Then Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people might be prophets, when the Lord would put His Spirit upon them." Numbers 11:29
I found this to be a pretty interesting remark in the midst of the otherwise mundane Book of Numbers. I feel like it's a strong wish from God for each one of us.
A prophet can seem quite foreign at a first glance. Sometimes, when you read the bible, you might think that prophets were just like oracles in Ancient Greek culture: they could see into the future and talked about it in mysterious ways. However, prophets did more than just that. Prophets proclaimed. They proclaimed their sadness for the calamities that might befall their community. They proclaimed the grace and mercy of God when it was to arrive. They prepared the way for Jesus. When I think of prophesying in that way, I say to myself, would that I might be a prophet, when the Lord would put His Spirit upon me.
When Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit, he gave us a great encouragement to preach. He sent us out into the world in order to bring more people to God. What can we do to become better prophets? First, we can do what all the prophets did, which was become completely familiar with the Word. When we become so familiar with the word of God in its entirety, it starts to grow within us. It takes over us in such a way that it begins to drive our every action. The next step is to make sure to be in constant communication with God. A prophet brings words from heaven to earth, and the only way we can be sure we have words to bring down is by making sure we are keeping the avenue to receive words open. Then, we need to be sure, on top of these two traits, to live the Word. We need to make sure that every deed we do is what we pray for.
This Lent, think more about how you can let the Holy Spirit guide you to proclaim the Gospel to everybody around you. Allow for the Word to live in you and you to live in it.
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