Father, one way You characterize Your people, the Israelites, is that “they are a rebellious people.” They did not worship only You. They brought in other pagan practices, worshipped idols, did not accept Your instruction or correction, and denied Your true prophets and the prophecies. They were guilty of going their own way.
It was clear, Lord, that You could see what they were doing even when they thought it was in secret. And You paid back those who prophesied falsely and those who disheartened Your people with lies. You knew their actions, their motives, their thoughts.
There is nothing hidden from You.
And the same is true today, Lord.
Before a word is even on my lips, You know it. You know me inside and out. There is nothing I can do in secret that You are not already aware of. Once again, as it always has been: nothing is hidden from You.
Holy Father, when something else starts to take Your place in my life or in my heart, show me immediately so I can repent and turn away from it.
You also said of Your people: “They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear.”
Father, I want to see and hear You. Help me receive Your instruction in obedience and Your correction in humility. Help me understand how the prophecies You have given affect how I am to live. If You see me participating in something I should not, show me immediately so I can turn from it.
If I go my own way from impatience when waiting to hear from You, help me wait patiently. If it is in disobedience and rebellion, show me my error, and how to get back on Your path.
Father, Ezekiel was Your man. He heard from You in a real way. And he was obedient. I want to be like Ezekiel in this way. Let me hear from You in a real way. And guide me to be obedient.
I desire to worship You and only You. Amen
Father, one way You characterize Your people, the Israelites, is that “they are a rebellious people.” They did not worship only You. They brought in other pagan practices, worshipped idols, did not accept Your instruction or correction, and denied Your true prophets and the prophecies. They were guilty of going their own way.
O Almighty God! O Lord who is omnipotent, all powerful, omnipresent, at all places at all times, and omniscient, knowing all things. It’s hard to imagine the scope and depth of Your power and presence because it’s so far beyond anything humanly possible.
Father, one way You characterize Your people, the Israelites, is that “they are a rebellious people.” They did not worship only You. They brought in other pagan practices, worshipped idols, did not accept Your instruction or correction, and denied Your true prophets and the prophecies. They were guilty of going their own way.
Like the Prodigal Son in the pig sty, we long for a sense of the freedoms and lives we had.
O Almighty God!
Father, thank You that You are light. You are The Light! I desire to walk in Your light. I understand that there is nothing that You do not already know, nothing is hidden from You. Even if I were to walk in the darkness, You would still see everything. When there is sin in my life, sin is darkness. And because I do not want to be in the dark, I will confess my sin before You.
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