July 27, 2016: SOAP #2428: Isaiah 50-52; 2Peter 1

Scripture: 2Peter (NIV) 1:20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Observation: Prophecy is forth-telling. It is giving forth what God is saying. Some prophecy is fore-telling, or telling ahead of time what is going to happen. Prophecy was men speaking or writing “from God” what they heard the Holy Spirit speaking in their hearts. Many times I have received encouragement or direction as people spoke to me “from God.” God has specifically spoken to me through Bible reading, listening to a sermon, hearing a song, listening as someone prayed for me, receiving a verse of scripture that someone thought I should have, and others. Sometimes the one speaking had no idea that they were delivering a message “from God” to Leon.

Application: The scriptures have been completed, but God still speaks. The better I know the Bible, the better I will be able to recognize how He speaks and what He is saying today. I want God to entrust me with His word that I can pass along words “from God.”

Prayer:   Holy Spirit, use me to speak “from God” to someone today. Put something in my spirit that I can pass along to someone nearby. Amen

Pastor Leon
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