Friday, September 15, 2017

Hold fast to what you know is true

Morning: Psalm 40, 54; I Kings 18:20-40; Philippians 3:1-16;
Evening: Psalm 51; Matthew 3:1-12

Prophecy is misunderstood – people think it’s predicting the future.  Prophecy may refer to the future – as in, “If this continues, that is going to happen.”  Yet prophecy is not about the future, it’s about the here and now. Prophets speak truthfully about what is.  That can be costly and lead to their suffering or even death.  For when you know something to be true, you will not betray it to save your life. Paul encourages his hearers, “Hold fast to what you have attained.”  In other words: be faithful to what you know is true.

Graham
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