Are we teaching prophet or profit?

During Sunday School one morning we were on the session of the man born blind. The children were sharing a drama of the story of Jesus spitting in the mud – putting the mud on the man’s eyes – and the man born blind going to the pool and washing his eyes and then he is able to see. Then at the end of the story the man born blind calls Jesus a Prophet.

As I was watching and listening to the kids acting out the drama. I realized that one of the teachers was helping a child with the word “prophet.” I thought to myself I wonder if these children know what the word prophet means. So I asked, “Does anyone know what a prophet is?” One child quickly responded, “Yes, a profit is the money you have earned.” All of the teachers in the room began to look one another with a new understanding. Yep, that child is correct. A profit is the returns, proceeds, or revenue of money. However we are not talking about P-R-O-F-I-T we are talking about P-R-O-P-H-E-T! Then one of the teachers began to explain, “A prophet is a messenger of God.” A prophet is someone who has been called to share the Word of God with the world.

In today's world we often think of the prophets of old: Moses, Abraham, Jonah, Isaiah, John the Baptist...

God's Word is still spreading throughout the world today so let us not only teach our children about profits, but also about the message of the prophets.