Proper Discernment

Apart from revelation from the Spirit of Jesus, we have a very difficult time discerning times, people or spirits. Time Magazine named him “Man of the Year” in 1939. The strength he gained from promoting racism and nationalism caused him to be appointed as Germany’s Chancellor in 1933. In 1936 he was appointed as chief over the government and the military of Germany, after creating a large absence of leadership by having hundreds of his political enemies murdered.

Winston Churchill is quoted as having stated that if Adolf Hitler had died in 1938, he would have been considered one of the greatest national-level leaders to have lived.

We should probably pray several times a day for guidance and discernment and wisdom and other revelation that will make us able to make supernatural choices that can have eternal impacts.

For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.
(2 Peter 1:3-11 HCSB ©®)