FOSTERING THE PROPHETIC {1}
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Introduction
The Prophetic is a dimension of life that all of God’s children are supposed to operate in on a consistent basis. We are all called of God to operate smoothly in the supernatural without the fear of stumbling or slipping into error. Off-course, the safety and advance in the prophetic realms are provided by both the stability that only comes by the clarity of the revealed word of God and the balance that comes through discerning the body of Christ and submitting to spiritual authority.
The Prophetic is therefore, the revelation of the mind of God and of His divine secrets through diverse means orchestrated by the will and discretion of the Holy Spirit with the intent of bringing God’s children into intimacy with Him and making them instrumental to the accomplishment of His divine purposes and agenda in the earth.
Operating in the prophetic is not reserved to a few spiritual giants, neither is it limited to certain renowned and distinguished personalities among God’s children. The prophetic is not even restricted to the office and ministry of the Prophet; but rather, every single child of God has the right to function in prophetic realms and anointing because it is the natural consequence of walking with God. The prophetic hence, manifests in our lives and through us as we dwell in the presence of God. When we walk in the consciousness of the indwelling Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit of God begins to show us of things to come, and thus, the futuristic revelatory dimension of the prophetic finds expression in us.
John 16:
13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
15 "All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. NKJV
{i} John 2:
20 ¶ But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. NKJV
THE PROPHETIC VALIDATES US FOR GOD’S INNER-CIRCLE
Now, having established the fact that the prophetic is not a spiritual dimension set aside as an exclusive right of a selected few among God’s children; rather, it is open to all, if only we dare to desire an intimate relationship with God and are determined to live for His pleasure. God’s uttermost desire for us is that we all become His friends. He desires that we mature spiritually, and cultivate His heart-quality that will qualify us to come into His inner-circle. It is our heavenly Father’s pleasure that His children become His friends.
Amos 3:
7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. NKJV
Psalms 25:
14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.
John 15:
14 "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
15 "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
The prophetic is therefore, intended by God to draw us into friendship with Him. The prophetic is not expected to serve as an end to itself, but rather, as a means to an end. In other words, the prophetic is a bait to lure us into the secret place of the LORD where He begins to communicate to us the depth of His love, intricacies of His agenda and details of His classified information. The responsibility of becoming His friends requires the discipline of seeking His face to derive our satisfaction in knowing Him intimately on a personal basis and longing to see His fame and glory cover the earth. It is this sense of responsibility that motivates us to passionately and distinctly hear the LORD speak to us as we wait upon Him until the revelation of His heart: His mind and will are disclosed to us.
THE REVELATION OF SECRETS AND HEART OF GOD
Once the LORD carefully chooses and approves us as His friends, He draws us to His secret chambers, and begins to unveil to us divine mysteries and revelation of His prophetic agenda for mankind. The revelation-expression of the Prophetic is simply the channel and avenue through which the divine secrets of God are communicated to us. In other words, the priority in the heavenly is not the prophetic encounters we experience; that is, visions and revelations, but instead, the divine secrets of God that are unveiled through visions and revelations, as well as the word of the LORD that illuminates His plans and purposes to bring strength and direction to the body of Christ.
Deuteronomy 29:
29 "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. (NKJV)
Psalms 27:
4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
Divine secrets are the unveiling of the mind of God that highlights His plans and purposes to us so that we will not be left in the dark as far as the manifestation of His kingdom in the earth is concerned. Our God delights in exposing His objectives and agenda to us, and even, the divine timing for their fulfillments. Those who are truly elevated in the spirit to become God’s friends do share His heart and character. They are extremely sensitive to the LORD’s heart-beats: they know when He is pleased and satisfied. They are never judgmental because of their understanding of the power of grace, and they therefore, survive on it. They share the LORD’s perspective on both spiritual and natural issues of life. They also share His temperaments, and so, are able to comport themselves midst crisis and contradictions of life. They are never boastful, but rather, constantly humble themselves under God’s mighty hand. The decisions and choices they make are never based on their selfish interest, or pressure mounted from the systems of this world. They are driven only by one ambition: which is, to love and know the Lord till the end of age. And God and only God, is the centre of their allegiance and satisfaction in life.
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Kingdom Emphasis is a blog that serves the body of Christ with meat in due season. It focuses on disseminating Present-truths and Current Speakings of God for our generation with the intent of providing insight, clarity, direction and depth. For more details about timely Prophetic and insightful messages, please visit our website:www.thecuttingedgeministries.org You may also email: tayoladejo@gmail.com, tayo@thecuttingedgeministries.org, Call: +234-8060600606, +234-8054422483, +2348035384144, +2348024453357.
