Deuteronomy 13-14, Luke 13: 1-30, Psalm 55: 12-23
Deuteronomy 13: 3-4 (ESV)
“..For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you
love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall
walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey
his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.”
These two verses from Deuteronomy 13 are Moses’ response to
false prophets and others who say they can see the future and tempt us to
worship other “gods”. When we come across these people, we must ask God for discernment.
God allows such people to exist among us so he can test us. Are we truly
faithful believers in him and his word or are we merely seeking a spiritual experience
or even sign? Christ is our savior, but he also has commandments for us to
follow. These are the few things God asks of us – to keep his commandments,
obey him through the voice of the Holy Spirit, and serve him. I think the most
important thing here in my experience is asking God for discernment. I
constantly pray to God for discernment on what to do if I am at all confused or
something doesn’t feel right, and I can’t come to an instant decision on what
to do. Sometimes I do argue with God when he does give his advice, but over the
years I’ve learned that if I don’t follow him my life doesn’t always turn out
as well as I thought it would. Even if the response from God seems crazy and
nonsensical, God always ends up being right.
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