Devotion

QT 22/08/2024 Thu. Ezekiel 14. Rid idols from hearts.‌‌READ http://www.esvbible.org/eze14 MEDITATION: The LORD continued to explain to Ezekiel why Israel ended up in the current disaster. (1) They took "their idols into their hearts" (Ezek 14:3) but yet came to the prophet

QT 21/08/2024 Wed. Ezekiel 13. READ http://www.esvbible.org/eze13 MEDITATION: Ezekiel 13 condemned false preaching. This was not new in Israel and Judah's history, but this time it was against the "prophets of Israel" (Ezek 13:2). The origin of these false messages was clear—self

QT 20/08/2024 Tue. Ezekiel 12 READ http://www.esvbible.org/eze12 MEDITATION: Ezekiel was deported to Babylon together with an earlier batch of exile. Nevertheless, he was asked to continue his prophetic symbolic acts to proclaim the LORD's will in the midst of His people. The "exile's baggage"

QT 19/08/2024 Mon. Galatians 5. Walk by the Spirit. READ http://www.esvbible.org/gal5 REJECT: Paul urged the Galatians to reject the requirement of circumcision as a precondition for being "In Christ Jesus" (Gal 5:1-6). If not, the Galatians fall into the danger of being cut

QT 18/08/2024 Sun. Galatians 4. A ward or a child? READ http://www.esvbible.org/gal4 "Guardians and managers" of a child (Gal 4:2) were not useless. Nevertheless, they were not superior to "his father" (Gal 4:2). Paul's argument was this: Why do you yearn to

QT 16/08/2024 Fri. Ezekiel 11. Hope for a heart of flesh. READ http://www.esvbible.org/eze11 MEDITATION: Ezek 11: Hope and comfort mixed with punishment and explanation. The people should have entered the temple FROM the EAST (i.e., faced THE WEST) and worshiped the LORD as