Today I offer an advent prayer of joy in Christ. It’s a challenge (or impossibility) to find a deep sense of joy from this world, since there is so much brokenness (due to our sin). True joy (which is deep-rooted, not a surface happiness) can only be found in God. Let’s strive to have deep,…
Month: December 2022
An Advent Prayer Celebrating the Love of Christ
Today I offer an advent prayer celebrating the love of Jesus and His love within us. Father God, our Glorious Lord and Everlasting King, You are truly Love. All that You do and all that You say is an expression of Your love for us. You love us so much that You sent Your only…
An Advent Prayer for Peace in Christ
Today I offer a prayer for peace in Christ. This broken, sin-scarred world is anything but peaceful most times. Not only is there literal war, but there is also much emotional and spiritual brokenness that robs us of peace. Peace in our spirits and hearts is only available through Jesus, who offers peace and healing…
An Advent Prayer for Hope in Jesus
This week we’ll take a short break from Ezekiel and celebrate advent, a season of remembering Jesus’ first coming, and looking forward to His second coming. This seems appropriate because of the season, but also because a good chunk of Ezekiel addresses Jesus’ second coming (and His future millennial temple). Today I offer a prayer…
Ezekiel 41
This chapter describes the angelic being’s measurements of the temple’s ‘nave’ (central, most holy place). “Then he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long; and the yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long…The inside of the nave… [was] paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows… And…
Ezekiel 40
This chapter begins the book’s ‘final great vision’ which spans the remaining 9 chapters. This first installment is a vision of Jerusalem and a new temple, where Ezekiel is guided by an angelic being who measures the temple buildings and their surroundings. “In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and…
Ezekiel 39
This chapter has further prophesy against Gog / Magog, and further promise that God will restore Israel. ” ‘…Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God… And the nations shall know that… Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that… I dealt with them according to…
Ezekiel 38
This chapter is a prophecy against Gog, the prince of Magog, a nation allied with several other enemies of Israel. ” ‘…On that day… you will devise an evil scheme and say, “I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them…
Ezekiel 37
This chapter contains a prophetic vision of God bringing dry bones to life, plus another prophesy of Israel’s restoration which includes Jesus’ future reign over them. “…he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he said to…
A Prayer for Overall Wellbeing
Today I offer a prayer to encourage overall health. We have multiple types of health and wellbeing including our physical body, our spirit / heart, and our mind. Our ‘being’ is the combined whole of these parts, so we can’t have ‘overall well-being’ without giving attention to all of these parts. It’s very easy to…