Memorise: Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet,
Hear now, Hanahiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this
people to trust in a lie. Jeremiah 28:15
Read: Jeremiah 28:15-17
Although some people love to believe in a lie, yet God’s standard
remains. If you enjoy being flattered, you are a lover of lies. Your
self-deception will soon land you into trouble (Proverbs 29:5Proverbs 29:5
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
WP-Bible plugin).
Beyond lying to one another, lying has assumed another frightening
dimension. How? Lying is now a common feature in the house of God. In
fact, lying has become a big money spinner in the house of God. Since
people love to hear lies, they flock around those who will tell it to
them. If instead of hearing the undiluted Word of God you prefer to run
from one prophet to the other; you are a lover of lies and you may soon
be a willing victim of deception. Lying in the name of the Lord is a
grievous offence. Worse still is giving a pack of lies which you brand
prophetic declarations from the Lord. We all know that genuine men of
God are revered, so satanic agents and merchandising prophets are also
seriously engaged in the business of deception in order to get
reverence from people.
If you are a lover of visions, beware or else you will become a
victim of lies. Any prophetic declaration that has raised your hope,
coming from merchandising prophets and pastors will surely disappoint
you (Jeremiah 28:15).
In some places, when a lady wants a particular man as husband, all she
needs do is “settle” the prophet or prophetess and later in the
service, the leader will go into acrobatics. At some point, he will
say, “Thus says the Lord, Brother so and so, Sister so and so is your
wife”. Thereafter, the sister will pretend to refuse it or even feign
tears asking: “How could God be so unfair to me? Why this particular
brother?” Meanwhile, the man at the centre of it all does not know that
he is an unwilling actor in a script written by the church leader and
the lady. Those of you who go to your pastor to pray for you and tell
you who to marry, if care is not taken, you will become a victim of
lies. You are simply lazy. No pastor or prophet should tell you who to
marry. They are to pray along with you, counsel and guide you using the
Word of God. If you fail to pay the price to hear from God on that
matter, you may be deceived. God can use your pastor or a genuine
prophet of God to confirm what He had already told you. Many homes have
been established on falsehood and that is why things are falling apart
and the centre can no longer hold.
KEY POINT:
Some pastors are seriously into match-making. They have taken over from
the Holy Spirit. Match-making remains God’s prerogative and He has not
delegated it to any pastor.
Friday, December 21, 2012
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