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Beth Moore

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2 Feb

Ezekiel 47, the final & among the most fascinating visionary narratives given to the prophet.

“Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple & there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. (always always East)

...He measured off a third of a mile & led me through the water. It came up to my ankles. Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.

Again he measured off a third of a mile & it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. He asked me, ‘Do you see this, son of man?’ ... I saw a very large number of trees along both sides

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Beth Moore

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1 Feb

Made it to Ezekiel 43 in my daily Bible reading today. Three chapters earlier, a lengthy visionary narrative regarding a new temple began with the hand of the Lord transporting the prophet to Jerusalem. He’s taken on a tour by “a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen

cord & a measuring rod in his hand.” The bronze-like man measures every inch of the structure—gates, walls, stairs, porches, rooms—& supplies the figures to the prophet to report to the exiles. Shows him every detail from the decorations on the jambs to the hooks for sacrifices.

It’s quite tedious reading but the significance is impossible to miss. Perhaps what I love most of all about the study of Scripture—besides the life & work of the Spirit within it—is the cohesion. The major themes continue throughout. Here Ezekiel is depicted as a Moses of sorts.

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Beth Moore

@BethMooreLPM

31 Jan

It’s the most gorgeous morning in Houston. Blue and breezy and just a little bit chilly. As I walk my dogs before church this morning, I’m meditating on Phil 1. So I thought to remind you, “I am SURE of this: that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion

until the Day of Christ Jesus.” This is no mere hope I speak to you from Scripture this morning. It’s certainty. He’s not done. You’re not done. Not if you’re in Christ. He hasn’t forgotten. He hasn’t moved on without you. God finishes what he starts. When I’m filled with angst

or doubt, disappointment, frustration, failure of nerve, writer’s block or whatever & I need desperately to redirect my thoughts, I am greatly helped by making confessions straight from Scripture that are the antithesis of my natural, faithless thoughts. Phil 1:6 is one of them.

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Beth Moore

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30 Jan

Well, here’s Beth in a nutshell. Presently on a most focused walk in our woods & on our acres mole-hunting. Oh yes I did download a book last night. It’s playing in my ear while I hunt for mounds & holes & moles. No no, not to kill. But because I get obsessed with studying stuff.

God made me curious.

To further round out this picture: I brought 2 small carrots with me in case I see my next door donkey but no pocket so I put them in the waistband of my yoga pants & after walking several miles they’ve now worked down well to my calf. Hands were full with my phone & snake stick.

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Beth Moore

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29 Jan

“The hand of the Lord was on me & he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones...and they were very dry. Then he said to me

‘Son of man,
can these bones live?’

I replied,

‘Lord God, only You know.’

“Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! I will cause breath to enter you and you will live. I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life.”

So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying,

there was a noise,

a rattling sound,

And the bones came together, bone to bone. As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew & skin covered them but there was no breath in them.

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Beth Moore

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28 Jan

We of Christian faith in America need a fresh pursuit of holiness in the worst way. There’s never a good nor inconsequential time for leaders to do foolish, scandalous things but I can’t imagine a worse time. This is a time for the slow work of earning back deeply-betrayed trust.

Since there couldn’t be a worse time, that means, to the prince of darkness, is the best time. Leader, your enemy knows you well & has a tailored plan designed for you. An effective, methodical scheme. He knows exactly where you’re vulnerable. Somewhere in plain sight,

think of writing these words:

DON’T BE STUPID.

I’m going to do the same. Unfortunately, we don’t outlive the capacity for stupidity.

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