Not Just Any Prophet
Category : Jesus is Better in Every Way
In the Old Testament God spoke through His prophets such as to Moses, Elijah, Nathan, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, and Joel to get information out to His people. Under the New Covenant, there are those who are still speaking for God under a prophetic anointing according to Ephesians 4:11.
“11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”
These 5 gifts are commonly referred to as the 5-fold ministry gifts. And although many think these gifts to be no longer needed or operational in the church today, but that the gifts ceased with the 1st Century Church, nothing could be farther from the truth.
In the New Testament, we can find references in Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Peter 4; and 2 Timothy 1-6; wherein the ministry gifts are necessary for the full gospel ministry of the church to flow like Jesus Christ intended for it to flow.
Unfortunately, in the times in which we now live, we are starting to see an increase in the misuse and exploitation of the ministry gifts and especially the gift of prophecy. Instead of prophesying, many are prophe-lying. Many are misappropriating the gift of prophesy to line their pockets by preying on the weak and vulnerable.
That’s why John the Revelator admonishes us on this wise…”Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1)
In contrast, there are a great many prophets who have humbled themselves before God, who have sold out completed to God, who have the ear of Almighty God, and are doing mighty exploits in His name through the gift of prophecy.
However, Jesus Christ the soon coming King is better than any prophet (Hebrews 1:1-3) that has been or that now is. When King Jesus communicates to us whether through a still small voice, through the voice of thundering waters, or through His Word, we can take it to the bank. The Bible says, He is not a God that He should lie, neither the Son of man that He should repent.” (Numbers 23:19) IF HE SAID IT, THAT SETTLES IT, AND WE SHOULD BELIEVE IT!!!
Everything about Jesus is prophecy and prophecy fulfilled, from His death, burial, resurrection, to His ascension. He is the better prophet. All that King Jesus has done, is doing and is going to do in the future is prophetic in nature as we study His word and carry out His mission.
As we seek to have a deeper relationship with the Master Prophet, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, may we find hope in His plans and purposes, that HE IS JUST NOT ANY PROPHET but that He is better than any prophet–from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Help me shout!
Prayer: Father God, in the name of Jesus, we thank You for giving us Your Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Master Prophet, who is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). We thank You for that great and merciful salvation that is found in Jesus Christ along. And we equally thank You that if we apply the truths of the Word of God, we never have to be tossed about with every wind and doctrine, because Jesus is the better way, Amen and amen.
1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high (Hebrews 1:1-3)