Hold On, It's Coming
Day 1: The One True Shepherd
Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16
Devotional: In times of confusion and scattered leadership, God declares, "I myself will search for my sheep." How often do we place our hope in political parties, religious personalities, or human solutions, only to find disappointment? The Lord reminds us that there is only one Good Shepherd worthy of our complete trust—Jesus Christ. He never fails, never abandons, and never lets us down. Today, examine where you've placed your hope. Have you been looking to people or systems to hold you up? Remember, they can only let you down if you've made them your foundation. Surrender those misplaced dependencies and anchor your soul in the One who will never leave nor forsake you.
Reflection Question: Where have I been looking for security outside of Jesus?
Day 2: The Covenant of Peace
Reading: Ezekiel 34:23-25; Ephesians 2:14-18
Devotional: God promises a covenant of peace—not based on geography or circumstances, but written on our hearts. This peace drives out the "wild beasts" that prowl through our lives: anxiety, fear, bitterness, and depression. The enemy prowls like a roaring lion, creating chaos in areas we try to protect. But when we move what we're trying to protect into the presence of the Protector, the beasts cease. Jesus is our Prince of Peace, the Davidic shepherd who guards our hearts. What "raccoons" are wreaking havoc in your life, stealing your joy and disturbing your rest? Stop fighting them in your own strength. Move yourself closer to the Shepherd, and watch the wild beasts flee.
Reflection Question: What area of my life needs to be brought under the Shepherd's protection?
Day 3: Rest in the Wilderness
Reading: Ezekiel 34:25-26; Psalm 23
Devotional: "They will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods." God promises peace in the very places that once terrified us—the dark woods of loneliness, the dry wilderness of depression, the hidden places of shame we've kept from others. These are the areas we avoid, the conversations we don't want to have, the memories that haunt our night seasons. But God says He will give you rest even there. The places that used to keep you awake at night will become places of peace. The wilderness seasons you've endured are being transformed into testimonies of God's faithfulness. You don't have to hide your struggles anymore. Bring them into His light and find rest.
Reflection Question: What "wilderness" in my life needs God's transforming peace?
Day 4: Seed Time and Harvest
Reading: Genesis 8:20-22; Galatians 6:7-9
Devotional: Rain matters most to those who have seed in the ground. If you've been praying, believing, and sowing in faith, you've been waiting for the rain. The enemy whispers that your dry season will last forever, that the blessings have passed you by. But God operates on seasons, and rain is coming. After the flood, God promised seed time and harvest would never cease. Rain is not a curse—it's the prerequisite to your harvest. The question is: do you have seed in the ground? Have you been faithful in the waiting? Don't grow weary in doing good. The season is shifting. Hold on—your harvest is coming. Get ready to see the fruit of your faithfulness.
Reflection Question: What seeds of faith have I planted that I'm waiting to see harvested?
Day 5: Showers of Blessing
Reading: Ezekiel 34:26-27; Joel 2:23-29
Devotional: "There shall be showers of blessing"—not a light drizzle you can avoid, but torrential rain that soaks everything it touches. This is the kind of rain you cannot hide from, the kind that changes you so completely that others notice. God wants to pour out His Spirit in a way that transforms you from the inside out. But here's the challenge: will you put up your religious umbrella? Will you try to control how much of God's Spirit you receive, deciding who's worthy and how He should move? Or will you abandon your preferences and preconceived ideas, and simply get soaked? The rain falls on the just and unjust alike. Drop your umbrella. Let God's Spirit saturate every dry place in your life.
Reflection Question: Am I ready to receive all that God wants to pour out, without trying to control it?
