Telling Future Generations

Failed fruit is the story-line of not only Ezekiel Chapter 15, but of the story of Israel. 

From the beginning, the Lord called Israel to not only be His People, but to be a Faithful People to produce forth fruit for Him and for others, to point the nations to the Lord--but Israel failed. They forgot their purpose and persisted in their sin of disobedience.                                

However, the story does not end with Ezekiel Chapter 15, but through Israel's failure, it points us straight to the One who is the True Vine, the Faithful Vine, who is Christ.

The bottom-line is this: because Jesus is FAITHFUL, God's People who are connected into an abiding relationship with Him, will be FRUITFUL! Because He is Faithful, we are Fruitful, praise the Lord!

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If Noah, Daniel, and Job were alive today, would their righteousness save and deliver unrighteous people living in the land?

In Ezekiel Chapter 14, God answers His own question and points to one eternal truth: There is no one who is righteous and there is no one who can save or deliver anyone, let alone themselves.

If that were the end of the story, this would not just be disappointed hope, but crushed hope!

But here is the good news... that is not the end of the story! 

There is One who can save, which points us to the righteousness and the mercy of God in Christ, who is the Only Righteous One!

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Great revivals of people turning their heart to the Lord, do not begin in a vacuum or come from nothing.

Biblically-speaking, revivals only happen when God's people who know the Lord repent of their sin and  walk in a right relationship with their God!

Ezekiel Chapter 14 is an amazing chapter that lays bare the problem of idolatry from which all sin stems and then points God's people to the only solution, which is a greater love for God over our love for sin. 

Because the Lord Himself has laid hold of His people's hearts, God's people can turn from their sin and turn their heart to the Lord and walk as the Lord's people with their God.

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A dual, spiritual 'hot potato' is found in Ezekiel Chapter 13 concerning women who were prophets.

The issue was not that they were 'women' or that these women were 'prophets,' but because these women were false prophets who practiced divination that was totally against God's Word.

In Ezekiel Chapter 13, we see both a vivid WARNING to God's people who participate in such practices, but also a divine PROMISE to deliver His People, giving to us that which we do not deserve, which all points to the Gospel of God's Grace. 

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On September 10th, a Scripture verse was tweeted out on social media by Erika, the wife of Charlie Kirk, saying simply this, 'Psalm 46:1, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.'

This Bible verse was posted at 9:45 am, less than 3 hours before her husband's tragic death in Utah at the college campus.

Psalm 46 has been a comfort to God's people down through the centuries and to this day.   However, Psalm 46 is not just an encouragement Psalm, but also a victory degree! 

Psalm 46 describes God as being our Refuge in times of trouble and our River of Life whom the world cannot stop or shut off. The climax of Psalm 46 is for God's people to remember that He is the Ruler over all the earth and in the end, God wins the day and He will be exalted in all the earth!

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False prophets not only were a problem back in Ezekiel's day, but False Prophets abound today.

These false prophets spew fake news, all because they were fake prophets, and built a fake wall of words to weaken God's people.

Ezekiel Chapter 13 is instructive for us today that help us discern three main ways we can understand False Prophets from True Prophets by applying specific Biblical tests not only found in Ezekiel Chapter 13, but also from the counsel of all of Scripture.

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God has given to us, His people, the gift of God's Word, not only so that we would know the Lord and be in a right relationship with Him, but also so that we would depend on God's Word!

Ezekiel Chapter 12 is a great reminder to God's people to help us know how to depend upon God's Word by resting on God's Word, by believing on God's Word, both in whole or in part, and by specifically applying God's Word to our very lives.

God's Word is one of the greatest gift that God has given to His people so that ultimately, we would depend upon the Lord and His Word.

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The people in Jerusalem had a problem. God said, they were a 'rebellious house.' 

Through the prophet Ezekiel, God wanted to get the people's attention because God knew what His people's answer was to their problem. 

God's people, back then, as well as now, need to rightly respond to God's Word immediately.  This includes not only having open ears and open hearts to receive God's Word, but also to submit to God's Word as the very Word of God down to the smallest detail. 

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Ezekiel Chapters '7-Eleven,' contain many Biblical principles that we can pick up like walking through a grocery store aisles that we can place in our spiritual grocery cart and take to heart.

In Ezekiel Chapters 7 and 8, -- God is the God who sees and who knows all things.

In Ezekiel Chapter 9-11, -- God is the God who knows His people by name and marks us out as His people all by His grace!

But God doesn't stop there. 

God not only had a plan for His people back then in Ezekiel's day, but also to us today, to be present with His people and make our heart His home. Our God is in the daily business of removing stony hearts and giving us hearts of flesh by His Spirit and making all things new!

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In God's, '7-Eleven,' grocery store in Ezekiel Chapter 7-11, we see Biblical truths laid out for us on the shelf that we need to put into our 'spiritual grocery cart' to help remind us of WHO OUR GOD IS and that GOD IS THE GOD WHO SEES ALL THINGS.

If we truly understood that GOD IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS and WHO SEES ALL THINGS, including the hidden crevices in our hearts, how would that change the way we live our daily lives?

It would change EVERYTHING!

A right understanding of WHO IS THE LORD as being 'THE GOD WHO SEES,' is not only one of the strongest deterrents to sin in the life of a believer, but also an integral key to spiritual growth in walking with our God! 

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