Aug 23, 2026 "Where the River Flows"(Ezekiel 47:1–12)

• Ezekiel 47:1-12 New International Version
• The River From the Temple

  47 The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

  
  

  2 He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.

  
  

  3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep.

  
  

  4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.

  
  

  5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.

  
  

  6 He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”

  Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

  
  

  7 When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.

  
  

  8 He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,[b] where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.

  
  

  9 Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.

  
  

  10 Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.

  
  

  11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

  
  

  12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

  
  
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Aug 16, 2026 “The God Who Brings Us Home”(Ezekiel 39:21–29)

Ezekiel 39:21-29 New International Version

²¹ “I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them.

²² From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God.

²³ And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

²⁴ I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their offenses, and I hid my face from them.

²⁵ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob^[a] and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.

²⁶ They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety in their land with no one to make them afraid.

²⁷ When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.

²⁸ Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind.

²⁹ I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Ezekiel 39:25 Or now bring Jacob back from captivity

The God Who Brings Us Home

Ezekiel 38:21-29

It happens little by little, but then one day, we see how far we have drifted from God. It is one ignored conviction at a time. 

Ezekiel 39:23 ESV

[23] And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. 

We should not pray that our circumstances change but rather our relationship with God would change.

Ezekiel 39:25 ESV

[25] “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.

Although Israel has abandoned God, it is God who does the work to restore us. This is what is wonderful about Grace. It is God that comes looking for us even though we are lost in sin. 

Maybe today, you feel far from God. You feel that you have made horrible choices, or that you have drifted far from God. Yet, it is God who comes for us.

Our first response might be, "Why?". If you really think about who you are and what you had done, you would be amazed and ashamed that God would rescue you.

Ezekiel 39:29 ESV

[29] And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

God not only just rescues His children, but He also restores our situation with him. He restores His relationship with us. What we seek should be only God.

God comes near and forgives and also restores. The greatest miracle is not a change in circumstances, but a change in heart. This is what God does for us.

When we were lost in sin, God came and sought us out. We did not earn grace. Grace does not allow us to do whatever we want. Let us hear God's voice calling us home. We don't need to change before returning home. We just need to make that effort to return to God.

God's Grace is the final word.

 

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Give Us Clean Hands

Give Us Clean Hands

Charlie Hall

CCLI Song # 2060208

Verse

We bow our hearts we bend our knees

Oh Spirit come make us humble

We turn our eyes from evil things

Oh Lord we cast down our idols

Chorus

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

And oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh God of Jacob

And oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh God of Jacob

Verse

We bow our hearts We bend our knees

Oh Spirit come make us humble

We turn our eyes From evil things

Oh Lord we cast down our idols

Chorus

So give us clean hands

And give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

(2X)

Oh God let us be A generation that seeks

That seeks Your face, Oh- God of Jacob 

(2X)

D.C.

Chorus

So give us clean hands

And give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

(2X)

Oh God let us be A generation that seeks

That seeks Your face, Oh- God of Jacob 

(2X)

Oh- God of Jacob

Oh- God of Jacob

Verse

We bow our hearts we bend our knees

Oh Spirit come make us humble

We turn our eyes from evil things

Oh Lord we cast down our idols

Chorus

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

Give us clean hands  (oh God) give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

And oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

Verse

We bow our hearts we bend our knees

Oh Spirit come make us humble

We turn our eyes from evil things

Oh Lord we cast down our idols

Chorus

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

Give us clean hands (oh God) give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

And oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

oh God we cry out

Chorus

Give us clean hands give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

Give us clean hands (oh God) give us pure hearts

Let us not lift our souls to another

And oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

oh God let us be a generation that seeks

That seeks Your face oh- God of Jacob

oh- God of Jacob

oh- God of Jacob

Give us clean hands oh God give us pure hearts

깨끗한 손 주옵소서 (무릎꿇고 엎드리니)

Charlie Hall

CCLI Song # 6326388

Verse

무릎 꿇고 엎드리니

우릴 겸손케하소서

악한 데서 눈을 돌려

모든 우상 버리오니

Chorus

깨끗한 손 주옵소서

주님만 높여 드리기 원해

정결한 맘 주옵소서

주님만 높여 드리기 원해

우리 세대로 주의 얼굴 찾게 하옵소서

오 야곱의 하나님

우리 세대로 주의 얼굴 찾게 하옵소서

오 야곱의 하나님