*** MORSEL EXTRAS***
Re: 400-to-1
Naturally, one can hardly expect a sermon on Micaiah [who stood up
against the 400 false prophets of Israel] to be ...popular....
If such a prospect [one who would be like Micaiah] is reading this, God
bless you. The odds will be four hundred to one, the diet may be bread
and water, and the orders are: "...what the Lord saith unto me, that
will I speak"... [but] get ready for trouble! You will be despised...
[and] hated....You will report to Heavenly Headquarters and get your
orders from the Main Office...[so] think it over. You had better mean
business, else your ministry will be pathetic instead of prophetic.
--Vance Havner
But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and
looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to
the false prophets. (Luke 6:26)
"They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that
whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. "And these
things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor
Me. (John 16:2-3)
"So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of
Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for
Me. "You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether
they refuse, for they are rebellious.(Ezek 33:7,2:7)
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