March 11, 2025

Know this: God sees those who oppress His children. As Americans in the United States, we have had our minds seared into believing we are free, and to an extent, we are, considering we are free to worship God as long as it doesn’t interfere with the plans of the wicked. As a reminder, look back at 2020 as an example; in most places, the churches were closed and barred from collective worship. The World Health Organization declared the pandemic on March 11, 2020! That time was a good reminder of how free we are not! It was a wake-up call for our people; many woke up, but many are still oppressed by it; we know this because so many are still wearing masks, even when alone in their cars. What does this have to do with Ezekiel? Like many countries today, the powers in Judah and Jerusalem were oppressing the poor, laws were broken and overlooked, the prophets were deceitful, and God couldn’t find a man among them to pray for the people or stand in the gap for them. The difference between then and now is that we have people to intercede and go before God on behalf of the people and pray that they turn back to righteousness. We are in dire straits; are you praying? Make it your mission to stand in the gap and call for repentance to help turn away the wrath of God from those who don’t believe that they would see their wrongful ways, turn to Jesus, and become saved. The lessons of the past should be a stark reminder that God is just and will set things right, one way or another.

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. Ezekiel 22:27-28