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Why Pay A Prophet???

The purpose of this blog is to address the concerns of prophets being paid for their ministry. Many people are very quick to condemn a prophet for requesting an offering or payment on behalf of the prophetic word, yet the practice of paying a prophet (or bringing a financial gift to a prophet when seeking his guidance) is completely Biblical in nature, and appropriate in it's context.

First, let's clear up that the Word of God is free!  Anyone can read the Word at any time, and no one should charge for exhibiting righteousness towards one another, towards encouraging one another, or towards sharing their heart/ministering two one another.  There is a difference, however, between this and someone operating in the vocation and/or an office of the ministry.  Any person operating in a ministry office / vocation, should still abide in the same principles of righteousness and love as anyone else, but it must also be understood that it is EXPECTED for the pastor, evangelist, etc., to go and live above and beyond that of everyone else because of his/her calling/vocation.

A pastor is expected to visit the sick at any time of day or night, go minister to shut in at any time of day or night, be there available to counsel during the week, run the church administratively, be constantly studying the word and constantly in prayer to be able to deliver the life changing messages to the congregation... day in and day out. This cannot be done, with the expected availability, without income coming from somewhere, and if the pastor has to spend all of his day at some secular job because the church is not supporting him, he just doesn't have the time and availability that is expected.

Now, just as there are very high demands expected for the pastor, there are just as many expected for the prophet. The prophet, in fact, is expected to spend more time in prayer than the pastor as he is the voice of correction and exhortation to the pastors, evangelists, etc., in addition to the individuals that also seek him.  The prophet is expected to be able to give PERSONALIZED divine revelation (thus saith the Lord) for anyone's individual need at any time (instead of preaching an all encompassing message to the entire congregation), which requires extended study, meditation, etc.

In other words, in order for a prophet to be as effective as possible, it takes full time work in spiritual study, prayer, and practice, which is greatly limited when also having to work a full time secular job which not only limits the spiritual growth and maintenance time available, but also contributes to tarnishing the purity of spirit that is required to be most effective as a prophet.

But what about the paying part? Where is the Biblical example?

Throughout the Bible, you will see that it was completely customary for kings, leaders, royalty, to approach the prophets with silver and gold.  In 2 Kings 5, Naaman came to Elisha with money to request his services.  In 2 Kings 4, the woman gave him a place to rest and gave to him her last pot of oil.  As a result they were greatly...

In Matthew 10:41, it states that if you receive a prophet because he is a prophet, you will receive a prophet's reward. (For example: Naaman had heard that there was a prophet in the land - Elisha - and because he accepted/received that Elisha was as prophet, he approached him in the proper protocol of bringing an offering)  It is also important to understand what the prophet's reward is...

The prophet's reward is the gift of prophecy to the person seeking the prophet!  Naaman's reward was the instruction to be healed, which was much more valuable than any price he could have paid. And think about how much more he would've been paying doctors to treat him without ever producing a TRUE healing.  It would've been a whole lot more than the gift he "offered" the prophet... and then Elisha rejected the gift.  The woman who blessed him with her last oil received an unlimited supply of new oil and the life of her son restored, two blessings that also are enormous in comparison to that small gift they paid.  And likewise, any gift you bring to the prophet for a prophetic word, though it may seem like a sacrifice, pales in comparison to the result of a prophetic word!

The prophetic word can change your life for the better! It can lead you to the very thing for the new job that the $50,000 in college didn't result in. It can lead you to the healing knowledge that will prevent a $100,000 surgery in the next year!  It can reveal your life purpose/career to you that will take care of you for the rest of your life!  It can prevent you from entering into a new agreement that would have left you impoverished!  The value of the prophetic Word, though it may not just put money in your pocket instantly, will save you exponential times the amount you gave, or open you up to gain exponential value if you take heed to the instruction.

Final thought:  "Christians" and others, are willing to invest tens of thousands of dollars in secular education often without the promised return on investment, willing to spend thousands of dollars on business opportunties, stocks, lottery, etc., with no promise of guarantee of results. Likewise, they are willing to spend hundreds of dollars secretly going to "psychics", going to secular counselors, and buying secular products, that either result in no major improvement, require continued maintenance, etc. Yet... so much money, time, and effort can be saved with ONE WORD from GOD through His PROPHETS, which can completely change everything.  This simply demonstrates more faith in man, which has proven to fall short, than in God, who has never failed... and God is not pleased with this.  In this season, learn to trust the prophets and to bless the prophets.  Coming to the prophet with a GIFT in hand, is the PROTOCOL of God, throughout the Bible, and carries the promise of God of reward.  He even supplies (multiplies) more seed to the sower (2 Corinthians 9:10), meaning that if you do sow, give money, into the work of God, God will keep increasing your money so that you keep giving more to His work, and the work of the prophet is His work.

