Ezekiel 21:6 “‘As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.’”
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A TIME TO MOURN
Ezekiel 19:14c “This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.”
NO WORDS
I have been in ministry close to four decades and have learned a few things (not many mind you, but a few. LOL). But one thing I have learned is that deaths seem to come in bunches. I can remember dozens of times when the church or ministry I was serving would suffer 2-3 deaths within weeks. I have just learned to watch for those spikes of mourning. Continue reading
THAT SETTLES IT
Ezekiel 17:24c “‘I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will perform it.’”
PRETTY SIMPLE
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE
Ezekiel 13:6 “‘They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, “The Lord declares,” when the Lord has not sent them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word.’”
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LISTEN TO
NO MORE GLORY
Ezekiel 10:18 “Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.”
EMPTINESS
OBJECT LESSONS
Ezekiel 5:1 “‘As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword; take and use it as a barber’s razor on your head and beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair.’”
MAKE THE TRUTH VISIBLE
JUST TELL THEM
Ezekiel 2:7 “‘But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.’”
DON’T HOLD BACK
COMPLETION
Lamentations 4:22a “The punishment of your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion; He will exile you no longer.”
FINALLY
RIGHTEOUS LIVING
Lamentations 1:18a “The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against His command;”
THE LORD DOES IT
THE LORD’S ANGER
Jeremiah 52:3a “For through the anger of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence.”
YOU DON’T WANT TO GO THERE
Zedekiah was a wicked king, and it cost him everything. His city was destroyed. His family was destroyed. He lost his eyes and was carried off into exile. All this happened despite the fact Jeremiah warned him. He fell into the anger of the Lord.
That is not something you want to do. God will tolerate only so much. He is a long suffering and patient God, but He is also holy and just. Are you pushing God to the limit? Are you spitting in His face and defying Him? You had best stop and repent. God is still on His throne.
TEACHING MOMENT
Do you tolerate your children defying you? I bet not. As parents, we are to teach them to obey us. Why? Do we just need little slaves to do our bidding around the house? Of course not. We teach them obedience so they will know to obey God. He also demands obedience. He expects it from His children. Your children are no different.
I truly believe the discipline of our children prepares them to respond to God’s discipline quickly. Our children need to know that God has standards that are not negotiable. He has set laws that everyone will one day adhere to.
Are you in need of some time to repent before a holy and righteous God? Do it now. I will wait…. Are you done? Good. Keep your slate clean before Him. Let Him reveal your sins to you so you, in turn, can confess those to Him. Then, and only then, you will be able to approach Him and do His will.
A Moment In Time 