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Daily Devotionals
Voice of the Lord
Without a prophetic vision, the people throw off all restraint (Proverbs 29:18).
Have you ever considered the relationship between chazon (prophetic vision) and the keeping of the Torah? How are they related? In addition to "prophetic vision," chazon can also mean "prophetic revelation" or "current revelation." Thus, we might translate the passage, "Where there is no current prophetic revelation, there is lawlessness."
God's Torah needs to be proclaimed—to groups, to congregations, to society. If not, lawlessness, paganism, secular control and sin will pervade. Moshe (Moses), for example, was the voice of God to the children of Israel after they left Eygpt. Through him, God revealed his will, his direction and his laws. Moshe was God's prophetic voice. As long as the word of the Lord was proclaimed, the people followed the laws of God. When Moshe departed to the mountain to receive the commandments from the Lord, the people fell into idolatry, gross sin and lawlessness. The prophetic voice had ceased.
Today, we are called to be prophetic voices to our people and our nation. Like Moshe, we must proclaim God's Word and call our people back to him. We are the salt of the earth, called to preserve godliness and prevent decay. Let's begin our work today!
...pray, "Lord, make me a prophetic voice to my people and my nation. Give me boldness to speak the truth in love and not hide my light."
JB
The Voice of the Lord, Copyright © 1998 by the Lewis and Harriet Lederer Foundation, Inc. Published by Messianic Jewish Publishers, Distributed by Messianic Jewish Resources, www.messianicjewish.net. All rights reserved. Used by permission. No part of this article may be reproduced in print or on the web, or transmitted in any form, without the written permission of the publisher.
