Fri, 03/24/17, "Day of Praise"
"Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us." - Micah 2:6
I was a psychology minor in college, but trust me, I do not consider myself a psychology expert. There's a guy at church named Dr. Tom Novack, who I've looked up to for years, who knows more psychology in his little finger than I know in my whole being.
That being said, it seems to me that there's a psychology to some days of the week. Ya know, like Monday, with our imposed psychology. We think Monday is something to be dreaded. So it becomes that. Or say Friday, where we think it's the greatest day of the workweek, so it becomes energizing.
In the same way, as in today's Bible verse, we think prophecy is something to be dreaded. So it becomes that.
Jeremiah, Micah, and most of, if not all, the Biblical prophets, prophesied God's truth, while false prophets were saying, "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us." (Micah 2:6)
When I was at a summer camp in two consecutive years with my daughters, all of us parents were directed to ask our children, "Where have I offended you, so I can make amends?" And "What's one thing you would change about me?"
At first glance, it seems like a talk to be dreaded.
To the contrary, it became a door to rich conversation that brought truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter.
That's what God intends to bring through the prophets. Honest, rich conversation that brings truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter.
And ya know what, I'm no psychologist. I didn't even play one on TV, but I bet that if we'd put more energy into believing in God's wisdom than we do dreading Mondays, then we'd experience Monday in a whole different way. And if we gave prophets as much of a chance as we do Fridays then the words of prophets may become as energizing to us as are Fridays.
Believe in God to bless your Monday. Thank God for your Fridays...and your prophets. Believe in God to give you, in fact, expect God to give you honest, rich conversation that brings truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter, and I bet he will!
Praise God!
"Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us." - Micah 2:6
I was a psychology minor in college, but trust me, I do not consider myself a psychology expert. There's a guy at church named Dr. Tom Novack, who I've looked up to for years, who knows more psychology in his little finger than I know in my whole being.
That being said, it seems to me that there's a psychology to some days of the week. Ya know, like Monday, with our imposed psychology. We think Monday is something to be dreaded. So it becomes that. Or say Friday, where we think it's the greatest day of the workweek, so it becomes energizing.
In the same way, as in today's Bible verse, we think prophecy is something to be dreaded. So it becomes that.
Jeremiah, Micah, and most of, if not all, the Biblical prophets, prophesied God's truth, while false prophets were saying, "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us." (Micah 2:6)
When I was at a summer camp in two consecutive years with my daughters, all of us parents were directed to ask our children, "Where have I offended you, so I can make amends?" And "What's one thing you would change about me?"
At first glance, it seems like a talk to be dreaded.
To the contrary, it became a door to rich conversation that brought truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter.
That's what God intends to bring through the prophets. Honest, rich conversation that brings truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter.
And ya know what, I'm no psychologist. I didn't even play one on TV, but I bet that if we'd put more energy into believing in God's wisdom than we do dreading Mondays, then we'd experience Monday in a whole different way. And if we gave prophets as much of a chance as we do Fridays then the words of prophets may become as energizing to us as are Fridays.
Believe in God to bless your Monday. Thank God for your Fridays...and your prophets. Believe in God to give you, in fact, expect God to give you honest, rich conversation that brings truth, forgiveness, healing, and even laughter, and I bet he will!
Praise God!
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