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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.

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.

Bogus Thoughts?

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“’For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD.” (Isaiah 55:8 NIV)

Throughout the more than 20 years of hearing God’s voice in prayer, the Lord has told me many things that I would rather have not heard. I guess that I could have pretended that I didn’t hear Him, but that would have likely resulted in actually not hearing His voice going forward.

One specific thing that I have heard the Lord tell me was to distance myself from a family member who is always surrounded in drama and betrayal. The term “no good deed goes unpunished” is exactly right when it comes to that family member. She just can’t help herself. One of my siblings insists that God would never tell me to distance myself from her. As if he, who has only heard God say a few words in his lifetime, would know what God would want for me personally. So let’s hypothesize for a moment what would happen if I chose to ignore God and instead listen to my brother’s instruction. Aside from making my brother a mini-god, I would lose connection to the one true God. I would stop hearing God’s voice because I would have chosen to disobey God and honor my brother above God.

Does God have a purpose for telling me to distance myself from a family member? I could quote Jesus in Luke 14:26 (“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.”) which seemingly contradicts a commandment in Exodus 20:12 (“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.”) Do I leave the situation up to a Biblical interpretation, a family consensus, or do I give God the absolute authority and obey Him? Listen, I would absolutely be lost without hearing God’s voice. I would be truly the loneliest person on the planet if God ever stopped talking to me. I would be devastated. Not only that, God would likely need to dethrone my brother in a way that would burden my heart.

My daily routine is constantly seeking God. I ask Him for direction all day long every day. It’s one of the reasons that loud music in restaurants is so offensive to me. It is difficult to hear His spirit voice when there are distracting sounds trying to drown out His guidance.

Do I just ignore my brother’s opinion? No, I don’t. I take everything to God and ask Him why my brother is so determined to tell me to disobey God. God’s response is usually something like “Leave him to me. I’m doing something in his life.” I’m not angry with my brother but I can’t help remembering the Scripture where the serpent in the Garden said “Surely God didn’t say” as the devil walked Adam and Eve out of God’s specific will for them.

So why bring all this up now? While I was eating a breakfast sandwich in my van down by the river this morning, God told me that it similarly portrays a pastor’s desire to seek the counsel of men rather than to trust God’s authority on the matter of the trinity doctrine. The pastor has searched the Scriptures, sought peers, and struggled with his own identity but has refused to listen to and obey God. Why? Has he convinced himself that being right with man is more important than being right with God?

Yes, I have provided Scriptures for the pastor to study but always with the instruction to seek God. I have repeatedly stated what I have heard God say but have always reminded that obedience to God is not by proxy. “Don’t believe me. Ask God yourself!” Here’s the thing, I don’t want to be responsible for those who would twist the words that I bring from God. I don’t want to be responsible for being a mini-god for anyone. My responsibility is solely to do exactly what God tells me to do. I’m not responsible for how it is received. Will I lose friends? Sure. Will I find it difficult to be part of a church family when false doctrines are being taught? Sure. But will I ever lose my connection to God? Never!

Let’s Talk About Mary

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Who do you say that Mary was/is? Was she the mother of God? Should you pray to her spirit in heaven? What Scriptures could you twist to make it permissible to worship her?

This is where the discussion will turn to the trinity doctrine. (You knew it was coming.) The trinity doctrine espouses that there are three Gods, one of whom was born of the virgin Mary. That doctrine can then be expanded to make it permissible to pray to Mary since she gave birth (or came before) one of their three Gods. The devil surely loves that. So in that line of thinking, not only are there three Gods, instead of one, but there is also a fourth deity to pray to and worship in Mary.

So you may be wondering what is the Christian doctrine that leaves out the worship of Mary. The true doctrine is that there are NOT three Gods. There is only one God. God is Spirit. God is NOT flesh. Mary did not give birth to the Spirit of God. Mary gave birth to the flesh-and-blood frame that the Spirit of God wore as He made His invisible Spirit visible to mankind. God’s name was revealed to us as Jesus.

Our flesh-and-blood frame (born of human parents) houses our God-breathed spirit being. The flesh-and-blood frame is part of the human reproduction process. But the spirit being that each of us is assigned by God is not part of the human reproduction process. When our flesh dies, our spirit lives eternally with God or separated from God based on our covenant standing with God at the time of our death.

