FEBRUARY 21
MATTHEW 5:17_or the prophets…
Many prophets of the Old Testament knew persecution first hand (go back to verse 12). The prophets were men and women God used to speak His words to His people.
To tell a true prophet from a false was simple enough. The true prophet’s prophesies always came true—exactly as God had given. If the prophesy was some type of judgment for disobedience, the result was persecution for the prophet. The power-people of the day resented someone telling them the truth of God’s Word. They believed they were able to discern for themselves what was best, or they had people to do that. Their people were far more gifted and trained than people who called themselves prophets of God—or so they thought!
If the prophesy took decades, centuries, or millenniums to be fulfilled, the recognition of the true prophet could be discounted by the power-people.
Jesus taught from the writings of the prophets. He even taught about Himself—to those who had the heart and wisdom to understand.
Jesus is the balance between prophesies of the Old Testament and the truths of the New Testament.
PRAYER
Great Balancer, Help me balance judgment and mercy in my life. In the powerful name of Jesus, Amen.
Christ is the Great Balancer—He will balance me!
The Works of Her Hands 
God judges the quality of prophets by His insight into their hearts. Power people judge from the outside, only looking for what they want to hear. False prophets like Satan lie with just enough Truth to manipulate. Jesus fills us with His Holy Spirit and gives us insight to each kind of teaching, when our eyes are opened spiritually and we measure what all prophets teach according to the Bible. It isn’t just a faulty teaching, a mistake, that our modern day prophets and teachers some sometimes make, it is the intent behind them that God sees. Of course, modern day preacher/prophets and teachers should never go beyond the prophecy written in the Scriptures. All of the Truth written in those prophecies is revealed the finished work of Christ.
Forgive me if I’m granny-splaining lol
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