There’s a paradox that we often miss about
genuine, Bible-based prophecies; which is that Doom prophecies are actually
good news and Feel-good prophecies are, well, you’ll understand.
There’s a purpose for every prophecy. In the
Old Testament, when God says, “You’re dead”, it usually means “I don’t want you
to die” (hence the advance notice). For example, Abimelech, the pagan king that
hijacked Sarah, was told those very words, yet survived and was even prayed for
by Abraham (Gen 20).
Tacitly implied in every biblical prophecy of
doom is a glimmer of hope that the sensitive listener’s meant to grasp.
Hezekiah (who Prophet Isaiah expressly told was going to die, 2Ki 20:1-11) and
the Ninevites (who Jonah prophesied would be overthrown in 40 days, Jon 3) both
understood this principle of divine prophecy and lived well beyond the
prophesied deadlines.
Eli the Priest, (who’s expected to know
better), missed this aspect of doom prophecy and told God to do what He
promised to do (and as expected, the prophesied evils all came to pass, 1Sam
3:11-18).
On the flipside, biblical positive prophecies
are not necessarily meant to make us feel good, but, as Paul tells Timothy in
anchor verse, meant to arm us with
weapons with which we might “war a good warfare” (1Tim 1:18). When
God tells you it’s going to be a sunny day, you need to be aware that it’s
probably because the enemy has dark clouds planed for you.
So what do you do when you receive a positive
word from God? You keep repeating and affirming it no matter what contrary
situation arises. Use those New Year prophecies, prayers, confessions and
affirmations you’ve loaded up to fight. Maintain your confession through the
year. As the GNB renders 1Tim 1:18, “Use those words as weapons in order to
fight well.” And as Paul said in Act 27:25, the year shall be even as it
was prophesied to you.
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.GREG ELKAN
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