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Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: I, the Lord, will punish the people of Israel who set up idols in their hearts so they fall into sin and then come to a prophet asking for help. I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols. "Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your loathsome practices. I, the Lord, will punish all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts so they fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice. I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, destroying them. Then you will know that I am the Lord. And if a prophet is deceived and gives a message anyway, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will stand against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel. False prophets and hypocrites—evil people who claim to want my advice—will all be punished for their sins. In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Sovereign Lord."
It's not that the Prophet gives a prophecy (at all), for even in this passage, God gives Ezekiel a message for the people. Prophecy and idolatry don't go together. God is against those prophets who cater to the people's delusion of peace even though there's been no repentance and not even as much as a desire to turn away from sin. Certainly, nobody asked me a thing, but rather, like five and a half years ago, God sent me. God doesn’t wait for the people to ask for a prophecy, and He certainly doesn’t simply sign off on those whom man selects as their prophets. When God has a message for the people, He sends the prophet of His choosing; and to be certain, the message does not cater to the whims of the people, but always coincides with His Word. I've said it before, the anger towards me isn't simply because of the things I say; it's because the things that I've said have been coming to pass. No doubt, had this city listened a few years ago, she would not have had to endure such a massive flood. Again, God’s Word came to pass. Yet, He was extremely gracious to this city. His grace should never be taken for granted. I still sometimes wonder what the response would've been had God called and sent me prior to the disasters in New Orleans and New York. I'll say it again, I'm so glad Miami listened. It is not of me - BUT GOD.
Some may think I'm trying to condemn this city. Many often remind me that Jesus came into the world to save the world, not to condemn the world. Absolutely. Yet, it is because the world rejected Him, that before He left the world, Jesus traversed some of the cities, upbraiding (denounce, condemn) the cities that refused to repent. He instructed His disciples to do the same.
We must, by all means, seek to "live in peace." Peace does not seek vengeance in anger against the messenger for delivering a "message of warning," especially when God has been gracious enough to give a second chance. Such as should be instructed from the pulpit. Jesus didn’t engage in manipulative rituals, He rebuked them; He didn’t mock the disciples, He simply spent some one-on-one time with the Father. I don't even know what colors Jesus was wearing when He showed up at Calvary, because that doesn't matter; but, I do know this, when He showed up, He gave.
Despite the removal of the wooden yoke from this city, God is still a God of justice and fairness. Therefore, in the spirit of giving, regarding sports, I openly ask God to grant access to His indwelling in me to all teams that enter into the NCAA tournaments this year, without trying to manipulate His vessel, and definitely not His Spirit. Fairplay. In Jesus' name I ask. Amen.
While, "Got to give the people what they want," makes for catchy song lyrics, it has absolutely nothing to do with the true prophecy. Though, continually to blamed and punished in attempt to manipulate, God's Word continues to come to pass - even regarding those very behaviors. And again, you don’t have to say a word, the spirit exhibits the truth. Yet, the Holy Spirit cannot be manipulated. I did not call for anyone to come to me; but, as foretold in the scriptures, many have sought the counsel of idols who instructed them to come near me. And indeed, as also foretold, some of this city's temple prophets have whitewashed the nonsense set forth by those idols, which not only perpetuates idolatry, but likewise serve to reinforce personal attacks on me.
As it was almost six years ago, THE MESSAGE HAS NOT CHANGED. Despite how prosperous it may seem, at the time, the Bible warns about the latter end of such hatred toward God. Many throughout the nation, if not the world, are aware of the instructions being published on the "worldwide web" and many are engaging in that counsel; yet, I give no place to idolatry. In fact, it is because I did not tell this city what she wanted to hear, that I have been deemed unfriendly, attitudinal, and under constant attack both spiritually and physically. This city's anger towards me for carrying out God's instructions is unfortunately a difficult reality for me, but likewise a sad testimony to her lack of faith and sense of ethics. Not only have I delivered the messages of repentance and warning against idolatry; I have literally told those who approach me with their idols' nonsense, to "Take that mess back to your idols." But prosperity is an enticing carrot, therefore, as is written, the response I have received for turning my back on idolatry is exactly as God predicted: I am treated like the garbage under this city's feet - for absolutely no godly reason. They literally had to go online and lie and gossip, in an effort to ruin the reputation of someone they didn’t even know.
