Everyone in the world wants to live a life that has worth, value, and significance. No one sets out on their life adventure intending to fail. Behind every person’s failure there is an individual needing to connect with something more and with the wisdom of the father. People are looking for attachment. They want relevance… Continue reading Prophecy connects people to God
Category: Prophetic Wisdom
Misrepresenting the Kingdom
The role of the church in the world is to proclaim a radiant awareness of God’s nature and a radiant awareness of the Kingdom of heaven coming to the earth. We represent all that is wonderful about the person of God and his willingness to forgive, redeem and restore. Our very lives are a description… Continue reading Misrepresenting the Kingdom
Making the most of failure FAILURE
What we think about God is the single most important thing in the world. How we perceive him will dictate how we live our lives. How we see ourselves in relationship to him will orchestrate all that we are and do in this world. We live in a success driven world. So seeing any failure… Continue reading Making the most of failure FAILURE
Ministry designations 2
A fourth ministry designation is identity. We have a space to occupy in the battle; a given role in the Kingdom, a relationship in the church family, a particular part of the body of Christ to become. Identities are attached to everything we are and all that we do. In the natural world we have… Continue reading Ministry designations 2
Maintaining our distinctives
A distinctive is a characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others. We are learning to grow up into all things in Christ. Our declared intent is an alignment with the purpose of God to make us in his image. All our words and actions must be evaluated through… Continue reading Maintaining our distinctives
All prophecy contains a moral imperative
All personal prophecy is conditional and requires faith and a character response. Prophecy does not have to express those ideals in the context. They are explicit enough already in our approach to Scripture. We base the pattern of our lives on the revealed word of God in the scriptures. We base the direction of our… Continue reading All prophecy contains a moral imperative
Time out!
What part of your life is under conviction from the Holy Spirit at this time? What scriptures is he using to support the change he wishes to introduce? These will be the blessings and promises that he will release to us as we respond joyfully to change. In addition to those, we may also have… Continue reading Time out!
God is present-future
Why does God give us prophetic words that can be so far into the future, we often feel that we cannot connect with them now? He loves us to have a horizon in our lives; Something to aim for and head towards in our relationship with him. Jeremiah 29: 11-for I know the plans I… Continue reading God is present-future
Prophecy will cause a shaking
Most prophecy is unpredictable. No one knows when a prophetic word is going to arrive in their life. When it does arrive, change will become a fact of life. Prophecy is God’s intention made clear. His vowed intent in scripture is to make us in his own image. Prophecy works directly in alignment with that… Continue reading Prophecy will cause a shaking
Taking personal responsibility
Too many believers have an incorrect view of how prophecy is fulfilled. Firstly, there is a mentality that says, if God said it, then it is bound to happen. This is Christian fatalism, and seems to absolve us of any personal responsibility in partnering with the Holy Spirit. Secondly, the other school of thought declares… Continue reading Taking personal responsibility
Pregnant with promise
Prophecy is mostly an act of conception. The word enters our spirit and grows in the secret place of our heart. Promises are designed to possess us for the purpose of God. When we study the word and pray over it, we become charged with a reality from another dimension. Prophecy connects us with the… Continue reading Pregnant with promise
Linear and cyclical
As human beings, we are very linear in the way that we think. This is part of the natural mind that thinks in straight lines and fixed points. We want the shortest route between here and there. When we receive a prophetic word, we want the outcome above all else. This is a normal, human… Continue reading Linear and cyclical
The promises of God and our development
Whenever anyone makes us a promise, we are entitled to call it in, depend on it, and trade on our trust in the one who made it. When we receive a promise from someone, we qualify it according to the character and integrity of the one who spoke it. When we believe in the word… Continue reading The promises of God and our development
The promises of God and our development-1
Knowledge always involves an encounter with God. All promises elevate our relationship with the Lord. The law began as a prophecy. All prophecy involves a process. Every response is tested so it can be established. Partnering with newness of life. Take responsibility for your blessing. There is no breakthrough without follow through. The difference between… Continue reading The promises of God and our development-1
The delivery of a prophetic word must match its content
The objective of the prophecy must affect your delivery. If the plan is to encourage or inspire someone, then your words and how you say them must be uplifting to that person. If the objective is to empower them to make a stand and resist the enemy, then your delivery must give them the necessary… Continue reading The delivery of a prophetic word must match its content
Patience-fruit of the Spirit
The enemy is a crafty foe. Sometimes, he will forgo an overt attack and use simple, everyday ways to keep us from progressing in the Spirit. Hurry and pressure are two devices. Many people get out of sync with God because they are hurrying. They are too busy to pray, too busy to worship, too… Continue reading Patience-fruit of the Spirit
What constitutes immaturity, in the prophetic?
Failure to comprehend that Jesus in himself brings a whole new type of Prophet and prophetic ministry into the earth-one that reflects the nature of God within a believer rather than the external legal structure that surrounded people in the old covenant. Law gives way to grace, mercy replaces judgment, goodness and kindness lead to… Continue reading What constitutes immaturity, in the prophetic?
What constitutes maturity?
God is raising up a prophetic community. Therefore, we need to reach a place of maturity in order to help one another grow up in all things, in all areas of our life into Christ. Knowing God’s intentionality and faithfulness is a major part of developing prophetic utterance. New Testament prophets need to know how… Continue reading What constitutes maturity?
