Today I read Micah 2 and 2 thoughts occurred to me. The first was "wo unto them that call evil good and good evil" and the second was about a conversation I had with my wife last night. The more I read the Old Testament and see how people in every generation would ignore the truth and search out people who would tell them whatever they wanted to hear no matter what, the more I realize it is a shadow of today.
The reason there are so many instances in the Old Testament and so many chapters on the destruction of Israel because they would not listen, is because that is what we have going on today. It happens in every generation. Think about the people who go through doctor after doctor until they finally find one that will tell them what they want to hear. They refuse to accept the truth even if it is coming from the mouth of two or three witnesses. But the moment they hear what they want to hear, they believe it, even if it is just the one person saying it. They ignore ALL the other people and focus on the one person, because it is the "truth" they want to hear and believe.
It is really easy to fall into this trap, and we need to make sure that we are searching out truth and knowledge and not what we want to hear. There will always be someone saying what we want to hear, but we need to put it to the test that God has given us. Does it contradict the laws of God? Are there more than one witness saying it? Do we feel the Spirit when we hear it? If the answer is yes, no, and no, then we need to be wary. And of course we can always pray and ask God. He will tell us if it is from Him or not. Until tomorrow.
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