Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun ... Joshua 1
Today the Lord God speaks unto us by HIS Spirit which dwells in us. HIS Spirit knows the will of God in each of the specific issues that pertain to us. And HIS Spirit reveals to us the "heart" of God on the matter at hand. I Cor. 2
But sometimes fleshly desires are opposite to the will of God. And sometimes other spirits speak thoughts softly into our ears, copying the Holy Spirit, trying to imitate the Holy Spirit.
So we have to beware ... and "try the spirits" whether they are of God ... I Jn. 4:1 ... John says, "Believe not every spirit ..."
We have the example in the Bible showing that the devil spoke to Jesus and the devil even quoted scripture to Jesus ... but Jesus knew it was the devil and not God so HE resisted that which the devil spoke. Mt. 4
1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. Mt. 4
In Luke 4 ... we read ...13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
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We have the amazing example of the girl following Paul about ...
16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. Acts 16
Notice that everything this girl said was correct ...These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
But Paul was grieved ...
Paul knew it was another spirit speaking through this girl though everything spoken by her was correct.
I've had this happen many times. There are some messages that seem right in content but I am troubled when I hear these messages.
We have to go with the spirit that is in us for that Spirit in us is greater than the spirit of the world. Often a person will say Jesus is Lord but when speaking we recognize "another spirit" in them. We do not follow strange spirits because we are the sheep. Jn. 10 ...4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ...I'm learning not to reason the troubling away when I am troubled but rather to stop and turn to God for HIM to confirm it to me one way or another.
Try the spirits whether they are of God ... just ask God. HE will show us when we belong to HIM.
Jesus warned us that in the last days "many" would come saying "Jesus is Lord" and they would deceive many. Mt. 24:5
We have to be sensitive to the spirit behind the message.