Considering all of this, and the title of the post, you pay a prophet to two primary reasons... 1) It is the protocol of God established thoughout the Bible. 2) It is for YOUR benefit.

Bless you,

Prophet Kelvin N. Broadus
UGFE Ministries
www.ugfe.org

Why Is My Life Here?

If you have ever found yourself wondering, "why is my life like this?" or "why is this all I have to show for my life?" then there is one major thing to do to help answer the question... look at your receipts over the past few years.  Look at the pattern of your expenditures.  This is not just a basic financial principle either, but a spiritual principle.

The Bible states in Luke 12:34 that "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Considering this, our hearts are tied to where we spend our treasure (money). For example, people spend money on the music they love, the entertainment they enjoy, gifts for the people they love, material that supports the political or religious philosophies they love, etc. So, the first part of the principle is to know where your heart is at.

The second part of the principle is based on the scripture, Proverbs 4:23, that states:
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."  In other words, all of the issues in your life are based on what was in your heart.  If your heart is tied to your money, which you've used to spend on corrupt things, then now your heart will be causing corrupt issues to flow into your life.  Where you have been spending your money has resulted in where you are in life.  Likewise, where you CHOOSE to spend your money now is representive of the condition of your heart, and therefore will determine what will CONTINUE to flow into your life in the FUTURE.

Recap: Check your heart by checking your wallet, for out of this flows the issues in your life!

Bless you,

Prophet Kelvin N. Broadus
Founder of UGFE Ministries
www.ugfe.org

Prophetic Word 2/07/11

Torch, Lamp, or Flashlight

Matthew 5:15-17 (New International Version) - Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Luke 11:36 (New International Version) - Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you."

Every day that we walk in the presence of others, we have an opportunity to make a difference, and possibly "shed light" upon their understanding of the faith which we are committed.  Yet, too often we don't take full advantage of these opportunities.  When it comes to our faith, we MUST let it shine, for this is the only way that it shall be seen, known, and understood, and we usually fall into one of three categories: torches, lamps, and flashlights.
 
Flashlights
A person with flashlight faith is one who is strong and powerful, but only in a very limited scope.  This is often the person that you see at church who is praising his/her heart out and the very next hour is at the store cursing someone out.  This person is considered the hypocrite, because in the area that he or she is strong in, he/she will even bliind (attack) others for not having that same standard IN THAT AREA, forgetting about his/her own weaknesses in SO MANY other areas.  Even worse, this person can easily be turned off even in the area of strength.
 
Lamp
A person with lamp faith is one who wants to fit in with everyone, while still being seen as a good, or spiritual, person.  They try to let their light shine, but keep it a little bit muffled; they want to be seen as "good," but not to the point of being "holy-rollers" or "holier-than-thou."  Because of this, they will often relax their standard, or go against their consciences, just a little bit... just enough to keep from offending those around them.  They want to be bright enough to be able to claim to have the best moralilty out of the group, but not so much that they no longer fit in.  There are varying shades of these types.
 
Torch
The person with torch faith is the one who, frankly, just doesn't care what anyone thinks.  This person is "SOLD OUT" for the Lord and doesn't care what anyone says or thinks about it.  This person doesn't have to worry about toning down his/her light because if anyone tries to put a shade over it, the shade will be destroyed by the heat.  When you hear the phrase, "on fire for God," you are witnessing someone with torch faith.  This is also the ultimate level that the Word teaches us we need to be at to be worth of Christ, that we should be willing to lose our life (what we know, love, and identify with) for the sake of God's will.
 
Though faith levels vary among people, we must always remember that we are all given a measure of faith.  Because of this, we all have the foundation to grow into what God desires.  We must remind ourselves of not only the promises, but also the costs and requirement of those promises.  If we are ashamed of Christ before man, He shall be ashamed of us before the Father, so with that understanding, let us let our light shine that much more!  Be not afraid of rejection by man, be afraid of the eternal rejection, and let our faith shine that much more.  So ask yourself, "Am I a flashlight, lamp, or a torch?"  If you haven't reached the latter, keep praising, reading, learning, and growing, for this is the standard God desires.  Bless you.
 
By the grace of God,
 
Kelvin "Besodeiah" Broadus, Prophet
Founder of UGFE Ministries

Ask, Seek, Knock

The scriptures below, from the Bible in Matthew 7, are quite well known. Verses 7 and 8 read as follows:

7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
 
So very often, the emphasis given when this is taught is that God will give to you if you just come to Him, yet I'm delivering this teaching to show you a deeper revelation in these scriptures. Have you ever noticed the order of the directions: ask, then seek, then knock. There is actually a spiritual significance to it.
 
Just before this scripture it talks about not giving your pearls to pigs for they'd just trample over it then turn on you, so I pray that there are no pigs (ignorant, insatiable, obnoxious, scavenger-minded, greedy fools) that are receiving these pearls, that they may not go to waste. Likewise, this is important to know, as it sets the tone that what is about to be taught is related to the wisdom of the word of God. Let's break it down then.

