A More Sure Word......

We have also a more sure word of prophecy whereunto you do well

that you take heed, as unto alight that shines in a dark place,

until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts.

II Peter 1:19

Seems like when times get hard....

when the economy goes south...

when the country is in fear....

voices come out from every nook and cranny

proclaiming that they speak for God.

I am not here to say they do or they don't.

I merely ask, "How can they all be right?"

How can they all be right when the message

they give is in conflict with others who claim

their message was from God?

We tend to lean on the words of men

rather than the Word of God.

I want you to understand that I am not discounting prophetic words.

I believe in prophecy.
I believe that God speaks, not in new revelation

but in Biblical illumination.
There aren't any new revelations.

God only brings to light that which was written

by men of old as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

What I see today that passes for "prophecy"

is more to elevate the one giving the message

than the message itself.

In fact, I don't know if I can prove this or not

but I believe that God would speak through

broken vessels.

I believe that God would speak through the very people

that the world would look at an discount their words because

of their manner and brokenness.

I believe that God desires to speak and illuminate

through the lives of men and women who have been cast

aside on the garbage heap of humanity.
Why do I believe this?
Because when the truth of God comes

it will come in a way and a package that will offend

and force us to decide once and for all

"Is this God? It can't be. God wouldn't speak through such people as this!"

Why wouldn't he?
On the very night of Jesus' birth, God didn't send the angels to

announce the birth to the royalty.
He didn't appear to the religious folk's

He didn't show up at the Pharisee's meeting....
NO!
He went to a group of shepherds outside of Bethlehem who were

watching their flocks by night.
The message was delivered to a group that no one would have dared

pick.

Luke 2:17 reads:

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which

was told them concerning this child.

They spread the news.

Why such an article as this?
Don't be caught up in prophecy because of the one who is

bringing the word.
Don't look to him or her as something other than

an empty conduit through which God may speak.

IF it is a Word from God, then search it out in the Scriptures.

We tend to forget...
We may love Jesus with all our hearts....
We may serve him faithfully....

We may surrender to Him daily....
But all prophecy is filtered through my humanity

and sometimes I'm not the best filter in the world.

I am grateful that God uses us.

That He allows us to play and work as His kingdom is being brought forth.
All prophecy is to be measured against the sure word of God.

Good stuff!

mb