Idols of the Heart, Ezekiel 14:1-11

 

OUTLINE:

1-3 INTRODUCTION

4-6 CONVICTION

7-10 CONSEQUENCE 

11 CONCILIATION

Ezekiel 14:1-2
Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.  ² And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 

Don’t miss this picture perfect pattern established by the Lord.

Like we go to the Church house, the elders went to Ezekiel’s house, and the Word of the Lord came...

God goes where His people gather

Matthew 18:20. Whenever you gather in My name, I’ll be there.

Hebrews 10:25. Forsake not gathering together.

Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

Acts 2:1-2
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And cowards became courageous

The birthday of the Church

Whenever, wherever, we show up in His name—He shows up.  

That’s the way God is. He loves being with His people. He’s been that way since the beginning with the first couple in the garden. He showed up to walk with them and talk with them. Even when they turned from Him, He came to them with conviction, consequence and a plan for conciliation.

Which is what He does here.  

³ “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?

God loves it when we get together and having Church is important, however, the location of the heart is much more important than the location of the hiney.

The elders showed up, sat in the front row, said “amen” at just the right moment.

Yet God saw through it all. They honored Him with their lips, but their hearts were far from Him. Isaiah 29:13, Matt. 15:8.

They were there for reputation, or obligation, or to appease religious conscience, or perhaps they wanted the prophet to give them an ear tickling blessing.

But God saw their hearts and knew if they had their druthers, they’d be drinking beer and watching football, or whatever other idol suits your fancy. Sleeping in, eating out, garage sale-ing, fishing, golfing, health, news... you name it. Whatever takes your eyes off the Lord and on the world.

Bottom line, they put things before God, and anything put before God is an idol that leads to iniquity.

For that the Lord asks Ezekiel, “Why should I let them ask Me anything?”

CONVICTION
⁴ “Therefore speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols, ⁵ that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols.” ’

⁶ “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations.

Turn, turn, that’s the same word as in Ezekiel 33:11: “As surely as I live says the Lord, I do not take pleasure in the death of the wicked but that they turn from their wicked ways and live, turn, turn, from your evil ways...”

God is serious about how much He desires repentance and how much He despises idols.

Idols: We’ve already see that word five times in our text. It’s used over thirty-five times in Ezekiel. It’s definition means, detestable; round thing, like a log. Some commentaries claim it implies the idols are detestable round things likened unto dung. The Student Life Application Bible comes right out and says the idols are like “poop”.

God is so concerned about the detestable condition of hearts that He speaks directly, individually, personally, to people, according to the multitude of their idols.

The Lord answers according to what we need to hear, not what we want to hear.

To the rich young ruler Jesus said, “Go sell all you have, give to the poor, and come follow Me.” Matt. 19:21.

But to the man who had been demon possessed and wanted to follow Him, He said: “Go home and tell what great things the Lord has done...” Mark 5:19.

As the Word of the Lord is delivered, He speaks directly, individually, to seize, to convict of idols that have caused separation from Him.

His Word goes out, His Seed is planted, He is asking, He is calling, only you can answer.

The Lord speaks directly to you and waits to hear directly from you.

No one can repent for you.

No one can remove your idols for you.

You must turn from your abominations.

It’s up to you to remove everything between you and Him.

Only you can decide to reject or comply to His command:

Mark 12:30-31
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. ³¹ And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

It’s a matter of the heart.

Conviction is like warning signs of a heart attack, seizing the heart to seize the moment of repentance.

Before, the only thing left is...  

CONSEQUENCE
 ⁷ For anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I the Lord will answer him by Myself. 

⁸ I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

⁹ “And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the Lord have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. ¹⁰ And they shall bear their iniquity; the punishment of the prophet shall be the same as the punishment of the one who inquired, 

Judgement is coming.

Justice is rising.

Justice is blind.

There is no partiality with the Lord.

All who separate themselves from God, by setting up idols where He is supposed to be, will find the Lord against them. No matter who it is. Whether from the house of Israel, or the stranger, or the people inquiring of the prophet, or the prophet who puts pleasing people above God, or any of us.  

