Ezekiel 14:4-6
4 Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will be brought to give him an answer in the matter in view of the multitude of his idols, 5 in order to lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols.”’
6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your abominations.
When we celebrate things not condoned or ordained by Elohim, we set up idols in our heart. What I hear more than anything in Christian circles is what they felt in their heart. The problem is that nowhere in Scripture are we commanded to be guided by our hearts. So what they may be feeling is affection for an idol they have set up.
And when they set up these idols, they estrange themselves from YHVH. They need to repent and turn away from the traditions of men and Adonai will welcome them back into the House of Israel with open arms. Just like a father welcomes his prodigal wayward son back into the fold.
Ezekiel 14:10-11
10 They will bear the punishment of their iniquity; as the iniquity of the inquirer is, so the iniquity of the prophet will be, 11 in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Thus they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord GOD.”
The other option is bearing the punishment of their iniquity. Your feasts and festivals (Christmas, Sunday worship, Easter…) are not pleasing to the Adonai. He does not share His glory with the sun god or any other god.
Jeremiah 6:19-21
19 “Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people,
The fruit of their plans,
Because they have not listened to My words,
And as for My law, they have rejected it also.
20 “For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba
And the sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable
And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”
19 “Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people,
The fruit of their plans,
Because they have not listened to My words,
And as for My law, they have rejected it also.
20 “For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba
And the sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable
And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”
21 Therefore, thus says the LORD,
“Behold, I am laying stumbling blocks before this people.
And they will stumble against them,
Fathers and sons together;
Neighbor and friend will perish.”
And they will stumble against them,
Fathers and sons together;
Neighbor and friend will perish.”
Numbers 15:38-40
38 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. 39 It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, 40 so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God.
Do not be deceived into thinking that cheating on your husband or wife and then claiming that you were thinking it was them the whole time will not be counted as adultery and cause great sorrow. You cannot dress up a mistress for Christmas and claim to be faithful to the bridegroom. It matters not what is in your heart because your actions betray you.
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