"A Prophet Without Honor Among His Own" Must Keep Prophesying

The parallels abound between OT figures and Christ Himself.  Another one stood out to me while working through today's Bible Reading Challenge passage from Genesis (particularly 37:13-14).  Jacob sends Joseph to check up on his brothers, who reject him, though Joseph yet becomes a great governor.  Jesse sends David to check up on his brothers, one of whom criticizes David, who subsequently becomes king.  Then the Heavenly Father sends His Son, Who "came unto His own and His own received Him not," yet Christ is set at God's "own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and [God] hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all" (Ephesians 1:20-23).  Amen.

So when you have truth to share, share it, even if those around you don't look upon you so favorably.  Look at what Joseph, David, and Christ reaped.  Look, as Christ did, for the joy set before you.  "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not" (Galatians 6:9).