Friday, August 20, 2021

Shalom,

One of my favorite devotionals is still Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food". Today's teaching is priceless!

Counsel Within

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. — PROVERBS 20:5

Although God does lead through visions and other supernatural manifestations, I would encourage you not to seek a vision.

Do not seek visions or similar experiences. Why? Because you might get beyond the Word, where the devil can deceive you. (See Second Corinthians 11:14.)

Sometimes we would prefer to have a more direct word of guidance. But we don’t always get it. So don’t try to manufacture one if it doesn’t happen. Nowhere does the Bible say that believers sought these experiences, or that they were seeking visions when they came. The visions just happened without people seeking for them.

Be content if all you ever have is the inward witness. Be content to follow that witness. But educate, train, and develop your human spirit to the point where that witness becomes more and more real to you.

Then, if God sees fit to give you supernatural visitations and manifestations, just thank Him for them.

Confession: I will educate, train, and develop my human spirit so that the inward witness will become more and more real to me.

AMEN! Let the Word of God be your FINAL AUTHORITY! Any vision, manifestation or 'word' that you receive supernaturally MUST line up with the WORD of GOD. Holy Spirit will NEVER lead us contrary to the Word. Knowing the Word of God will put you ijn position to properly discern everything else that you hear or see. Here is Hillsong with "Your Word":

Shalom in Him!