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NASB | Jeremiah 18:10 if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 18:10 and if they do evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will reverse My decision concerning the good with which I had promised to bless them. |
Bible Question: Thanks to all of you who've written back to this. I see all your points. The practical application I struggle with is that I have heard it preached that that is why some prophecies of God dont come to pass - I mean sometimes people are plain wrong, either accidentally or wilfully and the "word from God' wasnt God at all. But is there a case in which God could speak, it could be confirmed independently several times by reliable people, and that the thing he promised could still not come to pass because of a person's decision? It seems to me that an all knowing God wouldnt say "this will happen" then say later "oh but they did this, that stuffed the whole thing"...as I say, i love God and am not trying to be smart. Like say if a whole bunch of people who didnt know me said "the Lord has shown me you're going to have a baby boy", confirming my own impression, then I contracted an illness that made me sterile because of a poor decision my husband made, does that render Gods word invalid, because of my husbands decision? I am just struggling with this because I want to trust and serve God fully and I want to know how much stock to place in his revealed will, when it is clear. |
Bible Answer: We know from scripture that God is omniscient which means He's knows everything past, present and future. He's never without knowledge and He's faithful. Here are a few scriptures that attest to that(Deuteronomy 7:9;Num.23:19; Heb 10:23). So God never falls short of His promises, but as in Jer.18 His promise is conditional as seen by the word "if". The promise of eternal life to those who put their faith in Jesus is unconditional. In these days alot of folks will say God said this or that, this is why its so important for us to daily abide in Him and His words in us. The Holy spirit will bare witness to the truth( John 14:17; 16:13-God bless. |