Sun.’s Devo - Death Leads to Life!

Read: Ezekiel 21:1-22:31; Hebrews 10:1-17; Psalm 108:1-13;Proverbs 27:12 God told Ezekiel he was about to unsheath his sword and destroy the righteous and wicked of Jerusalem. He told Ezekiel to go out and groan like he had just heard terrible news, because he had. Soon, everyone would be groaning in fear and terror. He was to tell them that all were about to die. Then he was to take a sword and brandish it three time to symbolized how great a massacre they were facing. God was about to satisfy his fury on them. *** God told Ezekiel to make a map and trace two routs for the army of Babylon to follow. When they came to the fork and had to decide whether to choose the road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, or the one going to Jerusalem, the lot would fall on Jerusalem. The day of reckoning was here. *** Ezekiel was to prophecy to the mocking Ammonites and tell them their prophets had lied to them. They would be destroyed also. They would be handed over to cruel men skilled in destruction and they would be utterly wiped out. *** Ezekiel was to list the sins of Jerusalem which is found in Chapter 22. The list could have America’s name on it. The list is too long for me to put in this blog but when you read it, pray for America that we would repent and confess our sins. They were a polluted land with very corrupt leaders just like ours. Their prophets covered up for them just like our media covers the sins of our evil leaders. The difference between their dilemmas and ours is that God did find a righteous man to stand in the gap and that man is Donald Trump. He is the one who is saving our nation along with many others standing behind him and the righteous people in our nation who have repented for the sins of our nation. Instead of going into bondage and judgment, we are about to be delivered out of our bondage. ***Hebrews explains that they were coming out of the old system that was only a picture of the good things God was brining in the new covenant. The sacrifices of the Old Testament were to remind them of the sins and it was impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away their sins. But, the blood of Christ cancelled the first covenant and put the better one into effect. Jesus offered himself as a single sacrifice which forever takes away our sins. He puts his laws in our hearts and remembers our sins no more. Hallelujah! *** Lord, we are so grateful to you for what you are doing to cleanse our nation of its idolatry. May justice be in our streets and may wickedness have no more power over us. We will be your people, and you will be our God.