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Ezekiel 17:9

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KJV ORIGINAL

Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Tell them what God says: 'You think this is going to work out? I'm going to rip this thing up by the roots and cut off all its fruit so it dies completely. Every fresh leaf, every new growth — it's all going to wither away. And honestly? It won't even take much effort or a huge army to destroy it from the ground up.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's saying when he's done with something fake, it doesn't take much to make it all fall apart.

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But this new guy who comes against him? He's going to do whatever he wants, and nobody will be able to stop him. He'll take over the beautiful land, and honestly, he's going to wreck it completely.

If you see someone you care about messing up in a way that isn't completely destroying their relationship with God, pray for them — and God will help restore their life. But there are some sins that cut so deep they're basically spiritual death, and honestly, I'm not even telling you to pray about those.

But honestly? I couldn't bring myself to completely destroy them. Even though they deserved it, I held back and didn't wipe them out in the desert.

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