When the Borrowed Truths YouTube channel first began, and for a few months afterwards, I used to place the “Like” and “Subscribe” symbols on the screen in an attempt to gain more viewers. I have never done that on this channel, and if you ever happen to visit the Borrowed Truths website, you will notice that the ability to leave a comment are turned off there.
It took a while for me to accept the following verse in relation to those three sites, and it has helped me to further trust in the will of the Lord for them.
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)
I place though at the same time the possibility of great error in front of me by even placing that verse here, as well as considering it as being applied to what I have been called to do. For in this I must truly consider, am I speaking for God, or rather for His glory?
Are the words I write and the videos I produce representative of a man of God whose only sole concern is that the Most High would be glorified? Can I honestly say that what I believe I am being led to do can be used in that regard, that these letters and those videos will serve the purpose of God and not return void?
If you can understand all these words, then you can comprehend the incredible burden placed upon us who do so, speaking for the Almighty, attempting to expound wisely and with due reverence upon His Word is not a matter to be taken lightly. People could be led astray, misconceptions, wrong ideologies, misspeaking, all these and a thousand more notions run through my mind.
The Living God has killed false prophets my friends.
James, led by the Holy Spirit, understood this perfectly when he penned this warning.
“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.” (James 3:1)
If you want the job, the responsibilities that come with it are beyond daunting.
“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” (Psalm 2:11)
I do not like what I write sometimes, and nearly every single time I feel as if I have missed the mark. That I can handle. But to think that perhaps I have written about a particular subject and been dead wrong about it causes great fear within me. And it should.
Whether you are a content creator, a pastor, a simple layman that speaks to others about the Scriptures, you need to always remember this truth, you cannot be wrong, not once. And if later you find that you were, you must immediately thank your Father in heaven for revealing the mistake you made to you, for showing you where you were wrong, and then, if at all possible, make amends to all that you spoke inadvertently to.
“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.” (Prov. 9:9)
The wise man learns from his mistakes, he is more than willing to confess his faults, he is happy, even joyous to remain weak so that he may become strong.
If you want to hit the Like button, be my guest, if you want to subscribe and share these letters with others, I will not complain. But I am not going to ask you to, these letters are no more mine than my own life is anymore.
But every single time you read one of them, check them against the Word of God. If there is a discrepancy, and you are sure of it, correct me.
We all learn from our mistakes, or at least we should.