# 625 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 12:4,5 "Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. 5 "And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
These are the prophets of God. His servants who preached repentance to Israel. God sent them to His precious vineyard to call His people to the fruit bearing works of repentance. But instead of heeding the prophets, the people beat them and killed them.
In Mt 23:35, Jesus put the spilled blood of the prophets squarely on the hands of those who sought to silence their words through killing them. "that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.”
We, we no longer have these prophets with us, but we do have their sure prophetic word. 2Pe 1:19 says, “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; “
If we ignore the words of Scripture, we are in effect “killing the prophets,” joining in the shedding of their blood as we too silence them by shutting our ears to their message.
Still want to “pick and choose” what you believe about the Scriptures? Still want to live your way instead of God's way? Drop the stones and turn to Jesus. Acknowledge Him as Lord and then live that way!
Father, thank You for Your sure prophetic Word. Forgive us when we ignore it, help us to overcome our tendency to do it our way instead of Yours.
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