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Ezekiel 33:7-9 Ezekiel as Israel's Watchman
God appoints the prophet Ekekiel as a "spiritual watchman".
His job was to warn the people that their choices and sin
had consequences.
This was the beginning of the mapping out
a plan of accountability.
As ancient cities used guards on the towers
to look for danger,
so was Ezekiel to spot the impending challenge.
He was to share God's words
with the people and warn them.
If he fails to warn them,
then Ezekiel is responsible for the damage
if they die in their sins.
Silence does not release him
from the guilt of their failure.
But, if he warns them and they don't take heed,
he is not at fault.
Once you know- you know.
So, we too must heed the warnings
for obedience in God's Word.
We know the right way is to follow Jesus
and obey God's direction in our lives.
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Jeremiah 15:15-21
Things seem pretty challenging for Jeremiah and
he begins a lament and complaint to God.
Though he has held God's Word with joy and delight,
he is living a lonely and isolated life.
He has served the LORD God of Heaven's Armies.
Yet, his suffering continues and he sees the sins
of others all around him.
He doubts God's hand to help
and compares Him to a dried up brook.
God is going to respond to THAT.
Jeremiah is told to stop the doubting and self-pity.
He is told to choose his words well
and be a good influence.
He can be a strong and valuable contributor!
Bible margins done 10 years apart for this section of Scripture.
God promises that Jeremiah will be
as strong as a bronze wall
and that He will protect and rescue him.
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Isaiah 51:1-6- A Call to Trust the LORD
A challenging time for the Jewish exiles in Babylon.
Isaiah has a message of comfort and hope.
He urges them to remember where they come from
and to put their trust in God's eternal salvation.
Things looked futile for Abraham and Sarah
as a childless couple, yet they were blessed
with countless descendants.
The barren wilderness would become
like the Garden of Eden.
All the things on earth vanish, get used up,
or simply fade away.
But, the LORD places before us
the gift of the eternal things.
Salvation and righteousness last forever.
There is nothing that will take that away.
That is good news for us as exiles
in this world now.
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Job 38:4-18
The Lord challenges Job
and answers him from a whirlwind
as He shifts the focus from suffering to divine majesty.
He asks Job where he was when He laid
the earth's foundation, and created the world.
The LORD points out that the stars sang
and angels shouted for joy long before humans existed.
There is a distinct gap between the wisdom of God
and the understanding of the human mind.
Just as Job can't command the light,
neither can he plumb the depths of the ocean.
His skills become more puny as the time goes on.
You just can't out God - God.
God doesn't answer the complaints that Job has but,
instead moves the main point from human pain to
the complex order of creation.
Job is humbled by the interaction and
is moved to a silent awe, with no recourse but repentance.
If only we could see this is the first place to start,
rather than the outcome of our ranting and raving!
It is quite amazing that God puts up with us at all.
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Worship into the Week- Incline your Ear
Isaiah 55: 1-5
This section is an urgent invitation from God
to find true spiritual satisfaction and life.
Everyday metaphors of water, bread, milk and wine
are used by God to call out to the hungry and poor.
There is a greater gift- His grace and
everlasting covenant.
These promises were made to King David.
"Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you."
We are all invited.
We can all listen.
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Deuteronomy 7:6-9
God keeps His promises for a thousand generations.
Here we see that it isn't about the moral greatness of Israel
that connects to the covenant promise.
It is the grace of God that calls them to a special
relationship. Moses reminds them that they are a holy,
treasured possession to God.
It is not because of their greatness of size or strength
as a nation, but because of His unconditional love.
This is the God who keeps His promises.
Thi si the God who is faithful to the oath He made
to their ancestors in Egypt.
Even on our worst day of behavior or thinking,
we are still His treasured possession.
My failings do not disqualify me from the promise.
What a great reminder on a challenging day.
We are a great treasure.
We have a great treasure.
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Isaiah 55:10-13
We really only know how to think about things
with a beginning and an end.
This passage really helps us to see that God
moves in realms beyond ALL of that.
Rain and snow must continue it's downfall journey
once it starts to water the earth.
So is God's Word unstoppable.
What God mopves forwards must continue
its purpose into the world.
His creation will be restored and it is an everlasting sign
that His Word rules above all.
Above all the manmade laws, decrees
and institutions- God Rules.
There is something very comforting about this for me.
NO matter what we mess up,
God is still working in the middle and
in the background to redeem it all.
I trust in His good purpose and plan,
especially on the the days
this world feels out of control.
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