Prophets 

   Prophets are not seers or predictors of future events.  Prophets are those who speak the word of God.  Sometimes the word of God may include a statement of what is to come, however, even then it is not the word of the prophet but the word of God.

   Prophets have routinely been hated for the word spoken through them.  Some have been killed and some fled to avoid being killed.  Yet they did not cease to speak for God; they did not deny their calling as a prophet of the Lord.

   What many Christians don’t realize is that we are all to be prophets of the Lord.  We are to speak the word of the Lord to those who do not know Him, both in our words and in our actions.  We are unlikely to be killed as were many of the prophets, but our words will not always be welcome, and we may suffer persecution because of them.

   Our priests and pastors are also to be prophets.  They should never shy away from speaking the word of God to their flock, especially when addressing the wages of sin.  They will anger some and some may leave their church, but it is their role to warn of the consequence of sin even if some reject the warnings.

   There have always been and always will be prophets.  Those chosen by God to speak His word to others.  We are honored and blessed if we are so called.  Let us never refuse God’s call, standing firm in His word and sharing that word with all.