March 20 – LD 12, Day 2: Our Chief Prophet
by Rev Allen Brummel
Deuteronomy 18:18 “I will
raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put
my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command
him.”
Jesus Christ teaches us
as prophet through the written and preached Word.
We usually think of a
prophet as one who tells the future, but we may not limit the prophetic office
to that. A prophet is a spokesman for God, a teacher. He comes as an
official ambassador of the God of heaven and earth with a message from the
King. The prophet does not bring his own words, but the words of Jehovah.
Who is better qualified for this work than Jesus Christ, who, as the Son of God
designed the plan of salvation? He is the Word of God who comes to us in
power and authority in order to set before us God’s will. With great
clarity and power, Jesus set forth God’s will while on earth.
But, He died, was
resurrected and having ascended, He is no longer present to teach us in
person. Where in this world will you come into contact with God’s
prophet? You need to attend church, come under the preaching, and spend
time in devotion to the Bible. That is where Christ is present. He
now ministers His prophetic office from heaven, and the ministers of the Word
are but servants, ambassadors of Christ. But, it is Christ Himself who
speaks in every worship service through the faithful preaching, and it is
Christ who personally has a message for me every time I open the Bible to study
it.
With this in mind, we
eagerly attend to and listen to the preaching, and we read our Bibles trusting
that by His Spirit, Jesus Christ as our prophet will teach and lead us into the
truth. (John 14:26)