READ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DON'T DESPISE PROPHECY - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME THURSDAY, MARCH 3RD 2016.
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 prophecy! 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 mightiest 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: ||
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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. ||
Daily
Scripture Reading
1-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Mark 10:1-31,
Numbers 11-13
Numbers 11-13
2-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Acts 23:22-35,
Psalm 55
Psalm 55
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