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Wednesday,
October 1, 2008
Prophecy
2 Peter 1:19-21 We have also a more sure
word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light
that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in
your hearts: (20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is
of any private interpretation. (21) For the prophecy came not in old time
by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the
Holy Ghost. (KJV)
Thayer’s definition for ‘prophecy’:
4394
propheteia- prophecy:
a) a discourse
emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God,
whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the
afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future
events
b) Used in the
New Testament of the utterance of Old Testament prophets
1) used of the
prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph,
together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining to it, the spirit
of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due
2) used of the
endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called "prophets"
3) the gifts and
utterances of these prophets, especially of the predictions of the works of
which, set apart to teach the gospel, will accomplish for the kingdom of
Christ
Prophecy in the simplest way of putting
it means to speak under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Yes, although
it does speak for future events, keep in mind that many of the Old Testament
prophets spoke of a Messiah that would come and bring salvation to a fallen
world. Now it is the duty and responsibility of the New Testament teachers
to point the people toward the Messiah that has come and all that we have
available to us through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. But once again leave
it up to man to turn something so simple as prophesying, teaching the
people who they are in Christ and what is available through Him, into a
fortune telling show, something you would expect to see at a carnival and
not in a church. So while many of these self proclaimed prophets like to
put on a show and predict future events, the question is how many are
really hearing firsthand how to teach and preach Christ, and let Him reveal
the mystery of the gospel to them personally.
1 Corinthians 15:57-58 But thanks be to
God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the
work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in
the Lord. (KJV)
You want prophecy, here you go. Did you
know that every time you step out in faith, having heard the word of God
through His Son Jesus Christ, you have victory? That is why we are
encouraged to walk by this faith and no longer by our outward sight.
However that victory lap begins today, right now, taking the time and making
hearing that message a priority so that you can know and not have to guess
that you have this victory, no matter what. Most of what people call
prophesy, such as having someone lay hands on them and then muttering
something that is supposedly going to take place some day, is nothing more
than some cheap hoax by a bunch of hucksters selling their version of the
word of God. Then they are not around when it comes time to explain why
their so called prophesies failed to come to pass, just like the carnies
haven taken the money and run.
James 3:16-18 For where envying and
strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. (17) But the wisdom that
is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy. (18) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them
that make peace. (KJV)
I hear this question many times, ‘how can
I know the voice I am hearing is from God’? The wisdom that is from above
is first pure, thus why it is so important to go to the source for yourself
firsthand and hear His message of love before it gets polluted with all of
man’s addictives. It’s easy to be received; it brings peace to the heart
and points you toward the Lord, and not toward someone who is putting on
some show pretending he is speaking on His behalf. It brings peace and
harmony between you and God, so that you can know His plan of salvation
personally and where you fit in the body of Christ. With many others they
preach out of envy and strife causing more confusion, and their motives are
evil, which we know from the Word is the love of money and not a love for
God or His people. The pure word of God is Spirit and it brings life to the
believer, while with mankind it is not spiritual and brings more strife
than belief. When you hear that still small voice from God it is one that
will build you up and not tear you down. That other voice is building
themselves up and their organizations by putting themselves on a pedestal.
2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto
God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the
savour of his knowledge by us in every place. (KJV)
Here is some more prophecy; find out who
you are in Christ, letting Him reveal the mystery of the gospel to you
personally so that you can triumph always and not just hit or miss like at
a casino, or sad to say man’s so called versions of a church which resemble
more of a casino than a church.
Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (36) As it is written, For thy
sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter. (37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us. (38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord. (KJV)
Quit looking to other people to find the
answer when it is right there in front of you for the taking; that being
the love of God which is manifest through Christ and shed abroad in your
heart so that you know for yourself the victory, the triumph, and how to be
more of a conqueror in Him. God gave us the best He has available, that
being the Son that was sent on our behalf so that we could know our rights
and authority in His name, Jesus Christ. You want a sure word of prophecy?
Then why not go to the source and get it firsthand from Him who is seated
at the right hand of God ready to deliver it personally to you.
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