Discerning Deepfakes

In Jeremiah’s day, God condemned the false prophets who exchanged His Words for their own.  Jeremiah records God as saying, “I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.” But how were folks to discern who was actually speaking what God had sent them to say from those who were leading them astray?   It’s the same question today.  How can we tell which voices are those that speak for God –and which are the fakes? God Himself gives us the answer in verses that follow.