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WOE TO THOSE WHO USE THEIR “POWER” FOR EVIL

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God IS, Who Appoints Rulers, Exposes Injustice, and Brings the Proud Down There is something every person who holds a position of authority needs to understand. You may have power over people, but you do not have power over God. You may hold an office, make decisions that affect thousands or millions of people, and have others who carry out your orders, but you are still a human being who must answer to the One who gave you life. God is not impressed by titles, political positions, wealth, or influence. He looks at what a person does with what has been placed in his hands. Authority is a responsibility, not permission to do whatever you please. When a person uses that authority to threaten people, frighten them into silence, or punish them simply because they disagree, that person needs to understand that God sees what is happening. No human position can put anyone beyond His judgment. Daniel 2:21 He changes the times and seasons. He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wi...
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Who Is Shaping Your Child's Heart?

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The Hatred We Teach, the Souls We Shape, and the Judgment We Cannot Escape There is a truth in God's Word that parents cannot afford to ignore: raising a child is not simply a matter of providing food, clothing, shelter, and an education. God has entrusted parents with the responsibility of teaching their children how to live, how to treat others, and how to distinguish what is right from what is wrong.  That responsibility does not disappear because social media, friends, public figures, or even other family members teach the child something different.  The world may influence a child, but God has not released parents from their responsibility to teach that child His ways.  And when hatred begins to take root in a child's heart, we must ask a question that reaches far deeper than the latest argument, political dispute, or social media trend: Who has been teaching this child what to love, what to hate, and whom to regard as an enemy? God did not leave parents to guess...
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The Prophetesses And Pillows of Ezekiel 13:17-23

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  When we read Ezekiel 13:17-23, we come across some unusual words that can leave us wondering what God is talking about. What were these “pillows” the women were sewing? What did God mean when He said they were hunting souls and making them fly?  To understand this passage, we need to look beyond the English wording and examine what God was revealing about these false prophetesses and the harm they were doing to His people. God was exposing those who used false spiritual claims to deceive people, take advantage of them, and lead them away from the truth.  Their practices may seem strange to us today, but God's message is clear.  He sees deception,  He knows who is being harmed, and He will not allow those who prey upon His people to escape His judgment. This warning also speaks to believers today, because God has never approved of those who use His name to deceive people, control their lives, or profit from their trust in Him.  We must be careful about w...
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When God Says ENOUGH!

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When we read Ezekiel 7 , we need to understand that God was not giving Ezekiel a message to make the people feel comfortable.  He was telling him to warn the people of Israel that the time had come for judgment, and there was no longer any room for them to pretend that everything was going to continue as usual.  They had been living their lives, making their plans, pursuing their own interests, and carrying on with their daily affairs, but they had failed to understand that their conduct had consequences before God. Now, God was telling them what was coming, and Ezekiel was to make sure they heard it! In verse 2, YHWH tells Ezekiel, קֵץ בָּא הַקֵּץ עַל־אַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ / qēts bāʾ haqqēts ʿal-ʾarbaʿ kanfōt hāʾārets / An end has come; the end has come upon the four corners of the land.   The Hebrew reads קֵץ בָּא הַקֵּץ ( qēts bāʾ haqqēts ).  The word קֵץ ( qēts ) means an end, a conclusion, or the termination of something .  Notice that the word is re...
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