The Prophecy

"Prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:21 (NIV)

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I read the prophets for years as though they were simply gifted writers, men with unusual insight, and missed what was actually happening on every page.

I did not see You carrying them the whole way through.

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They were not left to guess at God's heart and hope they got it close to right.

You carried them, the way a current carries a boat that has stopped rowing and simply trusts the water beneath it.

Every word that outlived its writer by thousands of years did so because You were the one actually speaking, using a human voice as the instrument.

I called Scripture ancient literature.

It was You, still carrying those words into rooms and lives their authors never saw.

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Forgive me for reading Your Word as merely human wisdom.

You carried every word.

And You are still carrying it, into me, even now.

Spirit who carried the prophets, carry Your Word into me the same way today.

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for carrying human voices into eternal truth.

Thank You for words that are still Yours to speak, even now.

Carry Your Word into me today. Amen.

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