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Verse 3- Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway at the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, " This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "You say O Tyre, "I am perfect in beauty." I am not very perfect at all. Jesus is. If anyone sees a pinch of anything good it is Jesus they are seeing, not me. I am an idiot. I am just a dummy and a tool. I'm pretty useless until I am aligned with God. I hope I can be a blessing to everyone around. I take my time each day to start it off gettin

I will put an end to your noisy songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more. -Verse 13 Tyre got in trouble especially because they said AHA about Jerusalem's walls being broken down. We do not do that. We don't laugh and mock people ever. You know how much we all love music. Well one day it will stop. All there will be left is pain to endure because of rejecting Christ. Until Christ returns the second time after the judgments happen. He will make all things new a

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. -Verse 14 Only when we accept that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose (accepting Jesus as Savior alone and LORD of our lives) then we can be empowered to get out of bondage of sin. If we had accepted Him, but chose to live on the mountain of curses, then we are going to have to climb all the way up and go say sorry and ask for forgiveness and repent of that sin. Then we can start over and be on the mo

Verse 17 I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them. It is never good to say AHA. It is good to pray for our enemies. They are in bondage to sin. They need freed, they need chastened and corrected. They need the Good News shared with them. They do not need a debate, nor do they need us to fight them. They need to be alone with God, so He can do what He needs to, to wake them up. T

verses 14-16 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? We only know because we are saved by Jesus dying on the cross for us, being buried, and rising. We then continu

This is not a celebration. This is not and was not a day to look forward to with your children. This will be a day of refining of some, taking the final impurities away of stubborn people. Yet, there will be some still stuck in doubt about Jesus dying for their sins, being buried, and rising / The Good News. At the time the nation of Isreal still did not stop fornicating spiritually; they were warned and would not listen when help came. It was not time for God to act. He was

And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. Verse-7 Just like Job, sure he was a sinner too, there are times we live to please God and yet still we must take part in Christ's suffering until the last person is saved by the Good News that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose. I have been there for quite a while now. Sure people may look at me and say it was because of sin, but I know the Bib

verses 13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. My Bible note that I wrote from a previous study in this Book says "man up" next to courage and strong. Don't get so offended. It is good to trust in the Lord with all of hearts. That is heaven's language. Get used to it if you plan to go there too.

verse 27- So I will stop to the lewdness and prostitution you began in Egypt. You will not look on these things with longing or remember Egypt anymore. This is one of those chapter that you most likely will not hear in a flowery devotional. It is about spiritual adultery. It is very common with us if we are not in the Word and fighting the giants within us, praying, and repenting (before we help others or do anything with our talent and gifts). It is a daily thing. If we get

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. -Verse 58 This is an encouraging verse to me. This is enough.

I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD. -Verse 30-31 Apparently Ezekiel wasn't enough. I think God takes His people seriously that claim they are for Him. There were other's that came to them and they

But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understand comes in while everybody is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all, and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, "God is really among you!" -verses 25-25 Keep on sharing what we learn to each other. We never know who is listening.

Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do, because you have done this, you will be taken captive. -verse 24 Open rebellion is not being ashamed of what we do against God. We make it look normal to sin and we act like it's no big deal. That is horrifying. It means we have gone pretty deep in bondage to sin. It looks like those people will get left behind if

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. verse 5 This chapter is an easy read, but takes humbling ourselves to put it in action.

Then I said, Ah, they are saying of me, 'Isn't he just telling parables?'" verse 49 Most times this is what happens when we share the Word publicly. We get ridiculed. Oh well, I believe what God says.

Fire spread from one of its main branches and consumed its fruit. No strong branch is left on it fit for a ruler's scepter. This is a lament and is to be used as a lament. verse 14 We lament, cry out to God and repent. That is the starting point.

As it is, there are many parts, but one body. Verse 20 The verse 24 note in my bible says that the ones with great gifts don't need to be given special honor. I think it is like the people who need to speak tongues are the ones that doubt God the most. Some people just believe God without having to have to questions Him all the time. We are all one body, but we all are unique. God only takes us as far as we want to go. He doesn't force us; He is a gentleman. Someone gently re

Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live! -verses 31-32 My Bible not near these verses says to work out your own salvation. Israel is also a picture of when we are not in fellowship with Jesus. God doesn't enjoy chastening us. God doesn't enjoy death. Just as we love our children, that is how He lov

But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. -verse 31-32 Before we partake in celebrating the Good News that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose, we are to make sure we are in fellowship with Jesus. Then we will be able to celebrate it with our Savior, the body of Christ, and share it with the world. When we do not judge ourselves before doing

...I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it. vs-24 He says what He means and He means what He says. We better be paying attention to His words.