Come to Life: A Lenten Study of Ezekiel

by She Reads Truth

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” —Ezekiel 36:26

Lent is a season where we consider our sin and embrace the life found only in the cross of Christ. In the book of Ezekiel, God threads hope through prophecies of judgment against the Israelites while they lived in exile in Babylon. Although they faced devastating consequences for their actions, God promised to bring them back to His forever presence through a new covenant fulfilled in Jesus.

During this seven-week Lenten reading plan, we’ll move toward Calvary with Ezekiel as our guide. Along the way, we'll lament over our sin and rejoice in the good news of an empty tomb and a risen Savior. Join us as we prepare our hearts to arrive at Resurrection Sunday with a renewed understanding and sense of wonder at the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Genres: Christian

240 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2022

About the author

She Reads Truth is a worldwide community of women who read God's Word together every day. Founded in 2012, She Reads Truth invites women of all ages to engage Scripture through curated daily reading plans, as well as online conversation led by a vibrant community of contributing writers. This community of “Women in the Word of God every day” represents a long list of cities and countries, a variety of backgrounds and traditions, and countless real-life stories. But there is a commonality that binds us: we believe God's Word is Truth. So we read. Every day we read a new passage together—working our way through books of the Bible, topics that matter, and seasons of the Church calendar. We engage with God's Word and with each other. And we keep coming back, on the hard days and the good days, because God and His Word never change, regardless of our circumstances.

Source: https://shereadstruth.com/about/

Reviews

[Ginger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gracious I love SRT. As I’ve gotten older with them though, I do really wish they’d make their text larger, and stop putting white text on dark backgrounds.

Possibly a design quibble, but this signals what sort of audience they’re after—young and heathy. What I know of these women and editors is that would not at all be their intention, but since the modern American church has a tendency to center youth culture, I find this something to watch out for when I use and recommend Bible studies.

Even so, Ezekiel was a powerful book to focus on for Lent. I had never done an in depth study and their helps and cross commentary verses were so enriching.

[Natalie Coiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

took me a long time, but i finally finished!! Lent study of Ezekiel with a week on Jesus’ last week before his death. really good pairing. God is holy but he is also merciful.

[Amanda Pierson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Lenten study walks you through the book of Ezekiel and then focuses on the different days of Holy Week leading up to the day of Christ’s resurrection. I absolutely loved this study! Ezekiel can be a very daunting book to dive into, but this study along with the app and podcast really helped me understand the book. God definitely opened my eyes to the Scripture and gave me joy and comfort no matter my circumstances. I highly recommend these book studies!

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt the recent Advent guide provided more instruction/education/context about the readings. This guide more simply gave the readings. It was still good for encouraging me to read and reflect, but I would have enjoyed more analysis/context.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Lent

[Patti Slankard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m actually reading the Lenten study of Isaiah (2025) by She Reads Truth, but the book is not yet listed on Goodreads.

[Samara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A unique prophetic book full of odd imagery that somehow still taught me so much I could apply to my own life (leave it to God/His Word). I was refreshed by the challenges it offered to seek God in my own life & others’ more than promoting comfort and self-satisfaction - He offers more life than sleep, more hope than comfort, more satisfaction than reputation.

The She Reads Truth study book aided me in my application as it guides the reader to lament each week - a practice that isn’t often prompted in our culture but I found myself easily finding things (mostly inwardly) that I was glad to redirect from that I would’ve most likely ignored without the study’s guidance.

Really enjoyed!

Some takeaways in my notes:
- the life of ministry is God’s Word (not people’s response to it)
- “woe to the” Christian “who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing…who plaster a flimsy wall with whitewash” giving destructive messages aimed to please over tell the truth
- no power is greater than God’s, but no downfall goes without His grieving
- TODAY and TOMORROW matter more than yesterday (whether good or bad)

[Tyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first She Reads Truth study. I thought the aesthetic of the book was lovely-the paper, abstract imagery, and nature images were peaceful and fitting. The hymns were a nice inclusion and the recipes were also thoughtful.
Since this was a study of the book of Ezekiel. It was also nice to have additional relevant Biblical passages included. Those took me where I might not have gone otherwise in this Lenten study.
I did not follow along on social media; which I am sure might have been nice, but wasn't my vibe at this time.
I doubt if I will purchase another She Reads Truth study for myself. I ended up reading each day's passage in my Bible so I could use the study notes and mark my scriptures. My personal opinion is I paid for a pretty book that was (mostly) a reprint of Ezekiel. There was very little extra and my study Bible far exceeded this study for extra information. With that being said I did exclusively read the study for The Holy Week (last seven days).
My stars are strictly rating the Come to Life study Not the book of Ezekiel; which was wonderful.

[Jess Lammers · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the fourth SRT study I’ve done and it really lacked the substance of the others. There were very few prompts, only one per week, for a seven week study. The first 42 days were really difficult to get through. It was pretty much just Ezekiel, which is heavy, dark and repetitive. Many times during the study I thought, “I could’ve just picked up the Bible and read Ezekiel.” It was a chore to get through this study and I’ve never felt that way about a SRT study before. Then suddenly I got to Holy Week and the content was excellent and exactly what I’d expect from SRT. That week completely redeemed the rest of the study (I see what they were going for there, metaphorically), but since six of the seven weeks were dry and without any real insight, I still feel that the study is at best two stars. There just wasn’t much of a “study” aspect to it.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ezekiel was a tough read! I wish they had included more internal resources to help readers understand the symbolism and prophecy a little better. It was a great choice for Lent though, as it encapsulated the cycle of sin and redemption and highlighted the need for a Savior. The weekly lament and praise sections were helpful to focus my heart while I read!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first Lent study, and I found it the perfect time and way to read and appreciate the book of Ezekiel. I learned and God is just, and was encouraged to always look for the hope that he offers his people

[Debbie Woodard · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is mostly scripture straight from the Bible with little added interpretation or insight

[Danielle Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great Lent study. Ezekiel is a HARD book to understand, but I really liked how it made you take a deep look at your sin and contrast that with God’s holiness.

[Jane Riordan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reading through the book of Ezekiel is always going to be something of a hard sell, being quite a dismal read at times.

I have used many She Reads Truth studies before and loved them but, on this occasion, apart from one page at the end of each week, there are not daily questions or prompts to get one thinking which, with this particular study, I feel are much needed; although one can access the commentaries and podcasts online.

I have three other Lenten devotionals on the go, all of which are giving me more than this one and, in addition, I am reading The Bible in One Year again this year, so will be covering Ezekiel - which are my excuses for putting this one down.