Post by Woody Williams on Nov 22, 2007 8:27:38 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Ezekiel 10:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
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Then I looked, and above the dome that was over the heads of the
cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form
resembling a throne. He said to the man clothed in linen, Go within
the wheel-work underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning
coals from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He
went in as I looked on. Then the glory of the LORD rose up from the
cherub to the threshold of the house; the house was filled with the
cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the
LORD. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the
outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house
and stopped above the cherubim. The cherubim lifted up their wings
and rose up from the earth in my sight as they went out with the
wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of
the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was above
them.
Devotional
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This prophetic vision describes God's departure from the temple in
Jerusalem after it had been desecrated and the people of Israel sent
into exile in Babylon. The glory of the Lord left as the exiles had
left. This was an encouraging word to the exiles as they thought that
they had been abandoned by God when they had been exported. God is
not limited by space. When we move, God can "companion" us wherever
we go.
Prayer
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Thank you for journeying with me, O God. Amen
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Then I looked, and above the dome that was over the heads of the
cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form
resembling a throne. He said to the man clothed in linen, Go within
the wheel-work underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning
coals from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He
went in as I looked on. Then the glory of the LORD rose up from the
cherub to the threshold of the house; the house was filled with the
cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the
LORD. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the
outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house
and stopped above the cherubim. The cherubim lifted up their wings
and rose up from the earth in my sight as they went out with the
wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of
the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was above
them.
Devotional
----------
This prophetic vision describes God's departure from the temple in
Jerusalem after it had been desecrated and the people of Israel sent
into exile in Babylon. The glory of the Lord left as the exiles had
left. This was an encouraging word to the exiles as they thought that
they had been abandoned by God when they had been exported. God is
not limited by space. When we move, God can "companion" us wherever
we go.
Prayer
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Thank you for journeying with me, O God. Amen