And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 ESV

I was a false prophet. It’s true. The realization of that is grieving and freeing at the same time because the truth of His Word and the mercy and grace of God have set me free. I wrote things and said things for which I thought were directly from God Himself. I was told that I was a Prophet, and I believed it. There were things I said that came to pass, and there were things that did not come to pass, but it was not simply in the inaccuracy that made me a false prophet. It was also in the Biblical understanding that though I was sprinkling the name of Jesus Christ throughout my writings and such, I was pointing people more to self than to Christ and to His full gospel. People were being led astray and drawn away from Him whether they realized it or not. They were not being told that my dreams or my words were not their authority for truth, but rather the written Word of God, the God breathed Scripture that is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16) should be the foundation for guidance and instruction in the life of a Christian.

It has been a journey since last year, one that has been a crucifying of the flesh and of deep repentance, of personal judgment and much needed brokenness before the Lord. My writing changed in the process because I hungered and thirsted for righteousness, and God satisfied me with His Word, the Bible. I want to glorify Him in word and deed. The journey ever continues in progressive sanctification, trusting in Christ Jesus all along the way and being clothed in His righteousness while being ever mindful that I am fallible and always in need of Him. I was reminded at the beginning of this week that this journey of righting the course so to speak is continuous, which is the reason for this particular blog post.

On Sunday, I received a kind email, thanking me for a prophetic word re-shared by Charisma News, which had been written several years ago. I checked their social media page to find that they had re-shared four old words of mine within a day’s time. My instant reaction was not what it once would have been. I was grieved. These blog posts had been removed months ago from my blog, but where they had permission to share them previously, they had recycled them from their original use. My grief came at knowing that others would see those words and continue to be led astray from the true Word of God and into Gnosticism and mysticism. That evening, I made the decision to make a public statement on social media, to email the editor of Charisma and request that they no longer share any of my posts, and to email the individual that had contacted me and repent. I never knew how much freedom would come in doing those things. It was as if the last remaining bit of the fear of man and what I had come out of died. The only thing that mattered was the truth and testifying of Jesus Christ.

While thinking about this situation, 2 Peter 1:19 came to my remembrance. The apostle Peter is recalling the account of witnessing the transfiguration of Jesus Christ and what took place prior to this verse. He assured the recipients of his letter that what he said was not based upon fabricated or cleverly devised myths, but he makes it plain that he was an eyewitness to these things. He goes on in this very verse to speak of a more sure prophetic word. It is a light shining in a dark place. This more sure prophetic word does not come from man’s interpretation nor does it come from the will of man. He goes on to say that men spoke from as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20,21)

This Word of which Peter speaks is Scripture. It is not the vain imaginations of fallible men and women. It is not modern day prophecy, especially that which is more along the lines of fortune telling about current events. Rather it is the God breathed Word that testifies of Jesus Christ. In Peter’s time, he was speaking of what we know to be the Old Testament. They did not have the New Testament as we do today. They preached and proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ from the Old Testament. I do not know about you, but that challenges me and causes me to ask myself if I could present the gospel to someone from the Old Testament alone.

The entire Bible is a more sure word. Peter seemed to imply that this Word is more sure than even his experience on that mountaintop with Christ. That is a sobering thing to ponder. Experiences can be a powerful thing, but as believers in Christ, experiences will not supersede the more sure prophetic Word, and that Word is the Bible. For those who have been affected in any way by my previous words, I repent. I was sincere in those times, but I was sincerely wrong. I was a false prophet, but thanks be to God for His mercy and grace, I now know the truth. That is my prayer for those who will read this blog. May God get the glory.