Nuggets from An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith—Exploding Interest in “Positive Spirituality” ...

Israel desperately needed rescue from a merciless, invincible invading army, but deliverance could only come through repentance and submission to her Lord. God had patiently sent prophet after prophet to indict Israel with her to repent, but she would not. She needed to face the truth, but turned instead to the numerous false prophets who lulled her to sleep with their soothing lies. Their “positive” message was far more appealing than the “negative” pronouncements of those who spoke for God. In the face of misleading assurances that all was well, Isaiah gave solemn notice: “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” (57:21).

Earnestly Jeremiah warned of God’s impending judgment against the positive-thinking false prophets who promised Israel “Peace, peace, when there is no peace” (6:14; 8:11). Calling such deceitful assurances “vain vision” and “flattering divination” (12:24), Ezekiel declared:  Therefore thus saith the Lord: Because ye have spoken vanity and seen lies…I am against you… mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity and divine lies….Because…they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace….(13:8-10)

We live in a similar twilight of history. This time it is settling over the entire world. Once again those who warn of God’s soon-coming judgment are accused of being negative. The cure-all magic of a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) is widely taught in the secular world of business, psychology, education, medicine—and also in the church.