Category: MAKE YOUR SECRETS SECRET

7 Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” 8 But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. 9 For so it was commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’” 10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel.

19 So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water. 20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back; 21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you, 22 but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the LORD said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’ ”

The small prophet, as we often called him, was given a Message to the city of Bethel and an instruction for his safety. He went and delivered the message but because of his carelessness, he exposed the instruction (secrets) which was meant for him alone to his enemy and his enemy used it against him.

1. One of the ways we can attract affliction to ourselves is by revealing our secrets to others. Learn how to speak little. Keep your God’s given instructions to yourself. You don’t have to let everybody know publicly what God told you in the secret. It’s meant for your ears alone. Learn to keep your secrets to yourself and your company. God would have told others if he had wanted them to know your secrets.

2. Learn to differentiate your assignment and your instruction. Your assignment is your message to the world while the instructions are meant for you. Joseph only enjoyed the mercy’s of God when he exposes his dream also. The small prophet delivered the message he was sent but couldn’t hold his peace until he revealed the instructions meant for him.

3. Always stand on the word of God.

What your spiritual father, mentor or guardian told you shouldn’t be contrary to what God is saying. The small prophet was deceived by the old prophet thinking he can be trusted. What God says can’t be changed by any man. Trust God’s word to you than any other person’s word.

Don’t cause your own down fall. Not everyone smiling with you loves you, they may share your secrets with your enemy unknowingly.

Let your instructions be kept secret.

Do have a wonderful weekend.