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I recently added this subtitle to the description for the Salt & Light by Lori Delisle line:

“Prophetic Christian Jewelry”

This may seem a bit odd to many of you.

“How can jewelry be prophetic?”  “What exactly does it mean to be prophetic?”

The entire idea may seem a bit mysterious, so I want to add a little light to the subject.

What is Prophecy?

These seemingly intimidating words are really beautiful when you understand what they mean.   The type of prophecy I am referring to is not the same thing as that which is done by the office of a Prophet (note the capital ‘P’), like those many of us know, Isaiah, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel and others.  I am referring to the type which Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) defines as:

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prophesy — to preach; to instruct in religious doctrines; to interpret or explain scripture or religious subjects; to exhort.

exhort — (The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage) to incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action.

This type of prophecy, the kind that the Holy Spirit gives us to encourage one another in our walk with Christ, should by no means be mysterious to those who believe.  In fact we are admonished to earnestly desire this gift because of how it benefits the body of Christ.

“Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy…he who prophesies speaks edification and comfort to men.”

1 Corinthians 14:1&3

Prophecy is for the purpose of edifying and comforting one another.

edification — A building up, in a moral and religious sense ; instruction ; improvement and progress of the mind, in knowledge, in morals, or in faith and holiness.

Shouldn’t we all be doing this?

Can Jewelry be Prophetic?

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The prophetic is no new thing to the Salt & Light line.  I know that the line does encourage, comfort, give strength, preach, and more.  I receive thank you notes all the time from customers and casual browsers telling me of that very fact.  But it only came to my realization recently that by doing those things, with the Word of God that accompanies each piece, with the little notes I write on occasion by the unction of the Holy Spirit, with the words you give to those you love as you gracefully give a treasured gift to a friend, that the pieces are in fact prophetic.  Any time we bring a word of comfort or encouragement that carries with it the desire to pursue on in our faith, anytime we speak words of life to another, anytime we reveal the truth of God’s Word, we are being prophetic.

So let me encourage you not to be afraid of being the one who brings an encouraging word to a friend or neighbor.  All you need to do is earnestly pray and ask God to give you that word by His Spirit.  Like anything good in life, it takes a little practice to learn to tune out the sounds of this world and tune in to Him, but it is so worth it in the end.

Speak in Truth, Speak in Love,