Author Archives: Tammie Edwards

Prophetic Conundrum

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“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.” (Ezekiel 33:6 NIV)

This Scripture doesn’t afford the watchman much room to refuse to warn the idiots that habitually won’t listen. If the people would actually listen to the words from the prophets AND ask God about it themselves, then God would not need to warn through storms, floods, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and other weather events. But here’s the thing, whether the people listen to God’s prophets or not, the prophet must answer to God to deliver the message.

I’ve gone through a few very humbling events since I first started hearing God’s voice in prayer. There have been times, even recently, when God had to adjust my attitude because I didn’t want to keep bringing the same message over and over again to the same stubborn pastors who refuse to listen. It doesn’t seem fair, but evidently it doesn’t have to be. I just need to do what God tells me to do and ignore the idiots who ignore God’s messages through me. I’m guessing that God is withholding some of His wrath against them while He delivers messages through me. When He stops sending me to deliver the messages then that’s when He will unleash His judgment against them. But I don’t get to choose when that is or what that looks like. I’m just the messenger and I don’t have influence with God or a right to have compassion when He exacts His punishment against the false teachers.

I got the message loud and clear. Refusing God comes with consequences. Evidently though, He doesn’t have a problem with me calling them idiots. So that’s a win!

“The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious people—they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.” (Ezekiel 2:4-7 NIV)

Their Three Gods Aren’t Saying Much

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This morning, I was reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. As I regularly read through the messages from the various prophets, I have to wonder if the local pastors ever actually read the words from the prophets. Are they ignorant to the warnings from God?

There are over 100 churches in this city. The Lord says that not one of them teaches correctly about who God is. How can not even one pastor know the truth about God? Some of them say that they hear God but then preach that there are three Gods (a trinity of Gods). How foolish is that?

For about 8,030 days (22 years), I have been hearing God’s voice all day, every day. Yet, the pastors, who admit that they only hear God once in a while or a few times in their lifetimes, refuse the words that God delivers through me. They have convinced themselves that God is not one God but instead three-1/3 Gods that make up a godhead. Why don’t they have eyes to see just how stupid that doctrine is?

Why do they call God a liar? God said (as recorded in Isaiah 43:10 NIV) “ ‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the LORD, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.'”

No God before or after seems pretty clear. So why do they insist that Jesus is a separate God sitting next to the primary God? In my opinion, it’s because they’re idiots. But at the very least, it has to be that they don’t know God. If they knew God, then they would know that He is the only God. Certainly, God could choose to open their eyes and reveal Himself to them. What is He waiting for? Is He waiting for them to humble themselves and admit that they have not sought Him to know His identity.

Jesus said this: (red letter words) “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” (John 5:39-40 NIV)

I’m eagerly awaiting for one of the local pastors to truly come to know God. In that intimacy with God, I hope they will learn true doctrine. I want a church family but I refuse to be part of a church that teaches falsely. God wouldn’t allow it! He wants more for me than that. I don’t know why He doesn’t seem to care about the congregants of all the local churches enough to forbid them from participating in false religion. That’s His business, not mine.

Rushed Intimacy?

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This morning, I was reading in the Psalms and my spiritual vision focused on a few key phrases.

“The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses. He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals. He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings—” (Psalm 135:6-10 NIV)

“The LORD does whatever pleases him”; “He struck down the firstborn of Egypt”; “He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings”. (Echoed in Psalm 136.)

Those are heavy words. We don’t often hear about this God from pulpits. It seems that the God that is preached about today is a wimpy one that is only allowed to accept the meager attention that is passively offered. He evidently isn’t allowed to, in His wrath, punish or offend anyone. King David knew the same God that I know. God is sovereign. God is jealous. God is a strong protector.

Every day the Lord speaks through me and to me. At times He speaks in tongues of men and other times in tongues of angels. But every time that the Lord speaks through me, He allows me to feel His heart and emotion. There are times when the grief that I feel is bigger than my own mind could fathom. When the Lord cries out in tongues of angels through me, I don’t understand the words but I feel the anguish, weep with Him, and shed the tears. I have also experienced God’s heart of disgust towards the false teachers who refuse to repent and learn from God.

He wants me to know His heart. That’s the intimacy that He offers to His anointed. Do you know God’s heart or are you just a bystander who rushes towards intimacy when you need His power or provision?

Go-Bag?

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Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires, plagues and wars can leave us in helpless situations. How do we prepare for the unexpected?

We can’t entirely trust the news, weather forecasts, or vaccines to get us where we need to be. God is the only one who has sovereign knowledge of what’s happening, when and where. No weather radio is going to give us the guidance that God can.

