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: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:29 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Thursday September 10 > Day 253 > > Ezekiel 34-36 (The Message) > > Ezekiel 34 > When the Sheep Get Scattered > 1-6 God's Message came to me: "Son of man, prophesy against the > shepherd-leaders of Israel. Yes, > prophesy! Tell those shepherds, 'God, the Master, says: Doom to you > shepherds of Israel, feeding > your own mouths! Aren't shepherds supposed to feed sheep? You drink the > milk, you make clothes from > the wool, you roast the lambs, but you don't feed the sheep. You don't > build up the weak ones, don't > heal the sick, don't doctor the injured, don't go after the strays, don't > look for the lost. You > bully and badger them. And now they're scattered every which way because > there was no > shepherd-scattered and easy pickings for wolves and coyotes. Scattered-my > sheep!-exposed and > vulnerable across mountains and hills. My sheep scattered all over the > world, and no one out looking > for them! > 7-9 "'Therefore, shepherds, listen to the Message of God: As sure as I am > the living God-Decree of > God, the Master-because my sheep have been turned into mere prey, into > easy meals for wolves because > you shepherds ignored them and only fed yourselves, listen to what God has > to say: > > 10 "'Watch out! I'm coming down on the shepherds and taking my sheep back. > They're fired as > shepherds of my sheep. No more shepherds who just feed themselves! I'll > rescue my sheep from their > greed. They're not going to feed off my sheep any longer! > > 11-16 "'God, the Master, says: From now on, I myself am the shepherd. I'm > going looking for them. > As shepherds go after their flocks when they get scattered, I'm going > after my sheep. I'll rescue > them from all the places they've been scattered to in the storms. I'll > bring them back from foreign > peoples, gather them from foreign countries, and bring them back to their > home country. I'll feed > them on the mountains of Israel, along the streams, among their own > people. I'll lead them into lush > pasture so they can roam the mountain pastures of Israel, graze at > leisure, feed in the rich > pastures on the mountains of Israel. And I myself will be the shepherd of > my sheep. I myself will > make sure they get plenty of rest. I'll go after the lost, I'll collect > the strays, I'll doctor the > injured, I'll build up the weak ones and oversee the strong ones so > they're not exploited. > > 17-19 "'And as for you, my dear flock, I'm stepping in and judging between > one sheep and another, > between rams and goats. Aren't you satisfied to feed in good pasture > without taking over the whole > place? Can't you be satisfied to drink from the clear stream without > muddying the water with your > feet? Why do the rest of my sheep have to make do with grass that's > trampled down and water that's > been muddied? > > 20-22 "'Therefore, God, the Master, says: I myself am stepping in and > making things right between > the plump sheep and the skinny sheep. Because you forced your way with > shoulder and rump and butted > at all the weaker animals with your horns till you scattered them all over > the hills, I'll come in > and save my dear flock, no longer let them be pushed around. I'll step in > and set things right > between one sheep and another. > > 23-24 "'I'll appoint one shepherd over them all: my servant David. He'll > feed them. He'll be their > shepherd. And I, God, will be their God. My servant David will be their > prince. I, God, have spoken. > > 25-27 "'I'll make a covenant of peace with them. I'll banish fierce > animals from the country so the > sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I'll make > them and everything > around my hill a blessing. I'll send down plenty of rain in season-showers > of blessing! The trees in > the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they'll feel > content and safe on their land, > and they'll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery > and rescue them from their > slave masters. > > 28-29 "'No longer will they be exploited by outsiders and ravaged by > fierce beasts. They'll live > safe and sound, fearless and free. I'll give them rich gardens, lavish in > vegetables-no more living > half-starved, no longer taunted by outsiders. > > 30-31 "'They'll know, beyond doubting, that I, God, am their God, that I'm > with them and that they, > the people Israel, are my people. Decree of God, the Master: > > You are my dear flock, the flock of my pasture, my human flock, > And I am your God. > Decree of God, the Master.'" > > Ezekiel 35 > A Pile of Rubble > 1-4 God's Message came to me: "Son of man, confront Mount Seir. Prophesy > against it! Tell them, > 'God, the Master, says: > "'I'm coming down hard on you, Mount Seir. > I'm stepping in and turning you to a pile of rubble. > I'll reduce your towns to piles of rocks. > There'll be nothing left of you. > Then you'll realize that I am God. > > 5-9 "'I'm doing this because you've kept this age-old grudge going against > Israel: You viciously > attacked them when they were already down, looking their final punishment > in the face. Therefore, as > sure as I am the living God, I'm lining you up for a real bloodbath. Since > you loved blood so much, > you'll be chased by rivers of blood. I'll reduce Mount Seir to a heap of > rubble. No one will either > come or go from that place! I'll blanket your mountains with corpses. > Massacred bodies will cover > your hills and fill up your valleys and ditches. I'll reduce you to ruins > and all your towns will be > ghost towns-population zero. Then you'll realize that I am God. > > 10-13 "'Because you said, "These two nations, these two countries, are > mine. I'm taking over" (even > though God is right there watching, right there listening), I'll turn your > hate-bloated anger and > rage right back on you. You'll know I mean business when I bring judgment > on you. You'll realize > then that I, God, have overheard all the vile abuse you've poured out > against the mountains of > Israel, saying, "They're roadkill and we're going to eat them up." You've > strutted around, talking > so big, insolently pitting yourselves against me. And I've heard it all. > > 14-15 "'This is the verdict of God, the Master: With the whole