1 Corinthians 14:31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.
One of the gifts of the spirit is the gift of prophecy, and it has a three-fold purpose listed in 1 Corinthians 14:3: But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.
One of my prayer request to the Lord was that I desired to prophesy at a greater level, and I earnestly desired this in my prayer time. But nothing spectacular was happening. I would attend the usual meetings, meet with my friends and it was business as usual. Yes, I would receive prophetic impressions and words, but I wanted more.
I recently learned a valuable lesson; I was not asking the Holy Spirit to speak through me!
During the meeting the Holy Spirit was always invited, and often times I would leave discouraged, knowing that more could have been accomplished.
I am learning to involve the Hoy Spirit in all my events, saved and unsaved, even with phone calls to my friends. A simple question before a meeting such as, Holy Spirit, what would you like to say, who would you like to speak to, who can you bless, please show me what you want to accomplish, I make myself available, show me and speak through me can go a long way.
We are not to ignore the nudges of the Holy Spirit when He speaks to us, and we really don’t need to say, “I feel the Lord say such and such.” Just make it a normal conversation, and when you speak what the Lord would have you say you will stir their heart with edification, exhortation and comfort.
Also, we cannot earn prophetic impressions, it’s a gift, freely given by the Holy Spirit. I thought that if I prayed more, listened to more music the Lord will give me these dynamic prophecies, but all along He was waiting for me to ask the Holy Spirit to speak through me.
Do you desire to prophesy? Great, we can all prophesy, It’s easy. Begin by asking the Holy Spirit to show you and speak to you at your next prayer meeting, gathering and invite Him to release His power through you now, and watch him move in your midst.
One leading Anglican bishop once asked, “How is it that wherever the apostle Paul went there was either a riot or a revival, but wherever I go they simply serve cucumber sandwiches and tea?” One answer may be that it is because the prophetic dimension, so vividly apparent in Paul’s ministry, is not consistently present in the lives of many of our bishops, vicars and pastors; for wherever this prophetic gift is present and active, the powers of darkness will be thoroughly shaken and stirred! (Greg Haslam: Moving in the Prophetic)
I loved this teaching you did on Prophesy, I know for me I never asked for that gift but I would see many times how the Lord used that gift in me and people would later tell me I had it, I would say thank you but it was God not me. Never realizing that I had the gift. It’s amazing when you are during God’s work and you yield yourself to the spirit what He does through you, and you never even really know until someone brings it to your attention. God bless you on your ministry
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Yvette