9th and Pierce Church of Christ in Purcell

09/11/2026

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Day 253: 3/5

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09/11/2026

The reading for September 11th, 2026, is Ezekiel 44-45. This year we will follow the chronological reading plan, paying close attention to the strategies Satan uses to divert us from following God.
There seems to be a lot of symbolism or shadow of what is to come under the Messiah in the instructions Ezekiel is to give to the remnant when they return to Jerusalem. The reallotment of the land for the priests, the prince, and the people. The renewing of the Levitical priesthood, even though many will not be allowed into the most holy service of the temple because of their unfaithfulness and leading Israel astray leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of its people. God then makes a covenant with the lineage of Zadok because they had remained faithful to God and His statutes even as the rest of the nation went astray they will be given the honor of entering before God to come near Him and serve Him. They will be required to put on linen garments which are only worn when they enter the sanctuary and go before God and then removed when they exit for everything they touched would become holy (Ezekiel 44:19). The priests are given stricter statutes they must adhere to remain holy in their service to God. A concept Satan has tried to bring down under the concept of grace. How Christians, and especially Christian leaders, would believe the priests of God today are not held to the same level of holiness to approach God in the true temple that was opened through Christ as the priests under the law of Moses is beyond me. To think grace allows us to not maintain the holiness of the temple, which we as Christians are (1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19-20) even though the same warning is given to us as was given to Israel and why when they profaned it God destroyed both the temple and the priests. Then we see the prince providing the sacrifices for all the people looking to the time when the Prince would bring the sacrifice for all sins for all the people to make us holy to serve as priests for Him.
Do not be deceived, if you have accepted the sacrifice of the Prince to cleanse and sanctify you then He has made you holy so you can come near to Him and serve Him, taking off the filthy rags of sin and are now clothed in Christ (Galatians 3:26) and must maintain that holiness (Revelation 3:4). The reading for September 12th, 2026, will be Ezekiel 46-48. gsf

09/10/2026

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Day 252: -/5

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09/10/2026

The reading for September 9th, 2026, is Ezekiel 42-43. This year we will follow the chronological reading plan, paying close attention to the strategies Satan uses to divert us from following God.
Even as God begins to prepare for the return of His people He also prepares work for them to test their obedience and commitment. He still requires man to be a part of His plan for His people. For those who return they are to be shown the plans for the temple. After they have finished building the temple then they have to consecrate the temple for seven days offering sacrifices upon the altar as prescribed by God. Only after they have followed all these directions will they be acceptable to God. “For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it. When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, declares the Lord God” (Ezekiel 43:26 NASB). So many want to remove man’s part and responsibility in his own salvation. God puts the power of salvation into the hands of men. But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NASB). After declaring everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved then explains God’s plan and process. “How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things’” (Romans 10:14:15 NASB). God has sent His good news of good things by us so the lost may hear and believe in Him so they can call on Him through baptism (Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21) and be saved.
Do not be deceived, God has given to us His plan of salvation for mankind. For those outside of Christ; they need to hear, believe, confess, repent, and be baptized into the death of Christ for the forgiveness of their sins (Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:25-26) then we need to work our own salvation through obedience (Philippians 2:12-13) and declaring the good news to the lost around us. The reading for September 11th, 2026, will be Ezekiel 44-45. gsf

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09/09/2026

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Day 251: 3/5

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09/09/2026

The reading for September 9th, 2026, is Ezekiel 40-41. This year we will follow the chronological reading plan, paying close attention to the strategies Satan uses to divert us from following God.
God begins to get the exiles ready to go back to Jerusalem. God gives Ezekiel plans for the reconstruction of the temple to replace the one destroyed by the Babylonians. Measuring it out, showing him who was housed where and what their duties were, and all the furnishings which were to be in it. The fact that God has always been exact and detailed about how, where, and when to worship Him it is amazing how many Christians believe God has a laissez faire attitude towards it today. If there is one place Satan has deceived man more than any other is an understanding of His holiness. God is above and beyond all things carnal and temporal. We have confused the word profane with vulgar instead of realizing it is actually the opposite of holy. When we treat God as common or less than holy, separate from unrighteousness, wickedness, and carnality then we are profaning Him. When we toss His name around with frivolity, cursing, or vulgarity then we are profaning His name. When we worship Him with frivolity and lack of respect for what He has asked for we are profaning the worship of God and truly profaning God by bringing Him down from His holiness and treating Him as common. When Jesus speaks to the Samaritan woman at the well He declared: “You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. But a time is coming, and even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:22-24 NASB). We must worship in spirit according to knowledge showing He is a holy God and not common.
Do not be deceived, God still cares about How we worship Him and we must treat Him as holy and not common. The reading for September 10th, 2026, will be Ezekiel 42-43. gsf

