CONSISTENT - Ezekiel 42-43

Ezekiel is still in the vision and one again I ask God for the take away this morning:

 Ezekiel 42

16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits. 17 He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 18 He measured the south side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 19 Then he turned to the west side and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.

 

Ezekiel 43

10.  Let them consider its perfection, 11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.

Consistent.   Constant, steady, regular, stable, unchanging, undeviating, in agreement with

That is the word that comes to mind as I read these few chapters in Ezekiel.

In Ezekiel 43:10-11 God says "tell them ....to consider its perfection."  "its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design ....so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations."

God has designed me with perfection, and God has ordained that I follow Him fully, faithfully, consistently.  Who I am in the midst of His people and who I am in the world should not vary from who I am in His presence.  It is all too easy to go about my day and, though not an intentional mindset, be quite inconsistent with respect to His perfect design of me and of His plans to transform a world consistently, through this life He has designed with perfection.  And though once lost, I have been found by Him and He has transformed by His grace, through His forgiveness.  Therefore, I must and I long to consistently consider His perfection and be faithful to His design.  These verses come to mind:

Psalm 139  - You formed my inward parts, You knitted me together in my mother’s womb, I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works; I know this in the depths of my soul  

1 Peter 2:9  - You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His very own to show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Amen, may it be so this day Lord Jesus.

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9/17/2014