Devotional: What God Has Spoken
Christian Women's Devotion on Obeying God
There is an important
message in this story. The
Lord God gave a
direct word to the man He sent to Bethel, not to eat or drink in that town.
The first
challenge to what God had spoken, was from the
King, when he asked the man of God to come back to eat and drink with him in his house (after he prayed for his hand to be restored). The man of God refused to budge. However,
when
an old prophet heard of the man of God, he
went
to him and challenged him by saying that he
too
was a prophet, and an 'angel' told him to
bring
him back to eat and drink with him, (V: 18). It was a
lie. Why did the old prophet lie to him?
Did God send
the old prophet to him in order to
test him? It
reminded me of the serpent
tempting Eve saying, "Did
God really say...?" This
can sow seeds of doubt and
confusion into our
minds. We may start to wonder
if we heard
right, or if God had changed His mind. If
the Lord speaks something to us, no matter
who
comes to challenge the word that was
spoken, we
need to obey what God has said. It
doesn't matter
how well respected or spiritual
the person is, we
need to stay true to what God
has spoken to us,
otherwise, we suffer the
consequences. There will come temptation to
go along with what
another may say. Their talk
and reasoning sound
so good. But beware! We
must remember what God has spoken to us and be
found faithful and true,
obedient to God
alone. © By M.S.Lowndes
I will listen [with expectancy] to what God the Lord will say, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints (those who are in right
standing with Him) - but let them not turn again to [self-confident] folly. - Psalm 85:8 (AMPC)
Lord, the word that you
have spoken
Directly to my heart,
May it be
firmly planted there,
Not ever to
depart. © By M.S.Lowndes
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