Prophecy
I see so many of my children praying for unsaved (and barely saved) loved ones who don’t acknowledge Me in their decision-making. My people long to see their dear ones make only sound, constructive moves in their lives but wonder how it will all pan out, seeing that these people don’t actually pray for My guidance in their ways. But often, My people are surprised to see unbelievers and lukewarm Christians doing and saying things that are actually wise and helpful to the course of their lives. And they wonder why so often, it’s My more devout people who seem to mess up most of the time and get carried away by emotion to the extent that they get blown way off course.
I said in My Word, The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light (Luke 16:8). That is to say, it is possible for people to be shrewd in their practical day to day dealings even though they aren’t walking closely with Me.
Pray for your precious loved ones, where it concerns their making any life-changing decision. Sometimes they won’t listen to you preach about trusting in Me, because they think you’re acting too religious. Just be faithful to testify to them that every good thing you have, every good blessing (including them) which has come into your lives is a gift from My hand. Pray that I will lead and guide them, and trust in Me that the day will indeed come that this special person wakes up and knows just Who has had His hand on the helm of their lives. They may think that they’ve accomplished this or that because of their own smarts, but it often takes time for them to awaken by divine revelation to the realization that only God is the Fount of true wisdom.
I give sonar to a dolphin so it can communicate. I instruct a homing pigeon where to go. I even direct a dumb salmon how to swim upstream to reach the point where it was born so it can spawn. Just think, My dear children. A common fish which is caught one day and eaten, then forgotten about by the diner. A creature which obeys My Voice, yet has no eternal spirit to worship Me, as you have. Yet I lead, guide and direct that animal for its own benefit, and for the benefit of its posterity.
I selected pairs and groups of animal species to go into the Ark. Unlike the people around them, they responded to My Voice and obediently made their way to the door of their deliverance from the coming Flood waters. Noah and his sons would have been physically unable to round up all the animals large and small, and force them into the ark. They weren’t cowboys. Nor were they capable of drawing up a list of each tiny creature required for the Ark’s passenger roster and then go searching through the underbrush for them. Some were, of course, poisonous snakes and other deadly creatures Noah and his sons wouldn’t have wanted to wrestle with. So I, in My divine grace, did what they could not do and compelled the birds and beasts to obey and get on board the ship. There are times you discover that it is I Who have done the difficult part of wrestling with the obstinate sinner to persuade that one to surrender to Christ.
Even today, animals are super-sensitive to impending storms and will make their way to the safest spot to ride out the danger till it’s over. I am able even to give unbelievers a gnawing sense of unease about their eternal fate, and it is then that they will begin to look for answers. When your loved one evidences any interest whatsoever in the deeper issues of life and death, it is especially at that time you must present the claims of a Holy God on his/her life and point that one to Jesus Christ as their ONLY hope of shelter from the coming storm of My Judgment.
Ernest prayer prayed by a righteous man or woman is able to turn the tide, so that a potentially disastrous situation turns out for good. I changed the minds of certain ancient heathen kings, to prevent them from slaughtering My people the Israelites. Esther prayed and sought Me, and calamity was averted. Ahithophel, enemy of David, gave foolish counsel which led to his defeat, just because David pleaded with Me to do this for him. I caused Ahithophel to set in motion the very trap which defeated him and his men, even at a time when David was under divine discipline for personal sin in his life. I would not allow this rebellious sinner to destroy the king I had set upon the throne of Israel.
Cyrus the Persian king gave his blessing to the desire of certain of the children of Judah to return from their Babylonian captivity to the ruins of Jerusalem so they could rebuild the city and the Temple. I even called this heathen man My shepherd (2 Chron.36:22-23; Ezra 1:1; Isa.44:28). A shepherd leads the sheep. The majority of the Jews in Babylonian captivity had made a nice niche for themselves there, and were rather reluctant to make the major geographical move back to the Holy Land. So I had to use a Gentile outside My covenant to stir up the hearts of sufficient Jews to want to return to their own land and participate in the rebuilding work which needed to be done. What a marvelous thing, that the heathen are often much more enthusiastic about doing My will, and sponsoring My work, than My own people! I am able to do anything I like with the material in My hand, for I am the potter, and My creation is the clay (Rom.9:21).
I made Balaam’s dumb donkey to speak. I showed it when to stop and when to go, and it obeyed, even at the cost of pain to itself. Now if I can take a lowly creature and give it guidance for living, surely I can funnel your loved one into the situation(s) that are right for him or her. I can whisper words of wisdom to their heart. I am able to instill guidance into their mind even when they least suspect it is I doing the speaking. I am able to leave visible tokens and signs in their pathway to encourage them. I am able to soften their heart so they will WANT to do what is right and good in any given situation. And when enough things have worked out for their blessing in succession, they will wonder why, when so many others are having a rough time of it, things just fell into place for them. Well, when they ask, tell them YOU faithfully prayed for God to make their path perfect (Psalms 18:32).
Remember to give the glory to My dear Son the Lord Jesus Christ in all things that work together for good in your loved one’s life. Just as miracles of healing have often been the sinner’s dinner bell to lead them to salvation, so My other miracles of providential intervention can serve this purpose as well, that in all things I may be glorified.
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