Daily Devotions
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Devotions are aimed at helping you think devotionally through the Scriptures as you read them. They might take the form of working through a book of the Bible or simply of focusing on a miscellaneous thought or subject for the day. We hope to point you through these devotions to the truth of Scripture in such a way that you are enabled to more fruitfully learn about and obey Jesus Christ.
Kept in Heaven
This is it: We reach the end of our time in Ezekiel this morning, as we consider 47:13–48:35. These verses, which discuss Israel’s restoration to the Promised Land, focus on the broad theme of inheritance. As has been the case throughout this extended closing vision,...
Miscalculating the Matchup
With Daniel 10–11, the text before us this morning (Ezekiel 38–39) may be the most frequently-read text with newspaper in hand. For centuries, people have tried to identify with precision the characters and nations portrayed in this text to map its fulfilment. In the...
The Holy Grail of Church Life
In the age in which we live, unity has become something of a holy grail of church life. Unity is good, of course. Jesus prayed that his church would experience the same kind of unity that was experienced within the Trinity before the ages began (John 17:20–23). But in...
The Valley of Death
The text before us this morning (Ezekiel 37:1–14) may be the most familiar in the entire prophecy. It is the famed vision of the valley of dry bones. Familiarity has a way of robbing us of accurate interpretation, so we want to carefully consider the meaning of this...
The Power to Change
In recent days, we have seen God, through Ezekiel, promise new leadership (chapter 34) and a return to the land (35:1–36:14). These were glorious promises, but were they enough to ensure the ongoing well-being of God’s people? After all, they had previously had good...
God’s Love and the World’s Hate
We have observed in recent days that the tenor of Ezekiel’s prophecy, from chapter 33 onwards, takes a dramatic shift. From that point, the message is essentially one of hope and restoration for God’s people. In this scheme, chapter 35—an oracle of judgement against...
Greedy Shepherds and Fat Sheep
Every pastor worth his salt has spent time meditating on Ezekiel 34. This famous-for-pastors chapter contains stern words for greedy, unshepherdly shepherds. In ancient times, the king was the primary shepherd of his people (see 2 Samuel 5:2). The word against the...