I woke up hearing two very clear statements this morning from the Holy Spirit. First I heard, “I am separating the holy from the profane.” This is a direct quote from Ezekiel 44:23. Then I heard “Humpty dumpty had a great fall.” This of course is an old English nursery rhyme. These two phrases whether to be heard as two distinct and different statements or whether they are to be heard together, I am not making a statement about, but they both have great depth to them and practical applications for right now.

The church has a hard time with the idea of separation, for we have been so dipped in humanism, we think it is not loving to even consider the idea of God seperating. Separation is deeply rooted biblically in both the Old and the New Testament. In the OT the talk of the seperation is between the righteous and the wicked, the foolish and the wise, it is riddled throughout the Psalms, Proverbs and the Prophets. In the NT the imagery of sheep and goats; wheat and chaff; moral and immoral; are just a few of the references that make it clear, seperation is a biblical narrative.

The Holy Spirit said, “I AM seperating the holy from the profane.” This is what God is doing, this is not some person’s idea, this is God letting us know what He is doing. We may not like what God is doing, we may not agree with God is doing, but it does not change what God is doing. My suggestion is, we get in alignment with God, for He sees things we cannot see; hears things we cannot hear; and knows things we do not know, so when He tells us what He is doing, it is so we will not be caught off guard when what He is doing manifests.

Now for Humpty Dumpty, I know we have heard of a few names we know who have fallen, but what is interesting is that just as Humpty Dumpty fell, the first response was to put him back together again. We are so quick to put something that falls back together again, not even asking the Lord what brought about the fall. I have been told to call for the fall of the iron and clay kingdom once and for all (Daniel 2). When it falls I don’t want it put back together again, so we need to be extremely discerning in this time, because as Humpty Dumpty falls, we must not put him back together again or we will end up with the same mess we are currently in. Our job is to agree with God.