DON'T BUILD YOUR LIFE ON PROPHETS OR PROPHECY

DON'T BUILD YOUR LIFE ON PROPHETS OR PROPHECY

Many years ago, a Pastor friend of mine invited a reputable American Prophet to come and minister in his Church. The Prophet spoke out some words over my friend and over different people in his Church, that were amazingly accurate.

The same thing happened the next time, and the next. the prophet spoke out some amazingly accurate words. My friend began to trust this Prophet without any reservations.

Then on one occasion this Prophet told my Pastor friend that his wife had a "Jezebel spirit" and that he must divorce her if his Ministry was to move forward. My friend, an experienced Pastor with a big Church, divorced his wife.

My friend lost his Church and his family. He lost everything. He died before his time, sick and alone, a lonely man.

The Moral Of This Sad Story:

1. Never trust a prophet and his words unconditionally.

It does not matter how accurate he is. ALWAYS check EVERYTHING that he says against the Word of God.

2. Know what the Bible says.

If someone who is supposedly a "man of God" tells you to do something unscriptural like divorcing your wife, DO NOT DO IT!

3. DO NOT be led by prophets or what they say.

Be led by the Word of God and know the Holy Spirit for yourself. Have relationships with men and women of different 5-fold ministry gifts. Weigh-in important things with ALL of them.

4. Lastly, be wary of these so-called "American Prophets"..... check them out properly.

- Do you see Jesus in them and do their utterances lift up and glorify Jesus?

- Do they actually "live" their message?

- Do they have a pure reputation?

Remember, if you build your Life, Ministry, Marriage or Destiny on prophets or prophetic pronouncements, you will never have peace of heart!