HIDDEN WORD.

I HAVE HIDDEN YOUR WORD IN MY HEART THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST YOU.

WHEN WE HAVE HIDDEN THE WORD OF GOD WITHIN OUR HEARTS WE WILL KNOW THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES.

WE WILL KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS OF GOD AND WHEN IT IS NOT LIKE WHEN A WORD OF PROPHECY IS GIVEN TO US.

ALSO WE WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE WHETHER THE MESSAGE THAT ANY PASTOR OR TEACHER IS GIVING IS OF THE LORD AS WELL.

WE MUST JUDGE ALL THINGS BY THE WORD OF GOD LIKE PROPHECY, PREACHING AND WHAT WE RECEIVE ON OUR OWN. IN FACT WE MUST JUDGE ALL THINGS BY THE WORD OF GOD.

TO MANY PEOPLE JUST EXCEPT EVERYTHING THAT IS GIVEN THEM.

ANY TRUE PASTOR, PROPHET, TEACHER WILL NOT OBJECT TO YOU DOING THIS FOR IF THEY THEMSELVES HAVE HIDDEN THE WORD OF GOD IN THEIR HEARTS THEY WILL EXPECT YOU TO TEST ALL THINGS BY THE WORD.

IF THEY TRY TO TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE RIGHT IN ALL THEY SAY OR DO THEN THEY ARE DECEIVING YOU FOR NO ONE IS 100 PERCENT RIGHT EXCEPT THE LORD.

LET US KEEP THE WORD IN OUR HEARTS AT ALL TIMES THEN WE WILL KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT FOR WE WILL THEN HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST IN ALL THINGS.

( THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE OURSELVES WILL NOT MAKE MISTAKES WHEN WE JUDGE FOR WE ARE NOT PERFECT ).

DAVE 8.6.98.