DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, APRIL 15,2010
SAFE!
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. Ezekiel 34:27
God so beautifully leads his sheepfold to fruit-yielding pastures full of peace. With great provision he provides for our every need and makes us safe from our enemies. Do you have any enemies, any mean men in your life? The word of God tells us that if you are diligent in your business you shall stand before kings; you shall not stand before mean men (please read Proverbs 22:9). The church of God must be diligent in seeking God, diligent in hearing and doing his command, diligent in worship and praise. Then, God will deliver you out of the hand of those that serve themselves of you-- those who look for your weaknesses, to magnify; those who find your faults, to exploit; those who take advantage of you while you are "in their hand" for the moment.
Ezekiel continues to declare the day of safety for God's people:
"And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD" (Ezekiel 34:28-31).
Today, let us rejoice because we are safe with God and in the land of his provision!
