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Today is Wednesday September 02, 2009 and we are continuing our studies in the book of Ezekiel, please read chapters 5-9 in your Bible or Click Here to read them. http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-september-2

Today's Message: Worship Only Him
It is possible to call ourselves Christians, believe in the fundamental doctrines, attend religious services, and go through the motions of worship because we feel it is our religious duty and, yet, never truly worship only Him.

Many people fear reading the book of Ezekiel because of all the references to the end of the world, but we do not have to fear what is to come when we know Christ. It is amazing that this book was written between 595 B.C. and 574 B.C, yet it is a picture of what is happening right now. The fact is that God is warning all Christian nations that He is fed up with the wickedness from people that are supposed to be God nations. Through Ezekiel, God is speaking to all nations who claim to know God, yet are more wicked than heathen nations, this includes America. “And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her. And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.” - Ezekiel 5:1-6. The divided hairs are referring to God's judgment upon the nations, God will consume one third by fire, one third by the sword, and one third will be scattered in the wind, meaning that they will be taken by spirits of false doctrine.

The few hairs that God tells Ezekiel to bind in his skirts is referring to the few people amongst the wicked that will be saved from God's wrath. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” - Matthew 7:13,14. There has always been a small number of people that understood God's word and refused to follow Satan's systems of the world. We are considered a Christian nation, yet we sit back and justify in our minds all sorts of evil acts, and tell ourselves that God would condone them, when God's word tells us just the opposite. Things like homosexuality, abortion, and evolution are being justified even in the churches. Our government, schools, churches and even families of those calling themselves Christian are mocking God and they wonder why He is so angry.

There is a time for God's anger and His fury; yet when it is all over with, He will be comforted. “Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.” - Ezekiel 5:13,14. God is a jealous God. God has given his word and promises in jealousy, and what He has spoken will come to pass exactly as God has given us in the Scriptures. This does not mean that God is jealous of you, this means that He is intolerant of your disloyalty to Him for other people and things. God said. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” - Exodus 20:3-6. Think about it. If a spouse or loved one began doing things or hanging around people during times when he/she is to be spending time with you wouldn't you get jealous? Any time we put other people, things, careers, and hobbies before God we are serving other gods. It is time to truly examine ourselves, are we truly worshiping God or going with the motions. Remember, God sees and knows everything, including the heart so if we are not giving Him our heart fully then we will suffer for it.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, we confess that we are weak and fearful people apart from Your Holy Spirit that makes us valiant and strong as we stand up for Your righteousness. The conflicting philosophies, the indulgent sinful behaviors of humanity, the worship of creatures rather than our Creator, and the false religions that abound require us to be equipped daily in Your spiritual armor. Our struggle is not physical, but spiritual in nature as the powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces in the heavenly realms battle for our souls. This conflict will not end until we unite with You in heaven, so keep us vigilant and trusting as we do battle with our enemy. You are the captain of our army and we will be victorious as we follow Your every command. In Jesus' Name.........Amen.
God Bless You,
Christina

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