Well, my morning is going rather well in His Gracious Hand, and I hope you are rocking as well.
Right, we are now continuing from my last blog post with the story of myself and my friend, Lehlogonolo.
Lehlogonolo, "Ok Bishop, I've opened John 4.1, it says, "When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John"
Gabriel, "Errrr, that's not the one I'm looking for. Yoh, I must have that wrong...let's try the Corinthians."
Lehlogonolo, "Ok, uhm, 1 Corinthians 14:9...it says, "So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air"
Gabriel, "Hai, go down to like verse 30 or 31."
Lehlogonolo, "Ok...maybe you are looking for verse 31, it reads, "For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted."
Gabriel, "Yes, in fact the NIV translation says, '...so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. Let's try the last one...gosch I hope I'm not far off with that one as well."
Lehlogonolo, "U huh, alright, Jeremiah 28...Hmmm, wait I remember this story. It's about Prophet Hananiah who spoke a false prophecy to the people of God in Jeremiah's time and he pretty much paid the ultimate price."
Gabriel, "That's right my friend. He wasn't a false prophet, he prophesied falsely, There's a difference. Prophesy is a Gift just like teaching, being an apostle or evangelist. And hearing from God is a constant activity that needs to be done very well and sensitively. Now receiving a Word from a Prophet is a necessary part of a Christian's life and happens quite often. It's just that Paul advises us in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 to check the Word that is given because if we come across a Hananiah who gives a Word as a prophet but misses it...we can be accused of not making sure of the Word ourselves."
Lehlogonolo, "Wait, let me see what it says. 1 Thessalonians 5:21...I've got it here it says, 'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good' Prove all things?
Gabriel, "Yes Hlogi. In one commentary of this scripture, this guy says that we must scrutinize what we hear to validate it being from God. We do this through a personal relationship with God. After getting a Word, we need to go back to our private room and ask God to confirm His Word and show the provision for its manifestation. God does speak through His Prophets many times, so we shouldn't discard what they say...we should just go back and ask God to direct us in the way we should go.
Sometimes, the Word may have come now but will only manifest two years from now. Sometimes it may happen in a way that we would not expect. If it is God's Word, He will bring it to pass as long as we believe and are willing to follow."
Lehlogonolo, "Oh, like just now when you sounded pretty sure about John 4.1 but after checking, we saw that it had nothing to do with what we are dealing with."
Gabriel, "You get it..."
Lehlogonolo, "So in my case, I should go and pray, asking God to confirm this Word, show the provision for it coming to pass and ask for His direction in it."
Gabriel, "That's it..."
Here it is...
Pray about any Word received from a man or woman of God pertaining to your life and in particular, when it's an instruction. At times it could be a confirmation of what we may have heard before and at times it's something new that we need to ask God for guidance.
On the next post...
We Discuss The Purpose Formula
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TGBTG!
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