THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah, describing the difference between a false prophet and a true one. He said the false prophets talk about their dreams and tell lies in my name, but the true prophets proclaim my every word. The difference between the two is like the difference between “straw and grain.” For the words of the false prophets have no power. But those who preach the Word of God have real power. For the Word is like whole-grain bread, it has the power of life. It is like a burning fire that purifies and draws people to repentance. It is like a mighty hammer that smashes rocky hearts to make them receptive to the seed of the gospel.
Yet, just as the people of Jeremiah’s day wouldn’t listen to him, preferring the words of the false prophets, so are the people of these last days. As the apostle Paul wrote, “For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear” (2 Tim. 4:3).
Which prophets do you prefer? Do you have “itching ears” for the words of the worldly prophets of this age? Or do you have ears to hear the powerful, convicting, life-changing Word of God? As Jesus often said, “He that has ears to hear, let him hear!”
PRAYER: Dear Father, give us preachers that will preach Your Word and give us people that will hear and obey it. May your Word burn like fire and break rocky hearts. We ask You for revival. May our generation not be like Jeremiah’s, who wouldn’t listen and repent. Cause our nation to repent and be revived. Begin with us, Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.