GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY Part 1
1. Discern the Voice
Genesis 3:1 • Hebrews 1:1–2 • Isaiah 8:20 • 1 John 4:1
Not every authoritative-sounding voice carries God’s authority.
Satan distorts God’s Word and God’s character.
Test every voice against Scripture.
Discernment is not about how spiritual something sounds—it’s about whether it agrees with what God has said.
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2. You Can’t Appease Fear
2 Kings 18:13–16
Hezekiah tried to appease Assyria, but it wasn’t enough.
Fear and intimidation always demand more.
Don’t negotiate with what is trying to control you.
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3. Don’t Confuse Familiarity With God’s Voice
Isaiah 36 • Deuteronomy 13:1–5
The enemy used familiar language and even claimed to speak for God.
Just because something is supernatural, familiar, or spiritual doesn’t make it from God.
What God says matters more than how something feels or looks.
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4. The Enemy Twists Truth
Genesis 3 • Matthew 4 • Isaiah 36
The enemy doesn’t always use an obvious lie.
He can take something true and twist it into a false conclusion.
Know the truth well enough to recognize the counterfeit.
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5. Take the Threat to God
Isaiah 37:1, 14–15
Hezekiah didn’t answer the threat—he brought it into God’s presence.
Wise counsel can help, but it should point us back to God.
Take the fear, threat, and uncertainty directly to God.
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6. God Has the Final Say
Isaiah 37:33–38 • Romans 8:31
The enemy had a voice—but God had authority.
The promise isn’t that believers will never face trouble.
The promise is that the enemy’s voice does not have the final authority over God’s purposes.
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TAKEAWAYS
Test the voice.
Stand on God’s Word.
Don’t let fear become your teacher.
Take the threat to God.
Don’t confuse a threat with a verdict.
The enemy may have a voice, but God has the final say.
