Just watched an interesting video discussing Jesus’ role as a prophet. It then flowed on to how Christians should stand up for justice.

I loved the description of a cartoon that was told. In the cartoon there was a person praying, “Jesus thanks so much for coming into my life, but did you have to bring all your friends?” The next frame of the cartoon had Jesus surrounded by ‘his friends’, prostitutes, tax collectors, lepers and other ‘undesirables’.

The role of the prophet is to stand up and tell people a message that they really don’t want to hear. The prophet challenges the status quo and questions people and their motives. The prophetic role is not a popular one. But it is a necessary one.

I wonder how often we seek out the prophet, seek out the challenging message they have to bring? A different perspective that could change the way we look at a problem, or the world.