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Are You Ready To Hear

Day 213

Reading: Ezekiel 5:1 - Ezekiel 9:11

Today as I sat down to write the blog I bowed my head in prayer first to thank God for the testimonies I hear and those I don't know. We all love receiving good news and so for me to hear testimonies of how God is using the blog to minister to people of different age groups and nationalities it humbles me to seek God more than ever. My desire is for this blog to be a battle-axe in the Hand of God against His enemies in the lives of His own.

Ezekiel was called to be a prophet who functioned very much in the realm of visions. Reading through today's reading it struck me that Ezekiel's eyes saw beyond what was natural. For this prophet he was not just sent with words he heard but also he saw into the heavenly realm. Ezekiel not only saw heaven but would be transported in the spirit to see what was happening in the natural. Let me explain this. Imagine being sat at home and suddenly God takes you for a walk and you see what is happening in your office on your day off. Your colleagues cannot see you but you are able to see them and hear what is happening. Now, this is the realm of a seer. 

We previously meet this element of the prophetic gifting when Elisha would hear the conversations taking place in the palace of the Syrian king 2 Kings 6:12. Elisha was reported to the king of Syria as revealing the plans of the Syrian king to the king of Israel. Prophetic gifting is to be used for the well being of the people and should not be exploited for gain or fame. Ezekiel was able to see the secret idol worship that was being done secretly. God is able to see in your heart who you worship. Is it God or a man made god?

God in this last days will mark those who are His true worshipers. The days ahead will see those who are marked for God shine in the midst of the darkness as God sets them apart from the crowd that will be judged. I pray that as Elisha prayed for his servant, that our eyes be opened to see as God sees. May the word of the Lord come to us not just orally but also visually.

Memory Verse: Ezekiel 9:4

Decree:

Ezekiel 7:1

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying. (italics mine)

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