O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 10:24 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday September 4 > Day 247 > > Ezekiel 16-18 (The Message) > > Ezekiel 16 > Your Beauty Went to Your Head > 1-3 God's Message came to me: "Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her > outrageous violations. Say > this: 'The Message of God, the Master, to Jerusalem: You were born and > bred among Canaanites. Your > father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. > 4-5 "'On the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, you > weren't bathed and cleaned up, > you weren't rubbed with salt, you weren't wrapped in a baby blanket. No > one cared a fig for you. No > one did one thing to care for you tenderly in these ways. You were thrown > out into a vacant lot and > left there, dirty and unwashed-a newborn nobody wanted. > > 6-7 "'And then I came by. I saw you all miserable and bloody. Yes, I said > to you, lying there > helpless and filthy, "Live! Grow up like a plant in the field!" And you > did. You grew up. You grew > tall and matured as a woman, full-breasted, with flowing hair. But you > were naked and vulnerable, > fragile and exposed. > > 8-14 "'I came by again and saw you, saw that you were ready for love and a > lover. I took care of > you, dressed you and protected you. I promised you my love and entered the > covenant of marriage with > you. I, God, the Master, gave my word. You became mine. I gave you a good > bath, washing off all that > old blood, and anointed you with aromatic oils. I dressed you in a > colorful gown and put leather > sandals on your feet. I gave you linen blouses and a fashionable wardrobe > of expensive clothing. I > adorned you with jewelry: I placed bracelets on your wrists, fitted you > out with a necklace, emerald > rings, sapphire earrings, and a diamond tiara. You were provided with > everything precious and > beautiful: with exquisite clothes and elegant food, garnished with honey > and oil. You were > absolutely stunning. You were a queen! You became world-famous, a > legendary beauty brought to > perfection by my adornments. Decree of God, the Master. > > 15-16 "'But your beauty went to your head and you became a common whore, > grabbing anyone coming > down the street and taking him into your bed. You took your fine dresses > and made "tents" of them, > using them as brothels in which you practiced your trade. This kind of > thing should never happen, > never. > > What a Sick Soul! > 17-19 "'And then you took all that fine jewelry I gave you, my gold and my > silver, and made > pornographic images of them for your brothels. You decorated your beds > with fashionable silks and > cottons, and perfumed them with my aromatic oils and incense. And then you > set out the wonderful > foods I provided-the fresh breads and fruits, with fine herbs and spices, > which were my gifts to > you-and you served them as delicacies in your whorehouses. That's what > happened, says God, the > Master. > 20-21 "'And then you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had given > birth to as my children, > and you killed them, sacrificing them to idols. Wasn't it bad enough that > you had become a whore? > And now you're a murderer, killing my children and sacrificing them to > idols. > > 22 "'Not once during these years of outrageous obscenities and whorings > did you remember your > infancy, when you were naked and exposed, a blood-smeared newborn. > > 23-24 "'And then to top off all your evil acts, you built your bold > brothels in every town square. > Doom! Doom to you, says God, the Master! At every major intersection you > built your bold brothels > and exposed your sluttish sex, spreading your legs for everyone who passed > by. > > 25-27 "'And then you went international with your whoring. You fornicated > with the Egyptians, > seeking them out in their sex orgies. The more promiscuous you became, the > angrier I got. Finally, I > intervened, reduced your borders and turned you over to the rapacity of > your enemies. Even the > Philistine women-can you believe it?