God used Pontius Pilate to utter a prophetic word. He used a donkey to speak to Balaam. God can use anyone or anything to speak through. When we decide how we think God can speak to us, then we miss opportunities and blessings. Yes, we must test the spirit to see if it is from God, but we must not despise a prophetic utterance because it came from someone or something unexpected. Jesus was dismissed in His own hometown because they could not believe that the one that they saw grow up among his brothers and sisters, the son of a carpenter, could actually be the Messiah. They missed it!