The Prophet

A prophet is a messenger from God. His task is to stand in the secret counsels of God and interpret God’s will for the people. This is a person who is not influenced by the opinions of the multitudes. Jesus was a prophet. He was among the people, yet He kept a distance from them. Jesus did not commit Himself to them because He knew all men and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. John 2:24-25.

You can see Him as a prophet in the Pharisee’s house. Jesus had been invited to dinner. When He sat down without washing before dinner, the Pharisee was amazed, and that quiet amazement was more than enough for the prophet. Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.”

Can you see the prophet at work? Jesus didn’t let the fact that He was a dinner guest of the Pharisee sway Him. His attention was always directed toward the Pharisee himself and not toward his food. Love for His host compelled Him to speak plainly about the things that served for his peace.

If Christ has now become your life, make sure that the prophet is at work in you.

Johan O. Smith