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Don't Laugh At Me When Things Aren't Working!

Day 218

Reading: Ezekiel 24:1 - Ezekiel 26:20

We all hate enemies. Everyone has enemies even the baby that is unborn has an enemy just ask any expectant couple. Reading through the Book of Ezekiel today I was struck at how many times God sent prophets to speak against the enemies of Israel. Notice that God didn't send the prophets to prophesy when David was king. God sent His prophets to the enemies of His children when all was haywire for His children.

When the children of God went into captivity the nations surrounding them were happy. Happy that their enemy was vanquished. I have news for my enemies, don't rejoice when I seem to fall. God is a God of second chances and this is one thing enemies don't understand.  No matter where you are in life, God is able to save you.

Ezekiel was sent to the nations around Israel. He was sent to prophesy to them God's intention for them. The common denominator was that they rejoiced that Israel was no more. They scoffed at Israel and mocked that the temple was no more. God may have judged His children and sent them to captivity but a bystander shouldn't scoff at anyone facing judgement. You see the enemies of God's children had not read that a righteous man falls seven times Proverbs 24:16.

I don't know what you are facing that has made you the punchline for people's jokes. I have news for those rejoicing at your downfall. God is not a respecter of persons. What God has done before He can do again. He is more than able to annihilate your enemies, mockers or scoffers. The same army that was sent to take the children of God captive acted against the enemies of the children of God. Let my mockers and scoffers take note, God will raise me up again to glory and am inviting you to watch as I become great. Don't rejoice when your enemies fall, in fact, we are encouraged to not even let our hearts to be glad that our enemies have stumbled because if God sees it He may turn his wrath from the enemy unto you Proverbs 24:17.

Memory Verse: Ezekiel 24:15

Decree:

Ezekiel 24:15

"Also the word of the Lord came to me saying" (italics mine)
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