Ezekiel 36:22-24, 33-36 (NIV)
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.
33 “ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. 35 They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.” 36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’
Greetings precious saints,
It is so precious when the fire of the Holy Spirit ignites with such illumination, Hallelujah!
There's been controversy over what happened in 1948 when Israel became a nation. I was born 1972, so I hear from various perspectives on what took place. From some Palestine was stolen, from others a prophecy fulfilled. I just finished watching Schindler's List, a movie of the Holocaust (6 million Jewish grandparents, parents and children) slaughtered. Very heartbreaking, awful, sad time in history. I also watched the Netflix movie Farha. A story of a Palestinian girl, 12 years old, daughter of a mayor who survived slaughter when Israel became a nation 1948.
In today's news we have Turkey and Greece possibly war and the history behind these two. Of course, there is Russia murdering civilians in Ukraine. And I can probably go on. But I will not ruin this beautiful moment the Holy Spirit has brought forth.
You see,
If you carefully read Ezekiel 36, you'll parallel it to Psalm 37, Matthew 5:5 along with Ephesians, Galatians, Hebrews, James, and pretty much, so much more of the Holy Bible. Now, I don't know much, yet the God that I serve brought me to inherit not one, but multitudes of jobs. From IBM (1995), to Trinity Broadcasting Network (2003) to University of Southern California (2018). I am far from perfect and have my share of mistakes, yet Jesus wasn't looking for perfection. He was looking for a sanctified vessel to use for His glory (read 1 Corinthians 1:26-31). I didn't steal jobs or land from anyone, I simply surrendered at the Cross so He can clean me up and shine through me. Read Ezekiel 36, Colossians 1:27, 3:3-4.
Luke 9:23-24 (KJV)
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Matthew 5:5 (KJV)
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
In closing,
The Bible is the seed (Luke 8:11) and we're the harvest. We must show forth (parallel) the love of God unto all.
...declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes....Ezekiel 36:23
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