Changi Chapel

"To be forged upon the anvil of God’s purpose, to be at once His hammer, His tongs, and His molten iron; to hear words that rend the heart, see visions that pierce the chest; to be emptied like an urn, again and again and again until one desires only rest, only an end to the refilling — and to know one cannot live without the refilling. To be given words that one dare not speak, and to feel those words churning and boiling in the belly until one must speak them aloud, or die. To be despised, soon or late, by everyone except Adonai — and to desire it so, while hating it. This is to be a prophet."

Thom Lemmons

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Today we encounter people who crave the limelight, even within the religious community.  They want the title “Prophet” or “Anointed” or “Chosen.”  But their sense of self-worth has not been ravaged.  They have not been defiled by holiness and despoiled by God’s call.  Every true prophet knows that God lays waste to His servants.  Those who desire such a calling are most likely pursuing pride and power, not the humiliation God needs to bring about His purposes.  Be careful whom you follow.  A man who has not felt God’s destruction is probably not fit to lead broken people.

Skip Moen
Author/Teacher

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