Those who have been following this ministry for a long time know that there are core things that the Lord has spoken forth - HIS TRUTHS - that must be heeded at all times. One of them is: speak only that which you hear the Lord speaking. WHY? Because that is WHAT JESUS DID - He spoke (nor did) NOTHING in and of Himself - and proclaimed time after time that He spoke THAT WHICH HE HEARD THE FATHER SPEAKING; and that THE FATHER SPOKE THROUGH HIM.
PROOF:
John 12:49
King James Bible
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 5:19
King James Bible
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Deuteronomy 18:18
'I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
John 7:16
"My teaching is not My own," Jesus replied. "It comes from Him who sent Me.
John 8:26
"I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world."
John 8:28
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
John 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, carrying out His work.
John 14:24
Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
THAT SAID:
Today a famous prophet got himself into "trouble". At a meeting he told people "I believe the Cleveland Indians will win the World Series". Some people took that as God saying so, and went out and BET MONEY thinking that this was a prophetic word.
TODAY that famous prophet put a live feed online and rebuked the men who said he said this, telling everyone that these men "are going to hell". He also tried to justify what he said by saying, "I was just joking around" - and - "I never said 'thus saith the Lord' - it was MY IDEA - my OWN PERSONAL OPINION".
Um....seriously?!?!
FIRST OF ALL: in and of ourselves we are NOTHING. If we are in a position of authority given by the Lord Himself, we are to SPEAK NOTHING that HE DIDN'T GIVE US TO SPEAK. There is NOTHING in the Word of God that says we are even allowed to have our own personal opinions (else why would He command us to DIE TO SELF SO THAT IT IS CHRIST THROUGH US)? The prophet should never ever have said (especially in a prayer/evangelical/preaching setting) ANYTHING of self, of his own opinion, of his own flesh.
SECOND OF ALL: "joking around" - truly the Lord has to have a sense of humor. but again, when we are in a position of authority and LIVES ARE AT STAKE - and we are SENT BY GOD with HIS MESSAGE FOR THE LOSS ("Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel...") - joking really has no place. ALSO having no place is anything having to do with worldly things. I can say the Lord tells us things about worldly events/happenings all the time - that doesn't mean He is telling us to preach it on the rooftops (or social media, or in a church pulpit....).
THIRDLY: i have never ever heard of the Lord condemning someone to HELL for misquoting anyone, for using a famous person's name without permission (the prophet said these guys who falsely quoted him were 'nobodies' without fame of their own, using his name to gain their own notoriety. He went on to say he didn't know them like that. When you are in the public eye, and with all the ways you are now recorded for the world to see and hear (instagram, youtube, via cell phone videos, etc)...you cannot really expect that people won't be talking about the things that YOU talk about. If they get it wrong that is not worthy of damnation - truly saying that GOD said the Cleveland Indians would win was a misspeak and the Lord has not shared with me the man's true heart/motives; but he can repent and publicly ask for forgiveness. Preachers and prophets do a lot worse every single day than say God said a thing...every single "sermon" is under the guise of GOD speaking - so wouldn't that be something if EVERYONE who ever misspoke in the name of Jesus went to hell? I understand - truly - but ALL OF THIS COMES BACK TO THE MAIN POINT AT HAND:
just DON'T SPEAK FORTH ANYTHING THAT GOD DIDN'T GIVE YOU TO SPEAK.
How difficult is that?
I have YET (after 32 years) met ANY ONE who NEVER EVER spoke ONLY GOD'S words.
Considering that Jesus Himself only did that, and that He is our model, He is the one who died so we could live, He is the one who said "NOT I BUT THE FATHER..." so that we can say "NOT I BUT CHRIST...."
I pray this will be a lesson for many....or even one.
God bless and keep you for His service and His glory!
~His messenger
11-04-2016
1:14 a.m.
A FEW MORE:
John 3:11,32 Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak that we do know, and testify …
John 5:30 I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment …
John 6:38-40 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will …
John 8:26,42 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true…
John 14:10 Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the …
John 15:15 From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what …
John 17:8 For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have …
Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brothers, like to …
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