https://odb.org/2024/05/13/a-solitary-voice
“I can only tell him what my God says.” That was what the prophet Micaiah said when advised by an aide of King Ahab to align with what the other 400 prophets were saying on Israel’s impending victory against the Arameans. Micaiah was the lone solitary voice prophesying doom for Israel and the only true voice representing God. He could only proclaim what the LORD spoke to him despite it not being in line with popular thought then. You can read this in 2 Chronicles 18.
In the church, we face this issue all the time when speaking from the pulpit. There is perhaps no need to always be scolding people for their lackadaisical attitude towards spiritual matters and service for God. Yet we must not sugar-coat our message to make it presentable to more people. If it’s merely a question of presentation, that’s an art form by itself. But the truth must be told as it is. For example, eternal damnation is a reality for those who professed the sinner’s prayer but continued in life as a believer only in name.
In the world, popular thought is that all faiths teach good things, and thus, as there are many roads to Rome, there are many roads to heaven. But Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him” (John 14:6). Jesus also said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25).
Or in the West now, agender acceptance is popular and politically correct, and Scriptures have been reinterpreted by some to align with such acceptance. In fact, same sex marriages are increasingly becoming the norm and legalised in more jurisdictions. Jesus also predicted that as in the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of man be (Matthew 24:37). As people go about living life with little regard for God and His percepts, but only with their own preoccupations and their own way of life, Jesus will come again to herald the end of time and usher in the day of the Lord.
We must always speak the truth only, even though sometimes the truth may not be pleasant or something others want to hear. Whether in ordinary conversations or preaching a sermon, we can only speak of what the LORD says to us.
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