Message
There are all kinds of 'prophets' these days. While there are genuine ones, many are false and give false prophesies that are sponsored by the devil. When a negative prophecy is from a prophet who genuinely hears from God, the fellow involved can cry to God like Hezekiah did in , and God can decide to change it. Tomorrow, I will discuss more about what you can do concerning negative prophecies but the discussion today will be centred on false prophecies.
We don’t have many accounts of false prophets in the Bible because God said in that they will not be in the assembly of Israel or written about in the books of Israel. These days, false prophets try to plant fear in people with their prophecies. If these people allow fear to take root in their hearts, they have given those prophecies the power and permission they need to be accomplished. This is because what a person fears is likely to come upon him or her (). As a Christian, when such prophecies come your way, don't allow fear into your heart; God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of a sound mind (). Rather than being afraid, meditate on the word of God that negates the false prophecy and pray to God about it. Many false prophets have told me, “Thus saith the Lord.” However, God would always tell me, “Don't mind that fellow; that message is not from Me.”
Not long after the great Archbishop Benson Idahosa went to be with the Lord, some investors opened a bank and invited me to pray before they commenced operations. After praying, they asked me to open an account with them so that I will be their first customer. I told them that I didn't have money to open the account, so they opened it for me with N50,000 of their money. Shortly after that, some newspapers reported that I had started a bank with N50,000,000; the news was everywhere. We had a meeting of Pentecostal pastors in Nigeria just after that, and one 'prophet', misled by the newspaper reports, prophesied that I would soon be called home just like the archbishop. Others at the meeting urged me to react, but I stayed quiet because I know what the word of God says about my life. The man who made that prophecy is no more today, and I am still here by God's grace.