The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Micah 2:11,
"If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' that would be just the prophet for this people!"
The reason a liar and deceiver would be "just the prophet for this people" is that the people had given themselves over to sinful rebellion against the Lord, as proven by the way they treated one another. Sinful people always draw to themselves those who speak the sinful things they want to hear, rather than the truth.
We find competing voices among the Israelites at this point in their history. The Lord sent them prophets, such as Micah, Isaiah and others, and then there were those who made a place for themselves in the midst of the rebellion of the Israelites.
Deceitful leaders, those who lead others astray have always been a feature of lost and fallen mankind. We find them everywhere today. In the media, in the church, in politics, on the radio, on television, in academia. With a collective sinful nature, people gather to themselves those who will tell them what they want to hear. I am reminded of what Paul said to Timothy as he looked ahead to our day, "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." 2 Timothy 4:3.
What leaders tell people, when they are liars and deceivers are, simply, lies and deceit. As an example, we hear so many voices today that proclaim that embracing homosexuality as a legitimate and acceptable lifestyle is the "moral thing to do." Is that true? How do we know? Are these voices the same kind of liars and deceivers Israel had in her midst? How will you know?
May I strongly suggest, that whether it be homosexuality or any other issue, consulting what God has to say in our Bibles is the place to go. There we find truth. And, since God doesn't "evolve" as our president does, what he had to say millenia ago still holds true today. The truth of the Scriptures is just as fresh and true today as the day the Lord originally gave it. He gave it for all ages - even for today.
With so many opposing ideas to what the Scriptures have to say floating around these days, is it not in our own best interests to know the truth? Or, are we content to allow liars and deceivers to lie and deceive us? God has provided his word for us and it is up to us if we want to know the truth.
It does make a difference. After all, because the Israelites followed the liars and deceivers, he brought a disaster on them all, a disaster, "from which you cannot save yourselves." Micah 2:3. God still works the same way today.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
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"If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' that would be just the prophet for this people!"
The reason a liar and deceiver would be "just the prophet for this people" is that the people had given themselves over to sinful rebellion against the Lord, as proven by the way they treated one another. Sinful people always draw to themselves those who speak the sinful things they want to hear, rather than the truth.
We find competing voices among the Israelites at this point in their history. The Lord sent them prophets, such as Micah, Isaiah and others, and then there were those who made a place for themselves in the midst of the rebellion of the Israelites.
Deceitful leaders, those who lead others astray have always been a feature of lost and fallen mankind. We find them everywhere today. In the media, in the church, in politics, on the radio, on television, in academia. With a collective sinful nature, people gather to themselves those who will tell them what they want to hear. I am reminded of what Paul said to Timothy as he looked ahead to our day, "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." 2 Timothy 4:3.
What leaders tell people, when they are liars and deceivers are, simply, lies and deceit. As an example, we hear so many voices today that proclaim that embracing homosexuality as a legitimate and acceptable lifestyle is the "moral thing to do." Is that true? How do we know? Are these voices the same kind of liars and deceivers Israel had in her midst? How will you know?
May I strongly suggest, that whether it be homosexuality or any other issue, consulting what God has to say in our Bibles is the place to go. There we find truth. And, since God doesn't "evolve" as our president does, what he had to say millenia ago still holds true today. The truth of the Scriptures is just as fresh and true today as the day the Lord originally gave it. He gave it for all ages - even for today.
With so many opposing ideas to what the Scriptures have to say floating around these days, is it not in our own best interests to know the truth? Or, are we content to allow liars and deceivers to lie and deceive us? God has provided his word for us and it is up to us if we want to know the truth.
It does make a difference. After all, because the Israelites followed the liars and deceivers, he brought a disaster on them all, a disaster, "from which you cannot save yourselves." Micah 2:3. God still works the same way today.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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