Bible Verse of The Day – 11-23-20

2 Chronicles 15:8 (NKJV) 8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord.

I am not what I would consider to be prophetic. At least not on a regular basis.

Today, however, I want to speak in a prophetic sense.

Over my many years of reading, studying and digesting the word of God, I have seen a lot that has given me insights and understanding regarding to the things we see happening around us in the natural.

The Holy Spirit has taught me how to watch, and to discern events and to recognize or perceive what’s going on beyond what we see with our natural eyes. I’m not special. He will do this for anyone willing to spend the time walking closely with Him.

The scripture above deals with something prophetic beyond the nation of Judah. The words spoken by Azariah, the son of Oded, caused Asa to get serious and make major changes in that nation.

2 Chronicles 15:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

The words tore at the heart of Asa to the point where he was severely convicted and he made immediate changes to correct what was wrong.

Asa recognized that Judah had forsaken God. They had pushed Him aside in favor of whatever pleased them, including worshiping false gods and idols.

So, Asa led the nation in repenting and setting things right before God, putting Him back in His rightful place in their nation and in their lives.

2 Chronicles 15:12 (NKJV) 12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

Brothers and sisters in Christ, it’s time for us to do the same. It’s time to tear down the idols; to remove them from our lives and from our nation.

Pastor Ellie and I live in the USA. But this can easily apply to any nation.

Here in the USA we are currently in a situation that is threatening our very republic. But there is upheaval around the globe as I am writing this, as evil forces work to push a global agenda that not only frowns on our faith, but will actively work to remove our rights to live out our faith.

Yes, we are approaching end times. We are seeing it play out before our very eyes.

But we should never, ever lay down and let the enemy trample over us.

Just as Israel did so many times in the Old Testament, we all need to remove the idols from our lives and repent before Him, seeking His counsel and His forgiveness.

We need to put Him first again, where He rightfully belongs.

The time is now.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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