ASLC Devotions - Monday

 Ezekiel 31:3, 9  Consider Assyria, a cedar of Lebanon,
with fair branches and forest shade,
   and of great height,
   its top among the clouds. 
 I made it beautiful
   with its mass of branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden
   that were in the garden of God.

Ezekiel is talking about Assyria, which at the time was one of the greatest kingdoms in the known world. They were the envy of their neighbors: wealthy, well-organized, low crime-rates, high property-values, and things were going well. So Ezekiel provides a great analogy comparing Assyria to a great and mighty cedar tree, with God saying...

I made it beautiful. I made it the envy of all the trees of Eden. I did it. They didn't do it themselves. I did it. And the reading goes on to say  - I did it for my own purposes. God gives all the good gifts. God gives blessings. Whatever is good and right in your life, give thanks to God.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth

Join us for worship Saturday at 5 and Sunday at 9. A blood drive is being hosted this Sunday morning at All Saints. As always, complete information can be found at http://www.allsaintspalatine.org