Wolves in sheep’s clothing symbolize a person pretending to be someone they are not, usually with evil intent. Wolf and sheep are very different animals. Jesus uses a wolf in sheep’s clothing phrase to distinguish false prophets. Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. 16 You can …
Are you listening to the right voice? People from Jerusalem had been exiled to Babylon and had compounded their problems by listening to the wrong voices. Jeremiah, a prophet still in Jerusalem, sent a letter to these refugees to make them aware of the false prophets. In this letter, found in Jeremiah 29, he gives …
I was surprised when I received my first words of knowledge and wisdom. God was opening my eyes to more things of the Spirit, but I was suspicious because I had observed misuse of these powerful gifts. My husband wanted to listen to a traveling preacher who operated in gifts of the Holy Spirit. During …
Did you know God’s gift of discernment is something we can ask the Lord for? You may be in a situation right now that you are not sure what to do. The world in which we live has many confusing voices that our enemy, satan, uses to lead people astray. Nehemiah lived over 2500 years …
Have you ever been faced with a situation where you needed supernatural discernment to make the correct decision? Have you prayed, Lord, grant me discernment? As we go through life’s journey, most people will find they need this type of discernment on a regular basis. The good news is the Lord provides discernment for those …
I remember reading a quote from an unknown author that said, “The same sun that bakes clay melts ice.” For some people the Holy Spirit melts them and their heart are open, and they are teachable for all that God has for them. They are good soil for God’s work and His word. Others have …
People from Jerusalem had been exiled to Babylon. They were refugees in a foreign land. Jeremiah, a prophet who was still back in Jerusalem, was able to get a letter to these refugees. In this letter, found in Jeremiah 29, he gives these people the reason they had been exiled, how to act during the …
Have you ever been in a situation where you were not sure how to react or what the truth was? What did you do? Did you realize that you can ask the Lord for discernment? With all that is going on in the world we all need the discernment that comes from the Lord. Often, …
David secretly returns to Jonathan and explains that Jonathon’s father, King Saul wants to kill David. At first, Jonathon doesn’t want to believe what David is saying. Jonathon knows that David has done nothing wrong, why would his father want him dead? David explains that Saul knows they are friends, so Saul won’t tell him …
1 Sam. 20:1David… went to Jonathan. “What do I do now? What wrong have I inflicted on your father that makes him so determined to kill me?” 2 “Nothing,” said Jonathan. “You’ve done nothing wrong. And you’re not going to die. Really, you’re not! My father tells me everything. He does nothing, whether big or little, …