Then the LORD said to me, "The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.Why did the false prophets lie? Were they just trying for attention, and told the people what they wanted to hear in order to get it? Were they deceived by Satan, and thought they were hearing and preaching the words of God?
Whatever the reason, it gives added motivation for us to be certain what we are saying is truth, rather than our own ideas. We need to know, before we speak or act upon a "word from God," that we are certain of the source and message. To fail to do so, and profane God in the process, can lead to our ruin.
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