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Discipleship Focus: Up
- Up: Up is the word we use for what we worship. If we are following God’s will, God will occupy the Up position. Our life, our identity, our mission, our family on mission is all derived from Up. This is why God needs to be in our Up position.
As I read
through the commentary I wrote three years ago, there was a comment that I thought
is important to once again bring into the forefront of the study. Ezekiel saw visions of God as this book
opens. Ezekiel doesn’t just see a vision
from God; Ezekiel sees a vision of God.
That’s really significant.
The reason that
I find it significant is that it truly cements the idea that this book begins
in Up. Ezekiel starts off his book with
the focus on God.
- When God comes, He comes like a storm. But when He comes, He doesn’t cast darkness upon the world as a typical storm does. God comes like a storm and brings light.
- Ezekiel sees a vision of a God who can go anywhere He wants. Wherever God wants to go, the wheels turn and take him. God brings light to any location He desires.
- Ezekiel looks upon the theophany – a vision of God Himself. He sees a metal man. In other words, God is strong. He is powerful. God is precious. He is reliable. He doesn’t break.
- Ezekiel also sees a man whose lower half is composed of fire. In other words, God is capable of bringing judgment. But God is also capable of purifying, too. God can consume, but He can also burn away the impurities in order to allow the more permanent precious things remain.
How does Ezekiel
respond to this? Ezekiel worships. He falls down and worships. Ezekiel finds his Up and does what he is
supposed to do.
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