7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you hear his Word, care for the people he has entrusted to you, and faithfully obey what he shows you today. 2. 📅 August 1, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God holds leaders accountable for how they care for his people, and he personally rescues those who have been neglected and wounded. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 34:1-10 God condemns Israel’s shepherds for feeding themselves instead of the flock. They neither strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the straying, nor sought the lost, but ruled harshly. Thus God’s sheep scattered and became prey. God will oppose the shepherds, hold them accountable, end their rule, and rescue his sheep from their mouths. 4. 📖 Key Verse Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD (vv. 7, 9). 5. 📝 Reflection There is a Korean proverb that says, “It goes in one ear and out the other.” It describes the negative attitude of hearing ...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you whether you are merely hearing His Word or truly allowing it to transform the way you live. 2. 📅 July 31, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: True meditation does not stop with hearing God’s Word. It leads us to know God, obey Him, and live with integrity. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 33:21-33 After news arrived that Jerusalem had fallen, the LORD opened Ezekiel’s mouth. Those remaining in the land claimed Abraham as grounds for possessing it, yet their idolatry, bloodshed, and sexual sin would bring sword, beasts, and pestilence. The exiles gladly heard Ezekiel but pursued gain instead of obeying. When judgment came, they would know the LORD and that a prophet had been among them. 4. 📖 Key Verse “As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses say to one another, each to his brother, ‘Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.’ And ...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal any sin you need to turn away from and to help you reflect His grace toward those who need repentance and restoration. 2. 📅 July 30, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He calls sinners to turn from evil and receive life. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 33:10-20 Israel asks how they can live while wasting away under their sins. God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but calls them to turn back and live. The righteous cannot rely on past righteousness if they turn to injustice. Yet the wicked who repent, make restitution, and do what is just and right will live. God's way is just; he judges each person according to his ways. 4. 📖 Key Verse Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of I...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you listen carefully to his Word and faithfully share the gospel with courage, humility, and love. 2. 📅 July 29, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God calls us to receive his Word faithfully, speak his truth courageously, and leave the response to him. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 33:1-9 The LORD compares Ezekiel’s calling to that of a watchman. When he sees the sword coming, he must sound the trumpet. Those who ignore the warning bear responsibility for their death, but a silent watchman is accountable for the lives lost. God appoints Ezekiel as Israel’s watchman to hear his word and warn the wicked to turn. If they refuse, they die in their sin, but Ezekiel delivers his soul. 4. 📖 Key Verse “So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me” (v. 7). 5. 📝 Reflection I once had a quiet sense of pride in not being...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you where you have been trusting in your achievements, reputation, or strength rather than in Jesus Christ. 2. 📅 July 28, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: No worldly power or human achievement can save us from God’s judgment; our only hope is Jesus Christ. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 32:17-32 The LORD tells Ezekiel to lament over Egypt and send its people to the pit. Assyria, Elam, Meshech-Tubal, Edom, the northern princes, and Sidon already lie there, slain by the sword and bearing shame after spreading terror among the living. Egypt is no better and will lie among the uncircumcised. Pharaoh may find comfort among the fallen nations, but he and his army cannot escape God's judgment. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised” (v. 19). 5. 📝 Reflection Perhaps the most widely known testimony of someone claiming to have visited hell is Bill Wiese’s 23...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal any pride or disobedience in your heart and to help you respond to his Word with humility and obedience. 2. 📅 July 27, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s judgment is not a distant warning meant only for others; it calls us to recognize his sovereign rule, turn from pride, and obey him today. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 32:1-16 The LORD tells Ezekiel to lament over Pharaoh. Though he sees himself as a lion, he is like a sea monster that fouls the waters. God will cast his net over him, and his fall will bring darkness and terror. Babylon’s sword will shatter Egypt’s pride and destroy its multitude. When God makes Egypt desolate, they will know that he is the LORD. The nations will chant this lament over Egypt. 4. 📖 Key Verse When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and when the land is desolate of all that fills it, when I strike down all who dwell in it, then they will know that I am the LORD (v. 15). ...