(December 3, 2015)
What
struck me today as I read this chapter was the number of times that the Lord
quoted the prophets. We understand, of
course, that the prophets are fallible in ways that God is not. But, by the same token, we are on dangerous
ground when we take upon ourselves to choose what the prophet is right or wrong
about.
As we
can see from this chapter, even the Lord Himself is prepared to quote from
large portions of writings from prophets.
What would our reaction be if we rejected something a prophet said only
to have the Lord later quote that writing back to us?
This
isn’t an idle question. I know, in my
own life, that at various decision points I have felt the Spirit whisper
reminders of thoughts or language that the Brethren have used in General
Conference or similar venues. If I had
rejected the words of the prophets then, would the Spirit quoting the prophets
have had the same effect on me? Would I
have been closed off from the guidance that I needed?
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