God is just. Thus, His Divine Eternal Justice must be served.  

Anything put before God, separating us from God, is an idol that leads to iniquity.

Iniquity is sin.

The wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23.

Death is eternal separation from Life.

Jesus says: “I AM the Way, the Truth, the Life, no man comes unto the Father but by Me.” John 14:6.

Those who pass the point of conviction without turning, without repenting, their hearts are seared numb by burning idols. They will be forever cut off from the family of God, the joy of His Presence, the gladness of going to the House of the Lord, the Power and fulness of His Holy Spirit.

None of which gives the Lord pleasure. Ezekiel 33:11.

All of which is against His will. 2 Peter 3:9.

Thus, all of this has been done and recorded for His Divine Hope of...

CONCILIATION
¹¹ that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God,” says the Lord God.’ ”

 

Conviction,

Consequence,

Conciliation,

Congratulations! In life, very few make it to this third step.

We all pass through conviction. We all sin. God hates sin. But loves us. So, He sends conviction. His warning signs that consequence is ahead. The bridge is out, turn, turn (repent), or it’s hell to pay.

Few do. Most don’t.

Matthew 7:13-14
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

The bridge was burned a long time ago, in the Garden of Eden.

But God is Love. Love doesn’t quit. So, He made another Way.

The Way is narrow, and difficult, and follows the winding blood stained, tear-filled footprints of One who built another bridge—out of an old rugged cross.

This is what Jesus meant when He took the bread and the wine and said, this is My body broken for you, and My blood, shed for you. Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20.

Jesus who needed no conviction, who deserved no consequence, took it upon Himself, so we, through Him, could be reconciled with Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21.

He became the Bridge from conviction to conciliation.

We still pay natural consequences of sin in this life, but the eternal consequence of hell, for the few, who repent and surrender completely to Christ, has been paid in full. That’s why Jesus cried from the cross: Tetelestai! Which means, Paid in Full!

Let’s pray.

Thank You Lord Jesus for willingly becoming the Bridge, The Passover Lamb, the Way, for us to pass over the eternal consequence of our sin, to Eternal Conciliation with You.

Where we will love You, forever.

Amen.

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Meekness of Wisdom, James 3:13-18

Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

James 1:5-6
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind

Wisdom, the thing Solomon asked for above all.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. ¹⁶ For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Who is wise among you?

Those with gray hair? Success? Education? The most letters after their name?

None of those things give wisdom.

James was leader of the Jerusalem Church.

A leader of leaders, among leaders. Jerusalem was full of high nosed, fancy robed, Pharisees and Sadducees... and look at mes.

I’m soooo wise.

Why are you so wise?

Well, I’m a Pharisee, can’t you see? I have degrees, in theology. I can quote the Torah front to back... and back to front.  

Nonsense! Says the Sadducees. Don’t listen to foolish Pharisees. Listen to sage Sadducees, we are truly the wise ones, with the wealth and position and power to prove it. We’re the ones who really fund and run what happens with the temple. Roman soldiers, under our thumb, politicians, in our pocket. (Think Deep State).

That is the environment in which James asked the disciples of Christ to discern who was wise and understanding among them.

They could’ve confused popular, politically correct, earthly wisdom with wisdom from above.

They should’ve been able to tell the difference, but if we sit in an environment too long, we become desensitized. The prodigal son could no longer tell that he smell like a pig. If we sit too long with sin, we no longer see or smell its stench.

Assassin’s bullets fly in a society desensitized to sin.

Who is wise and understanding among you...

Did you know that back in the day, the phrase “wise and understanding” may have been a reference to teachers.

Remember, James started this chapter saying, “Let there be not many teachers among you...” James 3:1.

So, when he asked who is wise and understanding among you? They might’ve heard, who is able to teach among you.

Perhaps, thinking he was offering a teaching position. Many hands may have shot up. “Pick me! Pick me!”

