A Prayer of Stewardship and Abundance

"Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:" - Ezekiel 45:14

Ezekiel 45:14 - "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:"

Ezekiel 45:14 - "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:"

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we gather in Your presence, Lord, we are reminded of Your divine provisions and the purity of Your ordinances. In Ezekiel 45:14, it is written: "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer." We come before You today with hearts filled with gratitude and reverence for the wisdom contained within Your Word.

Lord, we praise You for the agricultural bounty and the blessings of the earth. The oil symbolizes many things, Lord—Your anointing, Your healing, and the richness of life that flows from You. Help us to understand the deeper spiritual meaning embedded within this ordinance. Just as the oil is essential for our physical nourishment, may we also fervently seek the anointing of Your Spirit that sustains our souls.

Father, we recognize that the principle of offering a tenth part represents stewardship and generosity. You have provided us with our daily bread, our livelihoods, and all that we have is from Your gracious hand. In Your infinite wisdom, You have set forth ordinances to guide us in our relationship with both You and others. Help us to honor those principles, to offer back to You what is rightfully Yours, so that in our acts of giving, we may draw closer to Your heart.

Lord, forgive us for the times we have hoarded our resources, fearing scarcity rather than trusting in Your abundance. Teach us to have open hands and warm hearts, promoting a spirit of generosity that reflects Your love and kindness toward us. May we recognize that every gift, every provision, is a chance to participate in Your divine economy, where giving is both an act of worship and a means of blessing others.

As we give our tenth, whether it be from our finances, our time, or our talents, may we do so with joyful hearts. Let our offerings be a sweet aroma unto You, a testimony to our faith that we trust You to provide. Help us to emulate the selfless giving of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who gave all for us, not holding back even in the face of suffering, so that we may have life and have it abundantly.

Holy Spirit, guide us as we discern the ways in which we can implement this principle of giving in our lives. Show us where our resources can bring healing, hope, and transformation. May our lives be a reflection of Your Kingdom here on earth, where the least are cared for, where service is paramount, and where every act of kindness builds up our community in love.

We pray for those who are in need around us, Lord. We ask that You stir in our hearts a desire to help, to give generously, and to love unconditionally. When we offer a portion of what we receive, may it ignite a chain reaction of love and support that brings glory to Your Name. Let us trust in the integrity of Your ordinance, knowing that when we give, we open access to receive more from You.

As we reflect on Ezekiel's message, we commit ourselves to be faithful stewards of all that You have blessed us with. May Your will, O God, be manifest in our lives as we seek to honor the ordinance of oil, embracing the principle of giving and receiving as a natural flow of our relationship with You.

In Jesus' name, we pray, and we give thanks for every gift from above. Amen.

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Ezekiel 45:14 - "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:"

Ezekiel 45:14 - "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:"

Acts 1:4-5

Acts 1:4-5

Ezekiel 20:45 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 20:45 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 45:16 - "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel."

Ezekiel 45:16 - "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel."

Ezekiel 45:10 - "Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath."

Ezekiel 45:10 - "Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath."

Ezekiel 14:6

Ezekiel 14:6

Ezekiel 45:22 - "And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering."

Ezekiel 45:22 - "And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering."

Ezekiel 45:24 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah."

Ezekiel 45:24 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah."

Ezekiel 40:45 - "And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house."

Ezekiel 40:45 - "And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house."

Ezekiel 45:12 - "And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh."

Ezekiel 45:12 - "And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh."

Ezekiel 45:21 - "In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten."

Ezekiel 45:21 - "In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten."

Ezekiel 45:3 - "And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place."

Ezekiel 45:3 - "And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place."

Mark 14:45 - "And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him."

Mark 14:45 - "And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him."

Ezekiel 45:13 - "This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:"

Ezekiel 45:13 - "This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:"

Ezekiel 45:7 - "¶ And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border."

Ezekiel 45:7 - "¶ And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border."

Ezekiel 45:20 - "And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house."

Ezekiel 45:20 - "And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house."

Ezekiel 45:2 - "Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof."

Ezekiel 45:2 - "Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof."

Ezekiel 23:45 - "¶ And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands."

Ezekiel 23:45 - "¶ And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands."

Ezekiel 45:5 - "And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers."

Ezekiel 45:5 - "And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers."

Genesis 45:14 - "And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck."

Genesis 45:14 - "And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck."

Ezekiel 45:18 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:"

Ezekiel 45:18 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:"

Numbers 14:45 - "Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah."

Numbers 14:45 - "Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah."

Ezekiel 45:9 - "¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD."

Ezekiel 45:9 - "¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD."

Full picture of dry bones Ezekiel 37:1-14

Full picture of dry bones Ezekiel 37:1-14

Ezekiel 45:8 - "In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes."

Ezekiel 45:8 - "In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes."

Ezekiel 45:19 - "And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court."

Ezekiel 45:19 - "And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court."

Ezekiel 45:11 - "The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer."

Ezekiel 45:11 - "The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer."

Psalms 45:14 - "She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee."

Psalms 45:14 - "She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee."

Ezekiel 45:4 - "The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary."

Ezekiel 45:4 - "The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary."

Ezekiel 45:6 - "¶ And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel."

Ezekiel 45:6 - "¶ And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel."