OUR LORD WHO WARNS OF FALSE PROPHETS

The book of Micah chapter 3 verse 5 speaks of a type of prophet whose demeanor towards people was determined by whether they were offered food or not. The scripture reads this way;

This is what the Lord says: “As for the prophets  who lead my people astray, they proclaim ‘peace’ if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them.

These types of prophets, who sully the name of the Lord by being partial and vengeful, are in fact heralds of the fall of the prophetic in the land  and that the night is closing in where visions will cease and darkness  swallows up the day.

Diametrically opposite to this, the Apostle Paul proclaimed the high standard of serving the people of God. He, serving as a minister to the people of Corinth, refused to take a wage from them and instead preferred to make his own arrangements so as not to burden them as it says in 2 Corinthians verses 7 - 9;

And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

The evil prophets whom Micah spoke about went even beyond burdening the people to imposing the terror of extortion and blackmail to get the food they wanted  from  those they were ministering to.

Let us follow the example of the saints who served the Lord and forfeited gain for the sake of the kingdom of God.

Amen.