LET GOD GUIDE YOU!
Jesus says, “BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE
THEM” Mt 7:20 (NI). One example of bad fruit is people who
encourage us to come to them to hear from God instead of
encouraging us to go to God. During the centuries before Jesus
walked the earth, God used many godly people called prophets like
Deborah, Isaiah, Elijah, etc, to communicate with people. Even the
great King David experienced the prophet Nathan communicating
from God about who would build God's house and reminded David of
his sin [2 Sa 7:4-13, 12:1-10]. Jesus said only what God told Him to
"SAY" [Jn 12:49] but Jesus was more than a prophet as He is
"GOD'S SON" [Jn 10:36 NI]. Jesus tells us that we who believe in
Him will do "WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING" [Jn 14:12 NI] which
includes being guided by His father. Jesus tells us that after He leaves
the earth, God's spirit will "CONVICT THE WORLD OF SIN" and
guide us "INTO ALL TRUTH" [Jn 16:8, 13 NKJ] just like prophets
hearing from God did for people before Jesus. We no longer need
prophets as we can all receive guidance directly from God. Our best
defense against false prophets today is to improve our communication
with God, so we can confidently tell someone "God did not say
that". Our best defense against a doctrine, which usually are false
and manmade yet have some scripture support, is to ask God if it is
false and ask God to show us what He and Jesus said that relate to the
subject, as Jesus will set us free with the "TRUTH" [Jn 8:32]. Jesus
tells us to "CONTINUE TO ASK, AND GOD WILL GIVE TO
YOU" [Mt 7:7 IC]. Daily we all need to ask or thank God in Jesus
name for helping us to hear God better. Does God guide you?
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