https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/talks-archive/#featured
Prophecy
is one of the eight gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12). A
prophet means that someone proclaims a divine message from God.
Me,
I think that it was good that they highlighted this subject to help
give light to this subject. I think that this ministry role though and
many other ministry roles such as ministers/apostles in the church may
appear more diverse now than they have been in many decades. May be we
just see it reported more, but I think it has always may be been there
also. In the recent past we mostly just heard more of prophets who were
looking for lavish lifestyles or who were false with messages of venom
and evil not sent from God, which caused friction and distress for some
people. Jesus did warn us to test the spirits and prophecy given should
should be in line with his ministry work. This lineage has a long
history to the Old Testament.
These modern day tags I flounder
at again as I have walked with my faith with a neurodiversity since a
child and God made provision for me before it was ever trendy so to say.
May be it is just reported better now and they are serving in more
diverse church's as an acceptable face and doing more activism work and
on social media. God is about justice and it is Jesus who awards these
ministry roles, I doubt in actual terms they would have changed that
much. Perhaps we are just seeing more representation now.
It is
about time, but in today's world all work of prophecy is through the
Holy Spirit in the church and to support the church and its members
and support the believer and Jesus' prophecies were the last to come
concerning the Holy Bible.
In the Old Testament women used to have this prophetic role like Deborah and Huldah.
I really like Jonah because he was not part of God's Chosen people and
he was a Prophet and was one of the minor prophets and was weaved into
their story as well. He was the one who spent three days in a whale
before God got him to turn around. He had to go and preach repentance.
It relates somewhat to the story of my life and I like that he was an
outsider and was given one of the priestly gifts as well to serve God
and the people.
An old Bible of mine states this about Jonah-
" This didactic little tract is designed to teach in opposition to a
narrower view that God's purposes of grace are not necessarily limited
to the Chosen People and in any case that obedience is required of a
prophet"
Do you think things are changing and need to change or we are just seeing more representation now.
This article talks more about neurodiversity and people in the church as well.
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/19-may/features/features/autism-adventures-beyond-the-neurotypical
This website can tell you more about this ministry role if you want to know more.
https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/why-the-gift-of-prophecy-is-crucial-for-the-believer/
