For that person
Be strong and take courage. He He called them to, then
must not suppose
surely He can provide
will fight for you. Take heart
that he will receive
the wisdom and strength
and
show
up
for
battle.
He
will
anything from the
I need to follow Him
go with you.
Lord;”
wherever He leads me.
And is He not
And when the thing He
able to give me the
has called you to looms
emotional strength that I’m lacking? I’m
like an ominous mountain before you, and
so easily discouraged, how will I handle
the fear begins to settle in, as though a
the work that He has called me to without
thousand horses couldn’t tear it from you-
becoming a basket case? I love this passage
then remember; His loving eye is on you,
in Ezekiel. This prophet was sent to the
His word is ready to strengthen you and His
Israelites to proclaim horrific destruction
counsel is there to lead you.
against them. Certainly not an easy task!
Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and
But God wasn’t leaving Him unprepared:
teach you in the way you should go; I will
Ezekiel 3:7-11 “But the house of Israel
counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
will not be willing to listen to you, for they
I may not be able and I may not be
are not willing to listen to me: because all
ready, but God is able. His power is enough.
the house of Israel have a hard forehead
It is in my weakness that I finally become
and a stubborn heart. Behold, I have made
desperate enough to stop relying on my own
your face as hard as their faces, and your
power, and cling to His.
forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like
2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me,
emery harder than flint have I made your
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power
forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I
their looks, for they are a rebellious house.”
will boast all the more gladly of my weak-
Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, all
nesses, so that the power of Christ may rest
my words that I shall speak to you recei ve in upon me.”
your heart, and hear with your ears. And go
Be strong and take courage. He will
to the exiles, to your people, and speak to
fight for you. Take heart and show up for
them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
battle. He will go with you.
GOD,’ whether they hear or refuse to hear.”
Psalm 144:1 “Blessed be the LORD, my
Incredible! God strengthened Ezekiel
rock, who trains my hands for war, and my
for the task that was set before him! God
fingers for battle.”
made Ezekiel’s forehead as hard as their
Juliane Wiebracht is a homemaker in
foreheads! “Like emery harder than flint”
Longview, TX who shares God’s love with women
is how God made his forehead! If God can
prepare Ezekiel and Moses for the tasks that who are incarcerated.
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