“Okay, wise guys, if you’re wise and understanding, show it...

No prob. You want me to quote the Law of Moses?

No. Nothing like that.

Okay. How about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount?

Impressive, but no.

The Beatitudes?

Nope.

Oh, I know, Ol’ Camel Knees, prayer warrior, you want to hear the Lord’s Prayer recited and explained. Right? That’ll certainly show my wisdom.

That’d be nice, but no.

Well then, what?

Show by good conduct with works done in the meekness of wisdom.

Okay. Fine. Umm, what does that mean exactly?

Do the dishes.

Huh?

Wait on tables. Feed the widows. Help the needy. Oh, and do it discreetly, humbly, in the meekness of wisdom, to not bring shame on them or glory to you.

Show your faith by works and your wisdom by shoe leather.

That doesn’t sound like a wise and understanding teacher—it sounds more like a, a, a servant.

Exactly.

Jesus tells us, the greatest among you must be servant of all. The servant is not above his Master. He came not to be served but to serve. Matthew 20:25-28, Mark 10:45, John 13:1-17.

That’s exactly how ministry training began for me. Serving.

Many start that way.

All should.

Not only start that way but stay that way, all the way to the end.

Before my first preaching position as a youth pastor (no pay by the way) I was a janitor.

No pay. No title. No spotlight. It just needed doing. Most didn’t even notice I was doing it. Jesus knew and let me know.

How?

Early one Sunday morning long before the service, I was vacuuming floors, straightening chairs, praying for the preacher and the people like usual. But on that particular morning I just so happened to pray specifically for His Presence to saturate the atmosphere.

I finished up, locked up, went home to get cleaned up and return for Church.

Kit Johnson, our praise and worship leader, started the service. I’ll never forget how his face lit up when he told how that very morning when he unlocked the door and stepped inside, boom, he felt the Lord’s Presence already there saturating the atmosphere.

Only me and Jesus knew about that prayer. Perhaps, in that moment, He smiled. I sure did.

He wants you to know, He sees you, and what you do for Him does not go unnoticed. Well done.

Okay, so James says if you’re wise and understanding don’t talk about it, show it by works saturated in the meekness of wisdom.

Wisdom of the Holy Spirit, through James, prepared us to understand the meaning of the meekness of wisdom, when he said: “Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.” James 3:3.

He was talking about taming the tongue, while painting a picture of Biblical meekness.

Meekness: Strength under control.

Meekness: one of the fruits of the Spirit. Galatians 5:23.

Meekness of Wisdom: 

Controlled Strength of Wisdom.

Horse & Owl by Sevenroses

Examples of the meekness of wisdom, Acts 6-8, Stephen and Philip.

Stephen got stoned. Philip became Billy Graham.

The early Church was growing fast. Lots of needs. Folks to feed, spiritually and physically.

There’s only so much time in a day, they needed help, so they choose seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, to handle the ministry of feeding the needy. Acts 6:3-4.

Stephen and Philip are the first two on the list.

They were wise and understanding, willing and able, to show by good conduct their works in the meekness of wisdom.

So, they got busy. Waiting tables. Feeding widows. Helping the needy. Oh, and doing it discreetly, humbly, in the meekness of wisdom.

No pay. No title. No spotlight. It just needed doing. Most didn’t even notice they were doing it. Jesus knew and let them know.

Stephen was more than a waiter, full of faith and power and the Lord worked through him mightily.

But whenever God is on the move the serpent rattles.

Some with earthly wisdom tried to debate Stephen, but they were unable to resist the wisdom and Spirit by which he spoke. Acts 6:10.

They were as successful as those who tried to debate Charlie Kirk.

So, they did what they did to Charlie. What the devil’s folks do, lie, cheat, steal, kill, destroy...

They falsely accused Stephen, stirred up the mob against him, compelled corrupt leaders to arrest him. Acts 6:9-14.

When Stephen stood before the crooked council, they looked and saw his face lit up as the face of an angel. Acts 6:15.

