WHO KNOWS? With all that
is going on in the world today, who really knows what the future holds? Who knows?
Can you just see the shrug of the shoulder when someone responds that
way to a question they cannot answer? Many
people have enough trouble with living in our present day that they have no
desire to tackle what the future holds.
Others are fascinated, and even excited about what is to come. And yet others fear what tomorrow will reveal. Which group are you in? Well, there is only One person who really does
know everything that the future will bring, and His Name is Jesus
Christ!
In these past few years, as I have witnessed the changes in our
world escalating to enormous proportions, there is something in me that wants to know what God is up to! His Word tells us lots ~ but not
everything. And often there are things
He has told us that we just don’t fully understand! Even as a little girl, I was intrigued with
prophecy. I remember reading and
pondering over the verses that foretold things to come in the future – and then
I saw proof in God’s Word, plus confirmation historically that what God had
said … came to pass! Maybe the prophetic
amazed me so much – because as mere humans our abilities to accurately predict
anything perfectly is pretty much impossible.
So what is the real difference between prophecy and prediction?
In a nutshell, the definitions of prophecy and prediction are
very similar – and yet with one vast difference. The prophetic is most often defined as a
revelation, a foretelling of events to come with certainty, as if by divine
inspiration. Prophecy reveals the will
or message of God. God’s Word itself
includes prophecies as spoken by God, because after all, God’s Word IS
God. And sometimes God’s prophecies were
– and still are – spoken through a chosen person. A prediction is a statement about what
someone thinks will happen.
Predictions are often made by man, based on science, facts, and data …
assessing how things can or could happen.
And every once in a while, man gets it right. But what are the odds of God’s prophecies
coming to pass? Let’s find out!
Doing some research, this is what I discovered. Twenty-five prophecies dealing with events
surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, including His betrayal, trial,
death, and burial, uttered by many different voices over a period of 500 years
– were all fulfilled within 24 hours on the day that He died for the sins of
the world! (from J. Hampton Keathley,
III) You think THAT is astounding? Just wait . . . it gets better!!!
Dr. Hugh Ross explains it this way: “Unique among all books ever
written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events – in detail – many
years, sometimes centuries, before they occur.
Approximately 2,500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about
2,000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter – no errors. The remaining 500 or so reach yet into the
future and may be seen as unfolding as the days go by.” Now get THIS: “The odds of all these
prophecies having been fulfilled ‘by chance’ – without error – is less than 1
in 102000 (that is 1 with 2000 zeros after it!)” Incredible!
Only our God can foretell and fulfill with this exact perfection! And this is true, because He is Truth and His
Words are True! Should that not make us
believers of the Living God, if nothing else does?
All through the ages, God has chosen men and women to be His
mouthpieces and carry boldly His prophetic messages to the world. When details were spoken about “this that
shall take place” – often no one else was thinking about what God had in His
mind. It doesn’t always make sense to
us. Until God reveals the meaning of it
to us. Or until what was prophesied
takes place and we are blessed to be alive to see it come to pass before our
very eyes!!
No matter how you feel about our recent national election in
November and the ensuing inauguration of President Donald Trump this month, I
just have to share with you that a prophecy from God as spoken through one of
His chosen vessels in 2007 foretold just what we have experienced in America in
these past months! No one in this world
was thinking of Trump in 2007 … but God was!
Who knew? GOD KNEW! All I can say is that while I believe God
honored the prayers of His people as they humbled themselves and prayed for
America – even gathering on the steps of every State Capitol in our nation as
led by Franklin Graham this past year, it was God Himself who moved by His
Spirit and did what He said He was going to do!
God set into place a prophecy ten years ago … and ten years later, it
came to pass just as He said it would!
If you want to listen to the full prophecy as given by God through His
servant, go to www.youtube.com and type in
“Kim Clement – 2007 prophecy about Trump”.
No man has the ability to predict events like this. But our God can – and DOES! We are living in supernatural days, dear
ones! Open up your eyes, your ears, your
hearts, and your lives to the fullest potential of being used by God for His
Kingdom purposes, that He might be honored and glorified! We are living in exciting days … DO NOT STOP
PRAYING AND WALKING IN THE SPIRIT! Who
knows what God will do in us and through us in these days? HE does!
HE KNOWS!!
REMEMBER . . .
“Know
therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord He is God in
heaven above,
and upon the
earth beneath: there is none else.”
~ Deuteronomy
4:39
Joyfully Serving Christ . . .
Pastor Doug and Debbie
