If You're a Prophet Without Honor
Lonnie Mackley Ministry
Lonnie Mackley
30 Apr, 2014
MK 6:4 Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." ... There are many of you reading this that have spent your life seeking God and serving people that you love with everything you have. But from the beginning there has always been a difference in the way you have been treated compared to others in your family, and this is often common with people who are called to the prophetic. There seems to be a decree of contempt that hangs over prophetic people, and because of this you will likely be unfairly rejected, ridiculed, and excluded by your family.
JN 7:5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
The Lord knew exactly what He was talking about when He spoke about being dishonored by our relatives as a prophet, because even His own brothers did not believe in Him. His brothers were often mocking and belittling Him trying to "put him in his place" and make fun of him. Chances are you have been treated by certain family members in this same way, and it really hurts when all you are trying to do is love and help them. But Jesus didn't let it discourage Him, and neither should you.
GE 37:19 "Here comes that dreamer!" they said to each other. 20 "Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his dreams."
Joseph decided to share his prophetic dreams with his family and it did not go over well with them. And you may have tried to minister to your family in different ways only to see it rejected and thrown back in your face. But regardless of how things went, Joseph's visions still proved true; and later on he helped them in a big way when times had turned bad. Soon, times are going to be very severe in the Earth again, and you may also need to help certain family members that have treated you badly in the past.
1SA 17:28 When Eliab, David's oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, "Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle."
Even David who prophesied all throughout Psalms about Jesus was treated with contempt by his family, and his older brother was jealous of the calling and anointing that rested upon his life. But David did not let it deter him, and he just shook it off and trusted God to judge. You may have heard the term "familiarity breeds contempt", and often because people have grown up with us they think they have the right to treat us disrespectfully, but we must press on and trust God to deal with them.
LK 18:29 "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life."
As it states above; if you have a spiritual calling, then you can expect to lose certain people along the way; and some of them will likely be the very family you love the most. This will be the hardest sacrifice in the world to bear, especially if it is your children; but like Abraham letting go of Ishmael, you must trust in God's divine wisdom in this matter. You see; those that we love the most have the greatest power over our flesh, and they can also be the biggest threat and distraction to our calling.
ISA 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
MT 8:22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
MT 12:50 "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
So no matter how much it hurts to be unfairly despised and rejected by those you love the most, just remember that Jesus understands. Pray for your lost family and leave them alone if there seems to be no grace for a relationship with them. Stay loving, and focused on your call; and know that God will give you true and faithful family through those you minister to who truly know Him. But some of you will be reunited with family soon, and like Joseph you will need to forgive and help them as well.
GE 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
Lonnie Mackley Ministry
Lonnie Mackley
30 Apr, 2014
MK 6:4 Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." ... There are many of you reading this that have spent your life seeking God and serving people that you love with everything you have. But from the beginning there has always been a difference in the way you have been treated compared to others in your family, and this is often common with people who are called to the prophetic. There seems to be a decree of contempt that hangs over prophetic people, and because of this you will likely be unfairly rejected, ridiculed, and excluded by your family.
JN 7:5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
The Lord knew exactly what He was talking about when He spoke about being dishonored by our relatives as a prophet, because even His own brothers did not believe in Him. His brothers were often mocking and belittling Him trying to "put him in his place" and make fun of him. Chances are you have been treated by certain family members in this same way, and it really hurts when all you are trying to do is love and help them. But Jesus didn't let it discourage Him, and neither should you.
GE 37:19 "Here comes that dreamer!" they said to each other. 20 "Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his dreams."
Joseph decided to share his prophetic dreams with his family and it did not go over well with them. And you may have tried to minister to your family in different ways only to see it rejected and thrown back in your face. But regardless of how things went, Joseph's visions still proved true; and later on he helped them in a big way when times had turned bad. Soon, times are going to be very severe in the Earth again, and you may also need to help certain family members that have treated you badly in the past.
1SA 17:28 When Eliab, David's oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, "Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle."
Even David who prophesied all throughout Psalms about Jesus was treated with contempt by his family, and his older brother was jealous of the calling and anointing that rested upon his life. But David did not let it deter him, and he just shook it off and trusted God to judge. You may have heard the term "familiarity breeds contempt", and often because people have grown up with us they think they have the right to treat us disrespectfully, but we must press on and trust God to deal with them.
LK 18:29 "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life."
As it states above; if you have a spiritual calling, then you can expect to lose certain people along the way; and some of them will likely be the very family you love the most. This will be the hardest sacrifice in the world to bear, especially if it is your children; but like Abraham letting go of Ishmael, you must trust in God's divine wisdom in this matter. You see; those that we love the most have the greatest power over our flesh, and they can also be the biggest threat and distraction to our calling.
ISA 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
MT 8:22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
MT 12:50 "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
So no matter how much it hurts to be unfairly despised and rejected by those you love the most, just remember that Jesus understands. Pray for your lost family and leave them alone if there seems to be no grace for a relationship with them. Stay loving, and focused on your call; and know that God will give you true and faithful family through those you minister to who truly know Him. But some of you will be reunited with family soon, and like Joseph you will need to forgive and help them as well.
GE 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
