Month: August 2026

Call to Holiness

(Ezr 6:22)

PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH & NATION:  

Live lives separated from the world and unto Christ (Ezr 6:22). #HolyLiving #CallToHolyLiving #SeperatedUntoChrist 

MORNING WATCH NOTES:

Following the re-implemented Passover, 7 days later, the Feast of Unleavened Bread was held. If the Passover represented God‘s deliverance of the Jews from Egypt, the Feast of Unleavened Bread was a call to holy living. It was a call to live lives separated from the effects of the world. 

Unleavened bread represents purity and separation from the old life in Egypt. The Feast of  Unleavened bread here represents a second exodus of sorts, separated from Babylon; restoration and cleansing. Lord, may I live daily as redeemed in Christ, separated from this world’s effect on me (1Co 5:6-8).

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May I Speak Freely?

(Ezk 24:25-27)

PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH & NATION:  

May God be glorified in your limitations (‭‭Ezk‬ ‭24:25-27). #God’sStrengthForMyWeakness #GodBeGlorified   

To Speak Freely Again

MORNING WATCH NOTES:

This prophetic segment ends on an historic note. When the attack on Jerusalem had been carried out, Ezekiel would be notified. At that point, he would be allowed to speak freely again. Ezekiel had been struck dumb for some seven years, speaking only messages from God.* Imagine how isolated he felt. But this too was a sign of God‘s judgment and mighty works. 

There are times when God may temporarily (or permanently) set limitations in our lives. He does it for his glory, purposes and effects (Apostle Paul experienced something similar 2Co 12:17). It is by grace alone that the man or woman of God comes to rely totally on him to overcome.

Lord, grant me the grace to live overcoming weakness in your strength alone.

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* History records that Ezekiel was unable to speak, except when his tongue was loose by God to deliver God‘s message to the people (note 3:26,27 – the beginning of his prophetic ministry; approx. 593 BC). Ezekiel would be allowed to speak freely again when a fugitive survivor from Jerusalem reported its final  destruction to Ezekiel and the exiles in Babylon (note 33:21,22 – approx. 586 BC).