Good Morning “Secure”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 18.“Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬Do you KNOW Jesus?  Have you “believed”, in Him and received His payment for your sin thus entering into relationship with Him (John 3:16)?  Have you turned from your once sinful ways, and purposed to live according to His (Ephesians 2:1-5)?  ...  Read More

Good Morning “Kingdom Citizens”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 17.3 chapters, three allegories: a vine, a cheating wife, and two eagles. In all three, the rebellion of Judah has been portrayed… together with Gods judgments through the Babylonians.A quick breakdown of the characters herein:Lebanon is fertile Northern Israel - at the time full of tall cedars.  Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is the ...  Read More

Good Morning “Jesus Lovers”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 16.Chapter 16 is the longest in Ezekiel and in fact the longest single prophecy in Scripture.  Israel deceived, still believes due to His Covenant with them - there is no way God is going to destroy Jerusalem and bring His wrath upon them.  They hang on to the part of Gods promise that says He will bless and restore Israel and somehow they forg...  Read More

Good Morning “Fruit Bearing Branches”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 15.The Bible uses several kinds of illustrations, including allegories – stories in which the meaning of something is symbolically portrayed. Between chapters 15-23, a variety of allegories are used. They begin with the grapevine, an image that will reappear in Jesus’ teaching.A gigantic golden vine decorated the temple gates and had ...  Read More

Good Morning “Inquirers of God.”  Today we are in Ezekiel 14.One might think the elders of Judah, exiled in Babylon might be a little more squared away than those Ezekiel witnessed in Jerusalem.  Not… really.  In this chapter he gets a visit from 4 elders.  They are seeking a Word from the Lord, yet they have already separated themselves from Him because of their idol worship.  They have broken th...  Read More

Good Morning “Know IT Alls”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 13.News is big business - anything for ratings these days!  Truth doesn’t seem to matter.  You want the good news or the bad news?  Although news that divides, news that stirs passion - gets clicks, we all love to hear good news.  Especially when it has to do with us personally.  As long as time has existed man has realized that giving people g...  Read More

Good Morning “Truth Holders.”  Today we are in Ezekiel 12.3 strikes and you’re out…“I’m going to start counting, if I get to 10 you’re getting a spanking.  1,2,3….“I’m NOT going to tell you again!”Fear of consequences is little deterrent, when it comes to sin.  Satan somehow has convinced man “Don’t worry”, “Live your life”, “The day of reckoning will never come”, “You’ve got lots of time”!  Israe...  Read More

Good Morning “Leaders”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 11.These last 4 chapters have given us a progressive picture of God removing His Glory from The Temple and destroying Jerusalem.In short Gods people wanted nothing to do with Him.   In Chapter 8 we saw Ezekiel predicting the end of the city through a 14-month long street performance.  In Chapter 9 we learned that the Lord decreed the death of all un...  Read More

Good Morning “Church”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 10.  We likely find it challenging to completely wrap our minds around today’s passage.  Once again we see the incredible description of The Cherubim which by themselves are tough for us to fathom.  Now try to imagine the rest of the scene as the Glory of God departs from the Temple.  In the face of all of the incredible judgment and its associated s...  Read More

Good Morning “Burdened for The Lost.”  Today we are in Ezekiel 9.The fall of both Israel in the 8th century B.C. and that of Judah in the sixth century B.C. are foretastes of the coming of another day, the Day of the Lord.  John saw this day and warned of it.“And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:15 (NASB)Ezekiel was tak...  Read More

Good Morning “Idol Identifiers”.  Today we are in Ezekiel 8.This morning we begin a four-chapter section that explains why and how the glory of God departs from Israel’s temple.  As we know, Judah had exchanged worship of The One True God for worship of false gods, gods that fed their flesh. They had even brought their twisted worship into the Temple.  God finally had enough… His jealously was pea...  Read More

Good Morning “Worshipers of The Lord.”  Today we are in Ezekiel 7.  “Then they will know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel‬ ‭7‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬That phrase or something very close to it appears around 72 times in Scripture - 58 times in Ezekiel alone.  Ok… so… what’s the point?  Shouldn’t God’s people already KNOW He is Lord?  Lord of ALL!  In their rejection of Him and His Word they had forgotten.  They ha...  Read More