It seems like since Thanksgiving life has hit fast forward and I'm running as fast as I can just to keep up.
Oh what it would feel like to be ahead of the power curve again.
I think that's what the New Year is for.
"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him". ~Deuteronomy 18:15
These words were from Moses as he told everyone that God would provide a prophet for them. I have discovered through a little digging that after Moses there was a succession of prophets including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and finally and most importantly Jesus Christ.
Moses told the people that God would fill these prophets mouths with words and that the people should listen.
We are supposed to listen to the words that the prophet spoke.
How can we do that if we don't live in the same time as the prophet?
This one is easy.
We have an entire book filled with the words that God commanded him to speak, the Bible is our prophet-tell-all.
It is our job to study it, learn it, and spread it.
None of those things is considered easy to many of us.
We make excuses as to why we don't have time to read and learn the verses and even easier than making excuses for that are the excuses we make for not spreading the word.
I'm guilty. My husband is the social butterfly it's easier for him to approach a stranger and enter into conversation.
I, on the other hand, clam up and get nervous. I can put on a show and greet people, shake hands, etc.
But when it comes to actually sharing with them, that's when I close up.
I have a fault.
It's a big fault.
I'm afraid of people.
No...not in a sense that they would do me physical harm, but rather that they will not accept what I have to say, that they will take things as a personal attack, that they will share with others of whom I had no intention of sharing.
Can you tell I've been burnt before?
It's called conditional training, I've been conditioned by people not to share.
And yet here I sit typing on a blog for anyone to read.
It's safe back here, behind a computer screen.
If you don't like what I have to say, you can go to another blog.
The main message today though is that we have to break past these excuses and we have to study, learn and share the prophets words.
So take 5 minutes today and read a passage, read the rest of Deuteronomy 18.
This is my Bible:
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| No I'm not a Mom, but these Bible has little inserts that advise you what to read if you only have 1 minute, how to study if you have 5 minutes, and if you have 10 minutes how you can use it studying further. It's GREAT |
I hope everyone has a blessed Friday!
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