Spirit listener

"The spirit of the prophets are subject to the prophets."  The Apostle Paul When I ask, "Are you a prophet?" I'm asking are you a Christian who prophesies.  And when I ask "are you someone one who prophesies," I'm asking if you're a Christian who speaks messages rom God to other Christians (and perhaps to non-Christians). There are three tests you can give yourself (and others claiming to prophesy) to answer this question. THE TESTIMONY TEST It is written, "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."  This means that the essential purpose and definition of prophecy is the bear witness to who Jesus is.  This is why John the Baptist is the greatest prophet, according to the Lord Jesus.  And this is why both the apostles Paul and John make it known how to test whether someone is speaking from the Spirit or not.  Anyone and everyone speaking from the Spirit focuses and honors Jesus as Lord having come in the flesh.  The true p...

"I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son , I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.  Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me. "  Genesis 22:16-18 (Italics Mine) I was taught that God's promises to Abraham were "unconditional."  That it didn't matter what Abraham did or didn't do.  I was taught that God's promise and oath to Abraham had nothing at all to do with what Abraham did and didn't do.  But what I'm seeing is that from the beginning, God's promises to Abraham were in fact conditioned on Abraham's faith, which expressed itself in works of obedience. As it is written in Hebrews 11 , by faith Abraham obeyed God and went to an unknown destination and la...

"To answer before listening--that is folly and shame."  Proverbs 18:13 It's so easy to talk.  To interrupt.  We come out of the womb yelling and screaming.  Think about how much kids on the playground talk...even the quieter ones.  But even as adults we see our problem. We talk so much as if we know so much.  We interrupt others because we think we know what they're going to say before they say it...until they don't.  Then we feel stupid and embarrassed.   Solomon knew this.  In the wisdom inspired by God, he gave us the way to wisdom and honor: Listen before we answer. Simple. But we know it's not. I'm focused on this experience in 2019. Will you join me?