The cities of whom I have spoken well, are by no means perfect, they simply exhibited a willingness to carry out the will of the Father, without all the foolishness; therefore, I continue to applaud them. You don’t get away with idolatry, especially when done in God's name.
Ezekiel 14:4-11As it was almost six years ago, THE MESSAGE HAS NOT CHANGED. Despite how prosperous it may seem, at the time, the Bible warns about the latter end of such hatred toward God. Many throughout the nation, if not the world, are aware of the instructions being published on the "worldwide web" and many are engaging in that counsel; yet, I give no place to idolatry. In fact, it is because I did not tell this city what she wanted to hear, that I have been deemed unfriendly, attitudinal, and under constant attack both spiritually and physically. This city's anger towards me for carrying out God's instructions is unfortunately a difficult reality for me, but likewise a sad testimony to her lack of faith and sense of ethics. Not only have I delivered the messages of repentance and warning against idolatry; I have literally told those who approach me with their idols' nonsense, to "Take that mess back to your idols." But prosperity is an enticing carrot, therefore, as is written, the response I have received for turning my back on idolatry is exactly as God predicted: I am treated like the garbage under this city's feet - for absolutely no godly reason. They literally had to go online and lie and gossip, in an effort to ruin the reputation of someone they didn’t even know.
The cities of whom I have spoken well, are by no means perfect, they simply exhibited a willingness to carry out the will of the Father, without all the foolishness; therefore, I continue to applaud them. You don’t get away with idolatry, especially when done in God's name.
Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: I, the Lord, will punish the people of Israel who set up idols in their hearts so they fall into sin and then come to a prophet asking for help. I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols. "Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your loathsome practices. I, the Lord, will punish all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts so they fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice. I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, destroying them. Then you will know that I am the Lord. And if a prophet is deceived and gives a message anyway, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will stand against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel. False prophets and hypocrites—evil people who claim to want my advice—will all be punished for their sins. In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Sovereign Lord."
It's not that the Prophet gives a prophecy (at all), for even in this passage, God gives Ezekiel a message for the people. Prophecy and idolatry don't go together. God is against those prophets who cater to the people's delusion of peace even though there's been no repentance and not even as much as a desire to turn away from sin. Certainly, nobody asked me a thing, but rather, like five and a half years ago, God sent me. God doesn’t wait for the people to ask for a prophecy, and He certainly doesn’t simply sign off on those whom man selects as their prophets. When God has a message for the people, He sends the prophet of His choosing; and to be certain, the message does not cater to the whims of the people, but always coincides with His Word. I've said it before, the anger towards me isn't simply because of the things I say; it's because the things that I've said have been coming to pass. No doubt, had this city listened a few years ago, she would not have had to endure such a massive flood. Again, God’s Word came to pass. Yet, He was extremely gracious to this city. His grace should never be taken for granted. I still sometimes wonder what the response would've been had God called and sent me prior to the disasters in New Orleans and New York. I'll say it again, I'm so glad Miami listened. It is not of me - BUT GOD.
Some may think I'm trying to condemn this city. Many often remind me that Jesus came into the world to save the world, not to condemn the world. Absolutely. Yet, it is because the world rejected Him, that before He left the world, Jesus traversed some of the cities, upbraiding (denounce, condemn) the cities that refused to repent. He instructed His disciples to do the same.
We must, by all means, seek to "live in peace." Peace does not seek vengeance in anger against the messenger for delivering a "message of warning," especially when God has been gracious enough to give a second chance. Such as should be instructed from the pulpit. Jesus didn’t engage in manipulative rituals, He rebuked them; He didn’t mock the disciples, He simply spent some one-on-one time with the Father. I don't even know what colors Jesus was wearing when He showed up at Calvary, because that doesn't matter; but, I do know this, when He showed up, He gave.
Despite the removal of the wooden yoke from this city, God is still a God of justice and fairness. Therefore, in the spirit of giving, regarding sports, I openly ask God to grant access to His indwelling in me to all teams that enter into the NCAA tournaments this year, without trying to manipulate His vessel, and definitely not His Spirit. Fairplay. In Jesus' name I ask. Amen.
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