Jeremiah 28:15-17 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, but the people believe your lies. 16 Therefore, the LORD says you must die. Your life will end this very year because you have rebelled against the LORD." 17 Two months later, Hananiah died.
WOW, if this isnt a warning to watch what you say in the name of the Lord, nothing is. I am a person that is very skeptical of people who say "the Lord saud to me ...." I know God speaks to people today. I juts think people use the phrase "and the Lord said to me" to often. In some way I wish God just ended our life if we said things in His name that are not from Him. That would make it easy knowing who is listening to God and who is not. I learn two things in ths passage. One God does speak to people. Jeremiah heard God and what he said came true. Hananiah did not. In life there are people who are going to speak what God tells them and people who do not.
The other thing I thought when I read this is I need to watch what kind of advice I give to people. I need to make sure I am clear on what my opinion is and not make it sound like gospel truth.
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