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One Year Bible: Day 317 - Ezekiel 24:1-25:17; Hebrews 11:17-40; Psalm 124:1-8


There is, in these passages, the continuing conflict between the life of obedient faith (Hebrews 11) and the life of disobedience (God’s judgments in Ezekiel). The Psalmist makes it clear that the life of obedient faith is not an easy life - “If the Lord had not been on our side ... they would have swallowed us alive ... the raging waters would have swept us away” (Psalm 124:1-5). The testimony of the Psalmist is clear: “Praise be to the Lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth” (Psalm 124:6). As we read these words, our thoughts may turn towards the Bible’s description of “the devil” as “a roaring lion who goes about seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Through Christ, we have the victory - “We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped” (Psalm 124:7).
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