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

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