Micah 3 Fickleness

Micah, as God’s chosen prophet writes: This is what the Lord has said about the prophets who mislead my people “If someone gives them enough to eat,they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.” What was said centuries ago is still true today. Prophets, people, kings, leaders and even us, offer these same words to gain favor among people. Listen to the politicians of today. That is one reason we need discernment! Can you tell the difference? Are you careful about the words you hear and observe their fruit? Jesus said, by their fruit you shall know them, whether true or false. The same is true for us. 

What does our fruit say about our heart? Is it true or is it false? Do you say one thing to a friend and another to an enemy? Notice, that it is the test that God shows us revealing the fickleness of the heart because as Jeremiah said, the heart is deceitful and wicked; only God can know it, but He has given us the gift of discernment. May we use that gift to listen, speak and judge fairly and with justice.