August 12

False prophets have been a topic for many years. The who hate, (maybe that is too strong), dislike anybody giving a prophetic word have said that we should not prophecy because the standard for a false prophet is death. Nothing like a little fear to quench the Spirit of God. How they can read 1 Cor. 14 and think that God wants us to be to "afraid" to prophecy is a wonder to me. Jeremiah 25 gives me an understanding of the kind of false prophets that God calls out and clearly judges. It is those prophets who fill people with false hopes.

They keep saying to those who despise me,
"The Lord says: You will have peace."
And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say,
"No harm will come to you."

Clearly these people were not connected with God because people who despise the Lord or reject His Word from their heart are in for some tough times. So the caution for us who "eagerly desire to prophecy" is that we should not give someone a word from God that says, "yea, just keep on sinning, God is going to give you great peace and prosperity." Maybe this oversimplifies the issue, but is that so hard to stay away from?