"They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in
their abominations; so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and
will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered,
when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what
displeases me.” (Isaiah 66:3b,4 NIV)
When the
prophet spoke to the those who were willing to listen, he revealed God's
thoughts and declarations and promises. And this is the role of a prophet--to hear God and speak what God says--not what they want to say.
One of the reasons the children of Israel did not want to listen to any of God's prophets is because they spoke God's Truth rather than tell the people what they wanted to hear. It's not always easy telling people the truth; especially when they choose to not hear it and then get angry because someone dared to speak truth.
When the king had enough of Isaiah prophesying against all the evil
they were doing, he ordered Isaiah to be cut in half--like they cut up
the bulls for sacrifice.
In the face of
all this persecution and ultimate death, not many people wanted to tell
the people what God said out of fear. That was then and it is still
true. People would rather pacify others than speak God's Truth out of fear of persecution from those in leadership positions. We who know God, hear God and love Him have no need to fear anyone else. They can only kill the body, not our souls or keep us from receiving our just rewards from God.
Is
there anyone out there who God is speaking to but afraid to say what
God says? Are we yet willing to hear, but don't want to upset the apple
cart or care too much about what others will think of us? Is there
anybody left on the planet who is as bold and courageous as the devil,
willing to speak up when they hear God?
There are a few people who are bold enough to say what God says--no matter what others may think.
I see them what they have to say on Twitter without anonymous profile
pictures. I see them on Facebook, and Tumblr, and Google. We are here to
stay and we have no fear of those who choose to live in opposition to
God's Word and we don't care what their title is or what their position in
government is--WE WILL SAY WHAT GOD SAYS AND BE JUDGED BY HIM AND HIM ALONE!
Every morning, the first thing I do is to read what God has said and then He speaks to my heart and I respond by writing
an explanation, exegesis, poem, analysis, or whatever anyone wants to
call my blogs. This is the will of God for me and I will continue to do
it as long as I have life since my life belongs to Him. When people
choose to live outside the will of God, they choose the consequences for
disobedience and when they will not hear or heed God's people warning
them, their just reward is all they can get. Those of us who
love God, love people enough to tell them the truth, and not just what
they want to hear. And we will keep saying what God says, whether people want to hear it or not!
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