A Touch of Heaven in my mind..

 

This is something I wrote today on a Facebook site where they ask for two word I would like to say to President Trump.  Being an extrovert woman of God, my words flowed over the two into the paragraph below. Truthfully, if I ever had a chance to speak my mind to Mr. Trump this is what I would say.  

I am trusting you Mr. President to run our country for the good of the people who want a strong country.  But deeper is my trust in the Lord for He

 sits the Kings up and takes them down. He has

 the power to move what happens in this world as we know it for His will. He has a plan that has been in place since the beginning of time, and He promised to bring that plan to frutition and what He promised He will do no matter who is president. I do pray for you, first for you salvation because the wisdom from the Lord only comes from trusting Him for it. I don't just pray for our country but for the whole world to hear the pure gospel. This is more than two words that you ask for but I write what I believe is encouragement.  I so believe you want the best for our country so please do not leave God out of the picture.   His heart is for the hearts of people to worship Him.  

Wise Hearted

Little piece of heaven in Ezekiel

 

Rebellion is the major subject in the book of Ezekiel.  In fact, it gets so repetitive that after a few reads you just want to say, STOP.  Reading about rebellion is easier then actually seeing the same rebellion in ourselves.      

God gave them warning after warning, time and time again to put aside their worshipping others instead of Him.  Obedience is an act of love, respect and belief that the one who sets the standard is right in what they ask.  There was and is only two sets of rules to follow, God's or man.   

We ladies have made it to chapters 29-31 in a book I hesitated to study because of it's content.  To study Ezekiel and other Old Testament books is to invite confusion.  My heart as a teacher is to get something out of a study that we can use for today.  Right from chapter 1 God reveals the why for the visions He gave to Ezekiel.  It certainly was not a man-made vision but then God is not man-made God. 

I must confess it gets kind of frustrating to know the end results of rebellion when you do not see repentance.  It's also convicting on a personal level.  Past prophecy that has been fulfilled can result in a stronger view of who God is and how important it is to obey Him.  I am thankful I was not born before Jesus life, death and resurrection from the grave.  Because He was the perfect lamb of God my sins have been atoned for.  I do not have to bring my own lamb to church to be burnt on an alter for my sins.  Yet the call from God to repent is just as strong today as it was in Ezekiel day.  Truthfully, the sins of our generation is the same as they were in Ezekiel.  Nothing new under the sun.  

It has been said that from 28 to chapter 48 can be quite the challenge.   There is a ton of details in this book and one can lose sight of what God wants us to understand, so I do covet your prayers for clarity as we continue to seek God's glory in all the details.