The Gift of Prophecy to Edify(or for Correction)
No matter what you say in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, human beings will always be human beings and God will always be God. I learned this valuable lesson the hard way!
โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ช๐จ. ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐.โ(Romans 12:6)
If there is one gift that I have a bittersweet relationship with, is the gift of prophecy. I say bittersweet because a lot of people donโt realize possessing this gift makes you a conduit for different types of prophetic utterances, and not only giving predictions. There are five kinds of prophetic utterances:
1. Predictions [or prophecies that reveal Godโs secrets or promises (Amos 3:7)],
2. Confirmations
3. Warnings
4. Corrections
5. Praise and Worship [or prophetic declaration announcing the deliverance or the salvation of the Lord(1 Samuel 10:11)]
The apostle Paul said โA person who prophesies speaks to people for their edification, and encouragement, and consolation,โ and edification is another term for โbuilding upโ. If we look at the life of Jesus, He edified others through correction and warnings, as He did with encouragement, and support (1 Thessalonians 5:11โ14). A classic example is where Jesus gives his disciples words of warning, He says โBe on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees,โ he then added. โThey just pretend to be godlyโฆโ but are not godly (Luke 11:37โ12:1โ11).
On Saturday 25th August, I decided to start my vigil early and as I was praying, Jesus Christ visited me in an open vision. I looked up and saw His face with a crown on His head. His face was like a pure crystal sculpture surrounded by white light. The Lord stared at me, smiled, and said, โI am the Amenโ(Revelation 3:14)โฆand it dawned on me โ when we prophesy we are speaking in the name of the Lord(James 5:10), and this name in which we speak prophecy is Amen!
When you receive an impression from the Holy Spirit and He leads you to share โ and sharing MUST BE from a place of love and sincere empathy for a personโs edification โ a word of warning or correction, you are prophesying. By this, all prophecies must be sealed with โAmenโ to confirm it was sent by God. Itโs like writing an email on behalf of Jesus Christ, and sending it to a recipient signed off with โSincerely, Amenโ. Whether the recipient responds to the message or not, it remains in their inbox until His word is confirmed by Himself (Deuteronomy 18:22)โฆ the same way you conclude with Amen after praying!
It is written, โ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฎโ(1 Corinthians 14:1). With this in mind, always remember to exercise this gift in love as you do in faith. You are just a mouthpiece, not the Voice!
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