Then, Stephen delivered the longest sermon in all of Acts, the HIStory of Israel from Abraham to killing Jesus.

Then, when he was done, he looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus giving him a standing ovation, letting him know, I see you, Stephen, all you’ve done for Me has not gone unnoticed, well done.

Then, Stephen said, “Look I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

The mob couldn’t take it. They dragged him out of the city for stoning.

While the stones were pummeling, Stephen was praying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Then, with Strength under control, that must’ve made the stoners shutter, he knelt and said with a loud voice for all stone throwers to hear, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.”

In that meekness of wisdom, he laid down and fell asleep. Acts 7:60.

The spotlight shifts to Philip.

After that great persecution broke out against the Church and they were scattered.  

Scattered, not silenced. They went everywhere preaching the Word.

In the meekness of wisdom, Philip went where most Jews avoid. The despised Samaritans in the village of Samaria. Acts 8:5.

Jesus didn’t despise them and as Philip preached to them, the Lord confirmed His Word through him, with healings and miracles, and deliverances from demons.

Peter and John showed up and the Holy Spirit too, saturating the city with the joy of the Lord.

It was awesome.

But then, the Lord told Philip to get up and go. Leave the joy filled revival and take the lonely dusty desert road toward Gaza.

Philip heard the still small voice of the Lord over the call of the congregation and in the meekness of wisdom, he got up and went.

And lo and behold there just so happened to be on the road in a chariot an Ethiopian of great authority.

The Lord said, “Go near the chariot.”

So, he went.

The man just happened to be reading Scripture.

“Do you understand what you’re reading?”

“How can I unless someone explain it.”

He invited Philip into the chariot.

The place he just happened to be reading was the most awesome, powerful picture of the meekness of wisdom—the Controlled Strength of Wisdom.  

Isaiah 53:7-8
“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
³³ In His humiliation His justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is taken from the earth.”

From that Scripture Philip preached Jesus.

Then, they just happened to be passing by water and the Ethiopian asked, “What hinders me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36.

“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”

“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God!”

So, Philip baptized him.

No pay. No title. No spotlight. It just needed doing. Most didn’t even notice he was doing it. Jesus knew and let him know.

As Philip raised up the man from the water, the Lord caught up Philip, transporting him some 25 miles away. Acts 8:39.

The Ethiopian went his way praising the Lord. That Seed planted in the middle of nowhere, was perhaps the Seed that birthed the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the continent of Africa.

Philip went on his way preaching from city to city, like Billy Graham, the evangelist. Acts 8:40, 21:8.

Let’s pray.

Lord Jesus, in the faith just deposited in our souls from hearing Your Word, we ask for Your wisdom. That we may be wise and understanding among all those You’ve given us, so in the meekness of wisdom we lead many to You.

Thank You.

We trust and love You, forever.

Amen.

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Soul Hunters Beware! Ezekiel 13:17-23

“Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them,  ¹⁸ and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive? ¹⁹ And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?”

²⁰ ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds. ²¹ I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be as prey in your hand. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

²² “Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life. ²³ Therefore you shall no longer envision futility nor practice divination; for I will deliver My people out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

Set your face against, prophesy against, your people.

Ouch.

Stand against. Speak against. Your own people, family, friends.

As mentioned at the start of this chapter, God doesn’t agree with everybody. He’s not a big teddy bear saying, I’m okay, you’re okay, let’s just hug and coexist.

Jesus says it like this:

Matthew 10:34-36
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. ³⁵ For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; ³⁶ and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’

 

We must make sure the Sword that divides, is the Word of God.

Nothing else is worth dividing over.

We must stand with God, with His Word, no matter what our people, our family, our friends, say.  

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

We must rightly divide that which rightly divides.

To split the Church over things like, the timing of the rapture, a particular Bible translation, the name on the door, the color of the carpet... is stupid, childish, devilish.

But regarding things like:

ü The One and only, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Perfectly Holy Triune God of the Word,

ü The immutable, inerrant Word of God;

ü The fundamental principles of the Sanctity of Life,

ü Biblical definition of marriage,

ü The Gift of Salvation,

Of those things, and more, there can be no compromise.

