Thus Saith the Lord? (Inner Strength Series) by John Bevere

Author:John Bevere
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780884195757
Publisher: Creation House
Published: 1999-02-14T22:00:00+00:00

It takes spiritual fortitude to reject what would bring happiness in order to embrace what is difficult.

9

Taught My People Rebellion

In the previous chapter we learned false prophecies can pollute or defile people’s lives. The level of this defilement may vary. I know some who have suffered physical affliction from divination. A fog of confusion and depression has shrouded the emotions of others. But the following consequence is what I consider the most detrimental or dangerous. It is exemplified with what happened to the daughter of this pastor.

"Money Will Be Put in Your Hands"

Their daughter was away at college, and she was in the midst of a very rough semester. A well-known prophetess gave her the following word: "Don’t get a summer job; don’t work; God will see to it that people will just hand you money." She was also told God wanted her to "stay on a continual high" and that she was not to listen to anyone who told her to live a balanced Christian life.

In her mother’s words, "This caused much confusion since she fights depression and is rarely on a ’continual high.’" The word caused a conflict for her parents. Their scriptural work ethic did not agree with a life without work. But now their daughter was armed with her word. Though she had formerly been submissive to her parents, now she changed. In her mother's words, she "really rebelled against us as parents all summer, refusing to work. She ended up broke because no one handed her money—especially us."

This word had made this young lady feel special and elite. It fed an area of pride in her life. God favored her so much that He didn't want her to work but just to enjoy herself while others worked to support her. But the summer passed and the origin or root of the word was revealed. The word was not from God. Scripture tells us the tongue "can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself’ (James 3:6, nlt).

"When we agree with and receive words that appeal to us but are not from God, we open our lives to deception and ruin. James said these words are set on fire by hell itself. This is why God sternly warns, "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; they speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of the Lord" (Jer. 23:16)!

These counterfeit prophetic words undermined years of godly parental teaching and training. Rebellion was encouraged with ethics that were unscriptural. Not to mention that a bad example was set before the entire church and the friends of this pastor's daughter.

Some of you may at this time be questioning, "What about young prophets, the ones who are just developing their gifts? Maybe they just missed it?" In answer we must remember that true prophets do not speak of their own accord, but they speak as the Holy Spirit comes upon them.

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