Gift of Prophecy
So these messages from the Lord
have made me a household joke.
But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord
or speak in his name,
his word burns in my heart like a fire.
It’s like a fire in my bones!
I am worn out trying to hold it in!
I can’t do it! Jeremiah 20:8-9
Prophecy can be a righteous anger on our heart that just has to be spoken.
Here is a great article on the gift of prophecy:
“Today the motivation of a prophet would be to use scripture to reveal the unrighteous motives and actions of others.” “They have the capacity to identify, define and hate evil.” A prophet must, “Take great effort to speak the truth in love and be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit when correcting or pointing out another’s weakness. Be aware that listeners may reject the message if not spoken with love and compassion (and sometimes even when it is!)”
When we speak God’s truth out of “Holy anger” some react with a fleshly anger. This is what Paul is speaking about when he says to be angry but don’t sin (Ephesians 4:26). The enemy will try to drag you into a fleshly battle by having the person react in anger to your righteous words even if they are coached with love. Paul’s method of writing stern letters then being a softy in person is an example for today. It’s easier to get into fleshly anger in-person but not as easy in an email, especially if we write it and come back to it later in the day to send it.
