A Little Context For Me

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Did you decide to be a prophet?



Time for an Emily rant! If you have to go around telling the world that you are a "prophet of God" and demanding the respect you think you deserve - time to check your credentials and take another look at that job description, honey.

No one chooses to be a prophet. No one who truly understands the gravity and dangers of speaking on behalf of God decides this sounds like more fun than a trip to Disney World. Most Biblical prophets argued with God seeking some way to avoid this potentially life threatening and often humiliating office.

Prestige and power among their peers was rare, and a life of abject servitude, becoming a living example God's heart break and the abuse he endures from his bride was the norm.

To sum up - if you *decided* this is your job, if you have to announce that this is your job, if you get your kicks giving people *encouraging* words from God, and you are loving the attention your self proclaimed title is getting you - please redirect your Bible study to the book of Jeremiah and pay particular attention to a fellow named Hananiah. You will probably find you relate with him far too well.

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