-were shocked at your sluttish life. > > 28-29 "'You went on to fornicate with the Assyrians. Your appetite was > insatiable. But still you > weren't satisfied. You took on the Babylonians, a country of businessmen, > and still you weren't > satisfied. > > 30-31 "'What a sick soul! Doing all this stuff-the champion whore! You > built your bold brothels at > every major intersection, opened up your whorehouses in every > neighborhood, but you were different > from regular whores in that you wouldn't accept a fee. > > 32-34 "'Wives who are unfaithful to their husbands accept gifts from their > lovers. And men commonly > pay their whores. But you pay your lovers! You bribe men from all over to > come to bed with you! > You're just the opposite of the regular whores who get paid for sex. > Instead, you pay men for their > favors! You even pervert whoredom! > > 35-38 "'Therefore, whore, listen to God's Message: I, God, the Master, > say, Because you've been > unrestrained in your promiscuity, stripped down for every lover, flaunting > your sex, and because of > your pornographic idols and all the slaughtered children you offered to > them, therefore, because of > all this, I'm going to get all your lovers together, all those you've used > for your own pleasure, > the ones you loved and the ones you loathed. I'll assemble them as a > courtroom of spectators around > you. In broad daylight I'll strip you naked before them-they'll see what > you really look like. Then > I'll sentence you to the punishment for an adulterous woman and a > murderous woman. I'll give you a > taste of my wrath! > > 39-41 "'I'll gather all your lovers around you and turn you over to them. > They'll tear down your > bold brothels and sex shrines. They'll rip off your clothes, take your > jewels, and leave you naked > and exposed. Then they'll call for a mass meeting. The mob will stone you > and hack you to pieces > with their swords. They'll burn down your houses. A massive judgment-with > all the women watching! > > 41-42 "'I'll have put a full stop to your whoring life-no more paying > lovers to come to your bed! > By then my anger will be played out. My jealousy will subside. > > 43 "'Because you didn't remember what happened when you were young but > made me angry with all this > behavior, I'll make you pay for your waywardness. Didn't you just > exponentially compound your > outrageous obscenities with all your sluttish ways? > > 44-45 "'Everyone who likes to use proverbs will use this one: "Like > mother, like daughter." You're > the daughter of your mother, who couldn't stand her husband and children. > And you're a true sister > of your sisters, who couldn't stand their husbands and children. Your > mother was a Hittite and your > father an Amorite. > > 46-48 "'Your older sister is Samaria. She lived to the north of you with > her daughters. Your > younger sister is Sodom, who lived to the south of you with her daughters. > Haven't you lived just > like they did? Haven't you engaged in outrageous obscenities just like > they did? In fact, it didn't > take you long to catch up and pass them! As sure as I am the living > God!-Decree of God, the > Master-your sister Sodom and her daughters never even came close to what > you and your daughters have > done. > > 49-50 "'The sin of your sister Sodom was this: She lived with her > daughters in the lap of > luxury-proud, gluttonous, and lazy. They ignored the oppressed and the > poor. They put on airs and > lived obscene lives. And you know what happened: I did away with them. > > 51-52 "'And Samaria. Samaria didn't sin half as much as you. You've > committed far more obscenities > than she ever did. Why, you make your two sisters look good in comparison > with what you've done! > Face it, your sisters look mighty good compared with you. Because you've > outsinned them so > completely, you've actually made them look righteous. Aren't you ashamed? > But you're going to have > to live with it. What a reputation to carry into history: outsinning your > two sisters! > > 53-58 "'But I'm going to reverse their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and > her daughters and the > fortunes of Samaria and her daughters. And-get this-your fortunes right > along with them! Still, > you're going to have to live with your shame. And by facing and accepting > your shame, you're going > to provide some comfort to your two sisters. Your sisters, Sodom with her > daughters and Samaria with >her daughters, will become what they were before, and you will become what >you were before. Remember > the days when you were putting on airs, acting so high and mighty, looking > down on sister Sodom? > That was before your evil ways were exposed. And now you're the butt of > contempt, despised by the > Edomite women, the Philistine women, and everybody else around. But you > have to face it, to accept > the shame of your obscene and vile life. Decree of God, the Master. > > 59-63 "'God, the Master, says, I'll do to you just as you have already > done, you who have treated > my oath with contempt and broken the covenant. All the same, I'll remember > the covenant I made with > you when you were young and I'll