Prayer: Father, Your servant is listening. Speak to me today from Your Word, Your prophet, and Your Spirit. Amen.
Reading: Jeremiah 25 key: vs. 1-4 “1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). Jeremiah the prophet spoke it to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this day—these 23 years—the word of Adonai has come to me. So I have spoken to you, speaking early and often, but you have not listened. Moreover, Adonai has sent to you all His servants the prophets, sending them early and often—but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear—.” TLV
Attention: There are two questions that I asked myself in reading today’s passage. Is the office of prophet for today and if it is for today, am I listening?
If the office of prophet is not for today, there are scriptures in the New Testament which are difficult to explain away. For your consideration and examination, please look at Acts 2:17-18 (‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God, ‘that I will pour out My Ruach on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even on My slaves, male and female, I will pour out My Ruach in those days, and they shall prophesy.); Ephesians 2:20 (You have been built on the foundation made up of the emissaries and prophets, with Messiah Yeshua Himself being the cornerstone.); Ephesians 4:11-12 (He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers— to equip the kedoshim for the work of service, for building up the body of Messiah.); and 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 (Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophetic messages).
All these scriptures (and others) point to a continuation of the gift and office of the prophet and prophetic messages. If this is truth, then we need to be listening for the true prophet and prophetic voice through whom Adonai’s spirit speaks.
Jeremiah proclaimed the message of Adonai came “early and often.” Adonai’s messages through him and the prophets of Adonai, came ahead of Adonai’s declared event and they came often. The same is true of Adonai’s prophetic messages today, they come early and often. I encourage you today to find the prophets of Adonai and listen to them.
Action: I choose today to find and begin listening to the prophets of Adonai.
Yield: I choose to yield to voice of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God as declared through the scriptures and the prophets.
Engage: I choose to engage with the Holy Spirit in discerning the voice of the prophet.
Relationship: I choose to live a lifestyle of obedience unto Adonai.
Prayer: Father, You have given Your spiritual family prophets and scripture to voice Your message, early and often. Thank you for the instruction You have given us today. Amen.
Memory Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 “Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophetic messages.” TLV
Music Video: Ron Kenoly—Not By Might https://youtu.be/YQ2wF0ERFUQ?si=T0MElGvtH69FCT21
Remember, “Abide in Yeshua, today!”