Sunday, September 20, 2026 · KJV DEVOTIONAL
When God’s Warning Is Mercy
Ezekiel 4–6
“And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.”
Ezekiel 6:10 KJV
TODAY’S DEVOTION
These chapters are severe because sin is severe. God exposes idolatry, announces judgment, and refuses to let His people rename rebellion as harmless devotion. Yet warning itself is an act of mercy. The Lord speaks before consequences arrive. He interrupts deception so that people may recognize Him, remember His covenant, and turn from what is destroying them.
A tender heart does not dismiss the difficult portions of Scripture. It asks what God is uncovering. We can build idols from success, approval, comfort, control, or even religious activity. Anything that competes for the trust, affection, and obedience belonging to God must come down. Conviction is not rejection. When the Word confronts us, the right response is not to hide but to repent. The God who warns is giving us room to return.
GO DEEPER
Context for careful reading.
יָדַע · yādaʿ · H3045
Yādaʿ means to know, recognize, or experience. Ezekiel repeatedly uses it in the refrain “they shall know that I am the LORD”; God’s acts expose false gods and make His identity unmistakable.
Ezekiel’s enacted signs portray Jerusalem’s coming siege. Chapter 6 turns directly to the high places and idols of Israel. Judgment is covenantal and purposeful: the people will learn that the Lord’s warnings were neither empty nor exaggerated.
RESPOND
Make room for devotion and prayer.
What truth will you carry from this passage into the day?