Charismata with a Great Purpose

"Our focus should not be on prophecy itself. Prophetic revelation is just a means to an end. The end is the proclamation of the Gospel. It is the Gospel, not the gift, that should be the focus of our attention.

Revelatory phenomena have a power to fascinate people for their own sake. When that happens, prophecy can so easily become the focus of a Christian's or a church's mission. But gifts like prophecy should never be the centre of our priorities. The Gospel is the central priority. Gifts like prophecy revolve around that one fixed centre. They exist to serve the proclamation of the Good News that Jesus died for our sins on the Cross."

-Mark Stibbe, "Prophetic Evangelism."

When the Lord gives you an impression for someone you meet in public today, use it as a bridge to take them to the Cross!