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal whether his blessings are leading you toward gratitude and humility—or toward pride and self-reliance. 2. 📅 July 26, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: True humility does not come from success or failure, but from knowing that every good gift comes from God. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 31:1-18 God points Pharaoh and his multitude to Assyria’s fate. Like a majestic cedar nourished by abundant waters, Assyria grew beautiful and great, sheltering many nations. Yet its height made its heart proud, so God gave it to ruthless foreigners, who cut it down and left it for Sheol. Pharaoh and all his glory will likewise be brought down to lie among those slain by the sword. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. This is Pha...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you know Him through today’s Word and to reveal anything you are trusting more than Him. 2. 📅 July 25, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God rules over every human power and makes Himself known by exposing the things we trust in more than Him. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 30:10-26 The LORD will use Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to end Egypt’s wealth, devastate its cities, destroy its idols and rulers, and scatter its people among the nations. God will break both arms of Pharaoh so that his sword falls, while strengthening Babylon’s king and placing His own sword in his hand. Through this judgment, the Egyptians will know that He is the LORD. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Then they will know that I am the LORD” (vv. 19, 26). 5. 📝 Reflection It has now been a full year since I came to Montreal. During that time, I made several plans to visit cities outside Montreal, but circumstances did not allow them to work out. So far, t...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you trust that He sees your faithful work, even when others do not recognize it. 2. 📅 July 24, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God rules over history, sees every act of obedience, and never forgets the faithful work of His people. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 29:17-30:9 The LORD gives Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar as wages for his army’s labor against Tyre. On that day, God will raise a horn for Israel and open Ezekiel’s mouth, so they will know that he is the LORD. The near day of the LORD brings the sword upon Egypt and its allies, destroying their proud power, wealth, foundations, and helpers. Cush will tremble as God’s certain judgment comes. 4. 📖 Key Verse I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord GOD (v. 20). 5. 📝 Reflection When I worked for a large corporation, I had opportunities to serve in several departments. Most of those...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you where you may be trusting in your own strength, achievements, resources, or relationships more than you trust in Him. 2. 📅 July 23, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: No human power lasts forever, but God remains sovereign over every family, workplace, and nation. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 29:1-16 The LORD opposes Pharaoh, who proudly claims the Nile as his creation. God will make Egypt desolate for forty years and scatter its people because Egypt proved a broken reed to Israel. Afterward, God will gather the Egyptians and return them to Pathros, but they will remain a lowly kingdom and never rule other nations. Israel will no longer rely on Egypt, and all will know that he is the Lord GOD. 4. 📖 Key Verse And it shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD (v. 16). 5. 📝 Reflection Ancien...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you the courage, humility, and love to make the name of Jesus known—even among those who may reject or oppose your faith. 2. 📅 July 22, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God reveals his glory and holiness so that people everywhere may know that he is the LORD. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 28:20-26 God will judge Sidon with pestilence and the sword, revealing his glory and holiness so that all will know he is the LORD. Israel’s contemptuous neighbors will no longer wound them like briers and thorns. God will gather his scattered people to the land given to Jacob, where they will build houses, plant vineyards, dwell securely, and know that the LORD is their God. 4. 📖 Key Verse They will know that I am the LORD (vv. 22, 23, 24, 26). 5. 📝 Reflection A long time ago, I asked a street evangelist a question. People did not want to hear the gospel. Some even confronted him, complaining that he was too loud, spat ...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal whether you are using his gifts for his glory or allowing them to become sources of pride. 2. 📅 July 21, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s good gifts are corrupted when pride rules our hearts, but his grace restores us to use them for his glory. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 28:1-19 The ruler of Tyre grew wealthy through wisdom and trade, but his riches made him proud, and he claimed to be a god. The Lord would bring ruthless foreigners to expose him as a mere man and destroy his splendor. Though the king had been created with wisdom, beauty, and privilege, violence and dishonest trade corrupted him. God cast him down, consumed him by fire, and brought him to a dreadful end. 4. 📖 Key Verse Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you (v. 17). 5. 📝 Reflecti...