11-29-05 Jeremiah 23:22

Jeremiah 23:22 (KJ21)
But if they had stood in My counsel and had caused My people to hear My words, then they should have turned them from their evil way and from the evil of their doings.

Jeremiah 23:22 (NAS)
But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 23:22 (NIVUS)
But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 23:22 (NLT)
If they had listened to me, they would have spoken my words and turned my people from their evil ways.

As a minister of the gospel, you have an awesome and weighty responsibility. You need to have an intimate relationship with Adonai, the Lord God; so that His conversation with you will be familiar. You must remain steadfast on the foundation of God's word that has been laid in your life. Attend to the King, waiting in His presence, to fulfill His slightest demand. When you are in close fellowship with Jehovah, you will receive His secret counsel.

You are the Lord's messenger and are appointed and ordained of Him. After you receive the counsel and guidance of God, you have the power and the authority to speak God's word to the people and nations around you. Since you have hearkened to and obeyed the voice of the Lord, you can now declare His commandments and promises; for you understand His heart and His will.

Those who hear you will be persuaded to consent and agree; they too will yield to His warnings and pleas. They will turn away from their evil way of life and return to their Maker and Redeemer. They will no longer deal severely and ruthlessly with their fellow man, but they will commit their lives to serve the Lord God. Your example, through word and deed, has changed their lives from hardness, harshness and sin to a life of gentleness, kindness, and righteousness. What was broken has been restored and repaired.