ways that we can easily understand. In this passage, the Lord…
They sat in front of me waiting for an answer On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the LORD. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply. Ezekiel 20:1 NLT What a great responsibility we…
God Cuts Down and God Makes Grow “And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I…
Remember Where Your Beauty Comes From “Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God. “But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame,…” Ezekiel 16:14-15 NKJV In life, success, recognition,…
Recuerda de dónde viene tu hermosura Y salió tu renombre entre las naciones a causa de tu hermosura; porque era perfecta, a causa de mi hermosura que yo puse sobre ti, dice Jehová el Señor. Pero confiaste en tu hermosura, y te prostituiste a causa de tu renombre,… Ezequiel 16:14-15 En la vida, el éxito,…