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Monday, August 15, 2011

August 15th

Amazing things in today's reading:

-Ezekiel  1

25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.
   This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

What an awesome description of God!   God wanted to impress upon the people just how powerful He was.

-Ezekiel 3
 16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me: 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[b] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.


What a heavy burden that he and we have when we know the truth!  If we don't let them know of their sin, then part of the guilt rests upon us as well.  What a convicting concept.


-Ezekiel 4
God has Ezekiel lie on his side for over 300 days!   The pain that he must have endured to be obedient!  God required a lot from him and somehow I think that He wants total devotion from us as well.

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