Health Tuesday: March 2010 Archives
What can a prophet expect in life?
Job is considered by some to be a prophet. The consequences? Death of his livestock. Death of his servants. Death of his family. Personal health issues.
How about Moses? Pharaoh tried to have him killed, and then the people he leads out of Egypt turn their backs on him. He dies before reaching the promised land.
It was said that Samuel should be put to death. Who said that? His mentor Eli.
Miriam? Smote with tzaraath, a skin disease.
Jeremiah? Beaten by his own brothers, imprisoned by the king, and threatened with death.
Jonah? Tries to avoid the prophet's way, and ends up in a storm at sea and swallowed by a large sea creature.
Jesus? Nailed to a cross to die.
So perhaps it's unsurprising that progressive churches - which tend to be prophetic churches - are not going to have the easiest of times. But does that mean prophetic churches have to abandon encouragement of their members?
Job is considered by some to be a prophet. The consequences? Death of his livestock. Death of his servants. Death of his family. Personal health issues.
How about Moses? Pharaoh tried to have him killed, and then the people he leads out of Egypt turn their backs on him. He dies before reaching the promised land.
It was said that Samuel should be put to death. Who said that? His mentor Eli.
Miriam? Smote with tzaraath, a skin disease.
Jeremiah? Beaten by his own brothers, imprisoned by the king, and threatened with death.
Jonah? Tries to avoid the prophet's way, and ends up in a storm at sea and swallowed by a large sea creature.
Jesus? Nailed to a cross to die.
So perhaps it's unsurprising that progressive churches - which tend to be prophetic churches - are not going to have the easiest of times. But does that mean prophetic churches have to abandon encouragement of their members?
Continue reading Is the Prophetic the Enemy of the Pastoral?.
