Song # 1473.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. In Jeremiah chapter 23 we read that God warns us not to listen to false prophets.
Do not listen to what the false prophets are prophesying to you, they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord (Jeremiah 23:16). They keep saying to those who despise me “The Lord says ‘You will have peace.’” And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say “No harm will come to you” (Jeremiah 23:17). But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord, to see or hear His word? Who has listened and heard His word? (Jeremiah 23:18). See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked (Jeremiah 23:19). The anger of the Lord will not turn back until He fully accomplishes the purposes of His heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly (Jeremiah 23:20). I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message. I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied (Jeremiah 23:21). But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds (Jeremiah 23:22). Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? (Jeremiah 23:24).
Thought for today: God within is far better than being without.
Thought for the future: God takes time to speak through His living word, be sure to take time to listen. Where will you spend your eternity?