May 8 – 15, 2026

GOD IS ENTRUSTING US

1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 “Do not put out the Spirit’s fire, do not treat prophecies with contempt.”

People are interested in the future. That’s why a convention of futurologists can have over 1,000 people in attendance. That’s why science fiction books are read by millions. That’s why newspapers contain an astrology section. That’s why something like a psychic hotline is a multi-billion-dollar-a-year business today.

Up to the time of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out temporarily upon chosen men and women to equip them for a certain task. There were times in Israel’s history, in fact, when the voice of prophecy was almost nonexistent. By the time of the New Testament, things were even worse. There were 400 long years without a prophet between Malachi and John the Baptist. However, at Pentecost all this is reversed. Peter tells us that every believer receives God’s Spirit and can prophesy, see visions and dream dreams (Acts 2:17-18).

If I say to you, “God spoke to me in a dream,” “God showed me a vision,” “God gave me a word for you,” and your immediate response is, “There’s no such thing as prophecy,” “That died with the disciples,” or “God doesn’t speak today,” you are quenching the Spirit. You’re saying that God can’t do anything that doesn’t fit in your brain. Where did you come up with that idea? Was it a pastor? Or a friend? Because it wasn’t from the Bible! Where in the Bible does it say that on the day the last apostle died, the voice of God died too? Because if that’s true, then we can’t have a relationship with Him. Why? You can’t have a relationship with someone who won’t communicate with you. Try it with your spouse or your friends and relatives!

God is entrusting us to receive His messages, to be His eyes, His ears, His mouthpieces. If He’s pouring out His Spirit on us, then we have a responsibility to see, to hear, to speak what God is telling us. Why would God give you a dream, a vision, or a prophetic word if He wasn’t counting on you to speak it forth and share what He’s saying to a person, or a world, that needs to hear from Him?!

 

This is an excerpt from a 90-day devotional written by Emil and Karen. To order the full devotional, click on the TO ORDER DEVOTIONAL page.