Personal Devotions ⁽⁶¹⁵⁾

Passage Read: Ezekiel 8-11 Meditation Verses: 9:9-10 Thought "The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see" was the excuse the Israelites gave for seeking other gods. But the truth was that they had sought other gods first, which caused the Lord to…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 4-7 Meditation Verse: 6:9 Thought God is grieved by our adulterous hearts, which turn away from Him, and our eyes, which lust after idols. He is jealous and heartbroken that we find Him lacking and unattractive, though He has given everything we…

Passage Read: Lamentations 5 - Ezekiel 3 Meditation Verse: Ezekiel 3:27 Thought Ezekiel wasn't made responsible for the response of the people, but he was responsible for his response to the Lord. He was supposed to speak what the Lord told him, but he wasn't…

Passage Read: Lamentations 1-4 Meditation Verses: 3:19-23 Thought These latter two verses are very famous and recited for comfort, but the context makes them even more tragic. In the midst of his affliction and the tragedy of the overthrow of Judah and Jerusalem, Jeremiah recognizes…

Passage Read: Jeremiah 49-52 Meditation Verse: 51:45 Thought This sounds like the same call to flee Babylon in the future, before the return of Christ. Did they flee the city only or the whole country, because that would indicate what is needed in time to…