In Ezekiel 40, God gives the prophet a vision of the future after twenty-five long years in exile. For more than two decades, the people of Israel had been living with the memory of what they lost. Their homeland was gone. Their temple was destroyed. Their identity and even their sense of God's nearness were taken away from them. If anyone felt like their hope as God's beloved was permanently broken, it was them.
But this was precisely when God spoke a new word of hope. Their story wasn’t over. They just couldn’t see the next chapter yet.
Sometimes we struggle with our long seasons of waiting, silence, or struggle. We seem them as proof that God has stopped working or that we have failed so badly that God is done with us. We assume the best pages have already been written, and, thus, that we have lost our purpose. But Ezekiel reminds us that God’s plans are not limited by our circumstances or our feelings. The Lord did not wait until the people returned home to speak hope. God gave vision in the midst of their turmoil. Their future was announced at a time when they still felt powerless.
What if the delay you’re experiencing is not wasted time, but holy preparation? What if what feels like exile is part of how God is building clarity, maturity, and deeper trust?
God instructed Ezekiel to “look and listen well” to what he was shown. That may be our invitation today: Slow down. Lift your head. Listen again. God may already be speaking renewal in your spirit.
Your story is not finished because God is not finished with it. When God scripts the next chapter, we don't return to what was. We experience a transformation into what can be through God's presence and promise.
Stay blessed...john | 
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