Written by: Char Klima
Reading: Ezekiel 36:22-28
22 “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
Did you take a shower or a bath today? What an impertinent question. It's nobody else's business. But God makes it His business to clean us up time after time. We disappoint Him, we disobey, we ignore Him, we put worldly idols before Him, we get dirty. Thankfully our God is patient and forgiving. In verse 25 He says, "I will sprinkle clean water upon you...." In verse 26 He declares, "A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put within you...." We desperately need His loving and tender care every day of our lives. Thanks be to God!
Gracious God: Accept our humble plea for you to be with us day in and day out as we make our earthly journey, getting dirty along the way, but trusting in your mercy to sprinkle us yet again so we may be acceptable to You. Amen
Reading: Ezekiel 36:22-28
22 “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
Did you take a shower or a bath today? What an impertinent question. It's nobody else's business. But God makes it His business to clean us up time after time. We disappoint Him, we disobey, we ignore Him, we put worldly idols before Him, we get dirty. Thankfully our God is patient and forgiving. In verse 25 He says, "I will sprinkle clean water upon you...." In verse 26 He declares, "A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put within you...." We desperately need His loving and tender care every day of our lives. Thanks be to God!
Gracious God: Accept our humble plea for you to be with us day in and day out as we make our earthly journey, getting dirty along the way, but trusting in your mercy to sprinkle us yet again so we may be acceptable to You. Amen
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