OPINION (Charisma) – If Jesus has called you as a prophet, then He’s called you to lead, to intercede and to know the times and seasons. Every prophet holds spiritual keys from heaven within a specific metron. A metron is a Greek word that means “measure and limited portion.” The apostle Paul, being aware of his metron, was diligent to stay within his God-assigned sphere and showed tremendous ministry impact as a result (2 Cor. 10:13). Prophets, in their zeal, will sometimes act outside of their assignments. At best, the prophet’s time, energy and money are wasted trying to make something happen that he or she is not assigned to do. In extreme cases, the safety of the prophet is jeopardized as they’ve ventured so far away from their assignment that they’ve stepped outside of God’s protection (as in the case of the prophet Jonah).
My point is this: It’s important to know your metron and to steward it well if you want to experience the ministry impact God has intended for you. What time is it? Every prophet needs to ask this question. A prophet watches over and stewards the times and seasons within their spiritual assignment. The prophet Habakkuk demonstrates this concept, instructing us to write down the vision now, even though it’s not for now, but for an appointed time (Hab. 2:2-3). God actively works out His purposes over chronological time, but God who sits outside of time will then interrupt chronological time to release His appointed season. CONTINUE
