Daniel 9 & 10, 1 John 4: 1-6, Proverbs 22: 7-16
I John 4: 1 (ESV)
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into
the world.”
Verse 1 from 1 John 4 is good advice that we cannot believe
or assume that every spiritual experience or demonstration of spiritual power
is from God. This scenario is one of the few times we can test the Holy Spirit
to ascertain whether the spirit is from God.
I love listening to prophetic voices. I find the phenomenon
of prophecy so interesting, but I don’t think we can assume that all prophecies
are from God. We need to observe and question whether the prophecies are in
line with Biblical teachings. If the prophecy is not in line in what is being
said in the Bible, we need to step back and pray for discernment. I think it
also helps if we cultivate a relationship with the Holy Spirit daily, so we can
ask the Holy Spirit what they think of the prophecy and the prophetic voice who
is speaking it. I think if the prophecy feels just a little bit off, we need to
step away and pray for discernment. God is the only one who can judge, so we
need to pray and ask God to help us determine if the prophecy is even worth paying
attention to and acted upon.
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