The Spirit of Prophecy

"29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the Lords' people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!"  (Num. 11:29)

GOD SPEAKS!  He loves each and everyone of us, and he wants to speak to each and every one of us as well.  This journey of life is difficult.  But we make it even more difficult when we put God's word out of our life.  We really have two options in life;  we can choose to do things with God, or we can choose to do them by ourselves.  I think there is really only one intelligent way to do things, and that is with God on our side.  God wants to give us give us guidance and direction, just like any loving parent does.  He knows who we are, and he knows the choices that we are making in our lives.  He knows both the positive and negative consequences that will come from every decision he makes.  So he speaks to us, and he guides us, if we are willing open our ears to him.  One man that I have talked to recently has expressed that he feels as if God is no longer speaking to him, but something that we have helped him realize is that he is speaking, and that he always speaks; but often times he speaks through his faithful servants, or the holy scriptures.  There are so many sources that we can go to, to hear God's word, and receive his guidance and direction in our lives.  But it is important to remember that whenever God speaks to us, he will speak to us through his Holy Spirit, which is the spirit of Love, Joy, Peace, and Faith (Galatians 5:22).

Now in reference to the scripture that I quoted above;  God speaks to his prophets, but the great thing is that we all can have that spirit of Prophecy within us.  There is only one man who is called to act as the Prophet and Leader of The Church of Jesus Christ, at one time, but we all can have the Spirit of Prophecy.  The Testimony of Jesus Christ truly is the Spirit of Prophecy (Revelation 19:10).  This testimony is something that we all should strive to gain while in this life.  This choice to believe and follow Christ is one of the greatest decisions that we need to make while in this life.  Our Father wants us to make this choice, because he knows that it is the only way that will enable us to return to live with him again (John 14:6).  If we seek him, we shall find him (Luke 11:9).  When we come to accept Christ into our lives, then that is what will bring true and everlasting peace into our lives, and which will bring true happiness into the lives of others as well.  Christ tells us how we gain this testimony when he talked with his disciple Peter "... Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 16:17).  Our Father in Heaven will testify of the divinity of his son to us, when we are willing and ready to listen.  Open your heart, and it shall be filled.  That is how I was able to gain my testimony, and I know that our loving Father in Heaven will testify the same to you as well. Make this day a GREAT one!