PROPHET TO THE NATION //// PART 7 //// (D) CRISIS AND HOPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Prophets will explain how God is at work in what appears to be a disaster. And because prophets can see what lies ahead, they will be able to give direction and hope for the future. Prophets arise in time of crisis. Their message is always relevant to the contemporary situation. The encounter with prophecy is always at the frontier of the social and religious. The factors that gives rise to prophecy are always both sociolological and religious. When Israel was in trouble and needed a deliverer, God sent prophet. They (Midian) invaded the land to ravage it. Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the Lord for help. When the Israelites cried to the Lord because of Midian, he sent them a prophet (Jud 6:6,7). Building faith and hope is one of the functions of the prophetic gift. Jeremiah was able to obey God in the midst of troubling circumstances because he had been given a picture of the future. [KINGDOM WATCHER]
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:49:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015