A Spiritual Kingdom
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| palm 2013 |
Sometimes, the Spirit lets us hear the future before he
reveals it to our sight.
I was young in the Lord and new to
speaking in tongues—eager to learn all I could about the gifts of the Spirit (1
Cor. 12:4-11 NIV). One day I was thinking about Jesus and what he did for me.
Then, the sound of somebody blowing a trumpet intruded on my thoughts. What is
that? I followed the sound—not because it was loud—but because the notes were
flat! It seemed to come from the storage under the house. As I came upon the
storage, the trumpet playing stopped.
I was so excited. I hurriedly
blurted it to my sister, who was also new in the Lord. But I had erred badly.
In my excitement, I said that I heard the sound of trumpets made by angels and
the sound was heavenly.
The weekend came—and with it a
surprise. In a large bin under the house, my young nephews “found” my dad’s old
trumpet stuffed among his other things. They began to blow the trumpet and yes,
there were many flat notes played that day! Though I tried to tell my sister
that this was the sound I had heard earlier in the week, she looked at me
annoyed and angry. “You said it sounded like angels! Like heavenly music! This
isn’t it!”
Spirit let me hear the future, but the lesson was,
“…consider carefully how you listen” (Luke 8:18 NIV). When Spirit decides to
gift us, we have the responsibility to be faithful to convey what we see or
hear. Since I was young in the Lord, his grace covered my ignorance and my sin.
Now that I am more experienced in spiritual workings, I am
careful not to abuse or misuse his gifts. I wish to be found faithful in the
service he has entrusted to me.
Next time: Hearing the
Future to Perform God’s Will
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