“Listen to the Word of the
Lord” (Ezekiel 13:2). We must not “follow our own ideas” (Ezekiel
13:3). “Change the way you think and act” (Ezekiel 14:6). We are
changed, as we pay attention to what the Lord has to say to us. What is
the alternative to turning to the Lord, listening to Him and being
changed by Him? We turn from Him, and our lives become a “wasteland”
(Jeremiah 15:8). The message of the prophet, Ezekiel, comes as a call to
choose - Turn to the Lord and be saved, or turn from Him and be lost.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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