Those are hills to die on.

When we stand with the Word of God, we will inevitably stand against, ways of the world... which may look a lot like our own people, family, friends.

Which will put us in positions to have hard, loving, Truth telling, conversations.

If preceded by prayer, seeded with love, grounded in the Word, those conversations will bring restoration and healing.

However, it’s up to them, to receive the restoration and healing.

Their response is not your responsibility.

God offers salvation, restoration and healing to all... few receive it.

No matter what, God is good.

All the time.

God always speaks the Truth in Love. 

Even when it hurts.

As children of God, we must aspire to do the same.

Plant the Seed.

Trust His Word.

Leave the results to Him.

Isaiah 55:10-11

For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Just as Ezekiel was told to prophesy against the false prophets, he was also told to prophesy against the false prophetesses, who prophesy out of their own heart.

Rather than God as their Guide, they were saying and doing whatever was right in their own eyes, following their own fleshly desires.

Which was nothing new. Way back before they ever had an earthly king, they rejected their Heavenly King, and did whatever was right in their own eyes. Deuteronomy 12:8, Judges 17:6, 21:25.

Proverbs 14:12
 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

In a sense, the same spirit drives the “No Kings” rallies.

They say they march against tyranny, which appears to be right.

Those prophesying out of their own hearts, in Ezekiel’s day,

Those protesting out of their own hearts, in our day.

They don’t know what spirit they are of, don’t know whose side they are on.

In Jesus’ day, some so blinded by hate, stood against, whatever He stood for...

Until they found themselves, standing against God, calling for His crucifixion.

Today, because of hate, many find themselves standing against fundamental Truths of God.  

God told Ezekiel to tell them:

Woe to you who hunt the souls of My people, who profane My name.

And for what?

A measly handful of grain, a little bread! (verses 18-19).

For a few fraudulent dollars, a few years in power, for THAT you protect murderers and rapists and child molesters? Gavin Newsom, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey...

For a few votes you willingly slaughter millions of innocent precious babies while still in the womb!

THAT SAME SENTIMENT FROM EZEKIEL’S DAY ECHOES SAYING WOE TO YOU WICKED PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH FOR PLAYING GOD THIS WEEK CLAIMING ABORTION IS A CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHT TO BE FUNDED BY MEDICAID.

WOE TO THOSE WHO FILED THIS MURDEROUS LAWSUIT ALLEGHENY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (reproductive health? More like, death). AND DEMONIZED PLANNED PARENTHOOD (more like murderhood). Your very names are vile demonic deceptions.

ESPECIALLY WOE TO WICKED CORRUPT MINDED JUDGE MATTHEW S WOLF (APPROPRIATE NAME FOR THIS WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING).

 He wrote:

“Those choices are the people’s, not the government’s... (As if slaughtering the innocent is a choice).

We agree with the (abortion) providers that recognizing this fundamental right, as the plurality did, is necessary to restrict state government to its proper sphere, thus protecting our liberty.”

RESTRICTING GOVERNMENT TO YOUR OWN SPHERE??? WHAT HYPOCRISY! YOU JUST STEPPED OUTSIDE YOUR SPHERE LIKE LUCIFER RAISING YOUR THRONE ABOVE THE MOST HIGH.

YOU SNAKE.

PROTECTIONG LIBERTY FOR WHAT? LIBERTY TO SLAUGHTER THE INNOCENT???  WHAT A DARK PERVERSION OF TRUTH!

WHAT ABOUT THE LIFE LIBERTY AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS YOU JUST STOLE KILLED AND DESTROYED!!!

THE BLOOD OF COUNTLESS INNOCENT BABIES IS ON YOUR HEAD YOU BROOD OF VIPERS. LIKE LUCIFER YOU SHALL BE THROWN DOWN TO THE PIT!!!

...UNLESS YOU REPENT AND TURN FROM YOUR WRETCHED WICKED WAYS.

