Friday – Prophets

Reading – Amos 3-4

Highlight Verse:

“Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?”
‭‭Amos‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I am a rather intentional person.

Almost everything I do has a purpose in my mind (though sometimes the purpose is to relax).

It is my intention that my purposes align with God’s though I know my tendency is to stray from the perfect path He has made for me.

Today’s highlight verse is at the beginning of a series of verses that point to the importance of listening to Israel’s prophets.

God is also very intentional.

Unlike mine, His intentions are perfect and always for our good.

So, where are the prophets to let us know what God’s will is?

If you believe Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians, prophets are still out there.

When we find a trustworthy prophet, we should listen to them.

But we have a great advantage over the Old Testament Prophets.

We have the Bible.

In our age, the Bible is God’s primary means of communicating His will to us.

The Holy Spirit does speak through words of prophecy and knowledge.

But those words come through imperfect people, and we must test them against the truth of the Bible (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).

Bottom line is, we should always seek God’s will through whatever means He chooses to use to make it known.

And we should always verify it with His Word found in the Bible.

How do you know God’s will?
Have you ever gone to verify what you thought was God’s will and found that it did not align with the Bible?
How did you deal with that?