FLATTERY NEVER ENDS WELL

 


By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi

  "Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

.... And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good." 1 Kings 22: 6 " 12,13 

    "Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away." Job32:22-23 

Flattery is an excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests. It is the promotion of sin . The enemy  frustrates the promotion of the gospel through flatteries. The person who flatters you has evil intentions and are wicked. Flattery results in bad governance and the death of many .

   We should always pray that we do not fall into the trap of the enemy through flatteries , king David knew those who flattered him did not mean well for him and prayed to be delivered from their scheme . The Bible says  in psalm 5:8 -9 "Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.  For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue." 

   Also Psalm 12: 2 -3. says  "They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak .The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:". 

   The Lord does not take kindly with those who mislead others through flatteries . Self flattery is as  damaging as that coming from others and the evil intentions eventually become exposed  Psalm 36:2  " For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful"  

   There is no love in flattery and it results in the destruction of lives and property . 

 King Ahab was a victim of flattery by the false prophets in his time. False prophets mislead public officers using flattering and eventually abandon them to face the consequences of their error . Public officers are seen as tools by false prophets as a means to get rich quick at the expense of national development. 

   Flattery is also used to lure God's people into abusive  relationships resulting in failed  marriages  ,  " For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman."  Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 6:24   

Daily meditation on God's word, regular fasting ,prayer  and being accountable to a mature Christian family protects a person from the flattering lips . 

 Prayer : Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you I repent and receive Jesus Christ as my lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power for extraordinary wisdom in Jesus name. 

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