Predicting Possibilities

Fox news reported today that religious leader Pat Robertson said, "If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms," Robertson said May 8. Wednesday, he added, "there well may be something as bad as a tsunami in the Pacific Northwest." What if Mr. Robertson didn't hear the Lord right? And what if God really did give him a message? The first question that comes to my mind is how will this information accentuate my relationship with God, good or bad? Does it settle me further into trust or fear?

I could be terribly wrong but predictions of everlasting hell, tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, rising interest rates, higher fuel prices, beasts, The Illuminati, government conspiracies, and anything remotely related to any of these does not motivate me to be a better person or encourage me to know God better for the right reasons. If Mr. Robertson's prediction is true as well as all the other predictions of iminent danger floating around the web, e-mails, chain letters and even by well-meaning Christians - then what? What shall I do with that information?

One of my favorite quotes reads as follows:

"Precious light is to shine forth from the word of God and let no one presume to dictate what shall or what shall not be brought before the people in the message of enlightenment that He shall send and so quench the Spirit of God. Whatever may be his position of authority, no one has the right to shut away light from the people. When a message comes in the name of the Lord to His people, no one may excuse themselves from an investigation of its claims. No one can afford to stand back in an attitude of indifference and self confidence and say, "I know what is truth. I am satisfied with myposition. I will set my stakes and I will not be moved from my position whatever may come. I will not listen to a message of this messenger for I know it cannot be truth."It was from pursuing this very course that popular churches were left in partial darkness, and that is why the message of heaven has not reached them."

I think it is important that we use our heads to examine all claims presented before us, especially those that come in the name of God. Being deliberate in taking time to make up our minds, comparing it with what we know to be true about God's character, and making a decision for or against - while allowing the same for our neighbor - is in my opinion - essential. A true messenger of God will allow me the freedom to reason the information out and even encourage me to seek God first and not just follow suit.

I remember a man who came "with a message from God" and ended up talking hundreds into drinking poison. I also remember a man who came "with a message" and demonstrated Himself where drinking "poison" leads. Which one would you trust?

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