Have you heard various scenarios for end-time events? There are a multitude of versions available, and all claim Biblical support, and all have fierce defenders. Most contradict the others. How can you determine which one is true? Can you accept the reasoning that none of them are? For I declared that eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered the heart of man what I am planning. All of the proposed scenarios referred to above are products of human imagination and humanly comprehensible. The real one is beyond human comprehension.

Have you ever spoken to other people and said ‘We need to be more loving, (or to be less quick to judge, or take safety seriously, or any other suggestion)’? Is that what you really meant? Isn’t it easier to phrase it this way when what you really mean is that ‘You need to (fill in the blank)’? How many people are really eager to identify themselves as a part of the problem? If you are then you can use this terminology, but you should make it emphatic by going on to say that you include yourself in the offenders.

Do you take the Bible literally? Do you insist that everything be interpreted at face value? There are people of good conscience that view some things in the Bible metaphorically. Even I taught in parables. Perhaps this issue isn’t as important as you think. The most important thing is to understand and embrace the underlying transcendent truth that is the point of the story. If you miss that, what advantage is there to insist on the literal truth of it?  If you understand the story and incorporate the lesson into your life, then it isn’t as necessary to defend it as a literal account.

This month my Inbox has filled up with prophetic words for 2020. A prophetic word comes from a prophet who God has spoken through providing inspiration, and sometimes ominous, thoughts from God.  I listened to the 20 prophetic words sent to me by Sid Roth's ministry. Soon after, I received another 20 prophetic points for 2020 from James Goll’s ministry. Then every other day, I received additional prophetic words from Elijah list. All these words challenged me, but frankly, I felt a bit overwhelmed. I started to ignore them because there were just too many words, and I was uncertain about what I could do about them anyway. Then I felt stirred; I pondered what I could do. These prophetic words are all wonderful; how could I contribute to make them happen?