Inside The Mind Of A Prophet

Let's say God decrees judgement against a people and He sends His prophet to tell them. The prophet scrutinizes the situation is two ways:

1. He Wants The Judgement To Take Place:
• First, he agrees with the judgement and he justifies The Creator's decision.
• Second, if the judgement takes place, it validates God's existence.
• Third, if the judgment takes place, it validates him as a prophet of God.
• In this way, a prophet wants to be right.
2. He Doesn't Want The Judgement To Take Place:
• He defends the people and he is protective of them. He wants no harm to come to them. He relates to them as a mother to her baby.
• He negotiates with The Creator for mercy, seeking another solution.
• He doesn't care about validating God in this way. God can be validated in other ways. 
• He doesn't care about validating himself as a prophet in this way. He can be validated as a prophet in other ways.

The prophet also undergoes other scrutinies and discernments.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.