Role of a Prophet

"I'm glad you took the time to come here and visit, but I'm not interested. I don't believe that I need to go through a prophet to get to God."

This has been the line of thought that people have used to politely turn us away when we tell them that the Lord has called living prophets. Sometimes, when appropriate, I have asked, "Do you think I pray to the prophet?"

"Well, no."

"Do you think I worship the prophet?"

"No."

"Why, then, do you think that having a prophet on earth means I have to go through him to get to God?"

I haven't gotten any meaningful answers to these questions, because the line of thought itself is flawed. When Heavenly Father calls a prophet, He does not plan for His children to go through him.

I'd like to draw on an example from the scriptures.

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

In time, the Lord delivered the people of Israel from slavery, and Moses, His prophet, played
a big part in the  miracle.

And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

The people of Israel did not worship Moses, the Lord's prophet. They, and Moses, sang unto the Lord.

This has been the first half of my thoughts on this subject. The next half will draw on a personal example, the Israelite named Caleb. He turns up in the story I'll be looking at next time. (Reminder: His name is Caleb, my name is Caleb, thus the "personal example", eh?)