There is a story in 2 Kings 7 – Samaria was in a bad famine. The Lord spoke to Elisha to tell the people that the famine was ending.

7:1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.   2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

The king’s assistant didn’t believe Elisha and went on to speak negatively out of his mouth. (Our words are serious business.) Elisha told him he would see the fine flour to be sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, but he would not eat of it. 

There are lessons about the lepers that are in this story. But I am going to skip over them for now except to say.  God used them to scare off an army.  They went back to Samaria and told them their enemy had left their camp and there were a lot of spoils. This is how that flour came to be at the gate for sale.

2 Kings 7:17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.   (18) And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria: (19) And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.  (20) And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

The man died because of his unbelief and the words in his mouth.  Pause a moment and think about that…he died because he didn’t believe the one God sent and he spoke against what the prophet of God had said.

Any time God does something the enemy has to counterfeit it.  God has prophets, the enemy created fortune tellers and psychics.  The difference is a prophet of God gets their words from God.  Psychics and fortune tellers get information from evil spirits or witchcraft.

The seriousness of the man’s words cost him his life. We are living in serious times.  We are on the edge of a breakthrough.  Many people are saying that God told them things that are going to come to pass.  One being a great harvest of souls. Another is that God is going to give his children back our nation. The one I pray about everyday is for God to set free the children that are enslaved in human trafficking. All of these things sound amazing.  But before we get negative, remember how serious it is to doubt God.  When someone tells you God said, first of all check your bible, does it line up with the word of God.

 GAL 1:8-9 (8) But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (9) As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

If it does not go against the Bible, pray about it.  Ask God to show you.  Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed.  God will give you confirmation if you are humble before God and ask him. Never just assume that they are wrong and speak negatively out of your mouth against it.

It is easy to get wrapped up in our ideas, theologies, and religion. It is easy to dismiss things we do not fully understand. God did not create a body of believers for us to not be in unison. Denominations and man’s organizations have divided the body for too long.  We have warred with each other over ideas and doctrines that mean very little in the grand scheme of things.

It is time for God’s people to unite and seek him to give us the answers.  If we seek him with our whole hearts, He will reveal Himself to us.  He will show us His plan. Set a guard over your mouth and watch your words and ask him for a revelation.

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