Prophecy: The Door To The Supernatural

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.

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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.

What is Prophecy?

Prophecy is a word of power spoken to either foretell events or bring forth God’s Word into a situation in the now. We see from the Word that prophecy has a two-fold application: foretelling and forth-telling.

To foretell, according to the scriptures, means to tell ahead of time things in the mind of God concerning a person or people, places or events. ‘Forth-telling,’ on the other hand, means to speak forth, tell out, or tell forward what is in the mind of God. It’s the declaration of events in the mind of God or the declaration of a particular Word from God to an individual, people, place, or event for a particular time.

Prophecy is such an important subject in the Kingdom because it affects your life and shapes your future

1. God Wants You To Prophesy

Firstly, you need to know that God wants you to prophesy. 1 Corinthians 14:39 says, “Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.” Apostle Peter alluded to 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….” (Acts 2:17)

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.

2. Prophecy Is A More Sure Word

The Scriptures are a prophetic word, a guiding light for the Christian in this world. This is why even in challenging times, as the nations fall into despair, the Bible says “…we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19 NASB). When everything else shakes, only the Word will remain the same. Thus, you have to hold on to it tightly.

Never despair; instead, lay hold on the sure Word of prophecy that has been declared concerning you. Pay attention to God’s Word, as you would to a flicker of light in a dark place. The more you meditate on the Word, the brighter that light gets. When you pick that word that’s written concerning you and utter it in faith, that’s prophecy.

3. Chart Your Course With Prophecy

God wants you to prophesy because with prophecy, you chart your course in life. [1 Corinthians 14:1

(NKJV)] says “Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy”.

Did you know that you can chart your course in perpetual victory and triumph through the gift of prophecy? Absolutely!

You can use the gift of prophecy to take charge of your life and control things in your ‘aion.’

Prophesy about the peace and prosperity of your nation and the nations of the world. Prophesy about your health, success, prosperity, and victory. Prophesy about your life, and about your future. Prophesy to your bone, to your body, to your skin, to your blood, to your finances, job, business, academics, etc. Prophesy now!

4. Prophecy Edifies You And Edifies the Whole Body

Through the gift of prophecy, we can admonish one another and strengthen one another. 1 Corinthians 14:31 says, “For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.” This isn’t the same thing as everyone being a prophet. He didn’t say we may all desire to be prophets. Rather, it says that every one of us can, and should desire to prophesy.

See the words of Paul earlier in the same chapter [1 Corinthians 14:1-5 (NIV)]

“Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.

Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.”

If the gift of prophecy will bless and edify the church, it’ll bless and edify you.

5. War a Good Warfare With Prophecy

“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)

The Spirit of God admonishes Timothy to war a good warfare with the prophecies spoken concerning him.

The Passion Translation of 1 Timothy 1:18 says, “…use your prophecies as weapons….” That means weaponizing the prophecies that have been spoken concerning you.

Use the prophetic words concerning your life, your future, your ministry, career, etc as a weapon in prosecuting the good fight of faith. Ephesians 6:17 sheds more light on this; it says, “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” The sword of the Spirit refers to the spoken word, and the spoken word is the prophetic word. It’s an offensive weapon.

What have you done with all the prophecies that have been spoken over you, including the ones written concerning you in the Scriptures? The Scriptures are replete with words of blessings and prophecies concerning the new creation; take them seriously. Use them in your fight of faith. It doesn’t matter if no one has ever really prophesied to you directly; prophesy to yourself! Moreover, when there’s a word of prophecy in the church, receive it and personalize it.

Sometimes, the word can come to you in a song while the choir is ministering, or while the preacher is preaching or teaching. It can come to you in your own spirit, because God is talking all the time to each one of us. Don’t forget where He is—He lives in you. If you pray and listen to Him in your spirit, the prophetic word will come to your spirit.

Besides the prophecies you receive in the church, the written word—the Bible— is full of prophecies. Get into your privacy, open a portion of the Bible that’ll exhort you, and begin to read the scriptures out to yourself. The Psalms have a lot of exhortation and prophecy. As you read them aloud, put your spirit with it; trust and believe the Word. Your spirit will immediately be in sync with the Spirit of God that authored the Word that you’re reading, and pick up words from the author of the writings, and you’ll continue to prophesy.

Prophecy is one of the ways to bring the supernatural power of God into manifestation in your life and circumstances.

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, and your nation. 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