2 Chronicles 18:6-7,17,26
"But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil...."
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil.........
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil.........
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."
Much of the same spirit is prevalent among the professing church spectrum today. The false prophets and preachers are many, the man of God is a minority among so many professing to know God today. He often finds himself having to stand alone, yet He knows God is with him and stands upon the word when it declares, "if God be for me, who can be against me." The king and his yes men would rather choose to listen to false prophets and die, than listen to the man of God and live. What was their attitude when the man of God confronted them with the truth? They hated him, despised him, turned on him, and threw him in jail. Lying spirits have infected much of the church, even standing in many pulpits across America. The true men of God are scoffed at, ridiculed, and referred to as judgmental, harsh, non-loving, irrelevant, and out of touch. Like the great apostle Paul, they have become the scourge of the earth to a people who would rather listen to lies than the truth. They detest the man of God who loves them and is determined to obey God by proclaiming "what thus says the Lord." The result is death, the judgment of God, and the negative consequences of opting for a false message rather than the true word of God.
