S - Jeremiah 23: 21 "I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds. 23 Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? 24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, "I have dreamed, I have dreamed!" 26 How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, 27 who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal? 28 Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord. 29 Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the Lord, who steal my words from on another. 31 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
O - My child whom I love, today I want to tell you . . . do not attempt to prophesy at all. Do not tell your dreams as if they have come from me and are meant for someone else. When I speak to you, I will have something to say to you, not to anyone else. Anything that you speak to anyone else must be something straight from my word. I have given you a charge, to spread my word where you are. That is all that you need to do. You do not need to prophesy or add anything to my word. If you will speak my word to people, I will take care of the rest.
A - I guess it is pretty clear that I am not to do anything more than speak the word of God to people where I am, on my campus. I am not to prophesy or tell dreams that could lead people away from the Lord. I have a very strict ans simple command, tell people about Jesus on my campus. If I do that, plant the seed, he will take care of the watering and everything else.
P - Heavenly Father, thank you for your word, which so plainly tells us that we are to spread your word amongst the people where we live. Thank you for the training that you have provided for me to be a modern day Daniel. Give me the boldness, courage and daring to be like Daniel. Help me to live out my faith on my campus in such a way that it proclaims your word to everyone whom I come in contact with.
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