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  Ezekiel 22:29-31 AMP The people of the land have practiced oppression and extortion and have committed robbery; they have wronged the poor and needy and they have oppressed the stranger without justice. [30] I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for [the sake of] the land, that I would not destroy it, but I found no one [not even one]. [31] Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; I have repaid their way [by bringing it] upon their own heads,” says the Lord GOD.   This scripture paints one of the most sobering pictures in Scripture. God surveys the land and finds violence, oppression, injustice, and corruption. The people “have used oppression, exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy.” Yet the most tragic line is in verse 30: “And I sought for a man among them… but I found none.” God was not only grieved by the sin of the nation; He was grieved b...

  Ezekiel 22:29-31 ICB The people cheat others. They steal. They hurt people who are poor and needy. They cheat foreigners and don't treat them fairly. [30] "I looked for someone to build up the walls. I looked for someone to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people. Then I would not have to destroy them. But I did not find anyone. [31] So I will let them see my anger. I will destroy them with an anger that is like fire. This is because of all the things they have done, says the Lord God."   This Bible passage shows a very serious moment. God looked at the land and saw many wrong things happening. People were hurting others, stealing, cheating, and treating the poor badly. But the saddest part is in verse 30, where God says He looked for someone who would pray and stand in the gap—but He found no one. God was not only sad about the sin; He was sad that nobody prayed. This scripture teaches us something important: before judgment comes, God...

  Ezekiel 22:29–31 “9 Doz wey get money dey shit and tif from oda pipol. Dem dey ponish poor pipol and dey kollect strenjas propaty. 30 “I fine pesin wey fit build di wall; pesin wey fit stand for where di wall for fall kon tok for di town wen my vexnashon won distroy am, but I nor si anybody. 31 So, I go pour my vexnashon for dia head kon distroy dem with fire, bikos of di bad tins wey dem do.” God wey get pawa don tok.   Dis scripture paint one of di most serious pictures for Bible. God look di land and see violence, oppression, injustice, and corruption everywhere. Di people “use oppression, do robbery, and vex di poor and needy.” But di most painful line dey for verse 30: “And I look for a man among them… but I no find any.” God no just vex because of di sin wey full di nation; e pain am say nobody stand as intercessor, nobody stand for gap. Dis passage show us one divine pattern: anytime judgment wan near, God first dey find person—somebody wey go stand between ...

  Deuteronomy 32:15-18 “5 But Israel pipol kon fat and wiked more-more. Di pipol kon heavy, round and tick for body! Dem forget God wey kreate dem; den kon rijet di Rock wey bi dia salvashon. 16 Dem make am jealous, bikos dem dey serve juju and oda gods. 17 Instead make dem sakrifice give God, dem dey sakrifice give juju and gods wey dem nor know; new gods wey dem just si, even gods wey dia grand-grand papa dem nor know about. 18 Dem don forget di Rock wey bi dia papa and di God wey kreate dem, nor dey dia mind again.   Deuteronomy 32:15-18 show us clear picture of people wey don dey too comfortable, forget the God wey create them, and turn their heart go meet strange gods. No be only old ‑ time warning; na mirror wey dey face our generation today. Nations don leave the One true God, the Creator of everything, and dem dey chase creation, rejecting the Holy One, the Rock of our salvation, for fake gods wey no fit save anybody. History dey repeat itself. Just like for the ...

  Deuteronomy 32:15-18 LSB “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—You grew fat, thick, and sleek—Then he abandoned God who made him, And treated the Rock of his salvation with wicked foolishness. [16] “They made Him jealous with strange gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger. [17] “They sacrificed to demons who were not God, To gods whom they have not known, New gods who came lately, Whom your fathers did not dread. [18] “You neglected the Rock who begot you, And forgot the God who brought you forth.   Deuteronomy 32:15-18 gives a sobering picture of a people who grew comfortable, forgot the God who made them, and turned their hearts towards strange gods. It is not merely an ancient warning; it is a mirror held before our generation. Nations have forsaken the One true God, the Creator of all things, and are now chasing after creation while rejecting the Holy One, the Rock of our salvation, for imposters that cannot save. History is repeating itself. Just as in t...

Deuteronomy 32:15-18 ICB Israel grew fat and kicked. They were fat and full and firm. They left the God who made them. They rejected the Rock who saved them. [16] They made God jealous with foreign gods. They made him angry with hated idols. [17] They made sacrifices to demons, not God. They were gods they had never known. They were new gods from nearby. Your ancestors did not fear them. [18] You left God who is the Rock, your Father. You forgot the God who gave you birth.   Deuteronomy 32:15–18 tells us about people who became too comfortable and forgot the God who made them. Instead of loving God, they started following other gods that were not real. This warning is also for us today. Many people in the world have stopped following the true God and are now copying things that do not please Him. Just like in the book of Judges, people now do whatever they think is right, even when it is wrong. Some things that used to be called “sin” are now called “freedom.” Things that u...

2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].   Carrying on from “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” suggests that people can sometimes rise far above the patterns of their lineage. Sometimes a person breaks cycles that defined generations before them. Sometimes God writes a new story where the old one seemed unchangeable. This truth is woven throughout Scripture. God delights in rewriting family lines, lifting people out of inherited patterns, and establishing new legacies rooted in His mercy and calling. Consider Gideon. He came from a family steeped in idolatry. His father, Joash, had an altar to Baal (Judges 6:25). Gideon himself felt small, insignificant, and unqualified. ...

  2 Corinthians 5:17 ICB If anyone belongs to Christ, then he is made new. The old things have gone; everything is made new!   People often say, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” meaning children usually act like their parents. But sometimes, with God’s help, a person can grow very differently from their family. Sometimes God helps someone break old habits and start a brand ‑ new story. The Bible shows this again and again. God loves to help people rise above their past and build a new future with Him. Think about Gideon. His family worshipped idols, and he felt small and afraid. But God called him a “mighty man of valour.” Gideon chose God instead of idols and became a brave leader. He showed that God’s plan is stronger than family patterns. Hezekiah is another example. His father, King Ahaz, did many wrong things and led the nation away from God. But Hezekiah chose to do what was right. He opened the temple again and helped the whole nation return to God....