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  " For you will no longer remember the oracle of the L ord , because every man’s own word will become the oracle, and you have perverted the words of the living God, the L ord  of hosts, our God." - Jer. 23:36 One problem the people of Israel encountered was prophets who prophesied their own oracles as if they came from God. In Jeremiah chapter 6 we see the LORD condemning the voices of falsehood, "Saying 'Peace, peace, but there is no peace.'"(v.14) The people during Jeremiah's day had turned from God's oracles to the oracles of man, and they would suffer as a result.  Although Jeremiah's words about people perverting God's words were directed at a straying Israelite leadership and people, the words speak to the world in which we now live as well. This will not be a popular notion, but it seems we are seeing more and more Christian proclaiming messages God has supposedly said or something God is supposedly going to do. I am a Pentecostal pr...

"Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD." - Ezek. 16:62 (NASB)      Ezekiel had the difficult task of prophesying in Israel prior to the invasion and captivity of its people. Many of the passages in this book are filled with painful words and metaphors that illustrate the depth of their rebellion. The verse that I am focusing on today lies at the end of one such passage. The part that struck me this morning is the last part of this brief verse, "and you shall know that I am the LORD."  As I meditate on this, the thought occurs to me that this is really the main thrust of  God's action in humanity. He wants us to know that He is the LORD. Knowing is comprised of two thoughts. The first is that of mere knowledge. The Bible is clear in revealing that this God, the LORD, is the only God. The historical, geographical, political, and prophetic events recorded in the Bible attest to its reliability. When we read or hear ...