Who do you listen to?

Ezekiel 14: 9       (ESV)

⁹ And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

When I first read this verse, it was a little frightening to consider.

The God who is truth and Who cannot tell a lie, will actually set up prophets to fail miserably?

Is it possible that God could lead people in a way that fits their wandering hearts?

Maybe that’s why it’s important to really know God.

I happen to believe that we should know a lot about the person that preaches to us week after week.

Better yet, we should know the Bible and the God of the Bible so as not to be deceived.

God was telling His people in this text, to turn from their idols.

That seems to be wise advice.

Do you have any idols in your life?

Maybe those idols actually turn our hearts away from God.

Jesus talked about people who would be deceived by false prophets in Matthew 24.

Could we be that faithless generation?

Are the preachers preaching to you each week, telling you the truth? How can you know?

More importantly, maybe we should know the God of the Bible, a whole lot more than we do…