- Luke 11:37-12:12
- Ezekiel 7
- 2 Samuel 7
- Psalm 47
Observations:
- Ezekiel 7:26
So, in this first passage, in Luke, we see Jesus dining with a pharisee, who calls him out on a small facet of the law that he did not observe. Jesus' response, however, targeted the hypocritical nature of the pharisees and teachers of the law in that they made such an ado about keeping to the appearance of not just the God-given law, but their own, extraneous law for the appearance of holiness and to the revilement of the common man who would not be able to keep these extra laws.
In Ezekiel, we see, the fall of Jerusalem, steeped in her sin and death.
In 2 Samuel, we see David, out of a willing heart, desiring to build God a temple, as he already had a nice home in which to live, but God's ark was still in a tent. God commended David for his heart and promised that, while he would not build the temple, his heir would and that his heirs would always be on the throne.
The psalm is praising God for being God, the Most High, who reigns over the earth, who chose Jerusalem and Judah amongst all the other nations.
So, here, we have Jerusalem and the Israelites, at their end, fallen state, and at their beginning. Once, they were seeking after God, praising God for his nature and how he chose Jerusalem, but, by the time of Ezekiel, Jerusalem was condemned to destruction as punishment for her sins and after the exile, in Christ's time, we see the proliferation of legalistic self-righteousness that grew out of the reaction to the punishment and exile and how it brought about a seeming of righteousness, but the sinful heart was still in place.
Application:
I think the application I can take from this is to do as Christ warned the church in Ephesus, to not forget my first love, to not lose sight of Christ as I grow in him, to not become empty and religious as a response to hardship, but to lean on him continually, having the whole, complete faith as a child.
Prayer:
Lord, thank you for this reminder to remain in a whole love with you. Help me keep this love open, that it would not wither into an empty husk, but would remain vibrant.
Teach me also how to do the same for my wife.
I also pray for my wife as she's not feeling 100%. Bring her healing and grant the doctor wisdom tomorrow, that a solution would be reached.
Give wisdom to my parents in their decision they have to make
Amen
The psalm is praising God for being God, the Most High, who reigns over the earth, who chose Jerusalem and Judah amongst all the other nations.
So, here, we have Jerusalem and the Israelites, at their end, fallen state, and at their beginning. Once, they were seeking after God, praising God for his nature and how he chose Jerusalem, but, by the time of Ezekiel, Jerusalem was condemned to destruction as punishment for her sins and after the exile, in Christ's time, we see the proliferation of legalistic self-righteousness that grew out of the reaction to the punishment and exile and how it brought about a seeming of righteousness, but the sinful heart was still in place.
Application:
I think the application I can take from this is to do as Christ warned the church in Ephesus, to not forget my first love, to not lose sight of Christ as I grow in him, to not become empty and religious as a response to hardship, but to lean on him continually, having the whole, complete faith as a child.
Prayer:
Lord, thank you for this reminder to remain in a whole love with you. Help me keep this love open, that it would not wither into an empty husk, but would remain vibrant.
Teach me also how to do the same for my wife.
I also pray for my wife as she's not feeling 100%. Bring her healing and grant the doctor wisdom tomorrow, that a solution would be reached.
Give wisdom to my parents in their decision they have to make
Amen
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