Today’s passage: Ezekiel 36:22-38
Helpful thoughts:
- In the first half of chapter 36, we read of God’s intention to restore Israel. And we saw that it wasn’t the land that needed to change, but the people.
- Today, we get to read how God will make this happen and why.
- God “will vindicate the holiness” of His great name.
- God’s people will be a transformed people:
- Their sin will be washed away.
- The inner man (The heart and spirit) will be a new creation.
- The Holy Spirit will dwell within them.
- They will desire to follow and obey God.
Questions to consider:
- How do these promises compare with what we read in 2 Corinthians 5:17? What has just been described in verses 25-27? In what ways is it the same or different than what the New Testament teaches us about our conversion?
- In what way does our conversion and life of sanctification vindicate the holiness of God’s great name? In what way will the fulfilment of these promises do the same?
- Why will it be obvious that God should receive all the glory when people who were lost and dead in their sins are cleansed, redeemed, changed, and joyfully following Christ?