Over the last week or so, i've spent some time reading Ezekiel. Two days ago it hit me. One of God's condemnations on "so called" prophets rang loud and clear.
"O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging around in the ruins...they have lied and said, 'My message is from the Lord,' even though the Lord never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies! Can your messages be anything but false if you claim, 'This message is from the Lord,' when I have not even spoken to you?"
God gets pretty seriously angry over the course of several chapters at people saying...I have heard from God and this is what he says, this is what he will do, this is what he wants...when God had never spoken.
And then it hit home...man, I don't want to speak anything, no matter how right it sounds without hearing. I want to not just believe what I say, to not just be biblically sound in what I say. I want to hear! I want the Spirit to lead, guide and speak. I would rather he shut me up, than to speak words that he hasn't spoken.
Posted by ed