1. Ask and it will be given to you.  This first part is referencing the beginning stages of your faith. We are referred to as babes in Christ when we first get saved, and our Father, God/YHWH, treats us that way. When we are new Christians, He will answer our prayers quickly and feed us with His wisdom and His blessings at a mere asking, sometimes without us even having to ask. Yet, as any good parent, He cannot just keep spoiling us as we start maturing. It begins to become time for us to grow up and start doing something for ourselves.
2. Seek and you will find.  Just as when kids get older, they are required to obtain more responsibility by figuring out things on their own. Just the same, God expects us to progress to a point where He doesn't have to keep spoon feeding us, but where we shall search out the scriptures ourselves through constant study, sowing, praying (seeking Him) to start finding our own answers on how to live in faith.
3. Knock and the door will be opened. God finally expects us to become mature enough Christians that we have learned the Word good enough (from all the reading, studying, praying, fasting, fellowship, etc.) that the actions of our faith become automatic. At that point, we already know what to do to receive the breakthrough. We understand the principles of showing that we shall reap, of forgiving that we shall be forgiven, of loving our enemies, of compassion, etc., therefore we know longer have to spend so much time searching and simple knock (take the action necessary) and then the door will be opened. It is also important with that to note that when a door is opened to you, you now have the free reign to enjoy as you please whereas before the stuff you were seeking was measured to you.  At this stage, it's in your hands to be disciplined and sensible enough to measure just how much you need, so though the doors to your blessing have been opened, the responsibility required has also increased.

Thus, this is the hidden message to that scripture.  As you finish reading this, please take a moment to review the lesson, meditate on it, and digest it, that you may begin applying it to your life. Consider the pearls, that you may not trample on them as would the swine, but use them to grow to that place of maturity in Christ that God so wants of us. Therefore, now, be led by the spirit and act accordingly to this Word, even now, in the name of Jesus Christ, here and evermore. Bless you. Amen.

But, You Are Not The Same

Many times, Christians find themselves comparing themselves to friends, family members, co-workers, etc., but for the wrong justification. Note that when I say Christians, I'm not referring to everyone who says that they are Christians, but rather the ones that regularly, sincerely seek out to do the will of God. That is the first thing to understand about Christianity: It's not that you are perfect and name no mistakes, but that you are forgiven by God's grace through Christ and have committed your life for living for Him because of it. And if you are truly committed, then it is evidenced by what you strive for, rather than just what you say or justify. In fact, one who is committed will not justify sins, but actually repent for them (no matter how many times he/she falls).

Now that we've cleared that up, let's discuss the wrongful comparison. If you are committed and sincere about your walk, then you are not the same as someone who is purposefully seeking temptation, sin, etc., and always justifying it. You are not the same!

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." "Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

With this, we are to understand that we should not be yoked with unbelievers (or rather, unequally yoked). So in other words, those who are not going in the same direction (I didn't say at the same level, but rather going in the same direction) spiritually, socially, etc., towards God should be let go, because anything that takes you away from God's will/plan is to be cut off.

And yes, you don't want to seem all self-righteous, especially in a world where so many pompous idiots have so falsely represented themselves as Godly. But, you also don't want to sell yourself as less than God's will for you to be, because if you are not seeing yourself, or representing yourself, as God would have you to be seen, you are in disobedience! Many times we don't want to declare our righteousness, or say something is wrong even though it actually is, because we are afraid that we'll be judging someone and that the response will be "don't judge."

Well, there's a difference between judging (as in being a hypocrit, which is the negative connotation of it), and judging what is right or wrong based on and speaking the Word of God. See we have to see the rest of that scripture which states that you will then be judged by the measure that you judge another. This is very important because it clarifies that there is only a problem with calling out sin, when you are committing that sin, which is what makes you a hypocrite. If when you are speaking truth based on the word, even applying it to yourself, there is no hypocrisy. Yet, if you are ashamed of the Word because of others, Jesus will be ashamed of you!

So what's the overall point? The overall point is that if you are sincere as the saint that God has called you to be, it's time to stop comparing yourself to others that are insincere as though they are the same as you. It is time to stop justifying their deliberate sins in comparison to you, just because you are so concerned about hurting their feelings, no matter how "close" they are to you for Jesus said if you are not willing to "hate" your brother, mother, etc., (as in, being willing to separate from them) for His sake, you are not worthy Him. These are not my words, but the Lord! It is time to stop telling those that you care about that the sin they deliberately do is okay because they might get offended and you're afraid that they will throw your past in your face. For God has called you to be separate, a holy nation, and righteous in His ways, and what you associate yourself with (as far as who you identify yourself with by saying you are the same) is also how God is going to associate you. Please body of Christ, learn to identify yourself as sons and daughters of God, by sincerely, SINCERELY seeking His ways.

Bless you!