Prophetic Pronouncements
“Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.” Nehemiah 6:12-13 NKJV http://bible.com/114/neh.6.12-13.nkjv Focus on good works without yielding to distractions and evil pronouncements from the enemies is difficult. For those who appeared to have escaped the trap of shady games of this world and the trump of political blackmail, the enemies do not easily give up the fight against the good work. Against the righteous and religious Nehemiah, the battleground was strategically shifted to the house of the Lord. Many believers would readily give audience to all prophetic pronouncements, especially when a matter of personal concerns is being presented. Little wonder the scripture warned believers to try every spirit in order not...