Confidence through abiding
The key element in determining the will God is always confidence. The father does what is right all the time, and he is amazing in his consistency and faithfulness. He always finishes what he starts (Hebrews 12: 2), and we can absolutely trust that he will complete his work and purpose in us-Philippians 1:6. Holding… Continue reading Confidence through abiding
When does God speak?
One of the parts of God’s nature that a mature Christian understands is that he is usually silent on some days. This silence does not mean disapproval; in fact, when God is quiet, it is generally an indication that he is happy with us. He doesn’t need to constantly reassure his mature sons and daughters… Continue reading When does God speak?
God is a paradox
When one starts walking with God, we quickly learn two things about him. First, he is utterly consistent. Second, he is completely unpredictable. He is constant because his nature never changes. Malachi 3: 6-for I the Lord do not change. Hebrews 13: 8-Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. God will never… Continue reading God is a paradox
A process of peaceful elimination
Back in the 1970s when my friend first entered the prophetic ministry, everyone seemed to stress the importance of discovering the will of God for every area of our lives. People fasted and prayed for weeks on end, asking God who they were supposed to marry. So, my friend assumed he had to do the… Continue reading A process of peaceful elimination
Boundaries around the will of God
God guides us through our relationship with him. He fulfills that responsibility by giving us incredible freedom within a few boundaries. Peace is one of those boundaries. Colossians 3: 15-and let the peace(soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule(act as umpire continually) in your heart. Peace is our umpire in the game of life. Peace… Continue reading Boundaries around the will of God
What if we get it wrong?
Firstly, it’s important to note that when we do anything spiritual for the first time, we cannot make a mistake. We can only learn. There is always an abundance of grace available to us as we grow up in all things in Christ. If we do not learn and change our methodologies, then we are… Continue reading What if we get it wrong?
Guidance and direction
God loves the initiative. It is important to note that all our steps are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in seeing us-led by the Spirit-Psalm 37: 23. He takes great pleasure in planning our lives. Jeremiah 29: 11-for I know the plans that I have towards you, says the Lord, plans for your… Continue reading Guidance and direction
Waiting on the Lord
We generate that type of radical faith that Gideon had by waiting on God. Waiting on the Lord means exactly that-waiting for him. It’s not about waiting for guidance or waiting for a sign; It’s waiting on him. Guidance will often flow from that right relationship with God, but it is not the primary goal.… Continue reading Waiting on the Lord
Assurance, not guidance
One man who benefited from understanding the will of God was Gideon(cutter). At the time, Israel was not being faithful to God. In fact, the nation had done such evil in his sight that he had given them into the hands of the Midianites. Things were so bad in Israel that the people were hiding… Continue reading Assurance, not guidance
The dynamics of spiritual development
Spiritual development is that all times relational, positional, material, and exponential. It is good for us to recognize that the Lord usually has several objectives in mind in our life circumstances. We tend to focus on the one that is causing the most anguish or difficulty. We want freedom or release from something. The Lord… Continue reading The dynamics of spiritual development
Sign seeking
The word sign in the Hebrew is “owth” and it’s used 60 times in the Old Testament. It has numerous meanings: It represents something by which a person or a group is characteristically marked, as in genesis 4: 15. God put a mark on Cain so that no one could kill him. A sign was… Continue reading Sign seeking
The stimulation of the inner man
We learn the disciplines of the spirit through the circumstances of life. Every situation we encounter tells us something more about the Lord and ourselves. Our truth comes to us on the journey. Truth is a person (John 14: 6) who sets us free by indwelling-John 8: 32. As we walk with God, we have… Continue reading The stimulation of the inner man
Tangible reality
We can be so full of God’s presence that all things become possible through him. We are an unstoppable force when we develop confidence in his goodness. The promise of Isaiah 40: 28 -31 becomes ours to possess: Isaiah 40: 28-have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God the Lord, the creator… Continue reading Tangible reality
A culture that transforms
Mark 12: 30-love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. As we make honest attempts to live where God has placed us in Christ, abiding in the fruit of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit’s grace and mercy will overwhelm us, fill… Continue reading A culture that transforms
Everything is relational
Waiting on God (in the sense of prayer and meditation) is a focused listening, where we bind ourselves together with him, we are entangling ourselves together with him, mounting up into the realm of the Spirit. Waiting on God in the sense of time is waiting on answers to prayer in the natural realm, or… Continue reading Everything is relational
Trusting and being trustworthy
In manifestation we have great experiences. In hiddenness we learn deep truths; God withdraws from our emotions to teach us faith. Feeling the manifest presence of God is called manifestation. Sometimes we don’t feel the presence of God, this is called hiddenness. Proverbs 3: 5-trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not… Continue reading Trusting and being trustworthy
Hidden wisdom
Hiddenness connects us with God’s wisdom, and wisdom is the revelation of who God is and the internal recognition of how he likes to work in our lives. Faith depends upon one thing-our understanding of the nature of God. Faith which is grounded in a sure understanding of the nature of God and what he… Continue reading Hidden wisdom
Hiddenness and manifestation
A key part of God’s nature is the fact that he moves in two ways: hiddenness and manifestation. When we come to terms with this truth, we are set free spiritually to ebb and flow with what God is doing. There are times when God reveals himself to us and times when he hides. He… Continue reading Hiddenness and manifestation
New covenant, new practice
In old covenant, there was a prophetic concentration of the mind and will of the Lord upon a small number of people. The priests were allowed so where an ephod, a priestly breastplate that contained the Urim and Thummim which represented the light and perfection of God. The Urim represented oracle brilliance and the Thummim… Continue reading New covenant, new practice