Can wickedness exist with holiness?
The Lord’s Word – February 13, 2023
On February 13, 2023, the Lord gave me these words:
“I have heard your praise. My courts sing My praise as you sing My praise. I, the Lord God, am worthy of all praise.
A man desires to prophesy, but does that man listen?
Do the people listen to his words? No — they laugh and mock, refusing to believe words so grand, words full of wonder and truth from the Lord on High. Those who do not listen will perish — the folly of their unfaithfulness will be their downfall.
Why do My people not listen?
Why do My teachers not speak against the evil before them?
Why do they not cast it to the pit by the mighty name of the Lord God, Jesus on High?
Their ignorance will be called out; their leaders will be held accountable for their lack of faithfulness to the truth of My Word. My Word — the Word of Almighty God — has been polluted, distorted, cast aside, and thrown into the dung heap. My heart weeps. I have no choice. I, the Lord, must act. I will lay waste to the idols man has worshiped, to the cities built in honor of themselves. Parents have not told their children. Such is the way of wickedness. Such is the way that fools follow the foolhardy. Parents will be held accountable for their children; they will also be held accountable for themselves.
I, the Lord, made them. I, the Lord, made all things to bring honor and glory to Me, to have My creation sing of My goodness and faithfulness. I, the Lord, did this for fellowship with man. I, the Lord, made all that is — the stars, the heavens, and all that is in them — to bring Me glory, for man to see that there is One greater than he.
I have healed the sick in My faithfulness. I have pulled man from the pit of death in My faithfulness, in the love I have for every man and creature I have created.
Has man marveled at My wonder?
Do they see the mighty works of My hand and know that One exists greater than they?
No! They have squandered My faithfulness for the lusts of the flesh, for the temporary pleasures born of the evil one. Eyes have been blinded in numbers unseen since the beginning of creation.
Yet I, the Lord, patiently wait for man to look to Me, to look to the love and faithfulness that created them. But they do not. They look upon themselves with wonder at the things they have created with the hands I have given them. They have shouted their praise — not praise to the Lord.
When cities fall and the earth washes away beneath their feet, will they cry out to Me? Oh, they will cry out. They will cry out and curse the God of judgment, the God who has brought calamity to their land. They will raise their hand as it falls to the depths of the earth, never to be raised again.
This is what I, the Lord, must do. Can wickedness exist with holiness? My cloak will not be stained with the ignorance of the wicked. I, the Lord, will not allow it. I, the Lord, deserve none of it.
But I, the Lord, will hear those whose hearts cry to Me in repentance — those whose eyes see what their pride has brought them, why their arrogance has placed pain on their doorstep. They will cry out to Me, and I will listen, for I am a good God. I, the Lord, will gather them to My bosom and protect them. I, the Lord, will shield them under My wing as disaster unseen falls upon the land.
Cities will burn, and houses will crumble; herds and flocks will hunger and thirst, searching for land to graze and water not found. My people, young and old, will understand that there is but one God, and I Am He. There is one God who can shelter and feed them, one God who can save them from the storm born of mercy. There is one God and I Am He—the Lord God Almighty, who saves.
Write no more. Your words will be made known by He who has given them to you. Tell the people.”
Scripture References
God Alone Is Worthy of Praise
- Psalm 145:3 – “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.”
- Revelation 4:11 – “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power…”
- Psalm 150:6 – “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Prophecy and Listening to God’s Word
- Deuteronomy 18:19 – “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call to account.”
- 2 Peter 1:21 – “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets… spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
- Jeremiah 6:10 – “To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me?”
Leaders and Teachers Accountable
- James 3:1 – “Not many of you should become teachers… because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.”
- Ezekiel 3:18 – “When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them… I will hold you accountable for their blood.”
- Isaiah 56:10–11 – Watchmen who are blind and leaders who fail their duty.
The Word of God Distorted or Rejected
- Amos 8:11 – “A famine of hearing the words of the Lord.”
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4 – “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine… they will turn their ears away from the truth.”
- Jeremiah 23:36 – “You have perverted the words of the living God.”
Creation Declares God’s Glory
- Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
- Colossians 1:16 – “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth…”
- Romans 1:20 – God’s invisible qualities are clearly seen through what has been made.
God’s Mercy and Call to Repentance
- Joel 2:12–13 – “Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
- 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…”
- Psalm 91:4 – “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.”
Judgment and Calamity on the Wicked
- Isaiah 13:11 – “I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins.”
- Revelation 16:9 – “They cursed the name of God… but they refused to repent and glorify him.”
- Proverbs 29:1 – “Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed.”
The One True God Who Saves
- Isaiah 45:22 – “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.”
- John 14:6 – Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
- Acts 4:12 – “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”