make a new covenant with you that will > last forever. You'll > remember your sorry past and be properly contrite when you receive back > your sisters, both the older > and the younger. I'll give them to you as daughters, but not as > participants in your covenant. I'll > firmly establish my covenant with you and you'll know that I am God. > You'll remember your past life > and face the shame of it, but when I make atonement for you, make > everything right after all you've > done, it will leave you speechless.'" Decree of God, the Master. > > Ezekiel 17 > The Great Tree Is Made Small and the Small Tree Great > 1-6 God's Message came to me: "Son of man, make a riddle for the house of > Israel. Tell them a > story. Say, 'God, the Master, says: "'A great eagle > with a huge wingspan and long feathers, > In full plumage and bright colors, > came to Lebanon > And took the top off a cedar, > broke off the top branch, > Took it to a land of traders, > and set it down in a city of shopkeepers. > Then he took a cutting from the land > and planted it in good, well-watered soil, > like a willow on a riverbank. > It sprouted into a flourishing vine, > low to the ground. > Its branches grew toward the eagle > and the roots became established- > A vine putting out shoots, > developing branches. > 7-8"'There was another great eagle > with a huge wingspan and thickly feathered. > This vine sent out its roots toward him > from the place where it was planted. > Its branches reached out to him > so he could water it > from a long distance. > It had been planted > in good, well-watered soil, > And it put out branches and bore fruit, > and became a noble vine. > > 9-10"'God, the Master, says, > Will it thrive? > Won't he just pull it up by the roots > and leave the grapes to rot > And the branches to shrivel up, > a withered, dead vine? > It won't take much strength > or many hands to pull it up. > Even if it's transplanted, > will it thrive? > When the hot east wind strikes it, > won't it shrivel up? > Won't it dry up and blow away > from the place where it was planted?'" > > 11-12 God's Message came to me: "Tell this house of rebels, 'Do you get > it? Do you know what this > means?' > > 12-14 "Tell them, 'The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king > and its leaders back to > Babylon. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, > making him swear his loyalty. > The king of Babylon took all the top leaders into exile to make sure that > this kingdom stayed > weak-didn't get any big ideas of itself-and kept the covenant with him so > that it would have a > future. > > 15 "'But he rebelled and sent emissaries to Egypt to recruit horses and a > big army. Do you think > that's going to work? Are they going to get by with this? Does anyone > break a covenant and get off > scot-free? > > 16-18 "'As sure as I am the living God, this king who broke his pledge of > loyalty and his covenant > will die in that country, in Babylon. Pharaoh with his big army-all those > soldiers!-won't lift a > finger to fight for him when Babylon sets siege to the city and kills > everyone inside. Because he > broke his word and broke the covenant, even though he gave his solemn > promise, because he went ahead > and did all these things anyway, he won't escape. > > 19-21 "'Therefore, God, the Master, says, As sure as I am the living God, > because the king despised > my oath and broke my covenant, I'll bring the consequences crashing down > on his head. I'll send out > a search party and catch him. I'll take him to Babylon and have him > brought to trial because of his > total disregard for me. All his elite soldiers, along with the rest of the > army, will be killed in > battle, and whoever is left will be scattered to the four winds. Then > you'll realize that I, God, > have spoken. > > 22-24 "'God, the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top > of the towering cedar, a > cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering > mountain, on the high > mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit-a > majestic cedar. Birds of every > sort and kind will live under it. They'll build nests in the shade of its > branches. All the trees of > the field will recognize that I, God, made the great tree small and the > small tree great, made the > green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God, said > it-and I did it.'" > > Ezekiel 18 > Judged According to the Way You Live > 1-2 God's Message to me: "What do you people mean by going around the > country repeating the saying, > The parents ate green apples, > The children got the stomachache? > 3-4 "As sure as