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09/08/2026

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Day 250: 4/5

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09/08/2026

The reading for September 8th, 2026, is Ezekiel 38-39. This year we will follow the chronological reading plan, paying close attention to the strategies Satan uses to divert us from following God.
While many people see this as an end time prophecy instead of a prophecy of the ending of the physical nation of Israel and the establishment of the spiritual kingdom there are many signs showing this belief is not true. Gog and Magog come against Israel after they have been brought back from exile and reunited. “After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual place of ruins; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them” (Ezekiel 38:8 NASB). These prophecies were for Israel and not for the church, the kingdom on the earth today. Yet, over and over, people read these prophecies and interpret them the same way the Jews interpreted them which caused most of Israel to not recognize and accept the Messiah when He came the first time. They see Jerusalem and Israel being restored as a physical kingdom with a physical king to the glory they had during the days of David and Solomon. Jesus told the Jews they did not understand the Scriptures or the prophecies or they would have readily received Him. He told Pilate directly His kingdom was not of this world. Yesterday we saw, yes it is possible for man to thwart God’s will on a personal level but God’s plan steadily moves forward through those who accept God’s will and fulfill their purpose in the plan. The Jews did not stop God from establishing His kingdom and restoring Israel as He had prophesied they only misunderstood and rejected it for themselves, but those who believed became a part of that kingdom. Because of this misunderstanding and error in interpretation people today are using the same prophecies to make the same mistake about the kingdom of Christ.
Do not be deceived, Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of God when He came the first time, restored Israel, became its king as the son of David, and reigns until the last trump sounds when He will return the kingdom to the Father (1 Corinthians 15:23-25). The reading for September 9th, 2026, will be Ezekiel 40-41. gsf

09/07/2026

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Day 249: -/5

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09/07/2026

The reading for September 7th, 2026, is Ezekiel 35-37. This year we will follow the chronological reading plan, paying close attention to the strategies Satan uses to divert us from following God.
The ten tribes of Israel have been one nation and they have been scattered because of their unfaithfulness. Now Judah, including the tribe of Benjamin has now been taken into exile because of their unfaithfulness. Now God is promising the return of not just Judah but all the tribes of Israel are going to come back to the promised land and be reunited into one kingdom under one king. While this going to be partially fulfilled through the returning of physical Israel to the land and rebuilding the wall and the temple but the true fulfillment will be with the Messiah and the eternal spiritual kingdom that will cover the whole world with borders or worldly headquarters. As Ezekiel sees the valley of dry bones he is told this is the true status of Israel. Yet even though they were long dead and had no life of their own He could bring them back to life. He could gather them from all the nations where they had been disbursed and bring this nation back to life just as He had brought them to life out of the land of Egypt when He first made the covenant with them at Sinai. Even though Israel had been unfaithful to the covenant God would continue to be faithful with His covenants with Abraham and David. No matter what man did, they could not thwart God’s plan from being manifested in the world. No matter what schemes Satan placed before people to put stumbling blocks in the path of God’s people there would always be some who remained faithful and continued the covenant with God. There are those who teach man cannot stop the will of God so He must determine the outcome of every individual life and every moment of every person. This is not true for God does allow us to choose to believe in Him and have faith or reject the evidence and deny Him. At the same time there are those who teach the Jews derailed God’s plan and thwarted His will by not accepting Jesus as their king and putting Him to death. This is also not true for while we might thwart God’s will in our own life by not choosing His path we cannot stop His plan from succeeding for God will find someone who is willing to fulfill the work.
Do not be deceived, while we might thwart God’s will to receive salvation and not fulfill our purpose in this life, God’s plan for mankind and the things He has determined to happen will happen through those who do choose faithfulness to Him and His word. The reading for September 8th, 2026, will be Ezekiel 38-39. gsf

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