Powerful!
Then this message came to me from the LORD: "Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!'”
Ezekiel 13:1-3 (NLT)
It is not right to substitute the word of Dave for the Word of the Lord. I am Dave; God is God. There is a huge difference. When I elevate my thoughts and ideas to the level of God's, I am on dangerous ground.
The significance of words comes from the one who utters them. God has no opinions and does not say random words. I have opinions and can easily utter random words.
We must guard against substituting our logic for the revealed will of God and realize that whatever God says, whether or not we understand it or agree with it, is right. To be healthy, we must have a way to check what we say, for we easily and often deceive ourselves.
God's Word is more powerful than the collective power of all humanity throughout all history. We would be fools to say anything that would remotely go against whatever He has declared.
Ezekiel 13:1-3 (NLT)
It is not right to substitute the word of Dave for the Word of the Lord. I am Dave; God is God. There is a huge difference. When I elevate my thoughts and ideas to the level of God's, I am on dangerous ground.
The significance of words comes from the one who utters them. God has no opinions and does not say random words. I have opinions and can easily utter random words.
We must guard against substituting our logic for the revealed will of God and realize that whatever God says, whether or not we understand it or agree with it, is right. To be healthy, we must have a way to check what we say, for we easily and often deceive ourselves.
God's Word is more powerful than the collective power of all humanity throughout all history. We would be fools to say anything that would remotely go against whatever He has declared.
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