Today I had to find peace with God about something.
I hold myself to a high standard. The Word is clear: If someone says, “thus saith the Lord” and it doesn’t turn out to be true, you have to cut them off from your faith fellowship. It won’t matter if you are in the mood to forgive; that’s not the standard. Given that we lack the authority in our covenant communities to carry out the death penalty, ostracism is what’s left.
Granted, I am quite sincere in what I’ve written. There is no guile at all, no attempt to gain anything from anyone. That means, if I’m off course, it’s because I’m insane. I can assure you that discovering I can’t get a clear word from the Lord won’t change what I believe and practice. I’m utterly convinced of the things I write.
But if I fail as a prophet, I’ll save you the trouble of making a tough decision — I’ll ostracize myself. I’ll confess openly and take the discipline. It would be my duty, and my sense of duty. I’ll keep writing, but I can’t say whether I would be interested in publishing any more. It’s more likely that I will withdraw and find some other way to occupy my time. Nothing will stop the praying, contemplation, study, etc. What I believe won’t change just because something didn’t work out, but I would lose the privilege of testifying.
That’s how faith works.
This is crunch time. One of the things I prophesied is that Trump would win in the courts, in the end. There’s a while yet before that door is closed; we are at a constitutional crisis of sorts, so it’s no over until it’s over. But I was even more firm about attacking Iran, and that still appears to be possible any day now. So I’m very aware that things have moved to the point of proving whether I speak for God or I’m nuts.
Just wanted to report what I’ve settled with the Lord today.
