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Touching something is part of the process of free will.  Take away the touching and you take away the free will.  God never said “you shall not go through the process of deciding whether to obey My command or not.”

The trouble is not the process of decision.  The trouble comes when you actually hear the Word of God and choose to ignore or disobey it.

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

vs 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

vs 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’”

You’ve heard it before.  “All roads lead to God.”

We are quick to point out how this is not true – the only way to God is through Christ!

Not exactly.   Look at the scripture again.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Jesus is the way to God the Father.
Jesus is the Truth of God the Father.
Jesus is the Life of God the Father.

A Father is loving.
A Father is patient.
A Father is merciful.
A Father is kind.
A Father is slow to anger.
A Father is rewarding.
A Father is life-giving.
A Father displays everlasting love and gives life-giving gifts.

To know the Father, we must know Jesus.

But, there are other aspects of God that we must know.

Romans 11:22 tells us to consider the goodness AND the severity of God. 

If we don’t choose Christ, we will still meet God.  But this will not be God, the Father.

Revelation 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.   And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.

One group of people will be judged according to Christ’s works through them, and another will be judged according to their own works because they rejected Him.

So when you hear that all roads lead to God, you may want to describe the destination rather than argue or debate.  Telling someone they are wrong is not a way to help them see.  Telling them how right they are may get their attention more effectively.

The 11th hour
Is an hour of trust
When the signs around look dim
It is in this hour
That we must
Look only, only to Him
The jailers may put you in prison
Your feet may be stuck to the floor
But the midnight hour is almost here
And release is at the Door –
Not only for you but for all who see
Your praise for the One you adore!

Some ask me what is the best thing for Osteopenia (diminishing bone mass) or Osteoporosis (Dry, brittle bones).

If they ask me while I am in the health food store, I talk to them about calcium – a whole food based calcium is the most absorbable, but calcium alone is not enough.  Magnesium is needed either 2:1 ratio or 1:1 (2 parts calcium to 1 part magnesium).  What is also needed is the combination of Vitamin D3 and K2.  Calcium helps muscles contract, magnesium helps them relax.  Vitamin D3 and K2 together helps drive the calcium into the bones instead of it hanging out in the body.

It gets complicated and I personally believe that many are sincerely trying to be well but the science of what exactly works to accomplish what is needed in our body to be strong and well can fall into eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Without God, it produces stress not peace.  Without God, it produces death, not life.

Where do thin, brittle bones begin?

Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.

They begin with broken, unhealed spirit and soul.   The decision to eat right and take the right supplements is a great decision.  But without the decision to deal with this in the spirit realm first is a decision to be strong without God.  It is a decision to become our own doctor, nutritionist, judge.

What is written?

Ezekiel 37:1  The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. ² Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. ³ And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”

⁴ Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! ⁵ Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. ⁶ I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

Dem bones dem bones dem dry bones
Dem bones dem bones dem dry bones
Dem bones dem bones dem dry bones
Now hear the word of the Lord!

Speak to your dry bones.   Tell them to hear the word of the Lord!

Then tell breath to enter them!  Breath contains oxygen and bones need oxygen to make new red bone marrow.

So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. ⁸ Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.

⁹ Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” ¹⁰ So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

By now, many have heard or read the latest allegations against Todd Bentley by Stephen Powell, and how many have gone to leaders but it appeared to be covered up.

If you haven’t, you can listen here.  Or you can read the account in its entirety here.

Some leaders have stepped up to verify the heart of SP, and here is one. 
And another.  And there are more but you, the reader can dig it all up.

I have nothing further to add, since I am not a witness, and don’t have first-hand knowledge, however, I did have a word from the Lord.

Upon waking this morning, I heard in my spirit, “It’s not about Todd, it’s about God.”

What we need to comprehend is GOD IS HOLY.  If we don’t grasp that GOD IS HOLY, then all we are doing when we read or listen to these reports is participating in the sin of gossip and slander.

If we don’t grasp that GOD IS HOLY, then it becomes about Todd and all the darkness that has overtaken him, as we await the exposure of all that have participated with him and covered it up.

If we don’t grasp that GOD IS HOLY, then we will condemn people rather than their sin; we will fail to pray for their souls but eagerly await their consequences.

But if we understand that GOD IS HOLY, has ALWAYS BEEN HOLY, and has been giving the Church time to repent, then we too will see this as a movement about to happen on a grander scale and God is sweeping through the Church as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah because He will not strive with flesh forever.

If we understand that GOD IS HOLY and has BEEN HOLY, then we will humble ourselves right now,  put our faces to the floor and REPENT for any coverup or sin we have participated in, that has nothing to do with Todd.

If we understand that GOD IS HOLY, then we will not be afraid of what the devil can do, but let the FEAR OF A HOLY GOD burn through us, and stand in that HOLINESS and no longer making excuse or fearing what people say.

Be careful who you follow.  Ask yourself why you follow them.  Get yourselves right before God NOW.  Because God is draining the Christian swamp.  It’s going to get ugly and yet it’s going to be beautiful.