Good day Saints in Christ Jesus and welcome to another new day. Glory to God for the gift of life.
This is Part 481 of our series of studying and understanding the Bible.
We are still looking at different types of Prophet under Chapter 1 of the Book of Jeremiah and today we will be looking at the third category of Prophets…
These are Prophets who were neither born with it or called into it, but they were chosen by another Prophet who followed God’s instruction on the right people to choose.
The Prophets under this category are usually called the sons of Prophet or protege. As they diligently serve God under their mentors, virtues are transferred to them (by impartation or laying on of hands) and they too eventually became Prophets.
Let’s look at some typical examples…
- Elisha was never a Prophet, he was a farmer, but was chosen by Elijah under God’s instructions.
1 Kings 19:15-16 AMP
The LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram (Syria);
[16] and you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.
Let’s read about how he was picked here:
1 Kings 19:19
[19]So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
- Another example are the 72 elders of Israel chosen to serve under Moses.
Numbers 11:16-17
[16]And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
[17]And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
Reading downward till verse 30 provides us with the rest of the story and you will find out how they were picked by Moses following God’s instructions and what happened thereafter.
- Let’s look at another example from the Epistles. Timothy was spiritually mentored by Apostle Paul and he too became an Apostle and a church leader eventually.
1 Timothy 4:14-16
[14]Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
[15]Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
- Finally, let’s look at the Master Himself – our Lord Jesus Christ. The disciples of Jesus all had their professions until they met Jesus, after many decades of teaching and training, and also because of their diligent service under Him, they all became Apostles except Judas.
The truth is, not all protege, mentees or sons graduate to become Prophets due to some reasons, which we are going to see shortly.
Gehazi, as a son of Prophet Elisha, was supposed to take over the prophetic office from Elisha, but because of greed called Mammon, he missed it. He collected the gift his master rejected and got leprosy instead of prophetic impartation. Read 2Kings 5:16-27
Judas was supposed to be one of the powerful Apostles of the New Covenant. Also because of greed called mammon, he too missed the great opportunity and was replaced.
Demas also is another typical example of someone who missed the opportunity of becoming an Apostle because of the love of the things of the world. 2Tim 4:10
Mammon is a killer not only in the ministry work. Mammon spirit can infest any profession and it’s also very common in politics. And that’s why we must be careful always not to fall victim.
In my next post, we will be dealing with some signs you must pay attention to which point to the fact that you have been called into becoming a Prophet or an Apostle or any of the 5-fold ministry.
Stay tuned and stay blessed in Christ Jesus.
Let us pray:
👉Receive the grace to continue to be diligent in devouring the Word of God and be faithful in prayer, for your spiritual growth and for the advancement of the Kingdom of God, in Jesus name.
👉Please, never underestimate the powerful gift that operates in your life as a believer. Many of you reading this have been laid hands upon before by Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Evangelist etc, I declare, begin to function powerfully in this impartation for proper activation, in Jesus name.
👉As you keep on developing yourself in the Lord, through proper study of the Word and prayers, and sharpening your skills, begin to move forward and scale higher, in Jesus name.
Bible readings for today: Hosea Chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8 with Song of Solomon Chapter 7.
I call you blessed now and always.
Wednesday July 22, 2020 (DDMI).