They claim godliness while promoting and living in wickedness.

They claim to be on their way to heaven. Not according to the Word of God, but according to their own heart, their own mind, whatever is right in their own eyes.

But it doesn’t work like that.

This is not a Frank SINatra song.

It’s HIStory and He says it like this:

John 14:6
I AM the Way, the Truth, the Life, no man comes to the Father but by Me.

There is only One Way, for individuals and nations.

Proverbs 14:34
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people” (NLT).

Making the nation great again wasn’t invented by republicans, but by God.

The Only Way to MAGA (make America great again) is to MAGA (make America Godly again).

Woe to those attempting to tear down America’s Godly foundation.

Woe to you who wish there would’ve been bloodshed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

You know who you are.

The Lord rebukes you and commands you to repent, today, or enter an eternity of tormenting regret.

Soul hunters beware!

¹⁸ ...Woe to the women who sew magic charms to hunt souls!

²⁰ Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls like birds

Magic charms (pillows KJV): (Hebrew:Keseth): a cushioned band, used only in Ez. 13:18, 20.

The word comes from, the Hebrew word, Kasah, meaning to cover, conceal, hide, clothe; to plump, fill up hollows, (like a cushion or pillow). Which is found in Genesis 7:19: the waters of the flood covered (kasah) the mountains. Also in Genesis 9:23: Noah’s sons covered (kasah)) the nakedness of their father.

Archaeological discoveries reveal an assortment of charms (amulets), wristbands, and soft cushions used in incantations and healing rites, of spiritist, soothsayers, mediums, and the like.  

Texts from Mesopotamia describe cloth bands inscribed with spells, wrapped around limbs allegedly to bind spiritual forces.  

The Lord, through Ezekiel, rebuked the women who sewed and secured these charms to the arms and heads of souls they ensnared in their web of deception.

Even though they did the same things, these women were worse than the witches.

Why?

Because they pretend to be speak for the Lord. They desecrate His name. They’re wolves in sheep’s clothing, seducing weak, naïve, souls.

Their demons still speak, you’ve heard them saying things like:

Do you need protection? Provision? Peace? Healing? Just send your seed for your need today, and we’ll rush our healing cloth, our anointed anointing oil, our blessed miracle seed straight to your door. Hurry, get your miracle today. While supplies last.

So, according to them, they have God on contract to do a miracle for folks who send them money. No matter the condition of the sender’s heart or the reason for the need. Just send money and we’ll send God.

GOD IS NOT MOCKED AND CANNOT BE PUT IN A BOX.

THE LORD REBUKES YOUR LYING PROPHECY

HE IS NOT YOUR DANCING MONKEY

REPENT!

Beware to you who say, “I have a Word from the Lord for you.” Tread softly, humbly, fearfully, lest you speak from your own heart. Lest you find yourself doing whatever is right in your own eyes.

Worse yet, you false prophets and prophetesses that preach a charmed, cushiony, pillow gospel of hyper grace, without repentance or holiness, or the fear of God, or the fires of hell. Against nothing, for everything. You say everybody goes to heaven, there is no hell, I’m okay, you’re okay, sins okay, let’s just eat, drink and be merry in our sins. Jesus forgives.

BLASPHEMY!

You have birthed a Wordless, faithless, toothless, spineless, shadow of what is supposed to be God’s mighty Power filled, Ekklesia, His glorious Church without spot or wrinkle, standing tall and prevailing strong against the gates of hell and the wiles of the devil.

Thus says the Lord to you...

²⁰ ...“Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go free. ²¹ I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hand.

 THEN YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.

But will I know you?

Will you hear the words, “Well done, enter in...”

Or, “Depart from Me, I never knew you.”

 

Do that. 

Pray this: 

Have Thine own way Lord.

You are the Potter, I am the clay.

Mold me and make me after Thy will,

while I am waiting, yielded and still.

Fill me with Thy Spirit till all shall see

Christ only, always, living in me.

Amen.

 

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