By Andrew Williams
Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call
Week 9: The Separation (Consecration)
Anchor Scripture: “Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.’ ‘I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.’” — 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (NKJV)
The Teaching
One of the most difficult aspects of the sovereign call is the realization that you can no longer do what everyone else is doing. As a Prophet, you are subject to a different set of “Kingdom bypass laws.” While the crowd may indulge in certain conversations, certain types of entertainment, or even certain religious traditions, you will often feel a divine hand pulling you back.
This “pulling out” is not about being more “holy” than others in a prideful way; it is about being specialized. Think of a surgeon who must scrub their hands and put on sterile gloves before an operation. It’s not that the other people in the hospital are “dirty,” but the surgeon is about to touch something delicate—a life—and therefore requires a higher level of preparation.
The Prophet is a spiritual surgeon. Because you are called to handle the “burden of the Lord” and to speak into the “secrets of the heart,” God cannot allow you to be contaminated by the common opinions or the “groupthink” of the crowd. You cannot indulge in the same gossip that others call “venting.” You cannot participate in the same skepticism that others call “being realistic.” God pulls you out of the crowd so that your perspective remains heavenly, not horizontal.
Prophetic Insight
The “narrow way” of the prophet is often a lonely one. You will find that you are often the “party pooper” or the “intense one” in social settings. When everyone is laughing at a crude joke, you feel a grief. When everyone is complaining about a leader, you feel a “check” to pray. Do not fight this. This is the Holy Spirit maintaining the “sanctity of the vessel.” If you do what everyone else does, you will only see what everyone else sees. By pulling out of the crowd, you gain access to the “High Place” where the King’s voice is clear.
The Activation
Identify a “crowd activity” that you’ve been participating in lately that always leaves you feeling spiritually “dull” or “heavy”—it might be a specific social media thread, a lunch-break gossip session, or a certain type of media. Today, intentionally “come out from among them.” Politely excuse yourself or turn it off. Notice the “quietness” that returns to your spirit when you refuse to touch the “unclean” atmosphere of the crowd.
Daily Prayer: Lord God, I thank You for the grace to be separate. I accept the ‘narrowing’ of my path. Forgive me for trying to blend in when You were calling me to stand out. I yield my social life, my conversations, and my associations to You. Help me to be content with being ‘different’ if it means being closer to You. I choose the approval of the Father over the acceptance of the crowd. Amen.
