Voice of Truth (Part I)

Greetings in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour!

VaZe here again!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOO!!!

Today, i'm gonna share my devotion with u ppl... It comes from 1 Kings 19:9-15 (Flip ur bibles open and start reading!!)

Ok, main character is Elijah (dun tell me u dunno who he is)... I marvel this man of God, because:
1. He has great confidence in his identity as a man of God that he proclaims it (2 Kings 1:10)
2. One of the few prophets that perform a lot of signs and wonders
3. One of the 2 people in history that never experienced death (Imagine his walk with GOD! IMBA!!)

Pastor preached on Sunday that we must recognize the voice of God. This is critically important because at times, the bible is not so direct in our daily lives. Why? The bible revolves around the lives of people of the past, no computers, no handphones, no modern social vices like smoking, drugs and cyber addiction. Thus, when we face with problems of the present (eg: cyber addiction), there is no direct message in the bible to tackle the modern problem (eg: Thou shalt not play games excessively)

Thus, some modern problems have become a grey area. There "seems" to be no clear line to separate right and wrong. Quote the same example of cyber addiction, some ppl may argue/tempt you that "there is no commandments wat? So can play like nobody's bussiness lor?!"
This is where u need to rely on 3 areas to discern the black and white from wat "seems" to be grey:

#1: Revelation from the bible. Dun just read contextually, but ask GOD for in depth meaning for discernment

"The 10 commandments - Thou shalt not have other gods/idols before Me" literally means that there must be no other religion. But in depth revelation says:"addiction to cyber gaming is akin to worshipping it as an idol" Hence with this revelation, the grey area of cyber addiction is clearly defined as black.

#2 Hear the voice of truth from GOD! Always ask in prayer and petition (Eph 6:18). Spirit will bring u thru a thinking process or may reveal the answer directly to ur specific present day problem.

#3 Spiritual family. Ask for directions from experienced, reliable and credible people like pastors, cell leaders etc to listen to a divine analysis and perspective of the matter to decide if it is right or
wrong.

(Thats all for part I, stay tuned for part II with voice of truth!)