SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel (NIV) 8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign LORD came upon me there.
OBSERVATION: When God interacts with man, He enters man’s reality. He works in man’s environment. He works on man’s calendar and in man’s time. The reality of God speaking to Ezekiel was so strong and clear that it was time-stamped in Ezekiel’s memory.
As I visited with a friend today, he spoke of a specific day, in a specific jail cell where his life changed. He can now see God’s hand previously working in his life, but that was the moment God’s power broke through all the addictions and he has been “clean” for the past six+ years! Wow!!!
There have been times when God has definitely spoken to me (Leon). Remembering the circumstances helps me remember the message. I remember kneeling at the platform in the Larned AG church. (1953) I remember driving away from a stop sign in Wichita. (2010) I remember Woodston Camp. (1964) I remember an altar at the Kailua Church. (1972) I remember the mountains south of the DMZ. (1969) I remember the office of Bayview Chapel. (1989) I remember… Remembering where I was helps me remember what He said.
APPLICATION: When God has clearly spoken to us, it is good to write down what God has said. It may also be good to write down the date and some description of what was happening in our day or life at that time.
PRAYER: Lord, Your words are precious, I do not want to forget them. Thank you for walking with me AND TALKING with me, not just in life changing moments, but every day! That God talks to me, how special is that!!! Amen
Pastor Leon
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