The Food for the Journey series takes messages by well-loved
Bible teachers at the Keswick Convention and reformats them
into accessible daily devotionals. Here, Liam Goligher takes
you through the story of Ezekiel and how its lessons can be
applied to life today.
Ezekiel ben Buzi would never forget his 30th birthday.
He had been trained as a priest and brought up to believe
that at this age his life’s work would begin. For years he had
anticipated this moment when he would be ordained and
eligible to serve in the temple.
But instead of being in Jerusalem, he was a captive in
Babylon.
Instead of being a priest, he was called by God to be a
prophet. Instead of serving in the temple, he was surrounded
by a plethora of pagan gods.
But on his 30th birthday, he received a vision from God... This
timely vision confronted the Jews with their sinfulness and
the necessity of divine judgement. It also reminded them of
God’s sovereignty and the promise of future restoration.
Our lives, like Ezekiel’s, may have turned out differently from
how we had expected they would. Can we keep on serving
God in turbulent times, trusting God’s sovereignty and
striving for holiness with the Holy Spirit’s help and power?