Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with
tongues (1 Corinthians 14:39).
In Acts 2:17 Peter quoted the words of the prophet Joel: “And it shall
come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all
flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy ....” This was fulfilled
on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came.
In Acts 1:8, Jesus said you
shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. One of the ways to put
that power to work is through the gift of prophecy.
The gift of prophecy is a door to the supernatural; it’s a way to bring
the supernatural power of God into your life, finances, job, or congregation if
you’re a minister of the Gospel. Therefore, you must learn to prophesy! If you
speak in tongues long enough, the anointing will come on you to prophesy; the
Word of God will bubble up within you. And when that anointing comes on you,
with the Word boiling inside you, give it vent; let it out. That’s prophecy.
To prophesy is to speak words that have divine potency; words that have
life; so, don’t despise prophecy. Prophecy is like a guiding light. It was
through prophecy that the people knew about the coming of Jesus. There were so
many prophecies that the Saviour—the Messiah—would come. The only proof that God
had for the people to recognize and say, “This is the messiah,” was His Word
spoken by the prophets about Christ—the Messiah.
Prophecy is vital. Have there been prophecies about your life? Paul said
to Timothy, “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the
prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good
warfare” (1 Timothy 1:18). Make war with those prophecies. Take every word of
prophecy concerning your life seriously. Write them down, so you don’t forget,
and chart your course with the creative power of God’s Word in your mouth.
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for the gift of prophecy. My heart and
mouth are filled with words of power, even now, to cause changes in my life and
around me. I declare that my life is for your glory; my future is that of
success, progress, and prosperity in the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I dwell
continually in peace, divine health, and in your grace, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY: Acts 2:17-18 And it shall come to pass in the last days,
saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old
men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour
out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
1 Corinthians 14:3-4 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to
edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown
tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 10:1-31,
Numbers 11-13
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
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