There have been times in my life, when God had me prepare in unusual ways for unexpected events. Mostly it was hindsight that illuminated how His direction provided security or escape. One scenario comes to mind because it was so obvious when the situation played out. It’s been more than a decade ago since this story took place but it was clearly divine provision that has become a memorial stone for me. One day, God told me to make an extra set of all my keys: car, home, and office and to put the keys in my car. It was a simple enough direction from God, and of course I did it. The very same week, because of an unexpected once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, I was thankful that God had given me that exact instruction. God foreknew what would take place and that His provision would be an obvious sign to me that He was leading me. God knew in advance that I would be falsely accused and that the person holding my keys would refuse to return them on my release. I had a spare door key to my car in my wallet and a full set of new keys to everything else hidden inside my car. God’s advance instructions provided an escape from the enemy’s plans against me and proof that He was on my side.

God provided much more for me during that very difficult time in my life and I know I could never thank Him enough for His watchful care. But I know too that my obedience played an important part in my safety. I would be lost without hearing God’s voice. Are you hours or days away from your biggest trial? Are you constantly listening to and obeying God’s instructions? Will you be ready for what’s ahead?

What should you place in that “Go” Bag?

Rescued

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I wept while God listened to my grief and devastation over the loss of lives in the Texas floods. My own children attended Christian camps in their youth. My heart breaks for the parents and loved ones whose lives have been forever changed by the sudden rising waters of the river. So please hear me, I am not saying this next part to hurt anyone. This is what God wanted me to write about.

If there had been enough warning, could everyone have made it out safely? Would everyone choose to leave if they heard God say to move to higher ground?

There are going to be health trials, disasters, wars, and all manner of loss of life beyond this day. We will all grieve and mourn loved ones. But God is not surprised or second guessing His own sovereignty. We are each responsible to know God, hear His voice, and follow Him with priority. I’m not saying that anything would be different in God’s plans for those who lost their lives in the recent flood, or that their deaths are any form of punishment from God. I am saying that I will do whatever God wants of me to teach others to hear His voice and know Him. The Lord can whisper your escape plan and allow you to save others. He is my rescuer.

What Is Your Reputation With God?

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“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” (Revelation 3:1 NIV)

Notice those words “you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead”? How haunting that must have been to have heard that God saw that church’s reputation as the opposite of what mankind saw it. It was a dead church to God!

The next verse says “Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.” The warning words continue with a need to repent or there will be great consequences.

The Pharisees had seats of honor and great reputations at the exact same time that they crucified Jesus. Can a reputation among men ever be more important to God than teaching true doctrine? Can group consensus ever take the place of seeking God and knowing His heart?

Yesterday, I listened to a sermon online by a local pastor who is determined that group consensus of like-minded people is more important than hearing God speak on a subject. The pastor seems sure that God wants to be left out as long as the pastor can find a number of people who agree with him on his false trinity doctrine. Listen, the Muslims can find plenty of people to agree with their false religion. So can the Buddhists. And likewise, the Mormons and Catholics have large congregations and leaders who believe false doctrine to be true. And so it is with the false doctrines in the Christian church. Anyone can interpret the Scriptures as they see fit and find a following, hence the various denominations in the Christian churches.

If you believe that God speaks, why is He not your top priority for knowing true doctrine? I really want to know.

Faithfulness OR Deliverance

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Three years ago, I completed the magazine edition “Discipleship & Deliverance” (cover photo attached). At the time, God was waking me up in the early morning hours every day to focus on the work. While I love to be completely immersed in God’s efforts to help this generation, He was pushing me very hard to get it exactly right and on a quick timeline. My thought at the time was that there was someone who needed a “NOW” word from God on the subject. Only 10 copies were printed, though, and I never received any feedback from those who received the copies. I did, however, post pages online regularly but would have no way of knowing for sure who or how many saw the pages through social media sites.

Now, please understand, deliverance is a topic that requires great confidentiality. The devil would love to destroy the credibility of anyone who undergoes the process of turning from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. Deliverance is about restoring a broken covenant relationship.

This morning, God and I talked while I ate breakfast in my van down by the river, again. He had me take notes on my phone so that I would remember specifics about the conversation. Here is what I recorded:

(For context: I asked the Lord what was His favorite thing about me. He answered that my “faithfulness” was beautiful. There was a quick discussion about how faith and faithfulness were not the same thing. While I have great faith, it was loyalty that He was addressing.)

Faithfulness means that you don’t need to second guess everything because you have an immediate attitude of obedience. But that doubtless loyalty only comes when you are sure that you are hearing God’s voice. Once you know God’s voice (from the voice of the enemy), it is much easier to move forward without doubt. This is why learning to discern God’s voice with precision is so important and why relationship is not the same as religion. It’s why false teachers need to learn to recognize the voice of God clearly so that they can change their teaching to true doctrine.

God doesn’t have a problem with as many questions as necessary for you to have confidence in following His direction. He constantly knows your heart so you might as well reveal your doubts when you have them. But that conversation does not let you off the hook for obedience. You cannot be loyal without obedience.