06/24/2026
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โโฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ, โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ.โโ โ Ezekiel 48:35โฃ
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There are places in life remembered because of who was once there.โฃ
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Historic homes often display signs that read, โGeorge Washington slept here,โ or โThis notable person visited this location.โ People travel long distances simply to stand where someone important once stood.โฃ
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Yet Ezekiel ends with something infinitely greater.โฃ
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He does not say, โThe LORD was there.โโฃ
He does not say, โThe LORD visited there.โโฃ
He says, โThe LORD is there.โโฃ
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Those words carry enormous weight.โฃ
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Ezekiel had watched the people of God experience judgment because of persistent rebellion. Earlier in the book, the glory of God departed from Jerusalem (Ezekiel 10โ11). The people had trusted buildings, traditions, and their own strength while their hearts drifted far from Him. The most devastating reality was not exile itselfโit was separation from the visible presence of God.โฃ
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But God was not finished.โฃ
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At the conclusion of Ezekiel, God reveals a restored future where His presence remains with His people. The final identity of the city is not found in its walls, beauty, size, or prosperity. Its defining characteristic is this: God chooses to dwell there.โฃ
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That truth stretches beyond Ezekiel into the whole story of redemption.โฃ
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When Jesus came, Scripture declared, โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ดโ (John 1:14). God was no longer represented merely through a templeโHe came near personally.โฃ
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Jesus promised His followers, โ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆโ (Matthew 28:20).โฃ
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Through salvation, believers become the dwelling place of Godโs Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).โฃ
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And one day, Scripture promises the complete fulfillment of Ezekielโs hope:โฃ
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โ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎโฆโ (Revelation 21:3)โฃ
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Christian hope is not ultimately streets of gold, restored bodies, or even reunion with loved onesโthough all those are glorious. Our greatest hope is this:โฃ
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐.โฃ
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Today, if your circumstances feel empty, uncertain, or lonely, remember this: Godโs heart has always been to dwell with His people. In Christ, you are not abandoned, forgotten, or left to navigate life alone.โฃ
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His presence is not a historical marker.โฃ
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He is here.
