The Single Prerequisite To The Office of a Prophet

And do not get me started on how it is love in this context.
Love is the most important thing, true.
However, let me highlight one aspect of love.
The most important prerequisite for one who walks in the office of a Prophet is humility.
Let me say that again for those who prophesy in the political arena all sorts of outlandish things and then refuse to retract what they have said and then instead choose to heap outlandish thing upon outlandish thing.
Let me say it for those who think I am speaking out against one side of this issue and fail to see there are more than two sides to the political debacle in this nation I call home.

Prov. 22:4 The reward for humility and fear of the L-RD

is riches and honor and life.

Prov. 15:33 The fear of the L-RD is instruction in wisdom,

and humility comes before honor.

Prov. 18:12 Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty,

but humility comes before honor.

Zeph. 2:3 Seek the L-RD, all you humble of the land,

who do his just commands;

seek righteousness; seek humility;

perhaps you may be hidden

on the day of the anger of the L-RD.

Acts 20:19 serving the L-rd with all humilityand with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

Eph. 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Phil. 2:3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

Col. 3:12 ¶ Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

1Pet. 5:5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

The prophet of the L-rd humiliates himself or herself. I know four men thus far that consistently have carried this quality: Jeff Sickler, David Falls, Arthur Burk, and Loren Sandford. As to women, I know four thus far that for certain I would place on that level. Pam MacNelley, Carlene Prince, Wendy Falls, and Sandy Landry.
Period, inclusive of all people I know.
The prophet of the L-rd does not arrogate him or herself.
The prophet of the L-rd publishes confessions saying they may have gotten this or that wrong, and they do not hedge or qualify this or that thing with a “wait a minute, this is a qualifier for that previously unqualified word I gave”.
The prophet of the L-rd embraces love as their lynchpin, and humility as their needle and thread for everything they craft.
Paul’s attitude in 1 Cor. 4 is worth your imitation.
And yes, I know, sometimes prophets can get flamboyant, especially those with the Redemptive Gift of Exhortation.
But, there is always a willngness to apologize.
There is a quickness for self-examination and instrospection.
This quality is what makes relationships possible and strengthened for the prophet.
Commit those passages to your memory if you think you are summoned to the office of a prophet, and meditate on them.
“What does it really look like? What do I really need to understand?”
Resources for this topic:
The Elijah Task by John and Paula Sandford
Elijah Among Us by John Sandford
Understanding Prophetic People by R. Loren Sandford