Closing Prayer: Lord, I thank You that You are the Good Shepherd who never fails. I surrender my dry seasons to You and declare that rain is coming. Break the bands of my yoke, drive out the wild beasts, and let Your Spirit fall like torrential showers. I remove every umbrella of religion and control. Soak me in Your presence. Let fruit grow in my life for Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16
Devotional: In times of confusion and scattered leadership, God declares, "I myself will search for my sheep." How often do we place our hope in political parties, religious personalities, or human solutions, only to find disappointment? The Lord reminds us that there is only one Good Shepherd worthy of our complete trust—Jesus Christ. He never fails, never abandons, and never lets us down. Today, examine where you've placed your hope. Have you been looking to people or systems to hold you up? Remember, they can only let you down if you've made them your foundation. Surrender those misplaced dependencies and anchor your soul in the One who will never leave nor forsake you.
Reflection Question: Where have I been looking for security outside of Jesus?
Day 2: The Covenant of Peace
Reading: Ezekiel 34:23-25; Ephesians 2:14-18
Devotional: God promises a covenant of peace—not based on geography or circumstances, but written on our hearts. This peace drives out the "wild beasts" that prowl through our lives: anxiety, fear, bitterness, and depression. The enemy prowls like a roaring lion, creating chaos in areas we try to protect. But when we move what we're trying to protect into the presence of the Protector, the beasts cease. Jesus is our Prince of Peace, the Davidic shepherd who guards our hearts. What "raccoons" are wreaking havoc in your life, stealing your joy and disturbing your rest? Stop fighting them in your own strength. Move yourself closer to the Shepherd, and watch the wild beasts flee.
Reflection Question: What area of my life needs to be brought under the Shepherd's protection?
Day 3: Rest in the Wilderness
Reading: Ezekiel 34:25-26; Psalm 23
Devotional: "They will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods." God promises peace in the very places that once terrified us—the dark woods of loneliness, the dry wilderness of depression, the hidden places of shame we've kept from others. These are the areas we avoid, the conversations we don't want to have, the memories that haunt our night seasons. But God says He will give you rest even there. The places that used to keep you awake at night will become places of peace. The wilderness seasons you've endured are being transformed into testimonies of God's faithfulness. You don't have to hide your struggles anymore. Bring them into His light and find rest.
Reflection Question: What "wilderness" in my life needs God's transforming peace?
Day 4: Seed Time and Harvest
Reading: Genesis 8:20-22; Galatians 6:7-9
Devotional: Rain matters most to those who have seed in the ground. If you've been praying, believing, and sowing in faith, you've been waiting for the rain. The enemy whispers that your dry season will last forever, that the blessings have passed you by. But God operates on seasons, and rain is coming. After the flood, God promised seed time and harvest would never cease. Rain is not a curse—it's the prerequisite to your harvest. The question is: do you have seed in the ground? Have you been faithful in the waiting? Don't grow weary in doing good. The season is shifting. Hold on—your harvest is coming. Get ready to see the fruit of your faithfulness.
Reflection Question: What seeds of faith have I planted that I'm waiting to see harvested?
Day 5: Showers of Blessing
Reading: Ezekiel 34:26-27; Joel 2:23-29
Devotional: "There shall be showers of blessing"—not a light drizzle you can avoid, but torrential rain that soaks everything it touches. This is the kind of rain you cannot hide from, the kind that changes you so completely that others notice. God wants to pour out His Spirit in a way that transforms you from the inside out. But here's the challenge: will you put up your religious umbrella? Will you try to control how much of God's Spirit you receive, deciding who's worthy and how He should move? Or will you abandon your preferences and preconceived ideas, and simply get soaked? The rain falls on the just and unjust alike. Drop your umbrella. Let God's Spirit saturate every dry place in your life.
Reflection Question: Am I ready to receive all that God wants to pour out, without trying to control it?
Closing Prayer: Lord, I thank You that You are the Good Shepherd who never fails. I surrender my dry seasons to You and declare that rain is coming. Break the bands of my yoke, drive out the wild beasts, and let Your Spirit fall like torrential showers. I remove every umbrella of religion and control. Soak me in Your presence. Let fruit grow in my life for Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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