A prayer of lament over false prophets by Meg Buker, read by Liam Arden.

In their greed, these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories.

Their condemnation has been long hanging over them, and their destruction has not been

sleeping.

Second Peter 2.3

Peter wrote the above words to warn the Church of false teachers.

The NIV biblical theology study Bible explains, they are subversive, immoral, avaricious, they

commercialize Christianity and are dishonest.

Their false teaching is destructive and will result in their own destruction.

There's undoubtedly a place for righteous anger in regard to those who seek to oppress

and deceive others, but it's unlikely we'll ever argue anyone to Jesus.

There will continue to be false teachers, and as the Zondervan Bible commentary explains,

not all will be unsuccessful.

Many God can take the tiny shards of our shattered hearts and turn them into beautiful masterpieces

that bring glory and honor to His name.

When we make time to seek Jesus, we begin to see the world from His perspective.

There will always be pain, injustice, deceit, and death in this world, but Christ assured

us not to live in fear of it, for He has already overcome it.

As we live our lives in such a way that brings glory and honor to His name, we will get

to be part of the miraculous story of healing and restoration our mighty God has promised

is to come.

People are going to deceive, people will irritate us and cause anger to bubble and rise

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