2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land”This verse is popular right now. If you are on social media at all, this is what pops up on everyone's post.
The other quote I see shared often is: "People are waiting on God to heal the land when in reality God is waiting on the people to repent and turn from their wicked ways."
This latter quote is reality. As I have been praying for our country, I have been asking God to reveal and convict His people of anything wicked in us that is hindering Him healing our land. This is key.
Do we want another 4 years of our country going into socialism/marxism and everything evil? I'm not saying that the other one running is going to save us either. Only Jesus can save us. Only Jesus can have mercy on us. But voting for the most biblical candidate is our only choice. We can't vote for abortions and show up to Church on Sunday and act as if we are true disciples of Christ. I'm sorry. That's truth! We can't vote for an evil agenda that goes against so many biblical standards and say we love Jesus.
Today I was reading in Ezekiel 7 from the Warehouse Blog- It seems pretty close to where America is heading (or there). Kind of sobering.... but I believe is a good hard TRUTH on what we may need to do for God to heal our land.
The Day of the Wrath of the Lord
7 The word of the LORD came to me: “And you, O son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
“Thus says the Lord GOD: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes. An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains. Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD, who strikes.
“Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded. Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them. The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude. For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.
“They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude. The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour. And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity. All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water. They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads. They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity. His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them. And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it. I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it.
“Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence. I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned. When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none. Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders. The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are paralyzed by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
(ESV)
by Brad Boyles
The Babylonians invaded Judah twice but the people could not comprehend the severity of the destruction. It’s like they could not connect the dots. They couldn’t see the connection between their sin and the oncoming judgment by their enemies. This is where Ezekiel comes in.
For about 20 years, Ezekiel consistently spelled out the cost of sin and the coming wrath of God. It was not pretty. By and large, the people remained stubborn and willful in their sinning. It’s hard to believe. As I thought about this section this morning, the statement of “You will know that I am God” resonated from previous chapters.
The God of grace and truth delivers both. However, at the final judgment, we will either know His wrath or His grace. Both of these characteristics of God will reveal that He is indeed Lord over all. It is ultimately a question of wills. Do we willfully continue in our disobedience or do we accept grace as a means to repent and change?
Some may argue that we are all sinners regardless of if we believe or not. Sinning is always a willful choice. Though it is true, as Christians, there is quite a large difference between consistent, calloused disobedience and struggling through conviction and repentance. We are either moving towards grace or we are moving towards wrath. Just like the people of Judah, we all will know that He is Lord. The question is, will we know grace through Jesus or will He turn to us and say, “I never knew you?”
God promises to heal our land BUT there's a catch - we must turn from our WICKED WAYS. We must humbly seek Him and repent for anything that is in our lives that is not in alignment with God's Truth. This country deserves judgement...and I believe we are seeing some of that.
Here are some things God hates? Any of these in our lives?
- Pride: Pride is the original sin, and God hates it. The Bible says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18).
- Lying: God judges all words, and hates lying.
- Innocent blood: God loves and wants people to protect the innocent.
- Wicked schemes: God knows what people think and sees the plans and purposes that are conceived in the souls of all people.
- Idols: God hates idols because they make false statements about him and damage people.
- Unfaithfulness: God hates unfaithfulness, rebellion, and false worship.
- Arrogance: God hates arrogance and corrupt speech.
- Wickedness: God hates wickedness and wrongdoing
This verse also points out some things God doesn't like: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God. This includes those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners
Here's a great prayer we can pray to begin this process - don't delay - do it now! Pause now and pray this prayer and wait on the Lord to reveal anything?
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
2 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Prayer & Praise Reports
1. Ken's teeth are healing up from his trip to Mexico. He had a root canal, tooth extraction and bone graft. Once completely healed, he will need to have 4 crowns still. We are trying to find a dentist here that will allow us to use a lab in KC. One of Ken's former co-workers has offered to do his crowns for free. That would save us $1000's.
2. We are still looking for a needle in a haystack when it comes to a part for our car. The car is drivable but we been cautioned by every mechanic not to drive it as safety issue. So it sits. However, the Lord blessed us with a new used van 215000 miles on it... but was gifted to us. We are so thankful. I never imagined driving a van and it's definitely a learning curve. I love the interior space it has. So more room for Trader Joe road trips. LOL!!!
3. About a month ago, the Lord revealed to me I was living in co-dependency. It's a term I had heard but knew little about. I jumped in with both feet and realized from so much trauma in my childhood and life, I was in idolatry. Ouch! That's one of those things God hates (listed above). I have repented and have seen some incredible healing in this area. Praise God!
4. Please continue to pray for my health. Pain levels are extreme. So weary! But know that one day God will heal me.
5. Please pray for some open door for me to be able to find work. With my health, it's so limited. I've searched high and low for online work but doors don't open. I would love to increase my Thrive Life business and doing all I can there.. For us to survive w/o debt, I really need to be able to make enough to pay our rent. Ken's income covers the rest.
Thank you for your continued prayers for us! We do appreciate it! Luke 6:38
Hugs, love and prayers.
Ken & Michele Cole
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Here are ways you can give if you feel led:
1. Non tax deductible donations can be made to:
Ken & Michele Cole, 103 Geneva Ave, Hamilton, MT 59840 (preferable as the options below will tax us)
This is the only way currently we can use funds for our personal needs at this time. or through
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2. Tax deductible options:
Checks payable to Sonlit Fields, 103 Geneva Ave, Hamilton, MT 59840
This goes into our ministry account to be used for outreach and saving towards our vision.
Donor Fund - The Signatry - Ken & Michele Cole - listed under Want InSight Fund.
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This is an option to keep gifts anonymous - again for outreach and savings toward our vision.
Vision
God has given us a vision to build a retreat property along with ministry equipping center.
The retreat portion of our ministry is to provide a safe place for pastors, lay leaders & other ministry folks to come and be refreshed & encouraged through prophetic ministry (if wanted). We will offer private cabins with kitchens & full bathrooms, and plenty of places to roam on the property to get quiet with the Lord.
We will offer other specialty retreats - marriage, healing, prophetic teaching & activating people into the world & health and wellness retreats and more.
The Lord has graced us with the desire to come alongside the Church - to bring healing, deliverance & freedom to new/newer believers. We are not wanting to replace their church, but better help them be ready to serve in their church.
In our community building - we will eventually have a 24/7 prayer room, healing & prophetic rooms and a place for community worship services for those on the property.
Our passion is to minister to a lost & hurting world. To equip the saints to do the same and to be a blessing to our community and surrounding areas. Our hopes are that we can pour out God's love in a mighty way to bring more and more souls into the Kingdom, get them discipled, called into their purpose & destiny and released to do God's business!!!! We also have a passion to give generously to help those in need and to help others launch into their God given destinies.