Do you see why understanding doctrine is so important? If you could be easily deceived into worshiping Mary and praying to her, then you walk outside of covenant with God and will suffer eternal wrath. The covenant relationship with God is to have NO OTHER GODS. The devil will use whatever schemes that he needs to for you to bow down to other than the one true God.

I’m begging you, whether you are a pastor or not, to please seek God about the trinity doctrine UNTIL you hear from Him and know with full certainty that you know true doctrine. You can’t believably call me a false prophet if I’m always coaching you to seek God for yourself. And by the way, the head of the church is Jesus, not councils of men. Jesus has the ultimate authority about church doctrines, not the Nicene council or any other council. It’s disgusting when you try to circumvent seeking God. If you don’t know how to hear God’s voice in prayer, I offer to teach you. (But we already know that you cannot humble yourself enough to be taught by a woman, especially one that challenges your false teaching.)

God sees and hears everything. He knows when your heart turns from Him. He knows when you defend false teaching and defame His prophets. He is watching. Do you really want Him to see such nastiness?

The Broken Covenant & Deliverance

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The covenant relationship demands wholehearted allegiance. If we go outside of that priority obedience, then we break covenant.

All sin is covenant-breaking and can be traced back to not obeying God. That is why the covenant restoration conversation is so important. We must restore a broken covenant or we will not have God’s protection or provision. In fact, we can grieve God with our sin to the point that He allows the devil to target us and torment us. God is a jealous God! If you’re not serving Him as your one and only God, then you’re serving another “god” (probably yourself as a little “g” god).

The attached pages are a continuation of the 2021 letters to the pastors locally. These pages from the May, Mark of Excellence Newsletter, explain Deliverance. At any time, you can stop right where you are and ask God for forgiveness. It’s this simple: “God, is there anything that I need to ask forgiveness for?” Then listen to His silent-prayer voice answer. Ask Him as many questions as you need to so that you may learn from your mistake and know how not to repeat them when facing the same temptations.

(The newsletter is included as a slideshow. Please use the toggle arrow to advance slides.)

Invested in Hearing God’s Voice?

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Hearing God’s voice is imperative to being obedient. Taking a best-guess or interpreting Scripture at your choosing will likely cause you to walk completely outside of God’s will and path. God judges heart motives. He is aware of all methods used to avoid consulting Him. So just because you have a Bible open, it doesn’t replace your need to submit to God’s authority. You can’t fool God.

Attached are the March (2021) “Mark of Excellence Newsletter” and associated letter to the local pastors. The topic is “Hearing God”. In the last two days, we looked at the January letter with the main topic of 1) One God; and the February letter and topic of 2) False teachers. In reviewing these letters are you seeing God’s heart as He sends a message to the pastors and churches?

Digest this one carefully because the letters ahead get a little heated as we dive in to debate against the false doctrines and those who have chosen to teach falsely.

Do False Teachers Deserve Wrath?

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Should we hate the false teachers? Does God? You’re probably like me in that you want to know God’s heart and sync up with Him on who to love and who to hate. Wait, does God hate people? Well, He must because He is the one in charge of sending some people to hell, separated from Him for all eternity. It was God that sent an evil spirit to torment King Saul when he disobeyed.

When God sends me as His prophet to help pastors overcome false doctrines, I can feel God’s heart for them. He wants them to earnestly pursue His will on the doctrines. But as time passes, and they continue to teach falsely, God’s heart changes in the words that He delivers through me. A pastor can have the right heart and wrong theology and still manage to please God … until God sends His messenger to point out the wrong theology. Once that happens they have been warned to seek Him until the wrong doctrine is removed. If they refuse Him, they have hard consequences for their wrong theology. They cannot please Him while they teach falsely.

So you can imagine the hard place that puts me in. How am I to love the pastors enough to keep warning them when I can already feel God’s heart changing against them. That’s when I get frustrated. It’s more important to me to please God than to warn the false teachers. At some point, I’m just ready for the Lord to stop giving them chances so I can get out of the middle of the whole mess. But then, I’m ashamed that I didn’t love them enough to keep warning them. I find myself in that position once again.

The attached letter from February 2021, was a communication to 24 pastors locally. The associated Mark of Excellence newsletter warned of God’s heart towards false teachers. What are your thoughts? Should God turn His back on them when they continue to teach falsely?

What Does It Take To Be A Hero?

