Scripture for today: Ezekiel 36; Ezekiel 37; Psalm 110; Revelation 19 (The Message)
Scripture-My special verse today: Ezekiel 37:24-27 ”‘They’ll follow my laws and keep my statutes. They’ll live in the same land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren will live there forever, and my servant David will be their prince forever. I’ll make a covenant of peace with them that will hold everything together, an everlasting covenant. I’ll make them secure and place my holy place of worship at the center of their lives forever. I’ll live right there with them. I’ll be their God! They’ll be my people!
Observation: Then, a word that implies lots of pain and suffering goes before it. God tells the people that there will be a time when the land will be restored and reunited. They will no longer be under the rule of others but will become a nation again. They will not be divided into two pieces but will be one country. God made a covenant and he will make that covenant true. He will live with the people and be a God among the people. He will be their one and true God.
Application: Although times are hard, God never forgets his promises. His promises are always kept. He does not go back on them and cause others to doubt his ways. His covenant of peace exists today for those who love him. He allows them to live in a land in which he dwells if there is room for him there. I hope we always make room for God in our country and realize that, without his favor on us, we are truly doomed.
Prayer: Let me live each day with you and through you as you designed me to live.