I'm the living God, you're not going to repeat this saying > in Israel any longer. > Every soul-man, woman, child-belongs to me, parent and child alike. You > die for your own sin, not > another's. > > 5-9 "Imagine a person who lives well, treating others fairly, keeping good > relationships- > doesn't eat at the pagan shrines, > doesn't worship the idols so popular in Israel, > doesn't seduce a neighbor's spouse, > doesn't indulge in casual sex, > doesn't bully anyone, > doesn't pile up bad debts, > doesn't steal, > doesn't refuse food to the hungry, > doesn't refuse clothing to the ill-clad, > doesn't exploit the poor, > doesn't live by impulse and greed, > doesn't treat one person better than another, > But lives by my statutes and faithfully > honors and obeys my laws. > This person who lives upright and well > shall live a full and true life. > Decree of God, the Master. > > 10-13 "But if this person has a child who turns violent and murders and > goes off and does any of > these things, even though the parent has done none of them- > eats at the pagan shrines, > seduces his neighbor's spouse, > bullies the weak, > steals, > piles up bad debts, > admires idols, > commits outrageous obscenities, > exploits the poor > "-do you think this person, the child, will live? Not a chance! Because > he's done all these vile > things, he'll die. And his death will be his own fault. > > 14-17 "Now look: Suppose that this child has a child who sees all the sins > done by his parent. The > child sees them, but doesn't follow in the parent's footsteps- > doesn't eat at the pagan shrines, > doesn't worship the popular idols of Israel, > doesn't seduce his neighbor's spouse, > doesn't bully anyone, > doesn't refuse to loan money, > doesn't steal, > doesn't refuse food to the hungry, > doesn't refuse to give clothes to the ill-clad, > doesn't live by impulse and greed, > doesn't exploit the poor. > He does what I say; > he performs my laws and lives by my statutes. > > 17-18 "This person will not die for the sins of the parent; he will live > truly and well. But the > parent will die for what the parent did, for the sins of- > oppressing the weak, > robbing brothers and sisters, > doing what is dead wrong in the community. > > 19-20 "Do you need to ask, 'So why does the child not share the guilt of > the parent?' > > "Isn't it plain? It's because the child did what is fair and right. > Since the child was careful > to do what is lawful and right, the child will live truly and well. The > soul that sins is the soul > that dies. The child does not share the guilt of the parent, nor the > parent the guilt of the child. > If you live upright and well, you get the credit; if you live a wicked > life, you're guilty as > charged. > > 21-23 "But a wicked person who turns his back on that life of sin and > keeps all my statutes, living > a just and righteous life, he'll live, really live. He won't die. I won't > keep a list of all the > things he did wrong. He will live. Do you think I take any pleasure in the > death of wicked men and > women? Isn't it my pleasure that they turn around, no longer living wrong > but living right-really > living? > > 24 "The same thing goes for a good person who turns his back on an upright > life and starts sinning, > plunging into the same vile obscenities that the wicked person practices. > Will this person live? I > don't keep a list of all the things this person did right, like money in > the bank he can draw on. > Because of his defection, because he accumulates sin, he'll die. > > 25-28 "Do I hear you saying, 'That's not fair! God's not fair!'? > > "Listen, Israel. I'm not fair? You're the ones who aren't fair! If a > good person turns away from > his good life and takes up sinning, he'll die for it. He'll die for his > own sin. Likewise, if a bad > person turns away from his bad life and starts living a good life, a fair > life, he will save his > life. Because he faces up to all the wrongs he's committed and puts them > behind him, he will live, > really live. He won't die. > > 29 "And yet Israel keeps on whining, 'That's not fair! God's not fair.' > > "I'm not fair, Israel? You're the ones who aren't fair. > > 30-32 "The upshot is this, Israel: I'll judge each of you according to the > way you live. So turn > around! Turn your backs on your rebellious living so that sin won't drag > you down. Clean house. No > more rebellions, please. Get a new heart! Get a new spirit! Why would you > choose to die, Israel? I > take no pleasure in anyone's death. Decree of God, the Master. > > "Make a clean break! Live!" > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