earth > applauding, I'll demolish you. > Since you danced in the streets, thinking it was so wonderful when > Israel's inheritance was > demolished, I'll give you the same treatment: demolition. Mount Seir > demolished-yes, every square > inch of Edom. Then they'll realize that I am God!'" > > Ezekiel 36 > Back to Your Own Land > 1-5 "And now, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel. > Say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to God's Message. God, the Master, > says, Because the enemy > crowed over you, "Good! Those old hills are now ours!" now here is a > prophecy in the name of God, > the Master: Because nations came at you from all sides, ripping and > plundering, hauling pieces of > you off every which way, and you've become the butt of cheap gossip and > jokes, therefore, Mountains > of Israel, listen to the Message of God, the Master. My Message to > mountains and hills, to ditches > and valleys, to the heaps of rubble and the emptied towns that are looted > for plunder and turned > into jokes by all the surrounding nations: Therefore, says God, the > Master, now I'm speaking in a > fiery rage against the rest of the nations, but especially against Edom, > who in an orgy of violence > and shameless insolence robbed me of my land, grabbed it for themselves.' > > 6-7 "Therefore prophesy over the land of Israel, preach to the mountains > and hills, to every ditch > and valley: 'The Message of God, the Master: Look! Listen! I'm angry-and I > care. I'm speaking to you > because you've been humiliated among the nations. Therefore I, God, the > Master, am telling you that > I've solemnly sworn that the nations around you are next. It's their turn > to be humiliated. > > 8-12 "'But you, Mountains of Israel, will burst with new growth, putting > out branches and bearing > fruit for my people Israel. My people are coming home! Do you see? I'm > back again. I'm on your side. > You'll be plowed and planted as before! I'll see to it that your > population grows all over Israel, > that the towns fill up with people, that the ruins are rebuilt. I'll make > this place teem with > life-human and animal. The country will burst into life, life, and more > life, your towns and > villages full of people just as in the old days. I'll treat you better > than I ever have. And you'll > realize that I am God. I'll put people over you-my own people Israel! > They'll take care of you and > you'll be their inheritance. Never again will you be a harsh and > unforgiving land to them. > > 13-15 "'God, the Master, says: Because you have a reputation of being a > land that eats people alive > and makes women barren, I'm now telling you that you'll never eat people > alive again nor make women > barren. Decree of God, the Master. And I'll never again let the taunts of > outsiders be heard over > you nor permit nations to look down on you. You'll no longer be a land > that makes women barren. > Decree of God, the Master.'" > > 16-21 God's Message came to me: "Son of man, when the people of Israel > lived in their land, they > polluted it by the way they lived. I poured out my anger on them because > of the polluted blood they > poured out on the ground. And so I got thoroughly angry with them > polluting the country with their > wanton murders and dirty gods. I kicked them out, exiled them to other > countries. I sentenced them > according to how they had lived. Wherever they went, they gave me a bad > name. People said, 'These > are God's people, but they got kicked off his land.' I suffered much pain > over my holy reputation, > which the people of Israel blackened in every country they entered. > > 22-23 "Therefore, tell Israel, 'Message of God, the Master: I'm not doing > this for you, Israel. I'm > doing it for me, to save my character, my holy name, which you've > blackened in every country where > you've gone. I'm going to put my great and holy name on display, the name > that has been ruined in so > many countries, the name that you blackened wherever you went. Then the > nations will realize who I > really am, that I am God, when I show my holiness through you so that they > can see it with their own > eyes. > > 24-28 "'For here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to take you out of > these countries, gather you > from all over, and bring you back to your own land. I'll pour pure water > over you and scrub you > clean. I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the > stone heart from your > body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed. I'll > put my Spirit in you and > make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands. > You'll once again live in > the land I gave your ancestors. You'll be my people! I'll be your God! > > 29-30 "'I'll pull you out of that stinking pollution. I'll give personal > orders to the wheat > fields, telling them to grow bumper crops. I'll send no more famines. I'll > make sure your fruit > trees and field crops flourish. Other nations won't be able to hold you in > contempt again because of > famine. > > 31 "'And then you'll think back over your terrible lives-the evil, the > shame-and be thoroughly > disgusted with yourselves, realizing how badly you've lived-all those > obscenities you've carried > out. > > 32 "'I'm not doing this for you. Get this through your thick heads! Shame > on you. What a mess you > made of things, Israel! > > 33-36 "'Message of God, the Master: On the day I scrub you clean from all > your filthy living, I'll > also make your cities livable. The ruins will be rebuilt. The neglected > land will be worked again, > no longer overgrown with weeds and thistles, worthless in the eyes of > passersby. People will > exclaim, "Why, this weed patch has been turned into a Garden of Eden! And > the ruined cities, smashed > into oblivion, are now thriving!" The nations around you that are still in > existence will realize > that I, God, rebuild ruins and replant empty waste places. I, God, said > so, and I'll do it. > > 37-38 "'Message of God, the Master: Yet again I'm going to do what Israel > asks. I'll increase their > population as with a flock of sheep. Like the milling flocks of sheep > brought for sacrifices in > Jerusalem during the appointed feasts, the ruined cities will be filled > with flocks of people. And > they'll realize that I am God.'" > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