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In the secular world, a hero can be someone with a gifted singing voice, on-screen influence, a hot body, or perceived power. Think about who the cultural idols are today. Yes, we recognize the men and women of the military, law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency workers as invested individuals who are willing to risk themselves to rescue others. But where each person stands in their relationship with God is the true measure of their hero status.

“Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.” (Isaiah 63:10 NIV)

Is there a scarier verse in all Scripture? Who would be foolish enough to put themselves in the position of grieving the Spirit of God? When I set out to create the Mark of Excellence newsletters, the world had just undergone a plague of Biblical proportions called COVID. While that virus may have been created in a lab, every plague in the Bible was from God against His own people. Certainly the sovereign Lord had the power to stop a man-made plague if He wanted it gone. But He didn’t. Why?

That’s the question that I asked the Lord. He said that His churches were teaching falsely. They were refusing to seek Him about the doctrines being spewed from the pulpits. His own pastors were provoking Him against them. It was then that the Lord put my life on hold while He had me reach out to them about their doctrines.

This first letter (the tamest of the bunch) and doctrinal newsletter was aimed at getting the pastors to seek God on the subject of “One God”. Repeatedly the Scriptures teach that there is only one God. The Scriptures also command that we are to have no other gods. Yet, the trinity doctrines suggest that there are three gods in a godhead. I roll my eyes every time that the pastors in my town refer to Jesus as sitting next to the Father. They’re idiots. Jesus is the one and only God. If they knew God, they would know who He is. It seems to me that they fake having the gift of hearing God’s voice to make themselves seem holier. But God is not fooled. If I can read the word “trinity” on their website, I’m pretty sure that God sees it too.

Attached is the first letter and newsletter sent to 24 pastors locally. Since January of 2021 has there been improvement in this area? Have any of the pastors sought God about their false doctrine of three gods? Unfortunately, it seems that they are still provoking God to vengeance against the congregations who sit quietly accepting that nonsense while they play the country-club religion game. They’re complicit with the false teachers and deserve God’s wrath. They are covenant breakers not covenant keepers.

“Surely, God Didn’t Say…”

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“Surely, God Didn’t Say…” Those are the words that the devil used to deceive Adam and Eve in the Garden. Those words led to them disobeying God.

If I had a nickel for every time that I heard the devil use those words through human vessels, I would be a very wealthy woman today. I refute their foolishness every time. Here’s the thing, Adam and Eve could have sought God when the devil used those deceptive words. They could have, right then and there, said “God, what did you say?” and called God into the midst of the confrontation. But they didn’t. Instead they allowed themselves to be walked right outside of fellowship with the Almighty and into a pit of sin.

Some people are more easily deceived. They walk themselves right into alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography, gossip, and living as their own “god”. Why would anyone who supposedly loves you not want you to seek God? Why would they want you to disobey Him? If they truly love you, wouldn’t they want you to submit yourself to God’s authority so that you can walk humbly with Him?

In the New Testament Scriptures we can see repeatedly that God used human vessels to send letters to the churches. The apostle Paul wrote letters to the churches in Rome, Corinth, Galatia, Ephesus, Philippi, Colossae, and Thessalonica. He also wrote letters to Timothy, Titus (for the church in Crete), and Philemon. There were other letters, too, written by other apostles and leaders to include Simon Peter, James, John, and Jude. All of those letters were inspired by God and included in the Scriptures. Additionally, John penned the seven letters to the churches (in Asia Minor) in Revelation. So, it’s not unlike God to want to send a message to the churches through human agents especially when the leadership of those churches refuse to seek God. They seem to be comfortable leading others astray with their false teaching.

Several years ago, God had me send letters to 24 churches locally. Please understand, it wasn’t that the other churches were correct in their doctrine. The printing, envelopes, postage and time were all coming from my small fixed income or He probably would have had me send them more far and wide. In the days ahead, we will revisit those letters to the churches to examine if there has been positive changes in the local churches during that time. Each letter contained a “Mark of Excellence” doctrinal newsletter to prompt them to study the doctrines more carefully. Listen, I don’t want them to believe me. I want them to truly have their own relationship with God where they ask Him questions until their garbage theologies are gone. That’s my hope!

I hope you will join me as we take a look at the false doctrines in the churches. Will you seek God and raise your voice against the false teaching or will you sit back and be comfortable in your country-club Christianity?