Reading: Ezekiel 13,14
My Verse: "Therefore thus says the LORD God:
Behold I am against your pillows and charms and veils
with which you snare human lives like birds,
and I will tear them from your arms
and will let the lives you hunt go free,
the lives you are snaring like birds" (Ezekiel 13:20 Amplified).
These two chapters are devoted to calling out those that lead people astray with false teaching.
The warnings are actually quite ominous and frightening. Those who give false assurances, false hopes, and teach false religion will have to answer to You, Almighty LORD God.
The ESV states it this way:
"Thus says the LORD God; Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?" (13:18)
I do not understand all that is implied here, LORD God but it is obvious that You are telling those that lead others astray that You will deal with them! You know what they are doing! And because You are a Holy, Just God, You will not abide these kinds of actions.
You teach us that we are not to be involved with anything that has to do with this kind of evil deception. The ESV study note refers to this as "illicit spiritual manipulation" which You teach us to stay away from.
"Do not turn to mediums or necromancers;
do not seek them out,
and so make yourselves unclean by them:
I AM the LORD" (Leviticus 20:31).
"There shall not be found among you anyone
who burns his son or daughter as an offering,
anyone who practices divininations
or tells fortunes,
or interprets omens,
or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium
or a necromancer
or one who inquires of the dead,
for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. . ." (Deuteronomy 18:10-11).
You will punish with "-the sword, the famine, the evil wild beasts, and the pestilence-. . ." (14:21). You will do this that we may know that You are the LORD God!
". . . I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the LORD." (13:23).
". . . and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done . . . declares the LORD God" (14:23)
Oh, LORD God, help me to always seek after truth, Your truth! Place in me an earnest desire to seek You diligently and steadfastly. Help me in this so that I will be discerning as to what is accurate and what is false.
1 John 4:1 reminds us that there are many false prophets out there.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."
You, LORD God, tell me to be vigilant against all that is false. And the only way to be able to discern that which is evil is by reading Your Word, the Bible.
"For the word of God is living and active,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and of spirit,
of joints and of marrow,
and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding . . ." (Proverbs 3:5).
"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit,
according to human tradition,
according to the elemental spirits of the world,
and not according to Christ" (Colossians 2:8).
And I especially like these two . . .
"For God is not a God of confusion but of peace . . ." 1 Corinthians 2:14).
"If any of you lacks wisdom.
let him ask God,
who gives generously to all without reproach,
and it will be given him" (James 1:5).
Thank You, LORD God for these assurances. I need not live with fear because You are ever present and desiring to keep me safe and secure! It is up to me to constantly recognize my need and cry out to You as David did "Have mercy on me, LORD God!" (Psalm 51:1).
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Therefore thus says the LORD God:
Behold I am against your pillows and charms and veils
with which you snare human lives like birds,
and I will tear them from your arms
and will let the lives you hunt go free,
the lives you are snaring like birds" (Ezekiel 13:20 Amplified).
These two chapters are devoted to calling out those that lead people astray with false teaching.
The warnings are actually quite ominous and frightening. Those who give false assurances, false hopes, and teach false religion will have to answer to You, Almighty LORD God.
The ESV states it this way:
"Thus says the LORD God; Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?" (13:18)
I do not understand all that is implied here, LORD God but it is obvious that You are telling those that lead others astray that You will deal with them! You know what they are doing! And because You are a Holy, Just God, You will not abide these kinds of actions.
You teach us that we are not to be involved with anything that has to do with this kind of evil deception. The ESV study note refers to this as "illicit spiritual manipulation" which You teach us to stay away from.
"Do not turn to mediums or necromancers;
do not seek them out,
and so make yourselves unclean by them:
I AM the LORD" (Leviticus 20:31).
"There shall not be found among you anyone
who burns his son or daughter as an offering,
anyone who practices divininations
or tells fortunes,
or interprets omens,
or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium
or a necromancer
or one who inquires of the dead,
for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. . ." (Deuteronomy 18:10-11).
You will punish with "-the sword, the famine, the evil wild beasts, and the pestilence-. . ." (14:21). You will do this that we may know that You are the LORD God!
". . . I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the LORD." (13:23).
". . . and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done . . . declares the LORD God" (14:23)
Oh, LORD God, help me to always seek after truth, Your truth! Place in me an earnest desire to seek You diligently and steadfastly. Help me in this so that I will be discerning as to what is accurate and what is false.
1 John 4:1 reminds us that there are many false prophets out there.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."
You, LORD God, tell me to be vigilant against all that is false. And the only way to be able to discern that which is evil is by reading Your Word, the Bible.
"For the word of God is living and active,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and of spirit,
of joints and of marrow,
and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding . . ." (Proverbs 3:5).
"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit,
according to human tradition,
according to the elemental spirits of the world,
and not according to Christ" (Colossians 2:8).
And I especially like these two . . .
"For God is not a God of confusion but of peace . . ." 1 Corinthians 2:14).
"If any of you lacks wisdom.
let him ask God,
who gives generously to all without reproach,
and it will be given him" (James 1:5).
Thank You, LORD God for these assurances. I need not live with fear because You are ever present and desiring to keep me safe and secure! It is up to me to constantly recognize my need and cry out to You as David did "Have mercy on me, LORD God!" (Psalm 51:1).
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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