Only God Can Choose The Prophet

As mortals we do not have the mind and will of God. We see through mortal eyes and make mortal conclusions and rely largely upon mortal perceptions. Often those perceptions do not square with truth and in fact often those perceptions prove to be very faulty. Today if a prophet chosen of God came out of Greenwood or Slidell, Texas declaring the calling of a prophet how would we receive him? Chances are because of our public media indoctrination and our modern culture, we would insist upon an impressive resume. Greenwood and Slidell Texas population would vastly increase overnight with media photographers and reporters. We would want the alleged prophet to produce card-carrying credentials. We would want proof of a family genealogy. We might even want to compare him with Abraham, Isaac, Moses and Elijah or the like. Lastly we probably would want some theological background and may even want to see a graduation certificate from a theological school. By this time the judgmental and speculative culture of the public media would come into play and the real serious scrutiny would start to dominate the public domain for an indefinite period of time-or as long as the high ratings remained. It is important to note the Savior only gave one simple test to tell a true prophet. Obviously the secular beliefs and authority of the day did not enter into the test. No we simply apply the Savior’s standard and the test of time will give us the answer-by their fruits ye shall know them. (Matthew 7: 12-20) By this standard only God knows the heart and mind of his chosen prophets. Our portrait of a prophet would be much different. Have all of the prophets been perfect? Of course they were not perfect because they lived in mortality and were subject to mortal weaknesses. Did their weaknesses make them any less of a prophet? No the prophet was still a chosen prophet of God. As we spotlight the prophets of God past and present on this Blog perhaps we can find a renewed appreciation and understanding of God’s purpose for the prophets.

PROPHETS OF GOD SPEAK FOR GOD ON EARTH

The author of this blog pre-supposes that our visitors agree upon the fundamentals of our existence on the planet earth. Those fundamentals include; (1) where we came from, (2) what we are doing here and (3) where we are going. All of these questions have been answered in the scriptures with current instruction given by the prophets sent to the earth by our Creator. Throughout the ages prophets of God have been placed on the earth to speak for God. It is not logical that our Creator would send us here and then totally abandon us without current instruction and direction. For those of us who study the scriptures we know that God gave us the most basic of all instruction relating to the place and purpose of prophets on the earth. In the Old Testament in the book of Amos; 3:7 we read; “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” That being the case it is only logical to believe that prophets would always have to be upon the earth to receive those secrets. The early prophets prophesied not only of the coming of the Savior but also of the coming of a latter-day prophet to open the last dispensation of the fullness of times. Few people are aware of the prophecy and its fulfillment and that prophets remain on the earth today to receive the instruction and direction from God for the inhabitants of planet earth. That knowledge when discovered and accepted could change the direction of our nation and the world.