Protection and Presence

O. T. #1964   "Protection and Presence"

June 16, 2021

Summary of Ezekiel-Part 10

Friend, are you dwelling in the secret place and abiding under the shadow of the Almighty God today? Are you fearful today, not sure about anything in your world? Has this pandemic caused you to hide? We are still in Psalm 91 today for encouragement.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. (verses 5-7)

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. (verses 9-11)

Have you noticed that this unknown writer has used the names of God in these verses to encourage us to trust in Him?

• The Most High (Elyon)- verses 1,9
• The Almighty (Shaddai) and all-sufficient God
• Lord-verses 2,9,14
• God (Elohim)-verse 2

This is the God who invites us to fellowship with Him in the Holy of Holies! Those who abide in the Lord are safe when they are doing His will. (Wiersbe)

One more name for God is found in Ezekiel 48:35, the last verse this prophet wrote:

... and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

The divine glory of God will never again depart from the Temple and the new Jerusalem, for the LORD is there.

Is our hope placed in Jesus and His return to earth to reign as King? His rightful place is as King and Lord. There, in Jerusalem, new people with new hearts will worship the Savior in His holiness. What a wonderful place it will be.

May we not let the pressures of everyday life cause us to focus on the here and now, thus forgetting God. Worship brings things into the right perspective-this world is not our home. Heaven is our eternal home. This was brought clear to me this past weekend as we attended the memorial service of a close preacher friend, who passed away in January from Covid. Our time may be short on earth, so we must be about our Father's business.