Reading
SAA Notes
This portico is the very one that Jesus entered in Jerusalem Below, riding on the donkey’s colt. It is presently walled up. Dwell on verse 2 and what it says! We do right to trust in the Lord!
SJA Notes
* Mighty God, please show us today from Your word how we should behave as Your people.
“… And I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD. And I fell on my face.”
See how Ezekiel responds to being in God’s presence.
The idea of falling on our face might be strange to some of us today.
To be so overcome in the presence of such awe and majesty that the only response is to fall on our faces.
Is this a foreign understanding for us today?
We need to wrestle with what it means for us. Especially as we come together in our Sunday corporate-together worship, as we are brought into the throne room of our God, the heavenly realities.
As we seek His face, what do we do with ours?
Are we humble before our King as we enter into His presence?
We should be.
If not now, then it will be in an absolute way for all mankind on that final day (but better by far to be humbled now).
May we wrestle with our pride and continue to strive to put on humility as our heart-clothing.
* Loving God,
Thank You for doing what we could never do.
Taking the just punishment for our rebellion against You, taking it on Yourself so that we (the rebellious) could obtain Your favour, Your grace and Your mercy.
Please humble us today Lord.
Amen.